Walking Home to Hastings
Toby Sims is walking from Cape Wrath (the north-west tip of Scotland) home to Hastings, for the joy of it and to bring the spirit of the wilderness ; STAGE 2: ULLAPOOL TO FORT WILLIAM I decided to give up…
St Leonards Festival returns for 2022
St Leonards Festival is back at Warrior Square Gardens on Saturday 9 July, offering a diverse and community-spirited day of free performance and fun for everyone. The alcohol-free event has a wealth of great acts lined up. Between 12noon and…
Hastings Literary Festival rebrands to Hastings Book Festival
The Hastings Literary Festival was founded 2017 as a celebration of the written word under the strapline of “writing for writers”, but provided events catering both for readers and writers aiming to improve their skills. The first festival took place…
Grants for Voluntary and Community Groups
The call is now open for the sixth round of Foreshore Trust’s grant programme. The programme will offer awards of up to £6000 to support smaller voluntary and community groups in carrying out activities, services and events which benefit and…
Amnesty International and Palestine Group to Host Historic First Joint Meeting in Hastings
Amnesty International and the Hastings Palestine solidarity group are to hold their first ever joint meeting on the subject of Israeli Apartheid. The collaborative event on Saturday 2 July was prompted by the publication of Amnesty International’s report in February.…
People of Hastings & St Leonards
Irina Lazareva This week Kathryn Sutter spoke to Irina Lazareva, the force behind Sunshine Cafe and new business Sunshine Bazaar, both on Queen’s Road. I’m originally from Latvia and came to Hastings in 2009 for a change in lifestyle.…
Happy Birthday Gensing Gardens!
Sunday 3 July is the150 anniversary of Gensing Gardens, bought for the town in 1872. The site was originally known as Gensing Wood. Like other gardens of the period it featured a carriage drive, but was made distinct by the…
Is Our Attitude to Refugees Colourblind?
Alex Kempton, Operations and Campaigns Manager at The Refugee Buddy Project, discusses the dominant media narratives and the creation of public attitudes towards migrants and people seeking refuge. It doesn’t take much more than a cursory glance at the front…
Preparing the Soil for a Greener Hastings
By Merlin Betts Hastings now has a commitment to become a garden town. Or, at least, one of the seven programmes making up the £ Town Deal aims to make Castle Ward a Garden Town. The Town Centre Public Realm…
Volunteers Needed for the Gig Buddies Project
Stay Up Late was formed in 2006 to support people with learning disabilities and/or autism to be less socially isolated and lead healthier, more fulfilled lives. Support workers tend to finish work at 10pm, meaning that their clients can’t attend…