Choose a Celebrant for Your Civil Ceremonies
By Laurence Flood, Independent Civil Celebrant. Nowadays, more than 60% of couples who marry in a register office then go on to have wedding celebration ceremonies performed by independent civil celebrants. So, you want to get married. Congratulations! The first…
BONFIRE SEASON: Sambalanco in Lewes
By Kathryn Vale Please to remember The fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot Guy Fawkes’ plot to blow up the House of Lords in November 1605 had a religious motivation. He himself had fought alongside Spanish Catholics against Protestant…
Hastings Remembers
It’s around this time of year that we traditionally remember those killed and maimed in warfare, especially in the Great War and immeasurable Second World War. Those events left such a mark on the history of Britain and the World…
>>Modern Masculinity: House Rules
By Indie Dad The story so far: After their mum moved out, my two sons, Alex and Danny, decided we needed some house rules. They were aged nine and seven at the time, and felt a powerful need to impose…
HOWCH
Hastings Older Women Co-housing is a housing project aiming to provide Co-housing for women over 50 in Hastings and St Leonards. The project is modelled on the Barnet co-housing scheme, OWCH, in North London where two years ago, 27 women…
The shock of imprisonment
Each year in the UK, 200,000 children cope with having a parent in prison. Parental imprisonment is more prevalent than divorce, and these children are twice as likely to suffer from mental health problems than their peers. Some people suffer…
Hastings Transition Town
Community Market, Magic Show and Shared Lunch, St Johns Church Hall Brittany Rd St Leonards TN38 0RD, Saturday November 17th Bring food to share for lunch. Teas, coffee and cake will be available. Plant and vegetable Stall. Magic Show at…
Counselling Service receives funds to support local residents at risk of suicide
Counselling Plus Community (CPC) has received funding from the Foreshore Trust to support residents of Hastings & St. Leonards at risk of suicide. Counselling Plus has been established in Hastings & Rother since 1992 and is a well-respected, affordable service,…
Enjoy a Purrfect Movie and Help Local Cats in Need
Cat lovers are invited to support the Bluebell Ridge Cat Rehoming Centre by joining them for their first ever movie night at the Electric Palace Cinema on Wednesday 28th November for 7:30pm. The charity will be showing the uplifting true…
Sharing Teaching Skills Across The World
Hastings and Sierra Leone Friendship Link Earlier this month local teachers in Hastings, St Leonards and Battle welcomed partners from Sierra Leone to teach in their schools. A party of seven teachers flew in from Freetown on October 6th to…