Calling Time on Fast Fashion
Rod Webb highlights a St Leonards haberdashery If you feel the pace of life is getting too much, you might want to visit La La Rookh in Norman Road. The gentle music and old-fashioned charm is enough in itself to…
Victory For Victor!
Sent in by Hazel Cake, who volunteers at Seven Acre Horse Sanctuary It now seems that life is looking up for Victor the horse. After an article in the 11 January edition of Hastings Independent, lots of people were encouraged…
Shipwreck Retains Pulling Power
Rod Webb visits the Amsterdam wreck Why on earth would upwards of 150 people gather on the beach in Bulverhythe at 8am on a Saturday morning in February? OK, it was a lovely morning, more like May than February, but…
Littlish Allsorts
Merlin Betts interviewed Lisa Chester-Linskey of Littlish Allsorts, a weekly session held in residential homes that builds relationships between toddlers and the elderly Lisa Chester-Linskey runs Baby Sing, Sign and Sensory, a series of classes for babies-2year olds that teach…
Partnership Boosts Sara Lee Support For Those With Cancer
Hastings-based charity, the Sara Lee Trust, has announced an exciting new partnership with Look Good Feel Better (LGFB), the only international cancer support charity that provides practical support for people struggling with the visible side effects of cancer treatment. The…
Helen Pankhurst Calls On HIP Readers To Help End Workplace Harassment
Descendant of the suffragettes Helen Pankhurst is calling on Hastings Independent readers to travel to Westminster on Tuesday 5 March to ask MPs to commit to ending workplace harassment. The Day of Action, led by the great-granddaughter of famous feminist…
Community Notices
Hastings Council to work with Surviving Streets UKHastings Borough Council and Surviving Streets UK are working in partnership so they can use Churchwood House as offices and a base for their foodbank. Surviving Streets UK is committed to supporting and…
EAL Support For Hastings Students Secured For Another Year
By Gareth Stevens In the last issue we reported that the EALs service, which has been running in East Sussex for approximately 25 years, was under threat. This service provides teachers and Bilingual Support Officers to work in schools with…
What’s The Future For Edith Swan Neck?
In June 2016 author Iain Sinclair and artist, writer and filmmaker Andrew Kötting walked with their followers from Waltham Abbey in Essex to St Leonards-on-Sea in Sussex as part of a pilgrimage in memory of Edith Swan Neck. Edith was…
Hastings Launches New Campaign to Champion Reading
Get Hastings Reading, which had its launch day on Friday 25 January, is a new initiative to inspire children and young people to read for pleasure and gain the confidence they need to make the most of every opportunity. It…