Hastings Commons Diary
A semi-regular round-up of everything going on in the Hastings Commons By Andrew Myers What is the Hastings Commons? It’s a place – a collection of buildings in the America Ground, Hastings. It’s an ecosystem of organ-isations working together –…
Festival set to wow Hastings!
Frock up Friday had a modest start. In fact it began because Bev Francis and Susan Simms “just like dressing up”. As Bev said in an article in HIP last year: “When Susan wasn’t being her alter-ego blues singer Sister…
Hot Ticket at Pett Level
By Nick Pelling On Sunday August 29th the Pett Level Independent Rescue Boat charity is holding its annual Open Day. This is not only a fun day for the family but the first time the charity has been able to…
Enabling the Community to Live Well with Dying, Death and Loss
ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE: Being told you have a life-limiting illness can bring great anxiety and a sense of loss of control. Through the provision of palliative care services, St Michael’s Hospice helps to relieve the pain and discomfort of patients and…
Alfresco Dining set for Permanent Increase?
You can’t have helped noticing the number of cafes spreading out onto the pavements of Hastings and St Leonards. You’ve probably concluded it’s something to do with the pandemic but may also be wondering if it will ; According to…
Take Part in Local Mental Health Consultation
People in East Sussex are invited to an extra online public meeting to have their say on proposals by the local NHS to move mental health inpatient services in Eastbourne to a different site. This will be the third public…
Francesca Inskipp: Intrepid Explorer of Life
By Jane Metcalfe I had known Francesca for many years and more recently lived in the flat above her in Market Terrace. I would drop in on her most days to say hello. If it was anywhere around 5pm she’d…
Hastings Commons Diary
“The commons is the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable earth.” (Wikipedia) They can also be resources that groups of people manage for individual and…
Another Busy Month at HEART
HEART (Hastings Emergency Action Resilience Team) are pleased to announce that they are now part of the Conquest 21 Project, restoring and reinvigorating the 21 courtyards of the hospital. The project was started by Fairlight Hall with The Friends Of…
Denis’s Party
The impact of an ‘ordinary man’ getting on with an ‘ordinary job’ can end up being extraordinary. So here at HIP we thought it fitting to cover Denis Yeo’s leaving party as well as the events leading up to it…