Having Fun With Words
The Hastings & St Leonards Priory Cricket Club has launched a writing competition with the aim of breaking down the barriers between literacy and sport. The website asks entrants to “excite us with your amazing writing”. Entries can be poems…
Maths Craziness For Sussex Schools
To celebrate World Maths Day 2020, Hastings Adventure Golf is offering Sussex pupils the chance to scoop rewards for their school. For the third year running, the crazy golf attraction is promoting the key role that maths plays in everyday…
It’s Hastings Half Marathon Time Again
Local charity The Sara Lee Trust is inviting supporters to join their half marathon team to help raise much needed funds for the charity. The Trust supports over 800 local people each year who are affected by cancer and other…
Help Build A Green Energy Hub
There has never been a shortage of community involvement in Hastings and St Leonards, particularly by those interested in creating a greener future. With recent funding from the Co-operative Foundation and the Postcode Local Trust, Energise South Coast is now…
Community Ledge #9: Jane Grimshaw
Jane Grimshaw is a central figure in the refugee-supporting networks in our town. Jane co-founded Hastings Support Refugees in 2015, and since then has effectively led many initiatives, masterminding huge collections of aid for Calais and Greece to help refugees…
There’s A First Time For Everything
The two-part ceramics course is now complete, the pots have been glazed and distributed to participants to proudly display at home. This was all part of the First Time for Everything programme run by Royal Voluntary Service. Royal Voluntary Service…
Knitting Is Good For You
Learn a skill and make friends at the new Sugar Pie Honey Buns knitting group between each Monday evening, beginning on Monday 2nd March. If you’re already a knitter, bring needles and wool. If you’ve never knitted or have forgotten…
Romance Doesn’t Need To Be Legal
With February the month when love is officially sanctioned by a greetings card and a gift, Madelaine Cooper, a humanist wedding celebrant living in Hastings, finds it heart-warming to see that many couples are seeking to celebrate their commitment without…
Hearing Loss?
Don’t miss the bus! East Sussex Hearing Resource Centre is providing a no-charge mobile information and advice service for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people living in East Sussex. The mobile unit will be visiting Hastings on Friday 13th…
Hang Out with the Conquest Hospital Radio Crew
Conquest Hospital Radio is hosting a fundraiser at Hastings & St Leonards Angling Club on 21st March to raise funds for the station. Wavebands runs from 3pm to 11pm and has a great line up of bands headlined by Stormy…