Archives for Community - Page 23
The Days that Never Came
A song for our time “In the saddest of situations, a beauty can arise, a new way of looking at the world. This song arose as a response to the…
Edith’s 2020 Vision
The Friends of Edith are determined that 2020 should be Edith’s year, a year in which she finally gets the recognition she deserves. The group was formed last year after…
Post Pandemic Planning for Hastings
How to benefit the whole community In Issue 150 of HIP, HEART Looks Beyond Lockdown, we talked to Alastair Fairley, co-founder of HEART, about the organisation’s post lockdown plans and…
Lockdown 2020
Reactions from the Hastings fishing trade Interviews and photographs by Tara Thompson I wanted to know how lockdown had affected the Hastings fishing trade, and here are some reactions from…
Arts On Prescription Continues To Grow
Arts on Prescription (AoP) links up artists in the local community with GPs and Health and Social Services to promote the benefits that participation in the arts has on mental…
Find Your Fabulous Farm Shops
If you’re having trouble getting groceries, finding fresh produce or just want to avoid crowds and long queues, Fabulous Farm Shops online directory of farm shops could be just what…
Watch it or Make it
Life in Hastings as it happens Like many people during the lockdown, local mother, Jacqueline Baughurst, found herself at home with her family with time on her hands. And also…
We Need To Talk
The message of Dying Matters Week To mark last week’s Dying Matters Awareness Week, Hospice UK has released new research findings which may surprise you. Apparently 72% of bereaved adults…
Community Ledge #12: Hastings & St Leonards
Hastings & St Leonards has a long history of community involvement and it seems an appropriate moment to give the town itself recognition as THE Community Ledge. There has been…
A Site Worth Seeing
At the beginning of the month, after extensive consultation, development and testing, the West St Leonards Forum publicly launched its website The objective of this website is to support the…
Telephone Befriending Service Takes Off
With so many free services on offer during the pandemic, it’s easy to miss out on the one you might find most useful. So here’s one you may have missed:…
Hypochondriacs To The Rescue!
Calling all hypochondriacs. There’s a quiz to take your mind off Covid-19 and the answers are all kinds of illnesses and health problems! The three entries with the highest number…
Frock Up Friday
By Susan Simms and Bevali Francis Susan: Bevali and I lived together in Hastings for two years – I was the lodger – and during that time we became the…
Surviving The Streets During The Pandemic
Among the many people and organisations that have stepped up during the current pandemic, Surviving the Streets is at the forefront. With a policy of action first and talk later,…
Local Brain Injury Charity Joins Nationwide 2.6 Challenge
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic effect on UK charities like Headway East Sussex with the cancellation of thousands of events and the loss of billions in income. In…
HBC Quick To Help Struggling Businesses
Hastings Borough Council has been working to process Small Business and Retail, Leisure and Hospitality Grants since they were announced by Government earlier in April (see panel). Peter Chowney, the…
Community Ledge #11: Tara Reddy
Many heroes have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic and we hope to acknowledge them all in any way we can when this is all over. But our latest Community Ledge…
HEART Looks Beyond Lockdown
Huge numbers of selfless residents have stepped up to help isolated people cope with the Coronavirus pandemic according to Hastings Emergency Action Response Team (HEART). Established by volunteers Kim Batty…
People with Heart
The article about HEART Hastings Emergency Action Response Team (see column above) talks about working with “a host of other organisations”. Here are two that have emerged to ; Heather…
Care Home’s Newspaper Keeps Residents And Families Connected
A Hastings care home is keeping families up to date with its latest news by issuing its own newspaper. Like homes across the county, Hastings Court on The Ridge has…
Seeing Through The Fog
A passionate local GP talks about the impact of the Coronavirus on her and her surgery. I was asked to say a little bit about what it’s been like in…
Arts on Prescription Goes Online
Arts on Prescription (AoP) is a free service set up in June 2019 to reduce loneliness and isolation for those who face challenges accessing activities in the community – including…
Nextdoor – Help in Hastings and St Leonards
Among the online apps that have become important during the pandemic, Nexdoor is at the forefront. Unofficial spokesperson for the Nextdoor in Hastings and St Leonards is Dave Smith, who…
Work Dries Up
Three Hastings people talk about what lockdown means to their income. Small Business: wedding celebrant I’m currently applying for supermarket jobs as my work has disappeared completely (no gatherings of…
Thoughts From The Inside
Julia Van Coevorden writes from inside her house in St Leonards where she is in lockdown with her husband Cliff. There are so many words that really matter. All around…
Bobby’s Corona Story
Imagined by Fiona McGarry Something strange is going on and I can’t put my paw on it. I live with a little old lady. She’s very nice; she feeds me…
HEART Doesn’t Miss a Beat
As I wrote in my previous article (HIP Issue 48: Hastings’ Response to a Crisis), the Hastings Emergency Action Response Team (HEART) has emerged as a galvanising force for action.…
Community Ledge #10: Will Stevens
Men have been elbowed off the Ledge recently so we’re coming back with a colourful character, well known to many in the community as William the Cone-Queror: a kind of…
Hastings’ Response To A Crisis
One of the good aspects of a crisis is the way people come together. What we are not so good at is seeing things coming. But on Thursday 12th March,…
Surviving a Brain Tumour
Alexandra Smith shares her experiences of living through a medical ; It’s taken me a very long time to feel able to share my story, but I’d like to raise…
Pip, Pip Hooray For Swan House
World Class Marmalade Maker Like many bed & breakfasts, five-star Swan House in Hastings prides itself on preparing and serving its very own marmalade. It makes all the difference to…
Memories of The Crest Playgroup
The Crest Playgroup closed in 2016 after 52 years and plans were afoot to hold an exhibition during Old Town Week this year to commemorate the half century the playgroup…
In2play Outdoor Rated Outstanding
In2play Outdoor is proud to announce that they have achieved an Ofsted rating of Outstanding on their first inspection in December 2019 – to go with the Outstanding rating already…
Fundraising Appeal For Hope Kitchen
Hope Kitchen has been offering hot food and peer support to some of the most vulnerable in Hastings since charitable organisation is run by a team of dedicated volunteers, on…
Who Owns England?
By Julia Hilton Hastings Green Party and Printed Matter Bookshop are co-hosting author Guy Shrubsole talking about his book Who Owns England? on Monday 23rd March at pm at St…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…