Hastings Pride, Hastings Heroes
Hastings Pride is returning for a third year on Sunday 25th August with a colourful parade in the town centre and an afternoon and evening of music at the Oval. The theme is Heroes and that includes the whole of…
Return of the Fun House Festival
The newly-formed Fun House Arts CIC and St Mary in the Castle are delighted to announce that Fun House Festival, an immersive arts festival for families, will be returning this summer. For a ticket price of £12 per child, families…
Sharing The Magic
Over the last nine months there’s been sprinkling of magic happening every Tuesday in Broomgrove Community Centre. The Play Magic Parent and Toddler Group has been a grand experiment! It involves a life-size wooden ‘Zebicorn’, a pinch of play, arts…
Community Notices
Garden of delights return to St Leonards Sunday August 11th from 1-5pm will see the tenth ‘Garden of Delights’, celebrating the rich cultural mix in the Hastings and St Leonards. As ever this free event will assemble an array of talent…
Heart Of Hastings Takes On The Trinity Triangle
Although many in the local community are aware of the name ‘Heart of Hastings’, there probably aren’t so many who know what the Heart of Hastings Community Land Trust actually does. If pressed, some people might be able to link…
Hunger In Hastings
Every day food goes to waste in superstores and fast food restaurants, yet people go hungry. In Hastings Dom’s Food Mission matches surplus food to hungry mouths. Ben Bruges finds out ; Dom Warren, founder of Dom’s Food Mission, is…
Wonderfill Just One Month In – Already Having An Impact
By Rod Webb Wonderfill isn’t yet a month old but Hannah Robbins, who both owns and runs the shop, is already responding to feedback from her customers. Opened as the first plastic-free shop in St Leonards in response to the…
Starting A Community Business? Apply For Funding Now!
Anyone in the South East with ‘bright ideas’ for a community business can apply for a share of the £ being made available by independent charitable trust, Power to Change – and that includes Hastings! (see HIP Issue 125 on…
Super Summer Activities – Have Some Fun, Stay For Lunch!
The Active Hastings project is offering lots of free activities for all ages during the summer holiday. Andy Batsford, lead councillor for leisure said: “Money, childcare, activities, and even food, are serious anxieties for low-income working families, and this can…
Hastings Parks Recognised As Some Of The UK’s Very Best Green Spaces
Alexandra Park, St Leonards Gardens and Hastings Country Park in Hastings have been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as some of the very best in the world. These green spaces are among a record-breaking 1,970 UK parks and…