HBC leads county effort to shelter rough sleepers as winter approaches
Hastings Borough Council is the lead partner amongst councils in East Sussex in a successful joint funding bid from the government’s Next Steps Accommodation Project to minimise the number of rough sleepers returning to the streets. The Next Steps Accommodation…
Close to Me: behind the scenes
When film crews come to town, local social media light up, especially when celebrity actors like Christopher Eccleston pop into a local shop* for a lunchtime sausage roll. HIP gets behind the scenes of the recent filming of the Channel…
Become a Hedgehog Champion
By Rebecca Soan I live in Silverhill, St Leonards, and recently discovered I have a resident hedgehog. The joy I experienced seeing this beautiful creature was tinged with sadness. I recalled over the years that I’ve only seen hedgehogs as…
Vanguard of a post-Covid retail landscape?
By Susan de Muth Not to be confused with the monthly Kings Road Street Market – which unfortunately has yet to emerge from the rubble of lockdown – St Leonards Makers’ Market is a monthly event, held at 48 Kings…
Hastings Week will brighten up your shopping experience
Hastings Week’s ‘Best Dressed Window Display’ Competition has now been officially launched by the Deputy Mayor, Cllr James Bacon. Time to get dressing. The first thing to point out is that this is open to ALL shops both in Hastings…
Surviving the streets: Call out for tents and sleeping bags
With the change in weather it’s even more vital that rough sleepers have somewhere warm and dry to sleep at night – even if it’s in a tent. Surviving the Streets has been working tirelessly in Hastings and Eastbourne since…
Wrap up your honey and give plenty of money!
Every year in the Easter school holidays, ATownExploresABook festival celebrates a book. Next year’s will be Edward Lear’s Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets of 1871. This much-loved heritage anthology contains the first publication of the nation’s favourite poem (2014…
Looking for an alternative to alcohol?
I’ve often wondered why I drink. What is it specifically about alcohol that I want to experience? What I do know is that when I’ve been forced to spend long periods of time in pubs and other places where drinking…
Well-known local artists donate to Secret Auction
Over 50 artists have pledged their original artworks for an online auction from 16th-26th September. The auction, to be held via eBay, will raise money for an electric wheelchair for fellow artist, Esther Fox. The campaign Wheels For Fox Sake,…
Coffin Club Hub launches in Hastings
Coffin Club has run in Hastings for the past three years. It was the brainchild of Kate Tym and Kate Dyer, two funeral celebrants who are passionate about changing the face of funerals in the UK. They have now joined…