A Walk in the Park
By Ben Cornwell A new walking group to help men open up about their mental health has come to Hastings. MenWalkTalk is a mental health charity that aims to bring men together to walk, talk and share their ; The…
Searching For Kushti: 50 Years of The Diddakoi
A Town Explores A Book 2022 celebrates 50 years since Rumer Godden’s young adult novel The Diddakoi told the story of a mixed race child of Romany descent and her struggle to maintain her travelling culture following the death of…
Getting Back to Normality During Probation
By Mozz Osborne For many ex-offenders, their punishment doesn’t end after completion of their sentence. Trying to get a life back on track can be a daunting experience, full of doubt, employment difficulties and often mental health problems. Well, to…
Fundraising Walk and Cycle for Al-Mawasi
Hastings Friends of Al-Mawasi are holding a fundraising walk and cycle on Saturday 26 March ending witha rally at 2pm at the Stade in Hastings Old Town. Hastings Friends of Al-Mawasi are a group of residents who have reached…
Hard times in local government
By Kay Green I think our government has been in a deplorably bad condition for some years. I suspect the bad faith and bad behaviour we’ve seen from national politicians is having a disastrous influence on local politics, both in…
Where’s Wally Weekender is back
Show off your stripes this spring by signing up for the National Literacy Trust’s iconic Where’s Wally? funrun event. On the weekend of 19 March 2022, hundreds of runners, families and book lovers will once again take to the streets…
New Free Mini Zine to Inspire!
The 2022 book choice for St Leonards on Sea’s annual spring festival, #ATownExploresABook, is Rumer Godden’s The Diddakoi on its fiftieth anniversary of publication. The festival’s mentee team, an inspirational group of early career artists with barriers to employment, have…
Collect your Cereal Packets: March is for Model Making!
By Erica Smith The great joy in 1970s households was the cereal packet. Vouchers and gifts could be found inside them, and when you had finished munching their edible contents, there was nothing better to do than cut them up…
Running for 150 Years
By Ben Cornwell Established in 1872, Hastings’ oldest estate agents, John Bray, are celebrating their 150th anniversary this year. As part of their celebrations, the family-run business plans to host several charity fundraisers, activities and competitions throughout 2022 to raise…
And the winner is …
By Rod Webb Brenda Hall is a sprightly 90-year-old living in a self-contained granny flat in St Leonards. She can often be seen out shopping or walking her dog, Bobby – though she’s not keen on all the hills, which…