Think Big, Act Local
North-east Hastings is not an obviously distinct neighbourhood. With a population of around 8,000 residents, it ranges from Down Farm and Red Lake at the north end to the streets around Priory Road on West Hill to the south. Educationally…
Get Inspired! Get Involved!
Fascinating Educational and Creative Courses for Adults Hastings, St Leonards and Bexhill Workers Educational Association The Hastings area is a great place to live if you want to expand or share your knowledge and make new friends. The longest established voluntary…
Have a Hastings Heart 2018
For the fourth year running, Hastings United FC have teamed up with the Kipling Children’s Ward, at the Conquest Hospital in Hastings, to bring some happiness and festive cheer to all the children that will be in hospital over the…
Frost Fair 2018
We are delighted to announce that we have actress, writer, radio presenter, voice over artist and all round good egg Maria McErlane switching on the St Leonards Christmas Lights at this year’s Frost Fair. Her sidekick Dolly was unavailable for…
Volunteer with EFT to gain access to work
If you are looking to volunteer and would like to work in a cafe environment or outdoors in nature, Hastings based support charity, Education Futures Trust (EFT) would love to hear from you. A volunteer position is currently available to…
We’ve Remembered the Past, Now What About the Future?
Earlier this month Hastings witnessed the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War, but, as noted in last issue’s Community section, we don’t seem to have taken the message of universal peace and prosperity to heart. Remembrance…
Choose a Celebrant for Your Civil Ceremonies
By Laurence Flood, Independent Civil Celebrant. Nowadays, more than 60% of couples who marry in a register office then go on to have wedding celebration ceremonies performed by independent civil celebrants. So, you want to get married. Congratulations! The first…
BONFIRE SEASON: Sambalanco in Lewes
By Kathryn Vale Please to remember The fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot Guy Fawkes’ plot to blow up the House of Lords in November 1605 had a religious motivation. He himself had fought alongside Spanish Catholics against Protestant…
Hastings Remembers
It’s around this time of year that we traditionally remember those killed and maimed in warfare, especially in the Great War and immeasurable Second World War. Those events left such a mark on the history of Britain and the World…
>>Modern Masculinity: House Rules
By Indie Dad The story so far: After their mum moved out, my two sons, Alex and Danny, decided we needed some house rules. They were aged nine and seven at the time, and felt a powerful need to impose…