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Make a Foliage Crown
The 2016 May Queen, Bethan Jones, will be lending her crown for display at Hastings Museum on Saturday 5th May for a workshop on how to make a headdress for…
Dancing at Dawn
On Tuesday 1st May, morris dancers will assemble on Ladies Parlour, West Hill, to inaugurate a new season. Dancers and spectators will be able to use the reopened funicular railway…
Local Business achieves the Queen’s Award for Enterprise
The Source (Hastings) Ltd – a company specialising in the retailing of BMX bikes, parts and accessories – has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2018 in the International…
Streets of Battle back for 2018
The festival of Sussex street art will return to the heart of Battle this Saturday, 28th April. Loved by all ages, Streets of Battle has charmed visitors to Battle's High…
Win £100K for Hastings
TWO LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS WANT YOUR VOTE TO EACH WIN £50K OF NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDING by Julia Mortimer THE PEOPLE'S PROJECT Funded by the National Lottery in conjunction with The Big…
Singers from Seaview Steal the Show!
Having been rehearsing since January with local music charity The Time to Shine Project, clients from the Seaview Centre in Hastings are putting the final touches to a spectacular night…
West Hill lift closed
The West Hill lift in Hastings has had to close because of emergency engineering works A building behind a trackside wall had started to collapse, and could have fallen onto…
Silver Swans Lead the Way
Buzz Academy may be Hastings’ youngest dance school, just six months old, but they are making a big impression on the south coast with more senior members of the community…
Town Centre Carousel Reopens
A boon to shopping parents, the 1955 vintage carousel in the town centre has been restored and reopened by new owner Emmett Ives, and will be operating throughout the summer.…
Calling anyone who knew, or owns work by Sussex artist – Anthony Pyke
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM Members of Anthony Pyke’s family are holding a memorial exhibition of his work at the Hastings Arts Forum from 3rd - 15th April. They would also be…
Relaunch of the Town Team
Rob Webb Local residents and traders gathered at the Royal Victoria Hotel on Thursday, 1st March drawn by the slogan ‘St Leonards needs you’. The meeting’s aim was to revitalise…
Pet Insurance – What you need to know
Nicky Diver-Clarke RVN Your Pet Nurse, Hastings Shopping for pet insurance can be a minefield. There are many considerations and potential pitfalls. It is, however, something that all pet owners should…
Charity for Homeless wins national award
The Seaview Project has emerged as one of the eight winners of the 2018 GSK IMPACT Awards. The charity will receive £30,000 in funding as part of its prize, as…
Sandy Saved By Early Diagnosis of Cancer – Stay Aware
Sandy has had cancer for the last two years. In Christmas 2015 she went for a blood test and was told she had leukaemia. Further tests confirmed the diagnosis was…
Cafe Des Arts
BY ALUN SAMBROOK Well, today is my last ever day of working at the Cafe Des Arts before it closes for the last time due to various reasons. It has…
Pet Loss
What Support is there for a Bereaved Owner? Nicky Diver-Clarke RVN Your Pet Nurse Hastings ‘Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about…
It really is Time2Dance
Academy Time 2 Dance reached its 16th birthday at the White Rock, this February. It’s a huge, three-day dance extravaganza involving over 870 students, from 32 schools and numerous community…
St Leonards Woman Calls for ‘Justice for Palestinians’
HASTINGS AGAINST WAR REPORTS Leah Levane provided an eyewitness account of life in the occupied Palestinian territories in a meeting in Hastings recently. The meeting was organised by Hastings Against…
Feline Cystitis – How can we help stressed cats?
BY Nicky Diver-Clarke RVN Your Pet Nurse Hastings Our feline companions are sensitive and susceptible to anxiety. So when home is hectic, a new cat moves in to your area, a…
Retro Games Night
Tuesday 13th February saw old technology given a new lease of life in the first of a proposed regular retro games night. Taking place in the Grand rue de pera…
Teachers Get Some Sun in Hastings
The Hastings Friendship Link’s delegation left for our Twin Town in Sierra Leone on February 9th as part of an ongoing exchange project. Thirteen teacher members of the group will…
HAVE Launch
On Saturday 10th February, Hastings Access to Venues and Events launched their first quarterly newsletter. It grew out of their informal Facebook group and other longstanding efforts to publicise the…
National Pet Dental Health Month
Nicky Diver-Clarke RVN Your Pet Nurse Hastings February is National Pet Dental Health Month and a great opportunity to ask yourself, am I doing enough to look after my dog’s…
Sign Up for the Sara Lee Trust Therapy Month and Support a Local Charity
This March, the Sara Lee Trust is launching its annual Hastings and Rother Therapy Month to help fund essential care and raise awareness of how counselling and therapy can improve…
Art Exhibition to Raise Funds for Local Rescue Cats
Bluebell Ridge Cat Rehoming Centre in Hastings is holding its first art exhibition from which all proceeds go towards helping local rescue cats in need. The exhibition is free to…
Council Plan Hefty Rent Increase For Gardeners
BY GILLIAN METCALFE & MERLIN PENDRAGON Although the allotment holders of Hastings may not be planning a pitchfork rebellion, the usually law-abiding and civilised group of gardeners show signs of…
Abacuses Develop Mental Activity and Fight Illness
BY VERONICA ZACON & MERLIN PENDRAGON Brain Health Researchers in Japan, Canada and Spain have proven the efficiency of Abacus calculation in maintaining cognitive health for the elderly. Thousands of elderly people…
Holocaust Memorial Service Success
A packed St Mary in the Castle saw a moving, thought-provoking Holocaust Memorial Day service on Saturday (27th January) themed around the power of words. The mayor of Hastings, Cllr…
Hastings Housing New Vision Needed
Julia Hilton, secretary of Hastings Green Party, takes issue with the contention of chairman of the council’s planning committee that nothing can be done to increase affordable housing in the…
Local charity encourages children to ‘Go Wild!’
Local charity Education Futures Trust is offering free outdoor courses and clubs in Hastings. Its new ‘Go Wild!’ project aims to get children exploring and enjoying nature with after-school clubs,…
Energy hub initiative takes off
Energy hub initiative takes off The latest steering group meeting for 1066 Local Energy was sparking with ideas, initiatives and connections with one idea in particular evolving from vision to…
Pete & the Poets
Speaking Out for the Homeless at the Hastings Fringe Pete Donohue HIP Literature is pleased to both support and be part of Hastings Fringe 2017. On Sunday 3 September 7-10…
Public Notices – 23 June 2017
PLANNING APPLICATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following applications have been received by Hastings Borough Council:- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended) The Town and Country Planning…
Small Town, Open Mind
By Pete Donohue The Hastings & St. Leonards community has a history of all-inclusiveness and speaking its mind that stretches back over many years. Through 2017 we continue that tradition…
The Cyril and Lilian Bishop Lifeboat
By Richard Price The Ghost of Dunkirk In 2014 Hastings residents saved the Priscilla MacBean lifeboat, which can been seen at the Junction of Harold Road and Old London Road,…
Opening of Hastings and St Leonards Men’s Shed
On Saturday 3rd December, Deputy Mayor Nigel Sinden presided over the official opening of a new community resource, ‘Hastings and St. Leonards Men’s Shed’. ‘Men’s Sheds’ is an international non-profit…
What’s the Buzz?
Charley Bolding-Smith The Hive: A Circle of Sisters is a very active new women’s community group happening in St. Leonard’s. It’s a funded voluntary organization which was started this autumn…
Invest in your community and give from the heart
The Heart of Hastings Community Land Trust (CLT) has been designed to become a “people’s organisation” - owned and shaped by its shareholding members. It is properly democratic because every…