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 groups around Hastings and Rother. This mind-bendingly complicated feat has…
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 War and also featured a short performance by local singing…
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 new baby arrives at home, the builders are working on…
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 coffee shop on Queens Road, it was an evening of…
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 be using their half-term break to work in African partner…
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 essential value of disabled access to Hastings’ varied townscape. 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 oral health? 80% of dogs suffer oral problems by the…
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 lives and have a positive impact on health and well-being.…
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 view and includes a variety of paintings, prints and photography…
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 quiet revolution. This is because Hastings Borough Council have floated…