Tag archives for Ben Cornwell
In at the Deep End with HIP
BEN CORNWELL worked as an intern with HIP from 2020 to 2021. It’s good to know we were as useful to him as he was to us. My placement year…
Hard HIPPING Journalism
With more than 40 articles across 20 issues, Ben Cornwell reflects on his decision to take on a work placement at HIP, away from his journalism course at the University…
Finding a first home in a seller’s market
Ben Cornwell contemplates homeownership in 21st Century ; Homeownership has been firmly rooted in the British psyche for decades. France, a nation largely of renters, has even coined the phrase…
BADMINTON: The life of a Hastings pro
By Ben Cornwell David Fletcher has played badminton for most of his life – first in school PE, later overseas when he was in the army. Returning to Hastings, he…
5G Mast on West Hill? Pro and Contra
By Ben Cornwell The application submitted by the Wireless Infrastructure Group for the installation of a 20-metre-high 5G monopole at Halton Reservoir, Priory Road, has been met by a wave…
Hastings Cargo’s Electric Dream
By Ben Cornwell Electric vehicles have become increasingly prominent in recent years, with more people trading in their fuel-guzzling Land Rovers in return for a Tesla or other EV models.…
On your marks for the Hastings Half
By Ben Cornwell Having been cancelled for the past two years, Hastings Half Marathon is back on Sunday 20 March. Organised by the Hastings Lions Club, it’s a major fund-raising…
Keeping the Coast Clear
By Ben Cornwell With more than 10 million tonnes of plastic entering the ocean from the world’s coastlines every year, plastic pollution has be-come one of the most pressing environmental…
Fresh Food in the Heart of St Leonards
By Ben Cornwell Entering a farmers’ market can be an almost overwhelming feeling. Your eyes are drawn to the explosion of colours at the fruit and veg stall whilst the…
FOOTBALL
A Fundraising Game Plan By Ben Cornwell Football is a game that generates greed, selfishness and an over-emphasis on winning or losing – right? Not in the case of Hollington…
Reading the Runes
Ben Cornwell visits Hastings’ independent bookshops to see how they have fared during the pandemic years. There’s nothing quite like that feeling of stepping into a bookshop. As a child…
Painting with the Salts of the Earth
By Ben Cornwell January is often a month with little going on. Everyone is recovering from the chaos and celebrations of Christmas and New Year’s Eve: the weather is miserable,…
Buckshole reservoir works postponed
By Ben Cornwell Major maintenance and safety work at Buckshole Reservoir, which started back in September, has been put on hold until next spring. A Hastings Borough Council (HBC) spokeswoman…
2021 The year in sport
By Hugh Sullivan, Ben Cornwell and Peter Knight The year began in lockdown and ends with renewed concern over social contact indoors and mass spectator gatherings. Covid-19 continues to cast…
Getting into the Festive Spirit
By Ben Cornwell The holiday season is upon us. But while it is the most wonderful time of the year, it is also the busiest. With Christmas trees needing to…
Fat Tuesday Team get the Ball rolling for 2022
By Ben Cornwell Bringing the colour, costumes and carnival spirit of New Orleans, Hastings Fat Tuesday, the UK’s largest Mardi Gras celebration, is returning in 2022. The festival is made…
Pickleball in Bexhill
By Ben Cornwell Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports, claimed to be enjoyed by more than million players worldwide. It was first introduced in the UK around ten years…
Changing Lives One Smile at a Time
By Ben Cornwell Many homeless and vulnerable people face huge obstacles in accessing dental care. They often haven’t seen a dentist for years and are suffering from severe dental pain.…
Capturing Lives Up Close
By Ben Cornwell Documentaries are by no means a new form of film. But their popularity appears to have grown in recent years, particularly with streaming giants such as Netflix…
Safety on our Streets
The recent reports of spiking via injections in clubs and the tragic deaths of women such as Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa have brought the epidemic of male violence against…
Raining Cats and Dogs
By Ben Cornwell Hastings resident Rosie Brocklehurst contacted the Silverhill Surgery of Sussex Coast Vets (SCV) last month to book an appointment for her cat Pepper, to receive his annual…
FOOTBALL
Head-In Sessions at Summerfields By Ben Cornwell Free football sessions promoting positive physical and mental wellbeing were launched at Summerfields Sports Centre in Hastings at the end of September. The…
ALBUM REVIEW
New Religion Starter Kit BEN CORNWELL reviews The Beautiful Revolution’s debut album, New Religion Starter Kit. Listening to The Beautiful Revolution’s album for the first time was a unique experience…
REVIEW: More than Revolting Children
White Rock Theatre’s Summer Youth Project returned last month for the first time since 2019 with ‘Matilda the Musical Jr.’ Ben Cornwell watched the opening night. I know Roald Dahl’s…
Vaccine hesitancy or desire for escape?
By Ben Cornwell Everyone over the age of 18 in England has had a Covid-19 vaccine available to them for the past two months. As of 18th August government figures…
Matilda Junior Set to Rock Hastings
By Ben Cornwell The White Rock Theatre’s Summer Youth Project is back for its eighteenth production. This year the local theatre group will be performing a junior production of the…
Southern Watergate
By Ben Cornwell and Suzanne Kelly A few weeks ago, at Bulverhythe beach, all you would have heard were the calming sounds of the sea breeze, the pebbles clattering under…
CLIMBING
Faster – Higher – Boulder By Ben Cornwell There are not many sports that make you feel like a superhero. However, there is one sport that debuted at the Olympics…
FOOTBALL
Pilot Field Buzzes for Adams By Nick Pelling A huge snaking crowd of cheerful Hastings United supporters made their way to Pilot Field to pay tribute to their club captain,…
Time To Show Hastings Rocks
BEN CORNWELL discovers that Hastings’ Fat Tuesday organisers are getting involved in a raft of new events over the coming months. You remember that feeling of the bass hitting your…