Tag archives for charity
Surviving Christmas 40 Anniversary brings new chair!
By Simon HobsonSurviving Christmas, the Hastings and Rother registered charity, is now in its fortieth year providing hampers to over 700 nominated families, and offering a two-day event over Christmas…
Hastings Youngsters Swim to Support Ukrainians in Bomb Shelters
Three boys from Hastings are currently in final preparations for a 12-hour non-stop swimming challenge that they hope will make a real difference to children impacted by the war in…
Santas on the run
Resembling a hallucination following one mulled wine too many, over 200 sponsored Santas dashed along Bexhill seafront on Sunday 4 December to fundraise for the local Lions club’s charitable causes.…
Deck The Hall!
Christmas Day celebrations for all at the Salvation Army Hall, Hastings “Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” — Dr. Seuss…
Walking Home For Christmas
This winter, thousands of people will be Walking Home For Christmas in support of armed forces veterans across the country. The campaign, which runs from 9 to 20 December, is…
Hastings Greenway Trust
Greenways are an infrastructure type increasingly seen in urban regeneration programs. In the UK a Greenway is an integral element of the London 2012 Olympic Park. Exemplar Greenways have also…
The Birth of a Charity
By Rachel Holtom This is the story of Warming up the Homeless (WUTH) and its volunteers, an inspirational charity which since its humble beginnings now acts as a lifeline for…
Bus driver shifts up a gear to run eight marathons in eight days
Joe Moore donned his running gear last month to run eight marathons in eight days. The Hastings based bus driver, who took part in marathons across Sussex, was inspired to…
Amazing Christmas Gift
Staff at a Bexhill-based holiday parks group have been described as “truly amazing” after they donated a whole van-full of gifts to a Hastings food charity. The comment was made…
Sleep Out to Help Out
The Seaview Project in St Leonards is organising a fund-raising Big Sleep which asks for volunteers to sleep out and raise money for the town’s most vulnerable people, particularly those…
The Joy of Giving 2020
Last year we wrote about all the help the Hastings community was giving to others during the Christmas period. The article, called Christmas: The Joy of Giving, celebrated the community…
Rag Trade
Recycle and Raise Money is a new Hastings-based, clothes-reuse enterprise hoping to help local charities and schools raise funds. “Clothing has become disposable. As a result, we generate more and…
Hope Kitchen: Working from the heart
Mia L writes about her own involvement as a volunteer at a local soup kitchen in Hastings town centre, as well as giving a unique, personal perspective on those who…
Looking To Help Your Community? Here’s How…
Hastings Borough Council is looking for volunteers to sit on its Grants Advisory Panel. This gives advice to the Hastings and St Leonards Foreshore Trust on how surplus income from…
Return Of The Mammoth Lower Park Road Yard Sale
Last year saw the birth of an idea: a street sale, right in the centre of town. The day came, the sun shone, and hundreds of visitors turned up to…
Help End Hygiene Poverty in Hastings
Press Release from Chris Knott Insurance and the Hygiene Bank An insurance broker working in the not-for-profit sector has partnered with a national charity to co-ordinate the donation and distribution…
Local Business Group to Give Boost to Hastings Foodbank
This release was submitted by Chris Knott Insurance. A collection of Hastings and St Leonards businesses are securing donations to the local foodbank to help them meet increased demand. Members…
Hastings Beer and Music Festival Hosts This Year’s Seaside Zumbathon Party
St Michael’s Hospice is delighted to announce the return of the Seaside Zumbathon Party, which is taking place at Hastings Beer and Music Festival on Saturday 7th July, 9am –…
Get crafty to fight Meningitis
A dedicated fundraiser is also holding the third in a series of craft fairs this Saturday, 30th June, to raise money to fight back against the disease which took her…
A Wacky Races-style challenge is looking to put the brakes on meningitis
Ten car enthusiasts are taking on the 1,000-mile plus event around the UK in six cars, fit only for the scrap heap and worth no more than £1,000. They start…
Volunteer to Help Futureproof Beautiful Fairlight Church
This is a press release from St Andrew's Church, Fairlight. If you didn’t know it was there, blink and you would miss St Andrew’s Church with its majestic tower, historical…
Planting Fruit Trees to Fight Cancer
What follows is a press release from Hastings and Rother Cancer Awareness Project. The Project works with local people to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer. Local people…
The More Radio Hastings Awards 2018
On Friday 13th July 2018 More Radio will be hosting their 2018 Awards ceremony at the Azur Marina Pavilion. The Awards are sponsored by Crowhurst Park and Pelham Gates, and…
Volunteers’ Week
Hastings Voluntary Action (HVA) Almost all charities and community groups rely on volunteers. Volunteers’ Week, running from 1st to 7th June, is an annual opportunity to celebrate the contribution that…
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…
‘A Little Jazzed Up’ for the Friends Of The Conquest £1M Scanner Appeal
A special concert intriguingly called ‘A Little Jazzed Up’ is going to be staged at the Hastings Centre on The Ridge on Saturday February 4 at in aid of the…
Hastings Academy students’ fun fashion and refreshments find funds for MIND
By Andrew Everest Students at Hastings Academy have used a fun fashion day, and a dash of enterprise, to raise funds for the school’s chosen cause, the mental health charity…
Asda reinstates food donation points
Supermarket chain Asda has confirmed it is reinstating food donation points in all its stores. The supermarket had previously said it would remove unmanned donation points, as of 1st March. In the St…