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 spirit in our town, but at the same time touched…
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 more textile waste. A family in the western world throws…
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 use it. She also talks to Mike Cooper, Chairman of…
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 the Foreshore Trust should be distributed. Cllr Sue Beaney, who…
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 make the most of a truly magnificent range of goods.…
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 of personal hygiene products to local families in need. Hastings-based…
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 of the ‘Hastings & Proud’ group which promotes the value…
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 – 11am. Zumba is such a fun way to keep fit…
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 daughter’s life. Jill Kent, from Polegate, will be showing and…
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 and finish in Brighton, hoping to raise £5,000 for charity…