Hastings Chosen For World Book Day Event
Hastings is host to one of four special events happening in the UK from Share a Story ; These are happening in four areas where low levels of literacy are impacting negatively on people’s lives. World Book Day has partnered…
Get Hastings Young Football Fans Reading
Supported by Hastings United Football Club, the aim of the Get Hastings Reading campaign is to improve reading levels in Hastings where more than 50% of disadvantaged pupils do not achieve expected reading levels by the end of primary ;…
New Chapter for Hastings As Charity Takes On Literacy Campaign
“Books to the ceiling, books to the sky. My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them.” – ARNOLD LOBEL Hastings-based support…
Hastings Storytelling Festival – Earlier, Bigger And Better
This year Hastings Storytelling Festival is happening in October (5th – 13th), rather than November, with another packed programme of storytelling for children, families and adults, and incorporating a broad range of local community partners. Highlights include the free Children’s…
Lost Words Trail
By Alan Bolwell Families in Hastings are encouraged to get outside and practise their communication and literacy skills this summer with a new Lost Words Trail around the town. As part of the Get Hastings Reading campaign, the trail will…