HEART Doesn’t Miss a Beat
As I wrote in my previous article (HIP Issue 48: Hastings’ Response to a Crisis), the Hastings Emergency Action Response Team (HEART) has emerged as a galvanising force for action. The initial impetus has evolved into a collaboration with Hastings…
Hastings’ Response To A Crisis
One of the good aspects of a crisis is the way people come together. What we are not so good at is seeing things coming. But on Thursday 12th March, when not a single case had been reported in East…
Pictures Are Powerful, The Community Is Valuable
Help Hastings Voluntary Action create a large public artwork bringing the community together and highlighting the fantastic volunteers of Hastings. PIC: The Peoples Picture Hastings Voluntary Action (HVA) has been supporting the residents of Hastings Borough for over 30 ;…
Can you spare any time to volunteer?
Hastings Voluntary Action (HVA) are trying to encourage more people to volunteer but have found that people often don’t know what opportunities are available or how to get involved. To provide more information, HVA are running regular pop-up sessions in…
Ore Valley On The Market
The acre freehold site of the former power station at Ore Valley, allocated in the Hastings Local Plan for up to 50 units of housing and now vacant after the forced departure of community land trust company Heart of Hastings…
Picture Our Heroes
Hastings Voluntary Action (HVA), the community council which promotes and supports activities and initiatives of volunteer groups and individuals across the town, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. To mark it, they are planning the composition of a giant…
Calling All Charities!
Charities from Hastings and the surrounding area are invited to Hastings Voluntary Action’s ‘Let’s Celebrate!’ Charities Fair to promote their organisation and activities FOR FREE. The aim is to celebrate the beginning of HVA’s 30th Year and promote the great…
Ore Library Closure
By Colin Gibson After efforts by the local community to keep it open after its initial closure order in May 2018, Ore public library will now close and will be “disposed of” by East Sussex County Council (ESCC), according to…
Think Big, Act Local
North-east Hastings is not an obviously distinct neighbourhood. With a population of around 8,000 residents, it ranges from Down Farm and Red Lake at the north end to the streets around Priory Road on West Hill to the south. Educationally…
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 these people make to the local community. What are you…