Tag archives for Isabel Blackman Centre
A New Lease of Life
RUBY COX talked to manager Dean Stewart at the Isabel Blackman Centre to find out how it was doing in its mission to change perceptions of both the IBC and…
Carers Week: Celebrating Diversity
PAUL McLAUGHLIN The Isabel Blackman Centre hosted the launch of Carers Week last Saturday (10 June), with local MP Sally-Ann Hart and the new Mayor of Hastings, Cllr Margi O’Callaghan, in attendance.…
Isabel Blackman Centre relaunches
Thanks to the support of the Hastings Old Town community and kind backing from the surrounding area, Isabel Blackman Centre in Winding Street, Old Town, Hastings will remain open indefinitely.…
St Mary Loses Its Friends
St Mary-in-the-Castle, the Grade-II*-listed structure built as a church in the 1820s in neo-classical style as the grand architectural centrepiece of Pelham Crescent beneath West Hill, remains one of Hastings’…
Thank You and Goodnight –Isabel Blackman Centre in St Leonards To Stay Shut
The Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) has told its staff and volunteers that the Isabel Blackman Centre in South Street, St Leonards, bequeathed to the community in 1966 and operating up…
Save The Isabel Blackman Centre
Mystery donor pledges £40,000 but community told a viable ‘sustainable’ solution is needed by end of June. By Emma Harwood A mystery benefactor has offered to donate £40,000 to help…
Good News For The Elderly – Including Hens And Winkles
By Rod Webb We all know there is a crisis in elderly care. The population is aging, councils have less money and the private care home sector is losing money.…
Isabel Blackman Looking for Alternatives
By Graham Street The Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC) in Hastings Old Town is currently open seven days a week, offering up to 21 places per day for much needed day…