Tag archives for Ukraine
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…
Down Low and Living the High Life
Merlin Betts reviews High Rise Connecting Conversations, a European Cultural Foundation/EUNIC-funded installation by partners: ExploreTheArch Theatre Company in Hastings, and Seria project in Kyiv, with the co-operation of Hastings Borough…
All Refugees Welcome
By Sarah Milne Over recent months, we have seen the conflict in Ukraine unfolding in real time before our eyes on our TV screens and social ; At the same…
Is Our Attitude to Refugees Colourblind?
Alex Kempton, Operations and Campaigns Manager at The Refugee Buddy Project, discusses the dominant media narratives and the creation of public attitudes towards migrants and people seeking refuge. It doesn’t…
Creativity on sea for all
By Sarah Milne There have been two nights in my life where I have sat up watching news break from a distant country and experienced a real deep, physical ‘knowing’…
Change of Hart?
Local campaigners press Hastings MP on Nationality Bill amendments This Friday 11 March the campaign group Hastings Community of Sanctuary (HCoS) will hand to Hastings & Rye MP Sally-Ann Hart…
A Special, and Sweet, Delivery
NEW micro-bakery brings tasty babka to your door By Steven Short While the rest of the world was making banana bread, Pasha Milburn was busy perfecting another kind of bake:…