The Environmental Paradox in Hastings Country Park

We live in an age where there is increased awareness and understanding of the natural world and the damage that humans are doing to it writes Andy Patmore. At the Paris summit in December 2015 the nations of the world agreed to try and limit global increases in temperatures to less than 1.5 degrees celsius. […]

The Common Treasury of Adaptable Ideas… part two

Common Treasury Two is coming to Hastings on October 24th. The day will include speakers talking about and demonstrating the inspiring ideas they’ve contributed to thriving communities elsewhere. This time there is a big emphasis on the idea of a ‘circular economy’ with less waste and the sharing of resources like the Library of Things […]

A day full of family fun – Fun Palace arrives in Ore…

Plans for the first ever ‘Fun Palace’ in Ore next month will create a ‘lasting cultural event’ in the community organisers hope. Saturday October 5th is the date the event is planned to take place between 11am and 3.30pm at Ore Community Centre in Old London Road. “There will be a day full of fun […]

Award-winning Seaview and the essential work it does every day

Tomorrow night will see a group of hardy souls gather at the Stade and spend the night in cardboard boxes, sleeping rough! It’s the annual Hastings Big Sleep, the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Seaview Project based in Hatherley Road St Leonards. Tomorrow also sees the arrival of Seaview’s new Chief Officer Dave […]

A totally car free seafront – is it an achievable ambition?

International ‘Car Free’ day was celebrated in the town on Sunday afternoon as part of the ‘Sustainability on Sea’  festival, with a chunk of the seafront closed to traffic between the pier to Warrior Square. The event aimed to get people of all ages involved and activities throughout the day included: Source Park BMX bikes, skateboard trials […]

‘Car Free Day’ will kick-off week long sustainability festival

It’ll be ‘all-quiet’ on the eastern end of the seafront this weekend as Hastings and St Leonards takes part in Car Free Day for the first time. Sunday marks the start of ‘Sustainability on Sea’ and to kick things off a stretch of Hastings seafront from Warrior Square gardens to the pier will be closed to […]

A gala evening in celebration of the life of Molly Townson

Hastings International Music Festival presents a one-of-a-kind Musical Evening celebrating the life of their former chairman, Molly Townson who died earlier this year. Molly was an inspiration to several generations of singers and performers, and this is a chance to remember her and her musical life with the special concert at the White Rock on Sunday October […]

Classic Irish drama and Little Theatre conference comes to The Stables

Neil Sellman chairman of Stables Theatre says he is delighted The Stables is hosting this year’s Little Theatre Guild South East Region Conference from Friday 20th to Sunday September 22nd coupled with a performance of Conor McPherson’s The Weir.. Conference delegates will be welcomed with a supper at the White Rock Hotel on the Friday […]