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 […]
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 […]
More than £100,000 has gone in to projects in North-East Hastings in the last year making people’s lives, ‘that bit better’. Residents of North-East Hastings gathered at the Bridge Community Centre on Saturday for the Annual General Meeting of Big Local North-East Hastings. In 2012, 150 areas in the country were granted £1 million of […]
Around 400 people gathered in Hastings town centre on Friday as part of the Strike4Climate protest before marching to the pier. Students from St Leonards Academy, Rye College, Robertsbridge Community College and Hastings Academy among those taking part carrying placards prepared for the day. Peter Chowney, Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Hastings said; “I was […]
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 […]
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 […]
Where will you be sleeping on September 27th? Why not try a night out on The Stade and as part of The Big Sleep raise some money for worthy cause at the same time. The Seaview Project is holding its annual sponsored sleep-out that night to raise awareness as well as vital funds ti help […]
The weekend’s Seafood and Wine Festival, held on the Stade open space, has been hailed as one of the biggest and best ever. “It was a brilliant weekend in every respect.” Peter Chowney, leader of Hastings Borough Council said yesterday. The weather was kind and the sun shone throughout the weekend as thousands of local […]
Hastings band Kid Kapichi are returning home after a hugely successful summer playing the Reading and Leeds festivals writes Rob Griffin. The alternative rockers have added an extra date at the Printworks on Saturday October 19th after the Friday night show sold out immediately. And tickets for the extra night are already selling fast with fans […]
