Kim Batty, the Hastings-based single parent who co-founded the town’s mutual aid support group HEART, has been recognised for her work with a global award from the international media giant Nationbuilder. Hailed by the firm as an ‘#Everyday Leader’, Kim set up HEART at the start of the Covid pandemic, recruiting a team of over […]
In a moving tribute to mark the first anniversary of its foundation the co-founders of HEART, the town’s Covid-19 community support group organisation, are calling for a living memorial to be established to remember the hundreds of residents and their families who have been tragically impacted by the pandemic. Friends Alastair Fairley and Kim Batty […]
A new scheme offering free transport for people struggling to get to vaccination centres was launched on Monday by Hastings HEART, the town’s Covid-19 community support organisation. HEART, short for the Hastings Emergency Action Resilience Team, sprang into action last year recruiting hundreds of volunteers to help people throughout the pandemic. Since then, it has […]
