Convent future under debate
Opponents of the proposed redevelopment of the convent site in Magdalen Road, St Leonards, have called a meeting to be held in the White Rock Hotel on Sunday 3 February at 3pm.
Here they will discuss alternatives to the plan for a high-density residential development involving 165 dwellings put forward by the Goicolea family of Spain which owns the site.
The Local Development Framework scheme may offer a way forward, opening the possibility of having the site designated as private open space and the grounds to the north, where the new dwellings will be sited, removed from allocation to housing, according to Maureen Jarvis, one of the opponents of the Goicolea plan.
Such a proposal could be made as part of the LDF public consultation which started on 3 February and will run to 27 April. In this connection an exhibition will be held from 10am to 1pm on Wednesday 8 February at the Gensing and Central St Leonards Community Centre.
Portrait Bench unveiled – and gravel mystery solved
Tuesday 24 January saw a resolute group of cyclists and others braving the weather to officially open the final link of the Bulverhythe Coastal Link cycle path, along with the Portrait Bench silhouette statue …
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Old St. Helen’s Church – Conservation Project
Community Archaeological Dig – call for volunteers, April 2012
In June 2011 the Heritage Lottery Fund approved a grant that will see the Conservation of what is one of the oldest buildings in Hastings. Permission …
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Community Planning for the future…
Central St Leonards could soon see significant improvements in the area rippling out from major property refurbishments in a core group of streets, residents heard this weekend at a community planning consultation. Richard Hull went along to …
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Happiness for Hastings!
A new group has formed to promote happiness throughout the town… Hastings Happy Crew formed in July this year, inspired by the launch of the national ‘Action for Happiness’ campaign and modelled on the pilot scheme run in Bristol …
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Watch this space!
The future of the old swimming pool site in West St Leonards could be decided in a matter of weeks – a planning application for the Lido scheme was submitted in December and will be considered by the planning …
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A new library at last!
Fantastic news was announced this week by East Sussex County Council. They have purchased 12 Claremont, the property next door to the existing library. This will allow refurbishment of The Brassey Institute building and re-locating the Children’s …
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Hastings Anti-cuts campaigners call rally and march to support pension cut strikes.
On Wednesday 30 November, the main teaching, civil service and local government unions are due to strike against pension cuts. Unions say these cuts will leave the average worker paying a …
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Multi-Cultural Community thriving at Chapel Park
On first view, the community centre in Chapel Park Road doesn’t look the most welcoming, with its unusual downstairs approach. However this is soon put to rest when you open the doors to find the warmest …
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Mayor on peace duty
Mayor Kim Forward and Deputy Mayor Alan Roberts visited Grosvenor House Care Home to mark the International Day of Peace on 21 September. As members of the Mayors for Peace movement, ratified by Hastings Borough Council, they spoke to the …
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A wet and wonky welcome
A wet and windy start for the inaugural meeting of the Wonky WI – but if you thought this may have been a damp squib then think again. Nearly 70 interesting, engaging, intelligent and feisty women turned …
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