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Be part of Hastings Fringe Festival 2016

Initial call-out for potential performers, artists and writers! Have you got an original act you want to perform? An idea for a show, a story to tell,

Hastings Speaks

As part of the 1066 Roots celebrations, Hastings Speaks

Posted 15:59 In: Community Arts Tags: 1066 Roots, Hastings Borough Council, Hastings Speaks, Mass Observation Movement

Sussex women by a Sussex woman

Local freelance writer invites you to An Evening with Ann Kramer: Sussex Women, including biographies of 30 quite disparate women – from poets and activists through to explorers and philanthropists, all of whom are connected in some way with Sussex. HOT’s Zelly Restorick reports.

Posted 10:30 In: Literature Tags: ann kramer, conscientious objectors, De La Warr Pavilion, female spies, history of women in Sussex, human rights, Suffragettes, Sussex Women, Sussex Women by Ann Kramer, women

Dormice prompt criticism of QGR work

Combe Haven Defenders (CHD) claim that, after planning permission for the Queensway Gateway road was granted in early 2015, development company Sea Change Sussex cleared dormouse habitats before the requisite licence had been issued. Sea Change denies the charge. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 06:32 In: Campaigns Tags: Andrea Needham, Combe Haven Defenders, dormice, FoI, Freedom of Information Act, Natural England, Nick Terdre, North Bexhill Access road, Queensway Gateway Road, Sea Change Sussex

Six-a-side football league needs you!

Are you and your mates looking to get a bit serious about your footie? The six-a-side leagues in Hastings and Rye start a new season in early February and are looking for new teams to get involved. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 06:28 In: Sport Tags: Astroturf, football, Football Association, Football Mundial, Horntye Park, Rye leisure centre

Come to the Hastings Big Happy Energy Day

Hastings Big Happy Energy Day at Sussex Coast College in February brings together a number of threads that are vital to wellbeing and a feeling of happiness. Feeling warm in our homes and a warmth generated by getting involved and helping people and thereby helping ourselves. Richard Watson, founder of Energise Sussex Coast and one of those people who cares for real, shares some of his thoughts on fuel, finances, fun and finding practical help on keeping warm in winter.

Posted 13:08 Sunday, Jan 24, 2016 In: Energy Wise Tags: Community Big Switch Campaign, Deborah Derber, Energise Sussex Coast, fule bills, Richard Watson, Saving money on fuel bills, staying warm, Sussex Coast College, Teilhard de Chardin, Transition Town Hastings

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Learn how to make meetings better

Making Meetings Better: 2-5pm, Sunday 21 February, at

Posted 19:01 Saturday, Jan 23, 2016 In: Grassroots Tags: Gabriel Carlyle, Making Meetings Better, Milan Rai, Quakers, Training for Change, Turning The Tide

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Arts and Cultural Development updates!

As we roll into 2016 full of optimism and enthusiasm, the Arts and Cultural Development Team would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy New Year and give you an update on their news. Heidi Hampson writes.

Posted 06:25 In: Public Arts Tags: A picturesque guide book to Hastings & St Leonards (Cheeky Peek Publishing), Arts and Cultural Development Team, Black Huts Festival, Coastal Communities funding, fat tuesday, Heidi Hampson, Our Machines exhibition, Root 1066, The Creative & Tourism Mentoring Network, The Hastings International Composers Festival, Three Stages for Lazarus