At a time when the importance of palliative care is in the news, St Michael’s Hospice today launches a week of fundraising in collaboration with BigGive, which links donations with match funders, as marketing and communications assistant Lottie Adams-Brown explains.
Hastings Philharmonic Choir present their annual Carols For All concert on Saturday 14 December at the beautiful Victorian Christ Church in Silchester Road, St Leonards-on-Sea starting at 5pm. It will be the culmination of a successful year, says press officer Gareth Simpson, who also has advance information on the choir’s offering for 2025.
To mark UN International Day of Disabled People on Tuesday 3 December, local disabled activists have organised an event at Hastings museum with short talks, spoken word performances and refreshments, as they explain.
If you had sharp eyes, you might have spotted photographer JJ Waller as he documented the folk of St Leonards enjoying Saturday’s Frost Fair. The sky was overcast, but that didn’t stop the streets of St Leonards from shimmering with frosty whites and multi-colours.
There will be festive cheer and celebration for the achievements of the past year at Alexandra Park Greenhouse Group’s Christmas Market, as Lynda Foy explains.
Joy to the World, a concert featuring festive music from around the world provided by Sound Waves Community Choir and Acapella Bellas, will be staged at the Hastings Old Town church of All Saints on Friday 13 December, Nick Terdre reports.
HOT’S Judy Parkinson met a worship of writers just as they had completed a three-week writing course at Hastings Contemporary. There are a few terms to describe a group of wordsmiths, but top of the list is worship which seems fitting for this select flock, who assembled for three Sundays in Hastings Contemporary, a place of quiet contemplation, learning and veneration.
Energise Sussex Coast is holding a free one-day training for Hastings & St Leonards residents ‘passionate about making a difference’ to their local community. Energise Sussex Coast’s Gabriel Carlyle explains what will be happening.
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