Bexhill | HFS - Part 4

get creative!

23/03/2017H F Sactivity, adult education, art, Bexhill, carpentry, chair, confidence, course, creative, enjoy, free training, furniture, furniture restoration, happy, Hastings, meet people, recover, recovering, Saturday workshops, skills, upcycling, upholstery, well, wellbeing

Learn skills and make items to take home with pride!

Small supportive groups of adults—no experience needed.

Tools & materials provided.

Mixed Crafts Tues 4th April 6 mornings 10-1.30 Hastings

Carpentry Thurs 13th April 6 mornings 10-1.30 Bexhill

Upholstery Weds 19th April 6 mornings 10-1.30 Hastings

Mixed Crafts Thursday 11th May 6 mornings 10-1.30 Hastings

Shabby Chic Paint Effects Tues 9th May 6 mornings 10-1.30 Hastings

Furniture Restoration Thurs 25th May 6 mornings 10-1.30 Bexhill

Upholstery Saturday 27th May 4 days 10-3 Hastings

Course fees are £60 per course. Free for people in receipt of means-tested benefits.

Pay a refundable deposit to book your place.

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Learn more about HFS in seconds

01/03/2017H F SBexhill, Did you know, facts, fun fast facts about hfs, funding, furniture reuse, Hastings, information, photos, Rother, services, slideshow, training

Learn more about HFS in seconds with our Did You Know slideshow (click the picture to view)

Have you shopped at HFS before?

23/02/2017H F SBexhill, charity, consultation, customers, have your say, help, questions, Rother, survey

We are planning improvements to our Bexhill ,buy prozac online store. Please help us by taking a short survey.

If you have shopped at our Bexhill store please click here.

If you haven’t ever shopped at HFS before please click here.

Thanks for your help!

Spring 2017 workshop dates

23/01/2017H F Sadult education, Bexhill, calming, carpentry, confidence, courses, crafts, creative, decoupage, friendly, fun, furniture restoration, Hastings, paint effects, recycled materials, self-esteem, supportive, training, upcycling

Our springtime workshop dates are now available!

Join a small, supportive group to enjoy decoupage, furniture restoration, carpentry or paint effects at one of our workshops in Hastings or Bexhill.

Free or low cost – discounts for low income households. All materials and tools provided.

Make something special to take home with pride.

See the calendar and joining info here.

Happy New Year

02/01/2017H F SBattle, Bexhill, furnish, Happy New Year, Hastings, new furniture, replace furniture, St Leonards

We’re back!

HFS stores have re-opened for the New Year. Our opening times are:

Mon-Thurs 9.30-4.30

Fri 9.30-4

Sat 10-3

We are really looking forward to helping you furnish your homes and offices in 2018.

Crafty workshops for 2017

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Our happy new prices prozac online, year starts with some wonderful workshops.

Join a small group and get creative at one of our workshops in Hastings or Bexhill.

Starting in January:

Decoupage – starts Tues 10th

Furniture Restoration – starts Weds 11th

Carpentry for beginners – starts Thurs 12th

Paint Effects – starts Fri 13th

These courses run for 4-6 weeks and are open to anyone. Free if your household receive a means-tested benefit or working tax credits.

Volunteering Award for Ruban

18/11/2016H F Saward, Bexhill, Community, disability, Hastings, voluntary action, volunteering

Hastings Voluntary Action gives “against all odds” awards for volunteers who have overcome their own challenges to help others through volunteering. The awards were established in memory of Fran McKeown who worked for HVA and was an enthusiastic campaigner for community action.

Ruban Shanmuganathan was nominated by HFS for this award. Ruban contracted meningitis leaving him with memory and language problems. He also has arthritis in one hand, giving him a condition known as claw hand. Ruban has been living at the brain injury rehabilitation unit and making a good recovery. Volunteering at HFS has become part of his recovery programme this year.

Starting out with one day per week in March, Ruban became more committed to his physiotherapy exercises because he wanted to be able to do more at HFS. He now helps move furniture in the prozac online drug store, takes apart and mends small items. We have seen huge improvements in his communication and confidence, feeling part of the team. He is also gaining better use of his hand by carefully lifting and carrying items with the support of the team.

The rehabilitation centre has also noted the improvements which make having his physiotherapy (which he hates!) a little easier.

Ruban now volunteers with HFS 2 days a week and plans to increase this soon because he wants to give more back to the community. We are very proud and thankful to have Ruban as one of our volunteers.

Would you like to volunteer with HFS? Read more about volunteering here.

The photo shows Ruban with his award (a work of art by Linda Coad at SCCH), with Cllr Nigel Sinden from our Board of Trustees on the left and our volunteer support worker Angie Lowe on the right.

Carpentry course starting soon

07/11/2016H F Sadult education, Bexhill, carpentry, course, DIY, free course, fun, making, recycle, tools, training, upcycle, wood, woodwork, workshop

Learn how to use tools safely and make some items from scratch from reused bed-slats. If you have a carpentry project idea in mind, get it done with advice from our expert Ron.

Starts Weds 16th November and runs for 6 weeks 10-1 at HFS Bexhill.

This is a Community Learning course. The fee is £60 but if your household receives means-tested benefits or working tax credits it is FREE.

Click here to read more about our courses

back to school or college?

01/09/2016H F SBexhill, Hastings, office furniture, pupils, reuse, student discount, students, studying, working

Office furniture

HFS Bexhill has a huge Office Furniture department. Pick up an affordable reused desk, chair, filing cabinet and get your studies organised!

The store in London Road, Bexhill has a variety of items in stock, from small computer tables through to huge corner desks.

If you are a Full-Time student bring proof of your enrollment for 10% off + free local delivery (Hastings Borough or Rother District areas).

If your household receives means-tested benefits such as Working Tax Credit or Housing Benefit, bring proof of this for 30% off and free local delivery.

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pop-up bookshop needs a new home

10/08/2016H F SBexhill, books, charity, community project, empty shop, Pop-up shop, reading, reuse, volunteers

Our team of bookshop volunteers is still searching for a new home for the project in Bexhill.

The pop-up bookshop reused thousands of books and encouraged people to read. The friendly volunteers also provided a welcoming place for people to pop in for a chat. People gave donations for their books which raised funds for our craft and DIY sessions at local Refuges.

Meanwhile, the shop they used was kept open, used and aired and the owner quickly found a commercial tenant.

The team is looking for an empty shop in Bexhill to continue the project – please get in touch if you’re able to help.