Hastings | HFS

Podcast features HFS

29/06/2018H F SBexhill, cause, charity, comedy, furniture, Hastings, interview, listen, local, manifesto, Mark Thomas, partly political podcast, podcast, politics, reuse, small charities week, Tiernan Douieb

HFS featured in Tiernan Douieb’s Partly Political Podcast.

Tiernan compered our fantastic comedy fund-raiser in May and wanted to feature HFS as part of Small Charities Week.

We talk about the challenges and joys of running a small local charity, the issues affecting people in our area, how policies affect us and how people can get involved and support us.

Listen to the Partly Political Podcast (Contains some swearing. Interview starts approx 20 mins into episode)

Photo of Tiernan Douieb and Mark Thomas on stage at De La Warr Pavilion in May by Bob Mazzer

Mark Thomas & Friends

21/05/2018H F SBexhill, Bridget Christie, charity, comedy, Daniel Kitson, De La Warr Pavilion, Friday 25th May 2018, fundraiser, Hastings, Jonny & the Baptists, Mark Thomas, Robin Ince, Shazia Mirza, St Leonards, Tiernan Douieb

Brilliant line-up of comedians perform to raise funds for HFS starter packs

We are really grateful to everyone who bought tickets to our fund-raiser on Fri 25th May. You helped raise funds to supply starter packs of essential household items for households in crisis and you were a lovely audience for our comedians.

Thanks to all the performers: Mark Thomas / Daniel Kitson / Bridget Christie / Robin Ince / Shazia Mirza / Jay Foreman / Tiernan Douieb

We are also grateful to all the local companies and artists that donated products for Goody Bags to thank our performers: Borough Wines, Beers and Books, Carr Taylor Vineyards, Claire Fletcher, the De La Warr Pavilion, The Hastings Lemon Ketchup Company, Hastings Old Town Rock Shop, Leroy Henry, Martel Colour Print, No Plastics Shop, Pea Crabtree, Peter Quinnell, Trinity Wholefoods and Wow and Flutter.

Read more about the event and our starter packs here.

Bags of help!

07/02/2018H F Sbags of help, Bexhill, charity, confidence, experience, friendly, Groundwork, Hastings, help, join, support, team, Tesco, volunteer, volunteering

Thanks to hundreds of local Tesco shoppers for voting for HFS – we won £2,000!

The funds will help us support volunteers to gain skills, confidence and experience. A lot of our volunteers need support to take on their role with us and to build up towards moving on into training or work.

Thanks to your support we can help more people.

Our friendly team can’t wait to welcome more members!

Read more about volunteering with HFS.

We’re back!

02/01/2018H F SBattle, Bexhill, furniture, Hastings, New Year, office furniture, open, recycle, reuse, Rother, secondhand, St Leonards

We’re back from our break and looking forward to helping you furnish your homes and offices in 2018.

Pop in to see us in Hastings or Bexhill:

Mon-Thurs 9.30-4.30

Fri 9.30-4

Sat 10-3

Happy Holidays!

22/12/2017H F SBexhill, charity, christmas, donate, Furniture store, Hastings, holiday, New Year, reuse furniture, Rother, secondhand furniture, St Leonards, store closure, team break, xmas

Our team will be having a well-earned seasonal break from 23rd December to 1st January.

We’ll be back on Tuesday 2nd January with our usual opening times.

We’re looking forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Vote for us!

10/11/2017H F Sbags of help, Battle, carrier bag tax, charity, christmas, December, free vote, good cause, grant, Hastings, help a charity, local charity, plastic bag, shop, St Leonards, supermarket, Tesco, volunteer, vote

If you shop at any branch of Tesco in Hastings, St Leonards or Battle, please take a token and vote for HFS to win some “bags of help” funding.

Voting runs through November and December 2017.

Burlesque night

07/09/2017H F Sburlesque, charity, domestic violence, fund-raising, Hastings, refuge, surprise, tease, White Rock, women

Hastings Burlesque chose HFS as their charity for their very first event in Hastings on Saturday 23rd September.

The event at White Rock Theatre raised over £500 towards HFS workshops at local women’s refuges.

Hastings Burlesque founder, Izzy Crouch said “Founding an event like this in my home town is a real privilege. I am delighted to be raising money for HFS. I know full well that life doesn’t always run smoothly and have used HFS’ services during a tricky patch in my life. I don’t know what I would have done without them. I am pleased to be able to give back to this wonderful charity that does so much for the local community.”

Help our team deliver

15/08/2017H F SBexhill, charity job, collecting, delivering, driving, Hastings, jobs, join our team

Our donors and customers expect friendly, capable, safe, professional service from our charity.

Can you help our team deliver?

Collection & Delivery Driver

£8.75 PH 37 hours/week Mon-Fri

Full, clean driving license, van-driving and lifting experience, over 25? Download the full info & application form here and apply by 5pm Mon 21st August

New course dates

24/07/2017H F Sadult ed, adult education, Battle, Bexhill, carpentry, community learning, crafty courses, creative, East Sussex, fixing, free course, funky furniture, furniture restoration, Hastings, making, mixed crafts, paint effects, Rother, shabby chic, skills, tools, upholstery course, workshops

Book your place today for our free / low-cost workshops in Hastings & Bexhill. We are offering:

Furniture Restoration

Beginners Carpentry

Advanced Carpentry

Paint Effects on furniture

Mixed Crafts with upcycled materials

Upholstery for Beginners

Our workshops are a great place to learn new, practical skills in a small friendly group. All courses are 20 hours, over either 4 or 6 days, and usually run on the same day each week.

Course dates, fees and more info here.

Thanks ZoomArts

20/07/2017H F SBexhill, community group, hard work rewarded, Hastings, opportunities, photography, summer, team, teamwork, thank-you to volunteers, volunteer, volunteering, zoomarts

We’re very grateful to the volunteers from ZoomArts who have taken our new team photo.

The whole HFS team got together for our Summer meal; a thank-you for our volunteers and staff who work so hard all year round. The photographers from ZoomArts took the opportunity to get a photo of everyone together on the beach.

ZoomArts is a local community group that helps photographers share skills, develop expertise and exhibit work.

Would you like to join the HFS team? Read more about volunteering with us.