Hastings | HFS

WoW van visits

15/06/2017H F Scarpentry skills, charity, Hastings, learning, Ore, training, women's sheds, workshop on wheels, workshops for women

Our Workshop On Wheels has been visiting a group of women at the Oasis community project in Ore.

Everyone had a great time learning more about DIY, carpentry and furniture restoration with our tutor Ron and completing their own projects.

The van is moving on to visit a group at Working Wonders this month – helping them sand down and restore the benches in their community allotment.

If you’d like the van to visit your neighbourhood group in Hastings and Rother, do get in touch, we’ll see what we can do!

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.

Read more.

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)

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.

Mark Thomas talk for HFS

02/11/2016H F Sart, charity, comedy, Hastings, Mark Thomas, miners, politics, red shed, solidarity, talk

Mark is coming to Hastings on 9th November.

Our afternoon event will be a talk about comedy, art, politics and mischief in the St Marys Cafe and Bar, followed by a Q & A. All proceeds to HFS.

Mark is performing his award-winning Red Shed show in the auditorium in the evening too – don’t miss it.

Tickets for the afternoon talk are £10 and all proceeds go to HFS. Tickets are available and from the SMIC box office in person.

Have a Crafty Christmas

01/11/2016H F Sadult education, christmas, confidence, course, craft, garland, handmade, Hastings, mental health, wellbeing, workshop, wreath, xmas

Our Crafty Christmas course starts on 8th November at the Hastings workshop. 6 weeks of handmade fun including making garlands, snowflakes and lots of other seasonal stuff. We reuse and recycle lots of materials in our workshops.

The workshops provide a way to learn new skills and spend time with a small supportive group of people, boosting confidence, self-esteem and wellbeing.

Our workshops are free and include materials, use of our tools and so on. You simply pay £5 deposit when you book your place and this is refunded as long as you attend.

Click for more info about our courses.

Movement community art project for Root 1066

04/10/2016H F Sart, art installation, Community, craftivists, Hastings, inclusion, movement, Root 1066

HFS took part in a huge community art event, alongside 12 other local community groups, as part of the Root 1066 Festival in Hastings.

Participants took part in a procession along the seafront, carrying hand-made arrows and gathered at The Stade to celebrate the completion of a huge art installation made by vulnerable adults in Hastings and Rother. The installation was made of hundreds of arrows made by groups in Hastings and Rother. Each arrow was decorated underneath with the hopes and wishes of the participants.

There are more photos on the Craftivists network webpage – click here to visit.