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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.

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. With your support we can help more people.

Voting runs through November and December 2017.

Help shape our Bexhill plans

25/10/2017H F Sarchitect, Bexhill, build, building, development. social enterprise, furniture, hfs store, improvement, London Road, planning, plans, regeneration, workspace

We are working on plans to redevelop our site in Bexhill.

We own the large site on London Road that used to be Russell’s Garage. It has the potential to offer much better facilities and more display space for our customers and our team, and to provide spaces for others to start up their own businesses, social enterprises or creative activities.

We are seeking the views of our community about these plans before we complete an application for Planning Permission, so do please let us know if you have any queries or concerns we can address.

The drawings will be on display in the windows at the store in London Road from 1st-4th November, with a special coffee, cake and chat event from 2-4 on Weds 1st November. You are welcome to comment in person or online, using the contact form below.

Click here to download the workspace hub plan drawings in one PDF document: download drawings

: Current bird’s eye view

: New bird’s eye view

: Frontage onto London Road: RVA offices and HFS store

: Workspace unit building at back of site

: Workspace building – back of site – signage idea

: View from neighbouring gardens

: View from neighbouring gardens

: View from neighbouring gardens

Women With Wood

01/10/2017H F Sadult education, Bexhill, carpentry, course, feminist, free, how to, learn, Pelham, Rother Voluntary Action, RVA, Sidley, tools, training, women, wood, woodwork

Have you ever wanted to learn about carpentry and woodwork?

We’ve teamed up with Rother Voluntary Action to offer these FREE women’s woodworking sessions in Sidley, with lunches provided by the Chaps Cooking Course!

To book contact Lindsay at RVA: 01424 217 259

ZoomArts

12/09/2017H F Sart, charity, creative, events, exhibition, Kings Road, photography, September, St Leonards, studio, Warrior Square, WoW van, Zoom Arts, zoomarts

The photographers at ZoomArts are launching their HFS-themed exhibition this month.

Open from 13th-27th September at the ZoomArts Gallery, Warrior Square Station, Kings Road St Leonards. 10.30-4.00 daily.

Our WoW van will also visit Warrior Square Station on Thurs 21st September 10-12 to promote our training activities.

All welcome!

Fantastic Fiver Sale

04/09/2017H F Saffordable, armchairs, bargain, Bexhill, discount, East Sussex, fiver, sale, secondhand furniture, tables, £5

We’re having a sale to clear space in our store for more fab reusable furniture.

The Fantastic Fiver Sale is now on at HFS Bexhill. Armchairs, coffee tables and TV units (and lots more) only £5.

Grab a bargain now!

Click for store location and opening times.

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.

Classic Car Boot Stall

07/07/2017H F SClassic Car Boot, Fire Engine, Firefighter, furniture, Hastings Pier, Hemingway, pottery, Stall, Vintage, vinyl, VW classic

Our stall at the Classic Car Boot Sale was a great success.

On 8-9th July designers Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway organised the event to transform Hastings Pier with extra special vehicles and vintage treasures.

One of our supporters brought his lovely vintage VW fire engine to accompany our stall. Kids (of all ages) loved the vehicle and took “firefighter selfies”

Our stall featured many of the small vintage finds in our stores. Many visitors were surprised to see the range of goods available from HFS stores, and very pleased with our prices – we hope they’ll become regular customers!

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