Our first BookSwapBox is in action at Rock House, a community-owned co-working space enjoyed by dozens of small enterprises and self-employed folk.
All our BookSwapBoxes will be customised for the community they serve. Rock House wanted something that would fit in with their colour themes and decor so they have a sleek bookcase with funky bright shelves.
Our next group, Pathways, are going to help us make their BookSwapBox and have chosen a Beach Hut theme – we can’t wait to see it!
We’re celebrating 30 years of furniture reuse with a whole day of community activities at the Hastings Centre on the Ridge (opposite Conquest Hospital).
Please join us and have fun making, doing and trying new activities that don’t cost the earth!
Free advance tickets are available until the end of Friday on Eventbrite, or you can pay just £1 per adult on the door.
The programme and ticket link are on our website here.
Our Matt is leaving HFS to work on long-distance and overseas removals. Matt started with us on the L-earn project, progressed to complete an Apprenticeship and has been with us for an amazing 7 years.
Join our team!
We’re recruiting a full-time Collection & Delivery Driver to help our teams at both Hastings and Bexhill stores. It’s a very active job with lots of variety.
Here’s Robyn to tell you more about working with HFS:
To apply, download and complete the application form here.
To celebrate our 3 decades of furntiure reuse, HFS is hosting “Thrift Fest” at the Hastings Centre on Saturday 22nd September, where we will launch a crowd-sourced Thrifty Tips book.
Thrift Fest is a day showcasing way to live a fun-filled, creative, active, rich life without costing the earth. The day will be packed full of activities, workshops and entertainment provided by local community groups, reflecting the ethos of HFS: DIY, reuse, upcycling, sharing practical skills, and being active in the community.
Have you got a thrifty tip to share? Individuals and organisations that successfully submit a Thrifty Tip for the book will be named in print and receive a free copy at Thrift Fest.
We’re refreshing the look of our fleet of collection and delivery vans over the next few weeks, thanks to Thomas Design & Graphics in St Leonards.
We hope the new design will catch your eye when you see us out and about, and help people become more aware of our services.
As a small local charity we don’t have much of an advertising budget, so we want to make the most of these “mobile billboards”.
Part of the new design is the statement fighting furniture poverty since 1988 – 30 years this year! Check out our anniversary celebration ThriftFest on Sat 22nd September.
We will really miss Robyn, who is leaving us to join her family’s business and train to be a Plumber. Watch the interview with her about her role at HFS (click play above).
We are looking for someone with the same positive attitude, love of active work, friendly but professional communication skills and enjoyment of coaching and helping others.
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.
Hastings Burlesque’s ‘Before they were Famous’ show at The Palace on June 9th raised an impressive £270 for our Refuge workshops!
Thanks to everyone who supported the event and bought our “Naughty or Nice” raffle tickets – and to performer Miss Elsie May for this fab shot with our Re-use Manifesto.
Our Workshop on Wheels visits local Refuges to help women who have survived domestic violence build confidence with DIY skills and make items for their new homes.
HFS patron Mark Thomas launched our Reuse Manifesto poster at our Mark Thomas & Friends fund-raising comedy night on Friday 25th May.
We worked with local artist and HFS team-member Pea Crabtree to design the poster and it was printed by Martel Colour Print in St Leonards.
Supporters were able to buy their own copy of the manifesto poster (A3) to take home from the comedy event, and you can pick up a copy from your local HFS store for the launch price of £5. We also have postcards with the same design for £1. All proceeds help the charity.
