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
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!
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.”
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!
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
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.
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.
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!
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!
We asked parliamentary candidates in East Sussex whether they would pledge to campaign to save Local Welfare Assistance (LWA) funding and ring-fence it to protect the services it funds.
LWA is a safety net that enables some of our most vulnerable and disadvantaged households to get through a crisis, obtain and set up a basic home including beds and bedding, emergency food and rent deposits.
At HFS we see the direct results of this support because we source and deliver brand new beds, bedding, cookers and fridges for people in Hastings and Rother who apply to the County Council for this help (click to read more about the scheme).
Separate, ring-fenced LWA funding was abolished in April 2015. The Government said that Councils would allocate funds for the services from their core grant; they suggested amounts but refused to ring-fence funds. Council core grants are reducing each year (local Councils say their budgets have been reduced 40% since 2010) so the lack of separate, ring-fenced funding puts LWA services at risk.
If you haven’t yet decided how to vote on 8th June, please bear in mind that the candidates’ intentions on issues like this can make a real difference to local households in need.
These candidates have pledged support:
Peter Chowney – Labour – Hastings & Rye
Colin Stocks – Green Party – Wealden
Nicholas Wilson – Independent (Vote Ethical) – Hastings & Rye
Angie Smith – Labour – Wealden
Caroline Lucas – Green Party – Brighton Pavilion
We’ve not yet heard from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats or UKIP.
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