Festival Programme

DOWNLOAD THE PDF PROGRAMME (NOTE: On September 28, 10am-12.30pm Rewild Communities event should be Robsack Wood not Church in the Wood. See Event page.)

Social cycle ride, female only

Hastings Pier 1-10 White Rock, Hastings, East Sussex

Free, female only bike ride for the sustainability on sea festival. The numbers are limited due to insurance. The ride is led by a qualified british cycling ride leader and will go from Hastings pier to the end of Bexhill seafront and back predominantly on cycle paths. A social cycle along the seafront to Bexhill and back on a predominantly flat route with a couple of humps and lumps thrown in (Galley Hill) 95% traffic free, only section of road is Cinque Ports Way and...Continue Reading "Social cycle ride, female only"

FREE

Hastings Car Free Day Street Party

Hastings Seafront Eversfield Place, Hastings

Imagine the seafront road with no traffic! Car Free Day is a global event which invites towns and cities to experience the streets of their towns free of cars. Hastings’s first-ever Car Free Day celebration will take place on a stretch of the seafront road from Warrior Square Gardens to the White Rock Theatre (Eversfield Place to Verulam Place). It will be an opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate this recognised day, as well as sustainable forms of transport. A range of...Continue Reading "Hastings Car Free Day Street Party"

FREE

Open access bicycle workshop

The Old Lifeguard Stores, on the Lower Promenade, in front of Warrior Square.

A free to access, volunteer run, weekly community bicycle workshop. We provide access to skills, advice, spare parts and tools. We help people who can’t afford to go to a bike shop, fix, build and maintain their bikes and we encourage a DIY skill sharing culture for those who wish to learn and contribute. Every Wednesday evening 6-8 PM, The Old Lifeguard Stores, on the Lower Promenade, in front of Warrior Square. If Queen Victoria is behind you, come down the steps and we’re there.

Community Street Audit

Meet at lower junction of London Road and Ashburnham Road

A chance to learn how to evaluate the quality of your streets and spaces from the viewpoint of the people who use them, including safety, air pollution, and ease of walking. Hosted by Hastings Green Party.

FREE

Car-Free and Beyond

Friends Meeting House 5 South Terrace, Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom

A follow-up discussion on the experience of Hastings’s first Car-Free Day with examples from Car-Free towns and communities around the world.

FREE