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.)

Greenham Remembered

OPEN 19 Grand Parade, St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Photographs and memories of local women's opposition to war and the nuclear industry and their non- violent work for peace in the 1980s. Women's Voice Hastings is collecting a series of personal photographs from the women who made a stand and protested against war and for nuclear disarmament. These images show a generation of women activists, how these battles were fought and echo today's struggles with the looming reality of climate change and world conflict. Come along to the Open Evening, Greenham Remembered on 20/09/19,...Continue Reading "Greenham Remembered"

FREE

Saving Energy -Your House & The Planet!

All Saints Hall 142 All Saints St, Hastings Old Town, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Advice & Help to retro-fit your draughty old house and save money! An afternoon to help you save money that includes: - Talk on how to retro fit your house to save energy from Ken Davis design consultant plus - Practical help with your plans and designs - Swap Shop for tools and materials - Free advice on switching energy supplier - Solar advice - Tea and Cake, Raffle and Green Party information. open-to-the-public accessible-venue child-friendly

FREE

Seahenge Open house – eco home tour

Hastings first straw bale house Built for sustainable and lifetime living. The house features an air source heat pump powering hot water and underfloor heating, air tightness and a mechanical heat recovery ventilation system, a walk-in cold larder and accessibility for people with disabilities (not yet complete), a permacultural edible forest garden under development! There will tours at: 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm - please book your slot by emailing kate@energiseussexcoast.co.uk and you will be sent the address. Please be aware that this is still a...Continue Reading "Seahenge Open house – eco home tour"

Free - donations welcome

Energy Advice Drop in

Hastings Contact Centre Contact Centre at Hastings Town Hall Queens Road, Hastings, east Sussex, United Kingdom

For any help or advice with your energy and water bills come along to Energise Sussex Coast's pop up energy advice desk in the Contact Centre in Hastings Town Hall  (the entrance is opposite the entrance to Priory Meadow Shopping Centre). We can help you: Switch to a cheaper provider. Sort out any problems with your current provider. Check whether you are entitled to the Warm Home Discount and other grants. Remember to bring along your recent bills and if possible a meter reading. Accessible...Continue Reading "Energy Advice Drop in"

FREE

Stop Funding Climate Change!

Printed Matter Bookshop 185 Queens Road, Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Find out how to get involved in the campaign to get East Sussex County Council to stop funding climate change (event includes a screening of the short film 'Divest') It makes no sense to invest in companies that undermine our future. We need an apartheid-style boycott to save the planet - Desmond Tutu   According to David Attenborough “we could face irreversible damage to the natural world and the collapse of our societies” unless we take rapid and dramatic action to tackle climate change. East...Continue Reading "Stop Funding Climate Change!"

FREE

Home energy makeover

Energise Sussex Coast offices Silchester Mews, 17a Silchester Road, St Leonards

In this friendly, interactive workshop you will go through the steps of giving your home an energy makeover. By the end you will: Know how to use price comparison websites to find the cheapest deal (and how to trust that it is the real cheapest deal!) Find out about what extra help and grants are available. Understand what on earth your bill means! Feel confident about installing some basic energy efficiency measures. Kingston University London will join us for the session to share the results...Continue Reading "Home energy makeover"

FREE

Off Grid Living

Energise Sussex Coast offices Silchester Mews, 17a Silchester Road, St Leonards

This is an introductory workshop for anyone that would like to create an off grid system for their shed or van.  In this workshop you will be introduced to solar pv, battery and hydro systems. There will be lots of opportunities to ask questions and share your own experiences of off grid living with Energise Sussex Coast's Energy Champion Arran, who has been living off grid for many years. Please email to check accessibility requirements. Booking required. Please book via Energise Sussex Coast's website

FREE

Rewild Communities at Robsack Wood

Robsack -Meet outside One stop - 2 Bodiam Drive, St Leonards-On-Sea. One Stop, 2 Bodiam Drive, St Leonards-On-Sea

Discovering, protecting and enjoying our local natural space. An opportunity for the communities of Hollington and Robsack to discover, explore and protect their local woodland spaces We will have conservation and woodland management tasks and activities for the whole family. We aim to help make the woodland space a safer and more enjoyable place for families to enjoy. We will also attempt to work together to protect and support the ecosystem of the woodland beyond this event. We will have an opportunity to enjoy the...Continue Reading "Rewild Communities at Robsack Wood"

FREE

DIY Solar Charger Workshop

OPEN 19 Grand Parade, St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom

If you are interested in knowing more about renewable energy systems, this one day, very practical workshop, will allow you to create a product to charge your phone (and other USB devices) from the sun, that you can take home at the end of the day. You will learn what energy is and what it can do, and gain a hands-on understanding of the electrical basics: current, voltage, resistance, power, and series and parallel circuits. During the workshop you will build your own solar panel...Continue Reading "DIY Solar Charger Workshop"

£75

Rewild Communities in Hollington

Hollington woodland (Tile barn wood) Hollington Skate Park, Wishing Tree Road North, St Leonards on sea

Discovering, protecting and enjoying our local natural space. An opportunity for the communities of Hollington and Robsack to discover, explore and protect their local woodland spaces We will have conservation and woodland management tasks and activities for the whole family. We aim to help make the woodland space a safer and more enjoyable place for families to enjoy. We will also attempt to work together to protect and support the ecosystem of the woodland beyond this event. We will have an opportunity to enjoy the...Continue Reading "Rewild Communities in Hollington"

FREE