| The SOS team have been very busy putting together a nine-day programme of events for Sustainability on Sea (SOS) 2019. We are now well over 60 events include craft workshops, storytelling, films, activism, beach cleans, guided walks, bike rides, woodland skills, gardening, apple pressing, energy advice, permaculture, food sharing and much more! SOS coincides with the Global Climate Strike. From September 20-27 Below is a selection of events organised by Transition Town Hastings and the SOS team. |
| Soil, society, sustenance, solutions – Supper event with Tristram Stuart, Craig Sams & Pea Pod Veg September 28, 7– |
| Love it or Leave it: Junior Photography Competition FREE TO ENTER Deadline: Tuesday 10 September A photo competition for children age 4 – 14. We want them to show us what they love about the place where they live and what they would like to leave, change or make better. Winning photos will be displayed during the festival. Prizes include a sunset wildlife trip with the Brighton Dolphin Project and an activity day with Project Rewildand a junior masterclass with photographer John Cole. https://www.sustainabilityonsea.org.uk/sustainabilityonsea.org.uk/photo-comp/ |
| Rewild Communities, Free events from Project Rewild No booking required, just turn up. September 21, 10am – 3pm Free family woodland day. Church in the Wood, Hollington Outdoor games and play, woodland crafts, nature-based activities, storytelling and lots of outdoor fun for the whole family. Event page September 28 Robsack Wood – Meet at One Stop, Bodiam road – 10am -12.30pm Event page Hollington wood (Tile Barn) below the Hollington Skate park – 2pm – 4.30pm Event pageDiscovering, protecting and enjoying our local natural space. Conservation and woodland management tasks and activities for the whole family. |
| Car Free Day Eversfield Place / 22 September, 12-6pm / FREE ENTRYCar Free Day is shaping up to be quite a day, albeit controversial! A unique opportunity for us to experience the seafront road ‘car free’. Includes Source ParkBMX bikes, Silly bike races with Bike Lab and Bike maintenance, Outdoor living rooms, Discussion spaces for sharing ideas about how to reimagine our daily lives, Alfresco dining and picnicking, Guerrilla gardening with recycle boxes, Star Football Academy, Yarn bombing, salsa dancing, fitness classes, kids workshops and music! Facebook event page. |
| Big Green Fair, September 29, 11-4pm Entertainment, inspiration, great food and activities for all ages.On the day you will be able to browse the stalls of the sustainable marketplace. Expect a variety of stallholders selling eco wares, food products and promoting eco services. Meet activists and campaigners with activities all framed around the them of What We Can Do. You’ll find interactive workshops in the Stade Hall and you can be inspired by and take part in the many different sustainable projects and organisations in our ‘What We can Do Big Marquee’.See event page for more, including timings of speakers and workshops |
| Upcycling crafts and bee hotel workshop Ore Community Centre / September 25, 1pm – 3pm / FREE Make small sculptures from beach combed and found objects, necklaces / bracelets from wrapped and bound scrap fabric, reclaimed wooden bee hotels. Most materials will be provided but please bring your own beach finds. See also the crafts and sculpture upcycling workshop at 10am-12pm the same day. |
| Down to Earth film Electric Palace Cinema / September 25, 7:15 pm / £5 (on the door)DOWN to EARTH is a mirror to humanity, a poignant and timely reflection on our civilized world. The movie invites us to see the world through the eyes of the Keepers of the Earth. It takes us on an inner journey, connecting us with the source and the mutual path we are walking. DOWN to EARTH is both a wake up call and a resurgence of hope for our world to come.https://www.downtoearthfilm.com |