Join the Trust now so you can vote at the Annual General Meeting. Membership forms are available at the Resource Centre, 35 Robertson Street, or by contacting Peta by e-mail at peta@ hastingstrust.co.uk
We are looking for nominations for new Board members - join us in supporting the economic, social, cultural and environmental regeneration of Hastings.
If you want to know more about what is involved in being a member of our Board of Management give me a call on (01424) 446373
Our AGM will be held at the exciting new arts space in Hastings, F-ISH, on the ground floor of the Creative Media Centre, 44-45 Robertson Street, Hastings.
The gallery will be open on Thursday the11th September for the meeting from 12 noon for a 12.30 start, with lunch provided. Please confirm your attendance by e-mailing me at mel@hastingstrust.co.uk
If you would like to join the Board we need to know by 5.00pm on 30th August at the latest.
I look forward to seeing you on the 11th September.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
Coastal Currents is coming
Coastal Currents returns to Hastings from 29th August to 21st September 2008 with its annual celebration of cultural offerings and three weeks of contemporary visual and live arts. For full details of what's going on please look out for the programme and check out the website www.coastalcurrents.org
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Hastings Trust AGM
The Annual General Meeting is fast approaching - it really doesn't seem like a year since the last one when I was still completing my application for Christine's job!!
This year our AGM will be held over lunch in the new f-ish gallery in Robertson Street (at the bottom of CMC2) on 11th September.
Invitations will be coming out soon along with our fantastic annual review.
This year our AGM will be held over lunch in the new f-ish gallery in Robertson Street (at the bottom of CMC2) on 11th September.
Invitations will be coming out soon along with our fantastic annual review.
MyPlace
MyPlace is government funding being administered by the Big Lottery. Worth up to £5 million per project the Department for Children, Families and Schools wants to fund 'world class' youth facilities and Hastings Trust is working with the Borough and County Council, along with local young people to put a bid together. Its a lot of work to do but if we're successful it will provide state of the art facilities for young people, planned and designed by young people and ultimately managed by young people. This will keep me busy until the end of September when the bid is due in!!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Hot off the press
Hello everyone, just a quick post to let you know that the new Hastings Trust newsletter will soon be dropping through your letterbox or into your inbox. We would welcome any comments on the content. Please also note that there is an application form for Trust membership in the inside back cover. Thanks to Kevin for his tireless efforts in putting the newsletter together with the staff team's contributions, and the volunteers who are preparing the mailout as I write.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Creating community assets
Hastings Trust has been working in partnership with Hastings Borough Council, Hastings Voluntary Action and other stakeholders to bid for funds from the Big Lottery Community Assets Fund to secure money to refurbish Jackson Hall in order that it can be passed into community ownership to act as office and incubation space for the third sector. We heard last week that our bid for approximately £750,000 has been successful. A great example of partnership working, this project demonstrates the commitment of the local authority to help to provide the right environment for a thriving third sector. Thanks must go to Glyn Carter, Economic Development Manager at HBC, and Steve Manwaring, Executive Director of Hastings Voluntary Action, for their commitment to and assistance with putting the bid together. Now the hard work starts with putting together a capital build programme and business plan to secure the sustainability of the asset into the future. More information is available on Hastings Voluntary Action's website www.hastingsvoluntaryaction.org
Watch this space for more updates as they happen.
Watch this space for more updates as they happen.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
News updates
Once again work has kept me so busy I've not had time to post.
So......what's been going on?
Community assets transfer - working in partnership with HBC, HVA and the wider community a bid has been submitted to the Community Assets Fund for funding to convert Jackson Hall, Portland Place from the Tressell Training base to a new community hub. If successful in our bid for 3/4 million, the building will be refurbished and transferred by the Borough Council into the ownership of the community. We've also had facilitated workshops with the Development Trusts Association (as you know, Hastings Trust is a member of the DTA) to help partners to identify the needs and best uses for the building. We've got through the first stage cull and are hoping for a decision by the end of March. Your support is needed to help this valuable bid go forward. Thanks must go to the Council for their commitment and willingness to transfer such a valuable asset to the community, and thanks in particular to Glyn Carter, Economic Development and Inclusion Officer, for his hard work and support.
Working Neighbourhoods - HBC will receive almost £2.2 million funding for 2007-08 to deliver a programme of initiatives aimed at helping to support employment and enterprise development in Hastings. I had the opportunity to facilitate a workshop at the working neighbourhoods conference held at the Town Hall recently which will inform the delivery of the programme. It is important that the role of the third sector in enabling community economic development and inclusion is recognised and I am happy to work with partners to advocate this position. Get in touch if you want to know more.
Hastings Voluntary Action AGM and annual conference - this excellent event was held at Horntye Park and I was elected onto the Board of Hastings Voluntary Action. This is great for me as it will help to strengthen links between two key third sector infrastructure organisations in Hastings, and was a personal pleasure as I am a relative new-comer to the sector in Hastings - so thanks to everyone who voted for me. I look forward to serving on HVA's board and supporting the incredible work of this key organisation.
Welcome to Respond Academy - I am pleased to be able to report that we have welcomed Respond into the ground floor of our premises at Silchester Mews, St Leonards. I look forward to being able to work with JC and Pablo and support their excellent work.
And more property news - our state of the art training facility at Linton Viaduct, Braybrooke Terrace is in the process of being leased to our private sector training partners Study Xpress who have been key to the delivery of construction training with our Skills2Build project. Study Xpress' excellent work should be commended as should their commitment to Hastings shown by the recent opening of their second training facility in Western Road, St Leonards.
The Resource Centre, Robertson Street - thanks to the investment of Hastings Community Resource Ltd, watch out for new and improved facilities within our resource centre. This has commenced with the installation of an all-singing, all-dancing colour photocopier which is available for use by local residents and groups for community printing.
Volunteering opportunities - as you probably know our resource centre is staffed by an fabulous team of skilled and professional volunteers, but we are always looking for more. If you want to join our team full training and support is available. It's a great way to gain valuable experience to help you to find paid work, and is a fantastic way to support your community and your local Development Trust. If you want to know more, call in and speak to Heather.
So......what's been going on?
Community assets transfer - working in partnership with HBC, HVA and the wider community a bid has been submitted to the Community Assets Fund for funding to convert Jackson Hall, Portland Place from the Tressell Training base to a new community hub. If successful in our bid for 3/4 million, the building will be refurbished and transferred by the Borough Council into the ownership of the community. We've also had facilitated workshops with the Development Trusts Association (as you know, Hastings Trust is a member of the DTA) to help partners to identify the needs and best uses for the building. We've got through the first stage cull and are hoping for a decision by the end of March. Your support is needed to help this valuable bid go forward. Thanks must go to the Council for their commitment and willingness to transfer such a valuable asset to the community, and thanks in particular to Glyn Carter, Economic Development and Inclusion Officer, for his hard work and support.
Working Neighbourhoods - HBC will receive almost £2.2 million funding for 2007-08 to deliver a programme of initiatives aimed at helping to support employment and enterprise development in Hastings. I had the opportunity to facilitate a workshop at the working neighbourhoods conference held at the Town Hall recently which will inform the delivery of the programme. It is important that the role of the third sector in enabling community economic development and inclusion is recognised and I am happy to work with partners to advocate this position. Get in touch if you want to know more.
Hastings Voluntary Action AGM and annual conference - this excellent event was held at Horntye Park and I was elected onto the Board of Hastings Voluntary Action. This is great for me as it will help to strengthen links between two key third sector infrastructure organisations in Hastings, and was a personal pleasure as I am a relative new-comer to the sector in Hastings - so thanks to everyone who voted for me. I look forward to serving on HVA's board and supporting the incredible work of this key organisation.
Welcome to Respond Academy - I am pleased to be able to report that we have welcomed Respond into the ground floor of our premises at Silchester Mews, St Leonards. I look forward to being able to work with JC and Pablo and support their excellent work.
And more property news - our state of the art training facility at Linton Viaduct, Braybrooke Terrace is in the process of being leased to our private sector training partners Study Xpress who have been key to the delivery of construction training with our Skills2Build project. Study Xpress' excellent work should be commended as should their commitment to Hastings shown by the recent opening of their second training facility in Western Road, St Leonards.
The Resource Centre, Robertson Street - thanks to the investment of Hastings Community Resource Ltd, watch out for new and improved facilities within our resource centre. This has commenced with the installation of an all-singing, all-dancing colour photocopier which is available for use by local residents and groups for community printing.
Volunteering opportunities - as you probably know our resource centre is staffed by an fabulous team of skilled and professional volunteers, but we are always looking for more. If you want to join our team full training and support is available. It's a great way to gain valuable experience to help you to find paid work, and is a fantastic way to support your community and your local Development Trust. If you want to know more, call in and speak to Heather.
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