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Hastings Bonfire 2018

Love Hastings supports Hastings Bonfire 2019

Love Hastings is proud to support Hastings Bonfire for 2019.  Hastings Bonfire is one of the biggest events in the Hastings calendar, drawing in tens of thousands of people to…
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John Logie Baird Hastings

John Logie Baird

John Logie Baird built the first television from items such as scissors, a hat box, bicycle lights and wax and transmitted the first moving image in 1924 above a shop in Queens…
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Hastings Pirate Day

Pirate Day celebrates its 10th year

Hastings Pirate Day is back for its 10th year on Sunday 14th July. The town-wide event attracts thousands of pirates every year, and this year is shaping up to be…
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Business Watch – like neighbourhood watch, just better for your business

You may have seen new signs appearing throughout the town recently with the Business Watch logo on them. These are being put out by the BID team to promote membership…
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Love Hastings

2nd AGM – Wednesday 15 May

Notice of the 2nd Annual General Meeting of Love Hastings Limited Notice is hereby given that the 2nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Love Hastings Limited with company registration number…
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Bike1066

Bank Holiday Monday information

For over four decades, thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts have visited Hastings on the May Day bank holiday for Bike1066. Every year it gets bigger and better, and this year we…
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Hastings Easter Bunny Fun Days

Easter Bunny Fun Days

Hop down to Hastings town centre on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April, 12-3pm, for free family Easter fun! Love Hastings Ltd is bringing a new event to Wellington Place…
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Hastings busking code

Hastings Buskers’ Code of Practice

The code of practice (below) has been written to try and control and improve street entertainment in Hastings Town Centre. It is a voluntary agreement as it is perfectly legal…
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Primark Hastings

Primark opens in Hastings!

Hundreds of shoppers eagerly queued up at the new Primark, which opened at 10am on Wednesday 6th March 2019 in Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings.The international retailer which offers amazing…
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Sign-up to ShopWatch and BarWatch

Both the ShopWatch and BarWatch schemes are under review at the moment and the team at Love Hastings are working to ensure everyone who is already a member has full…
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Tackling the flytippers

Since starting on the job late last year your business ambassador, Peter, has reported and overseen the removal of well over 100 flytips. These have ranged from a few black…
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Working with the police to cut down business crime

We’re pleased to be able to report a number of successful court cases recently where the police have prosecuted some of the town’s more prolific shoplifters. Most recently Daniel Barber…
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BID budget 2019-20

What is the BID? The BID is – in essence – a local fundraising scheme. Money is collected by the council and then re-invested within the area to deliver a…
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Tackling flyposting

The love Hastings team are looking for ideas and suggestions to cut down on flyposting in the town. The business ambassador has been spending increasing amounts of time removing unsightly…
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High Street Survey Results

In February 2019 we launched a survey of local people using a template that originated from a nationwide study of attitudes to high streets. We got a good response rate,…
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Brightening up the town with a lick of paint

After reports of some stray street art and unwanted graffiti, the Love Hastings team last month pulled on their overalls for a day and spruced up the public walkway between…
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High Street Survey

Survey closed 5pm Monday 25 February 2019 Results available HERE.

NightSafe Patrols ensure safer nights out in Hastings and St Leonards over Christmas and New Year

A mobile support team of trained SIA security staff has started patrolling the streets of Hastings over this festive period to keep revelers safe and ensure everyone has a great…
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Queens Arcade

Updating Queens Arcade

After lots of discussions with the retailers in Queens Arcade, it was clear that the Arcade needed an update to reflect the fantastic shops on offer. One of the obvious…
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Street art transforms Priory Square

It’s hard to forget the blue hoardings that overwhelmed Priory Square. With the help of Stella Dore Gallery and The Brass Monkey, the hoardings have been completely transformed. With references…
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