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Hastings & St Leonards 21–29 September Sustainability on Sea festival 21-29 Sept 2019 Hastings & St Leonards

Welcome to Sustainability on Sea festival 2019, Transition Town Hastings’s festival celebrating the projects and organisations that help the people of the Hastings and Rother region live more sustainably. Within this guide you will find details of over 60 events and activities spanning the area from Winchelsea in the east to Bexhill in the west, all exploring different aspects of sustainability.

The theme of this year’s festival is What We Can Do, showcasing the meaningful changes we can all make for the benefit of the environment and our communities. Sustainability is an increasingly serious and urgent topic but that’s not to say we can’t have fun! With activities from beach cleans to bike rides, activism to food sharing, and Hastings’s first ever Car Free Day (see page 5) there is something for everyone. The festival runs over nine days from Saturday 21–Sunday 29 September culminating in an all-day Big Green Fair (see page 15) at The Stade on 29 September. Sustainability on Sea brings together a wide range of sustainable projects organised under the globally recognised One Planet Living ten theme framework; ten simple principles that cover all aspects of social, environmental and economic sustainability.

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For more details on events please visit: www.sustainabilityonsea.org.uk Throughout the festival Fishing for Generations exhibition FREE Hastings Museum and Photography exhibition of the Hastings Fishing Community. Art Gallery, John’s Place, A photographic portrayal by John Cole from the 1990s Bohemia Rd, Hastings, to the present of Britain’s oldest beach-launched fishing TN34 1ET community here in Hastings. This exhibition runs beyond the festival dates from 15 June to 27 October 2019.

Family Word Walks FREE

Church Wood, Discover lost local words from the natural world in St Helens Wood, and your community. Gensing Gardens Walking trails in St Helens Woods, Gensing Gardens and Church Wood for families to enjoy. Activity sheets for the trails can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/y6x5weu2

Greenham Remembered FREE

OPEN, Photographs and memories of local women’s opposition 19 Grand Parade, to war and the nuclear industry and their non-violent St Leonards On Sea, work for peace in the 1980s. TN37 6DN Come along to the Open Evening, Greenham Remembered on 20/09/19, 6pm – 9pm. Exhibition runs every Thurs, Fri, Sat, 10:30 – 4pm, 21/09/19 – 05/10/19 RSVP: https://forms.gle/CCfjeAWKvwji8VFEA Friday 20th September

Great British Beach Clean at Winchelsea Beach FREE September 20 100m beach litter survey and beach clean-up. 4:00 pm–6:00 pm A very sociable event opening eyes to the stories behind Winchelsea Beach, the rubbish on our beaches. Equipment will be available Dog’s Hill Road, Rye, but please wear sturdy footwear and be prepared for East Sussex TN36 4LX rain, sun, wind etc! Meet at end of Dog’s Hill Rd by toilets. Two small car parks. 10 min walk from the Winchelsea Beach Co-Op bus stop and the 101 Hastings/Rye bus. Email: [email protected] Global Climate Strike FREE

September 20 UK Student Climate Network is calling on everyone Brighton to join us in a global general climate strike. We will be joining people all around the world in what’s set to be a massive day of climate action. Join us in Brighton and let’s make this the largest climate mobilisation the city has ever seen. We have a chance to deliver a clear message for climate justice just 3 days before the UN emergency climate summit on 23rd September. For information about where strikes are happening visit: https://ukscn.org/ys4c-where

SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 | 1 Saturday 21st September

Social cycle ride, female only FREE

September 21 Bike ride, led by a qualified British cycling ride leader, 9:00 am – 10:30 am from Hastings pier to the end of Bexhill seafront and back Hastings Pier, predominantly on cycle paths. Helmets are advisable. Bikes 1-10 White Rock, have to be roadworthy. Tyres must be inflated. Comfortable Hastings, TN34 1JY and suitable clothing to be worn. No open toed shoes and bring a drink with you. We especially welcome newbies! Book your free place at: www.letsride.co.uk/rides/ sustainability-social-cycle Rewild Communities at Church in the Wood FREE

September 21 Enjoying, protecting and loving natural spaces in our 10:00 am – 3:00 pm local community. Church in the Wood, Outdoor games and play, woodland crafts and nature- Church in the Wood Lane, based activities, storytelling and lots of fun for the whole Hollington, St Leonards family. Get out in nature and take time to discover, on Sea explore, protect and share. No booking necessary

Stonelynk Organics Apple Day FREE

September 21 A community juice-pressing day in Fairlight. 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Bring your apples to have them pressed into the loveliest Fairlight Village Hall, freshly pressed apple juice! Apple Day is an annual Broadway, Fairlight, celebration of all things apple-y, with local produce and East Sussex, TN35 4DA teas and coffees on sale, crafts, games and activities for all. All apples are welcome and are mixed together to create a blended juice. For a small fee you can have your juice pasteurised so that it will last through the next 12 months. Find our facebook event via our page Stonelynk Organics

Great British Beach Clean at Bexhill FREE September 21 Join us for this year’s Great British Beach Clean. 10:00 am – 12:00 pm We’ll be meeting at the Bexhill Sailing Club at 10am Bexhill Sailing Club, and meeting back there at 12pm. De La Warr Parade, All equipment provided. Refreshments available Bexhill on Sea, TN40 1LA at the end.

Junior Photography Masterclass with John Cole

September 21 Photography Masterclass for our competition winners 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and runners up. Along the Stade (Fishing A morning spent learning techniques from Hastings boat area) Hastings photographer John Cole, known for his work with the local fishermen. Only for competition winners. Not open to the public. Enter competition for the chance to take part: http://www.sustainabilityonsea.org.uk/photo-comp/

Marina Allotments Open Day FREE September 21 Tours of the site throughout the day and workshops 11:00 am – 4:00 pm on sustainable gardening. Chat with plot holders to gain Marina Allotments, inspiration and ideas for vegetable gardening. Pizza Tudor Ave, making in our communal pizza oven, homemade cakes, Saint Leonards on Sea, seedlings and other allotment-themed delights for sale. TN38 0NS See www.MarinaAllotments.org.uk for details

2 | SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 R ’n’ Pizza! Jumble Sale & Day Time Rave!! FREE ENTRY September 21 Expect to find quality and vintage clothes & accessories 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm (get styled by real life stylists!!), Artists’ books, badges Tommy’s Pizzeria, and t-shirts, Jungle sale plants, Tüt. 28 Norman Rd, Also Rumble in the jumble 90s RnB, UK garage and St Leonards on Sea, soulful house from Lemur Beats DJs, Emwot and Beccy TN37 6AE MC CrayCray + guest DJ, Pure Swing Jiagoo! Special LIVE appearances TBA…!, Jumble fever cocktails! Tummy jumbling east vs west Biggy / Tupac pizzas! COME AND RUMBLE IN THE JUMBLE…..!!!!!! 10% of proceeds goes to local environmental charities

Saving Energy – Your House & The Planet! FREE September 21 Advice & Help to retro-fit your draughty old house 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm and save money! All Saints Hall, • Talk on how to retro fit your house to save energy 142 All Saints St, from Ken Davis design consultant Hastings Old Town, • Practical help with your plans and designs TN34 3BP • Swap Shop for tools and materials • Free advice on switching energy supplier and solar installations • Tea and Cake, Raffle and Green Party information. No booking necessary

System Change not Climate Change FREE

September 21 An opportunity to bring together our ideas on how 2:15 pm – 5:30 pm we can enable our systems to be more effective. Friends Meeting House, A public workshop on system change, to share ideas 5 South Terrace, and plan how we can encourage and compel local and Hastings, TN34 1SA national governments, corporations and institutions, to more effectively create a peaceful, just, equitable, and sustainable society. Book your free ticket: https://tinyurl.com/y6fghofs

Co-op Culture FREE

September 21 How did Mondragon Co-op grow from 4 engineers 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm to 70,000 workers in 50 years? Quakers House, A discussion of the features of Co-ops that make them Hastings, 5 South resilient and able to overcome internal conflicts. Terrace, Hastings, No booking necessary TN34 1SA Sunday 22nd September Sustainability Sunday FREE

September 22 Two informal services: The 9.30 and The 11.15 focused 9:30 am – 12:30 pm on the theme of sustainability, through musical worship, Holy Trinity Hastings, practical teaching, and prayer. We will be looking at Robertson Street, what God and the Bible have to say to us in the 21st Hastings, TN34 1HT Century about preserving the environment and caring for all the natural world. Both services start with a café, serving pastries and hot drinks, and have groups for children tailored to their ages. www.hthchurch.org

SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 | 3 Healthy Living Fair FREE

September 22 Fit Body, Healthy Mind and Positive Spirit. 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Stallholders offering help and advice on how to live a Alexandra Park, healthy lifestyle. With fitness, nutrition, mindfulness and St Helen’s Rd, well-being demonstrations including martial arts, yoga Hastings TN34 2LQ and mindfulness for both adults and children plus so much more throughout the day. Part of www.yfrontrun.co.uk

Great British Beach Clean at Pett Level FREE September 22 Help discover the source of rubbish on the beach as 10:00 am – 12:00 pm we “pick up, identify, record, bag, bin or recycle”. The Pett Level Beach, information goes to a national database where the MCS Pett Level Rd. can lobby Government to help reduce marine pollution. TN35 4EH Or just take part in a beach clean only. Equipment available but please wear sturdy footwear and be prepared for rain, sun, wind etc! Meet up on the sea wall between the Smuggler Pub and the Pett Level Independent Rescue Boat, Pett Level Rd, TN35 4EH. Parking and toilets available. 101 Hastings/Rye bus stops at the Smuggler Pub. Email: [email protected]

Forest Gardening Talk at Heritage Open Day FREE

September 22 “Bohemia Walled Garden Celebrates 10 Years of 11:00 am – 3:00 pm People Power!” Bohemia Walled Garden, See the new forest garden area, find out how it was Bohemia Rd, designed and what this sustainable practice has to Hastings, TN34 1EX offer for the future. Permaculture Designer and Teacher Anna Locke has designed a new forest garden area at the garden. She will talk about the principles and practicalities of forest gardening, how the site was created and will be developed in future as a showcase for this sustainable way of gardening. Part of the free Heritage Open Day event celebrating the garden’s 10th anniversary. The talk is currently planned for 1pm. www.bohemiawga.org.uk www.facebook.com/events/324046744920386 www.annalockepermaculture.co.uk

Heritage Open Day at Alexandra Greenhouse FREE

September 22 Experience how gardening was done in the 1930s and 11:00 am – 4:00 pm experience Hastings horticultural history. Alexandra Park Come and find out about plans to restore this 30 m. 1934 Greenhouse, Idverde greenhouse, hear about the restoration and gardening work Depot St. Helens Road, already undertaken and contribute your ideas. Children Hastings, TN34 2EL will have an opportunity to plant seeds to take home. www.greenhousealexpark.com

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4 | SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 Hastings’s first ever Car Free Day Sunday 22 September 12–6pm 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.

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RESIDENTS’ CARS Organised by: Transition Town Hastings Please note that the road between Warrior Sq as part of Sustainability on Sea and the Pier will be closed from 10am – 8pm Contact: [email protected]

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SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 | 5 Seahenge Open house – eco home tour FREE (donations welcome) September 22 Hastings first straw bale house features an air source 11:00 am – 5:00 pm 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 [email protected] and you will be sent the address.

Green Fingers Community Garden Project FREE September 22 Free community garden project at the Y Centre runs on a 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Sunday each week 1–3pm and Wednesday 11am–3pm. It Y Centre, St Pauls Road, brings people together to grow veg and flowers in a calm St Leonards on Sea, friendly environment. Just pop along no booking required! TN37 6RS Monday 23rd September

Energy Advice Drop-in FREE September 23 Help with your energy and water bills: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm • Switch to a cheaper or greener provider. Contact Centre at • Sort out any problems with your current provider. Hastings Town Hall, • Check whether you are entitled to the Warm Home Queens Road, Hastings, Discount and other grants. TN34 1QR Bring along recent bills and a meter reading if possible. www.energisesussexcoast.co.uk/events

Nappies don’t need to cost the earth FREE September 23 Information session on how to use modern washable 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm cloth nappies, how much money you save and the The Washable difference between different brands and styles. Nappy Company, Disposable nappies are a single use plastic and each 50 Tower Road West, baby will use between 4000 – 6000 nappies. Switching St Leonards on Sea, to washable nappies is actually very easy and will save TN38 0RG parents £100s. Juliet has been running her company for 12 years and has a wealth of experience. Please book as limited space: 07833927210 [email protected]

Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Class £9

September 23 Kundalini Yoga, is often described as the yoga of 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm awareness as it cultivates awareness on individual, Wellington Centre, ecological and global levels. The class begins by tuning 44 Wellington Square, in with a mantra followed by a warm up and the chosen Hastings, TN34 1PN Kriya (sequence of postures) and followed by meditation and relaxation. This class helps to transform stress or worry into focus, clarity and action; stretch, strengthen and tone the body; bring a sense of peace, calm, certainty and purpose and leaves you feeling great! Please contact Yeli to book on 07983598302 email: [email protected]

6 | SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 Big Green Storytime FREE September 23 Story telling with a green theme. 11:00 am – 11:30 am Come along to Hastings Library for stories and crafts. Hastings Library, Suitable for pre-school children and their families. 13 Claremont, Hastings, Phone: 0345 608 0196 TN34 1HE Tuesday 24th September Shout Out workshop FREE September 24 Join in our Shout Out Slogan Making Workshop 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm which forms part of the Women’s Voice Greenham OPEN, 19 Grand Parade, Remembered exhibition at OPEN. (For details see St Leonards On Sea, throughout the week section page 1). TN37 6DN https://forms.gle/AGwRibp97AJxCf5E6

Paper collage workshop with Jane Robbins £23 September 24 Creating decorative images from recycled paper 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Join paper collage expert Jane Robbins for a workshop Wonderfill, that includes a brief history of the evolution of collage 35 King’s Rd, and guided tuition with all participants leaving with their St Leonards, own completed composition. Light refreshments and all TN37 6RJ materials provided. Jane exhibits throughout Sussex and her work is published extensively by Museums, Galleries and The National Trust. www.yellowhouseartlicensing. com/jane-robbins Space will be very limited so advance booking essential. For details please visit: www.wonderfill.world

The Big Weave: Weaving mats from plastic bags FREE September 24 Regular workshop held by The Art Shack every 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tuesday evening. Y Centre, St Pauls Road, Weaving mats for the homeless – supporting Surviving St Leonards on Sea, the Streets UK. No booking required, just turn up! TN37 6RS

Stop Funding Climate Change! FREE September 24 Find out how to get involved in the campaign to get East 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Sussex County Council to stop funding climate change. Printed Matter Bookshop, This event includes a screening of short film “Divest” the 185 Queens Road, story of the first-ever international grassroots campaign Hastings, TN34 1RG to successfully use economic pressure to help bring down a government (apartheid South Africa). Limited seating please arrive early to avoid disappointment! The Permaculture Orchard – Free Film Screening FREE September 24 A feature-length educational film that explains how 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm to set up your own permaculture orchard at any scale. Electric Palace Cinema, It recognises the limitations of the organic model as a 39A High St, substitute to conventional fruit growing, and want to Hastings, TN34 3ER propose a more holistic, regenerative approach based on permaculture principles. www.facebook.com/groups/455847765246610/

SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 | 7 Citizen’s initiatives to combat the climate crisis FREE

September 24 From Carbon Conversations to Citizen’s Juries, what 7.00 – 9.00 pm can we learn from what’s happening elsewhere? Friends Meeting House, A discussion with practitioners using a range of South Terrace, approaches to facilitating local conversations about Hastings, TN34 1SA climate-action. Speakers to be confirmed. Hosted by: Energise Sussex Coast Email: [email protected] Wednesday 25th September Critical literacy workshop

September 25 School workshop for young people to learn about Schools in Hastings critical literacy in relation to climate change. Why did climate change denial persist for so long? What stopped messages about the impact of human generated climate on the planet being more widely known? Why in the era of fake news do we need to guard against these issues even more? This is a closed event for schools hosting the workshops only.

Crafts and sculpture upcycling workshop FREE September 25 Fun upcycling workshops. 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Join Hastings Visions and The Man Shed for some Ore Community Centre, creative funmaking small sculptures from beach combed 455 Old London Road, and found objects, necklaces / bracelets from wrapped Hastings, TN35 5BH and bound scrap fabric, reclaimed wood planters. Most materials will be provided but please bring your own beach finds. No booking necessary

Green Fingers Community Garden Project FREE

September 25 Free community garden project at the Y Centre runs on 11:00 am – 3:00 pm a Sunday each week 1–3pm and Wednesday 11am–3pm. Y Centre, St Pauls Road, It brings people together to grow veg and flowers in a St Leonards on Sea, calm friendly environment. TN37 6RS Just pop along no booking required! [email protected]

Herb Walk with Ben Fairlight Edwards FREE

September 25 Join Ben to learn the properties of common plants and 11:00 am – 1:00 pm how they can be made into remedies, lotions and used East Hill Lift Upper for first aid. If you are seeking alternatives to buying Station, Rock-A-Nore Rd, cosmetics in plastics, this is part of the answer. Hastings, TN34 3EG Ben Fairlight is a font of herbal knowledge, patient in answering questions, passionate about the local countryside being our own natural apothecary and an advocate for plants needing to be respected and valued. Meet at top of East Hill Lift at 11am for 2 hr stroll. No booking required.

8 | SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 Home energy makeover FREE September 25 Friendly, interactive workshop learning how to give your 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm home an energy makeover. Energise Sussex Coast • Know how to use price comparison websites to find offices, Silchester Mews, the cheapest deal (and how to trust that it is the real 17a Silchester Rd, cheapest deal!) St Leonards, TN38 0JB • 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 researchers will share insights gained from their Hastings-based ‘Living Labs’ project on how to save energy. Learn how project participants were able to change everyday routines linked with keeping warm at home and doing the laundry. You are invited to consider the wider significance of the ‘Living Labs’ for reducing household consumption in other aspects of energy use and for enabling the transformation of the energy system. Booking required: www.energisesussexcoast.co.uk/ events/home-energy-makeover/

Upcycling crafts and bee hotel workshop FREE September 25 You will have the opportunity to make small sculptures 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm from beach combed and found objects, necklaces / Ore Community Centre, bracelets from wrapped and bound scrap fabric, 455 Old London Road, reclaimed wooden bee hotels. Most materials will be Hastings, TN35 5BH provided but please bring your own beach finds. No booking necessary

Beeversity FREE (optional donation)

September 25 Discover how bees flourish in our current climate and 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm what we can do to support these vital pollinators. Hastings Countryside Learn about how, what and why bees forage on the Park Visitors Centre, flowers they do both in the wilds and domestic gardens. Woodland Educational Discover what flowering plants, shrubs and trees you Site, Lower Coastguard can grow to support our waning bee population. We Lane, Fairlight, Hastings, will also show you two examples of beehives at our TN35 4AD woodland educational site. You will learn about the beekeeping year and how to stay in rhythm with the bees through their natural forage through the year. We will sit around our woodland fire and also be taken on a mindful bee journey where you will find out what it takes to be a honey bee on a foraging mission. www.bee-potion.com/events-1/beeversity

Open access bicycle workshop FREE

September 25 A free to access, volunteer run, weekly community 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm bicycle workshop. The Old Lifeguard Stores, We provide access to skills, advice, spare parts on the Lower Promenade, and tools. We help people who can’t afford to go in front of Warrior Square 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.

SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 | 9 Wax Wrap Workshop £15

September 25 Make your own reusable wax food wraps using 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm soy and beeswax Wonderfill, An informal, hands-on workshop where you will learn 35 King’s Rd, how to make your own plastic-free reusable wax food St Leonards, wrap using sustainably-sourced materials including TN37 6RJ upcycled cotton, beeswax and vegan-friendly soy wax. All tools and materials will be provided; enough to make one large and one small wrap each. Light refreshments will be served. To Book visit https://wonderfill.world DOWN to EARTH – film screening £5

September 25 A family of five embarks on the journey of a lifetime 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm travelling the ends of the earth searching for a new Electric Palace Cinema, perspective on life. During five years on six continents 39A High St, Hastings, they seek out tribal sages never filmed or interviewed TN34 3ER before. DOWN to EARTH reveals the deep wisdom they found and its power to transform lives. https://www.downtoearthfilm.com Thursday 26th September

Our Sustainable Planet Free – Donations welcome

Watch a short UNESCO film and documentary featuring real testimonies of people from different parts of the World being affected by climate change. These global risks do not respect national borders, the entire global climate is in jeopardy. But there is HOPE… with a holistic approach to CLIMATE ACTION We will have Regional and Local updates and presentations of important projects and campaigns addressing these very issues and how all of us can September 26 get involved and keep generating Climate Action. Join the discussion!! 6 pm – 9 pm Hastings Museum PROGRAMME – PROJECTS AND CAMPAIGNS: and Art Gallery, 18:00 hrs Registration John’s Place, 18:30 hrs UNESCO Film/documentary (20 mins). Followed by discussion Bohemia Rd, Hastings, TN34 1ET 19: 15 hrs Presentations: Friends of the Earth Transition Town Hastings and St Leonards – Climate Change and local Action Energise Sussex Coast – Renewable Energy Strandliners – Andrew Dinsdale BREAK – Tea and Coffee Jamie Bedwell – Genesis 2015 Campaign – Sussex based Triathlete and Campaigner Brighton Dolphin Project – Simon McPherson (Project Coordinator) Plastic Free Hastings – Colin Darbyshire David Stopp – Musical presentation – Sussex based Environmental Campaigner on Marine pollution and Climate Change Oliver Sterno – Effective Environmental Campaigning in Sussex

Check out: www.sustainabilityonsea.org.uk/events/ as more events will be added!

10 | SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Class £9

September 26 Kundalini Yoga, is often described as the yoga of 9:45 am – 11:00 am awareness as it cultivates awareness on individual, Wellington Centre, ecological and global levels. The class begins by tuning 44 Wellington Square, in with a mantra followed by a warm up and the chosen Hastings, TN34 1PN Kriya (sequence of postures) and followed by meditation and relaxation. This class helps to transform stress or worry into focus, clarity and action; stretch, strengthen and tone the body; bring a sense of peace, calm, certainty and purpose and leaves you feeling great! Please contact Yeli to book on 07983598302 email: [email protected] or visit: http://happinessholistichealth.uk/

Off Grid Living FREE

September 26 This is an introductory workshop for anyone that would 11:00 am – 1:30 pm like to create an off grid system for their shed or van. Energise Sussex Coast In this workshop you will be introduced to solar pv, offices, Silchester battery and hydro systems. Mews, 17a Silchester Rd, There will be lots of opportunities to ask questions St Leonards, TN38 0JB 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 via Energise Sussex Coast www.energisesussexcoast.co.uk

Have Fun Recycling with Textiles FREE September 26 A FREE workshop to learn how to use materials to make 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm lovely items for your home. St Nicholas Centre, Using materials learn how to make items such as 66 London Road, cushions for around your home. Have fun, be creative St Leonards on Sea, and meet others. No previous experience needed, open TN37 6AS to all abilities. To book please contact Michelle on 01424 423683 ext 33 or email: [email protected]

XR HSL Choir Workshop (Suggested donation £8) September 26 A workshop for those yearning to sing for resistance, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm empowerment, connection and joy! Alexandra Park, Really excited to announce that exceptionally talented St Helen’s Rd, teacher Sophia Efthimious will be joining us from Lewes Hastings, TN34 2LQ for this workshop. We will gather to sing at the bandstand in Alexandra Park. Friday 27th September

Want to try something new? FREE

September 27 Every Friday you can join Art on Prescription for wellbeing 10:00 am – 12:30 pm taster sessions, including painting, dance, singing, clay, Warrior Square Surgery, printmaking, photography and creative writing. Marlborough House, Booking is via a GP referral or by emailing: St Leonards on Sea, [email protected] TN37 6BG

SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 | 11 Fungi Walk with Geoff Dann in Alexandra Park £3

September 27 A walk in Alexandra Park with Fungi expert Geoff Dann 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm learning about mushrooms. Alexandra Park, The park is very interesting from a mycological point St Helen’s Rd, Hastings of view, partly because there is such a wide variety of TN34 2LQ trees, including many conifers which attract a big range Meeting point the main of symbiotic partners. Two nationally rare species fruit car park (“Layby”) by every year, and you can find at least 30 edible species. Harmer’s Reservoir We’ll cover everything we find that I am able to identify in the field, with a focus on edibility. Places limited to 20 people. Book tickets at: www.geoffdann.co.uk

Surplus Supper Club Pay what you can – BOOKING ESSENTIAL

September 27 A Pay What You Can supper club using only surplus 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm food from local sources. Home Ground Kitchen, Tackling food waste and climate change is a topic Gotham Alley, high on all our agendas. Now you can combine it with Hastings, TN34 1HA an evening socialising with neighbours, supporting a grassroots project and eating delicious food. The first of its kind in Hastings, this supper club uses ingredients saved from landfill to produce three courses of tasty delights. HGK’s goal is to bring our community together through food and this Pay What You Can event is accessible to all. To book visit: https://tinyurl.com/y3z5w9g6 Saturday 28th September

Warrior Square Station Community Garden open day FREE September 28 A special session at Transition Town Hastings’s 10:00 am – 1:00 pm community garden with a guided tour. Come along Warrior Square Station, and say hi to the team – tea and cake will be served! St Leonards on Sea, Open to all to join with a friendly, relaxed, group TN37 6HL of volunteers.

Soil, society, sustenance, solutions – Supper event £15 + FEE September 28 A special food event with key speakers addressing the 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm question of what can we do to support the planet as well Home Ground Kitchen, as feed a global population. Gotham Alley, Craig Sams, Founder of Green And Blacks Chocolate and Hastings, TN34 1HA co-founder of Carbon Gold Ltd, a carbon sequestration business based on the use of biochar as a soil improver. Tristram Stuart, Food Waste campaigner, founder of Feedback Global and Toast Ale, a beer made using fresh, surplus bread. Abby Nicol, grower at Pea Pod Veg organic market garden. Introduction from the Home Ground Kitchen team about this new community café project. The ticket price includes carefully prepared vegetarian and vegan small plates to be served buffet-style with a welcome drink. https://soil_society_sustenance_solutions.eventbrite.com

12 | SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 Community Street Audit FREE

September 28 A chance to learn how to evaluate the quality of your 11.00 am streets and spaces from the viewpoint of the people Meet at lower junction who use them, including safety, air pollution, and ease of London Road and of walking. Ashburnham Road Hosted by Hastings Green Party For more details please contact: 0771 444 3221 or email: [email protected]

Rewild Communities at Church in the Wood FREE

September 28 An opportunity for the communities of Hollington and 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Robsack to discover, explore and protect their local Church in the Wood, woodland spaces. Church in the Wood Conservation and woodland management tasks, games Lane, Hollington, and educational activities for the whole family. Making St Leonards on Sea the woodland space a safer and more enjoyable place for families to enjoy. Working together to protect and support the ecosystem of the woodland beyond this event.

Norman Goes Green – Green Market at Tommy’s Pizzeria FREE September 28 The second monthly Green Market with local traders 10:00 am – 1:00 pm selling sustainably made and low waste products. Tommy’s Pizzeria, From plastic free toiletries, recycled and organic cotton 28 Norman Rd, clothing to vegan treats. St Leonards on Sea, We will have recycling collection points for the TN38 0EJ following items: • Torn tights and hosiery – to be sent to Swedish Stockings to recycle • Broken inflatables – to be sent to Wyatt & Jack to be made into bags and accessories • Small and medium cardboard boxes and jiffy bags – to be used by local businesses • Glass and metal cosmetic containers – to be used by local businesses The market will be held on the last Saturday of every month with rotating traders.

DIY Solar Charger Workshop £75

September 28 A practical workshop building a solar charger for your 10:00 am – 4:30 pm phone (and other USB devices) that you can take home OPEN, at the end. You will learn about energy use and the 19 Grand Parade, electrical basics: current, voltage, resistance, power, St Leonards On Sea, and series and parallel circuits. TN37 6DN You will build your own solar panel from reclaimed materials, learn how to test it, and connect the charging components required to provide power on the go. Our facilitators will guide you through the making process, while exploring the energy challenges we are facing, and what possible solutions might look like. Booking required at: www.demandenergyequality.org/ bookings/diy-solar-hastings

Check out: www.sustainabilityonsea.org.uk/events/ as more events will be added!

SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 | 13 Rewild Communities in Hollington FREE

September 28 An opportunity for the communities of Hollington and Robsack 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm to discover, explore and protect their local woodland spaces. Hollington woodland Conservation and woodland management tasks, games (Tile Barn Wood), and educational activities for the whole family. Making Hollington Skate Park, the woodland space a safer and more enjoyable place for Wishing Tree Road North, families to enjoy. Working together to protect and support St Leonards on sea the ecosystem of the woodland beyond this event.

Colombia Day in Hastings FREE

September 28 Workers Solidarity, Coal Mining & Climate Change 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm An afternoon focused on the political situation in Colombia. Central Hall, 6 Bank With speakers addressing coal mining in Colombia, workers Buildings, Hastings, solidarity through trade unions, and how these issues (between Body Shop & relate to climate change. There will also be Latin music, 1066 Bakery) TN34 1NG and a street protest led by XR. All welcome.

Sunday 29th September

Green Fingers Community Garden Project FREE

September 29 Free community garden project at the Y Centre runs on 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Sunday each week 1–3pm and Wednesday 11am–3pm. Y Centre, St Pauls Road, It brings people together to grow veg and flowers in a St Leonards on Sea, calm friendly environment. TN37 6RS Just pop along no booking required!

Avoiding Earthxit FREE

September 29 3 talks unpacking how to form The Parallel Non- 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Monetary Economy of the 99%. East Hastings Sea How do we address Climate Crisis more rapidly Anglers Association, WITHOUT waiting for political and corporate The Stade, Rock-A-Nore engagement? Three talks from articles appearing in Rd (opposite RNLI), International Times unpack the processes required. Hastings, TN34 3FJ From author Kendal Eaton. Forthcoming book ‘A Chance For Everyone: The Parallel Non-Monetary Economy’

Soft Noise Stitchers FREE September 29 Sewing craft meets activism – try your hand at a bit 11:00 am – 4:00 pm of quiet activism at the Big Green Fair. Stade Open Space, Sew some words onto cockles and leave them in walls 20 Rock-A-Nore Rd, and windowsills for a passerby to stop and read and Hastings, TN34 3DW change how they think or feel about something. Flags adorned with words of encouragement to remind a person of power they could do better.

Big Green Fair at the Stade FREE September 29 The final event of our festival! See page 15 for details. 11:00 am – 4:00 pm You can look forward to a sustainable themed Stade Open Space, marketplace in the Stade Hall and information stalls 20 Rock-A-Nore Rd, in the Open Space. For those who like learn something Hastings, TN34 3DW new, you can join interactive workshops in the Classroom on the Coast or our programme of talks in the Shipwreck Museum, hosted by Tim B’vard from The Bavard Bar.

14 | SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 Big Green Fair Sunday 29 September, The Stade

A day-long event taking over the Stade Hall and open space and at the Shipwreck Museum. Browse the sustainable marketplace, meet local producers and campaigners, take part in workshops and attend a programme of talks all framed around the them of ‘What We Can Do’. Entertainment, inspiration, great food and activities for all ages.

PROGRAMME OF TALKS AT THE SHIPWRECK MUSEUM hosted by Tim B’vard of The Bavard Bar:

Growing Together To Save Our Horticultural Heritage Linda Pearson, Alexandra Greenhouse Group

The Future is Vegan Kim Stallwood, Local Independent author and advisor on animal rights

Cheap meat isn’t good and good meat isn’t cheap Ben De Havilland, de Havilland’s Heritage Breed

The Home Forage Garden Anna Locke, Local permaculture teacher and designer

Rewilding Daniel Ford, MA, PGCE and Luke Funnell founder of Project Rewild

Starting up a Green Business Hannah Robbins, Owner of Wonderfill refill shop

Climate change is a class issue Councillor Maya Evans, Labour Party

Animal conservation Berry White, Head rhino keeper, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park

MARKETPLACE HIGHLIGHTS:

Sustainable horticulture eco gifts beauty products foodie delights community growers

craftivism fermentation workshops recycling info local sustainable food producers

environmental activism groups housing coops creative workshops fish filleting

sustainable energy info and demos live music …and much, much, more!

For full programme see: www.sustainabilityonsea.org.uk/event/big-green-fair-on-stade-open-space

SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 | 15 Leave it? Photo competition or Are you aged between 4 – 14? Do you Love it care about your local environment? Then why not enter our junior photo competition, Love it or Leave it? Prizes include a sunset wildlife trip with the Brighton Dolphin Project and an activity day with Project Rewild. Winners will also have their photos displayed during the festival. Closing date for entries: Tues 10 Sep 2019 Find out more at: www.sustainabilityonsea.org.uk/photo-comp Additional events outside the festival OUR TOWN: A PLEDGE TO THE LAND AND THE SEA FREE TARGET September 1-15 Creating a book of pledges to change our lifestyles RETURN ON and protect the environment. Sign the book at Nelson Antiques, St Marys Castle Café INVESTMENT and Omega Studio. Invest in Community © istockphoto.com/lisafx Live music performance with all the pledges at sunset 5%/YEAR September 20, 6pm – Ladies Parlour, West Hill. Project by Juliet Russell. For more information email: Owned Solar Panels [email protected]

Karma Gedden KG – The Fashion Tribe fashion show FREE for Schools in Hastings 5th 0ct 2019 Up-cycled, sustainable, chic, wearable designs 7.30pm brought to you as part of the SoS festival 2019! Help the following Oscars on the Square, BRIGHT!!!! FUN!!! CHIC with lots of CHEEK! be part of the transition to a low carbon schools save money on St Leonards on Sea Come follow us on: their energy bill: Instagram @fashiontribekg Facebook KarmaGedden and fairer energy future. Become a member of the co-op for as Churchwood Primary Car-Free and Beyond FREE Academy little as £50. Tuesday 8 October A follow-up discussion on the experience of Hastings’s Baird Primary Academy 7–9 pm first Car-Free Day with examples from Car-Free towns Friends Meeting House, and communities around the world. Dudley Primary Academy 5 South Terrace, Hosted by: Hastings Urban Design Group Find out more and register your Hastings, TN34 1SA Email: [email protected] St Leonards Academy interest at energisesouth.coop Hastings Academy Tetrapaks, oat milk, treading lightly and stamping feet FREE You’ll receive an invite to the share launch on October 2 Making oat milk: how to keep your carbon footprint light Sandown Primary School 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm A 90 minute workshop and discussion. 18 September, 6pm at St Leonards Academy. OPEN, Includes a demonstration of how to make oat milk and 19 Grand Parade, a group discussion about tetrapaks and how to deal St Leonards On Sea, with them now they aren’t being recycled. Energise South has been set up as the TN37 6DN This event is FREE but donations to support OPEN new renewables investment arm of Energise are encouraged. Energise Sussex Coast and is a member of the Energy4All family of energy co-ops. South

16 | SUSTAINABILITY ON SEA FESTIVAL 2019 TARGET RETURN ON INVESTMENT Invest in Community 5%/YEAR © istockphoto.com/lisafx Owned Solar Panels for Schools in Hastings

Help the following be part of the transition to a low carbon schools save money on their energy bill: and fairer energy future. Churchwood Primary Become a member of the co-op for as Academy little as £50. Baird Primary Academy Dudley Primary Academy Find out more and register your St Leonards Academy interest at energisesouth.coop Hastings Academy You’ll receive an invite to the share launch on Sandown Primary School 18 September, 6pm at St Leonards Academy.

Energise South has been set up as the new renewables investment arm of Energise Energise Sussex Coast and is a member of the Energy4All family of energy co-ops. South People are waking up to the urgent need to act on climate change. In our communities we can come together to reimagine and rebuild our world.

Transition is a movement that has been growing around the world since 2005. It’s about communities stepping up to address the global challenges we face by starting local. By coming together, we are able to crowd-source solutions. We seek to nurture a caring culture, one focused on supporting each other, both as groups or as wider communities. In practice, we are reclaiming the economy, sparking entrepreneurship, re-imagining work, re-skilling ourselves and weaving webs of connection and support. It’s an approach that has spread now to over 50 countries, in thousands of groups: in towns, villages, cities, universities, and schools. We really hope you feel inspired to take part, and Transition Town Hastings would be honoured if you joined us to help reimagine and rebuild our world.

Transition Town Hastings Transition Network www.transitiontownhastings.org.uk https://transitionnetwork.org