working with and for the community

Our Vision

The Hastings Trust, a registered charity, has these aims:
• To help those who live, work or visit here to care for the environment
• To help the local economy to flourish in ways which won't spoil the place for those who come after us
• To spread the word to all concerned about how to regenerate the town and, at the the same time, conserve all that's good in it.

Our Strategy

To create active partnerships between the public, private, voluntary and community sectors and to enable them to work together for the economic, environmental and social regeneration of Hastings.

To promote and support local economic development we:
• Obtained funds for development of social enterprises and support systems
• Developed a Social Enterprise Strategy
• Provide marketing and business advice
• Run job and training schemes including Skills2Build a local apprenticeship programme in building restoration
• Provide career and continuing personal development advice

To improve the local environment we:
• Improved and developed derelict land
• Developed and regenerated public open space
• Restore and develop buildings - including our own - and set standards for others to follow
• Promoted good practice in conservation

To improve local services and amenities we:
• Provide lcoal community facilities and services
• Support and enable community development
• Promote local arts and heritage initiatives