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1999: Community LINKS project formed
To develop services for asylum seekers and refugees after Hastings declared as a dispersal area under the Immigration and Asylum Act.
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1998: St Mary-in-the Castle official opening as a cultural centre
By Rt Hon Chris Smith MP, Secretary of Culture Media and Sport. On November 3rd.
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1993: Ore Valley Forum formed
To improve the area by bringing together residents with representatives of the local authorities, housing associations and service providers, both statutory and voluntary. Download a PDF here
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1990: Restoration of St Mary-in-the-Castle starts
First phase includes making the building structurally sound and reconstructing the roof. Funded mainly by English Heritage. stmaryinthecastle.co.uk
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1989: Hastings Voluntary Action (HVA) formed
A Council for Voluntary Service promoting the principle and practice of voluntary action by both individuals and organised groups. hastingsvoluntaryaction.org
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1967: Burtons’ St Leonards Society formed
By local residents to stop the destruction of the mid nineteenth century townscape created by James and Decimus Burton. burtonsstleonardssociety.co.uk
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1962: First Old Town Week
A week’s programme of activities which has evolved into a popular annual community event and includes the town Carnival. oldtowncarnivalweek.co.uk
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1955: Hastings Fisherman’s Museum opened
By the Old Hastings Preservation Society in a redundant chapel in Rock a Nore. ohps.org.uk
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1955: St Helen’s Park Estate Preservation Society formed
By local residents to help save St Helen’s Woods and surrounding land from development. sthelenswoods.co.uk
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2001: Hastings and Bexhill Task Force (HBTF) formed
Led by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA). Followed rejection by Government of bypass proposal.
