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There cannot be another town of our size in the country in which there is so much going on. There cannot be another Borough Council of our size that is involved in so many projects and schemes to try to improve the prospects for local people. Even our About magazine cannot cover them all.
I believe all this activity by everyone is beginning to have an effect. I pick up a real feeling around the town that Hastings & St Leonards is at last on the up.
Of course there is a long way to go to tackle some of the deep-seated problems that several decades have left us. But the support we are receiving from outside the town coupled with the commitment to improvement by local people should encourage us all.
I hope you all had details delivered to your homes of the five-point plan to revive the town. You may well have heard about it through the local media. It covers improved transport, high-speed Internet links, better local educational opportunities and physical regeneration of the town's buildings and empty sites.
As you would expect the Council is at the heart of these plans but the regional development agency (SEEDA) has really thrown itself into this project and is making the regeneration of Hastings & St Leonards a top priority regionally. The five-point plan is being presented to government ministers who so far have been very supportive.
I genuinely believe Hastings & St Leonards is on the brink of its best ever chance to turn things around. As you would expect About will be reporting back on the progress as fully as possible.
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Pictures courtesy of Bob Mazzer, Chris Parker
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This page last updated: 17/04/2002