Christmas Fun in Broomgrove

Active Hastings brought Christmas cheer to the Broomgrove Community Centre at their Broomgrove Christmas Fun Day on Saturday 9 December. With thanks to the Levelling Up Fund, over 120 people enjoyed an afternoon of free Christmas activities including, sports with Active Hastings, card making and crafts with In2play, pizza making, bird feeder making with Sussex Wildlife Trust and music with Soundcastle. There was even a special visit from Father Christmas, with gifts from Southern Housing and the National Literacy Trust.

Heather Jury, Active Hastings, Physical Activity Development Officer for Broomgrove said: "Wow, what a wonderful day we had, thank you so much to everyone who came along and made it such an amazing success!

"We were so pleased to bring a range of organisations together to offer a brilliant variety of activities, we would like to thank them once again for all their hard work. We would also like to thank all the stallholders and everyone who helped on the day: Motivate Sussex, Wellbeing services at Southern Housing, Hastings Women's Voice, Oasis Community Project - East Hastings, East Sussex County Council and Sussex Police."

Councillor Andy Batsford, lead councillor for Health and Culture at Hastings Borough Council, said: "It's great to see free Christmas celebrations happening in the community for local residents to enjoy! With thanks to the UK Prosperity Fund, we have brought a range of new physical activity offerings to the residents of Broomgrove, including Boxercise, Pilates and Junior Muay Thai."

Active Hastings is hosted by Hastings Borough Council, in partnership with East Sussex County Council, and brings together a wide range of local and national partners to ensure that everyone in Hastings can get active. There are a range of exercise classes to suit everyone, visit the Active Hastings website for the list of activities happening near you (www.activehastings.org.uk).

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Notes to editor:
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government's Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus

Active Hastings works closely with local providers of physical activity to give you easy, fun ways to get your everyday dose of physical activity. It only takes 30 minutes a day for adults and 60 a day for children to get fitter, healthier and happier. You can even break it down into 10 minute slots!

Active Hastings coordinates the local Community Physical Activity Network, which brings together schools, sport clubs, National Governing Bodies of Sport, health organisations, the voluntary sector and the private sector to work together, unblock barriers to participation and improve the local sport and physical activity delivery system.

Active Hastings is hosted by Hastings Borough Council, in partnership with East Sussex County Council, and brings together a wide range of local and national partners to ensure that everyone in Hastings can get active.

Find out more at www.activehastings.org.uk or follow them on Facebook 'Active Hastings'.

For more information contact Emma Bailey, Social Marketing and Communications Officer, Active Hastings, Hastings Borough Council on 01424 451145 or email emma.bailey@hastings.gov.uk.