Community Fun Day at Downs Farm

Safer Hastings Partnership, together with Active Hastings, Hastings Borough Council and Southern Housing are excited to invite Downs Farm residents to their Community Fun Day in half term.  

The Downs Farm Community Fun Day takes place on Thursday 10 April, 11am to 2.30pm at the Downs Farm Community Centre. During the day there will be free hot food and drinks, free Easter Eggs* and a free children’s book* (*one per child while stock lasts, with thanks to the National Literacy Trust and Balfour Beatty). 

The team from Sound Castle will be bringing music to the day with instruments for children to join in, and In2Play will be entertaining the children with crafts and games alongside the Active Hastings team. Residents will also have the opportunity to share their ideas on how funding for Downs Farm can be spent and meet people who can offer local information and support.  

Hastings Borough Council has received £473,837 from the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, this event will help gather insights from residents on how this money can be used, to benefit the area. 

Councillor Glenn Haffenden, lead councillor for housing and wellbeing at Hastings Borough Council, said: “We can’t wait to welcome the Downs Farm residents to our Community Fun Day. Not only is it a chance for local people to come together and enjoy the entertainment and food, but it also gives residents the chance to share their thoughts on how the area can be improved.”  

All children must be accompanied by an adult.  

You do not need to book; however, a registration form will need to be completed on the door.  For general queries, please contact Active Hastings on 01424 451051 or activehastings@hastings.gov.uk. 

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Notes to editor:  

The UK Shared Prosperity 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 

The Safer Hastings Partnership works to tackle crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour as well as modern slavery, human trafficking, Violence Against Women and Girls and domestic abuse experienced by all genders, while also ensuring that those with substance misuse issues are fully supported. 

Partners working together to combat these issues include Hastings Borough Council, Sussex Police, East Sussex County Council, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service,  NHS Sussex, local probation services, the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, Hastings Community Network, Southern Housing, Change Grow Live and the Hastings Area BCRP. 

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’.