Norman Heritage Seed Fund

To celebrate Hastings’ rich Norman heritage, including the arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry in London in summer 2026, Hastings Borough Council launched the Norman Heritage Seed Fund.

There was a call for projects being held between April 2026 and March 2027 with a Norman theme with £10,000 of funding available made up of grants of up to £1,000.

The funding was allocated to the following projects:

• Bayeux Doodle at Bottle Alley Arts Market organised by Zeroh
• Bayeux Tapestry Family Day organised by Hastings Contemporary
• Creative learning workshops rewriting opera organised by Inroad Productions
• Language of Legend organised by Rough Magic
• Stitch for Change - Patchwork Storytelling organised by Refugee Buddy Project
• Food Fishing and Heritage organised by Seafood and Wine Festival
• The Norman Conquest and its continuing influence, a discussion between historians, writers and researchers organised by Hastings Book Festival
• Hastings Embroidery piano composition organised by Hastings International Piano.

Future funding

The funding will reopen in 2027 for events being organised in 2027.