Local Community

The Common Room 

27 - 29 Cambridge Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1DT
 

This is designed as an open living room - a welcoming space where you can relax and spend time with people from different walks of life - without having to spend money. A place where people can be alongside each other on good days and bad. Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, it is open to everyone from Tuesday to Saturday open 12 to 6pm.

E: info@wrnv.org.uk

East Sussex Community Information Service (ESCIS)

Locall Care and support in one place.

ESCIS stands for East Sussex Community Information Service and is a computer database of local and community information developed and managed by the Library and Information Services of East Sussex County Council in association with Brighton and Hove Library Service.

It is a free resource for everyone.

For more information please check https://1space.eastsussex.gov.uk/

Hastings Advice and Representation Centre (HARC)

The Advice and Community Hub, Renaissance House, The Old Christchurch School, London Road, Hastings, TN37 6AN; 01424 428375

Provides free confidential advice, information and representation to over 10,000 people in a typical year, raising over three million pounds in unclaimed benefits. Open: Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm.

Hastings Library

Brassey Institute, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE, T: 0345 608 0196

IT FOR YOU - contactless computer support sessions. To ensure social distancing, we cannot use your laptop, tablet or smartphone and will provide a PC in the Library. Call on 01323 463759

Hastings Food Bank

Helping local people. They operate a referral system so please speak with the surgery for a referral to be done.

Visit website on www.hastings.foodbank.org.uk
 

Citizens Advice Bureau

Citizens Advice 1066 provides advice over the telephone and face-to-face by appointment.

If you need our help you can telephone a local call-back advice line on 01424 869352 and give your details and a brief description of your enquiry. They will get back to you - usually within the day, but sometimes within 72 hours for less urgent cases.

Alternatively, you can telephone their national advice line on 0800 144 8848. Their national website too has information on the full range of issues we can help with: https://www.citizensadvice1066.co.uk/