News & Thoughts

A new book, published by Hastings Commons and chronicling the rise, fall and rescue of the historic Observer Building, in honour of its 100th birthday, is to be launched on 20th March. The Observer Building has stood as an imposing building on the corner of Cambridge Road since opening in 1924. Part of the Parsons publishing...Continue reading→

Join us in celebrating the rich heritage of the America Ground in Hastings on 20th March from 3pm onwards. Join Hastings Commons on 20th March for an action-packed afternoon and evening of celebration to commemorate the highlights of the four-year Trinity Triangle Heritage Action Zone (TTHAZ) project which ends this March. From the beginning, the programme sought...Continue reading→

Read about Hastings and Hastings Commons in this feature by Anoosh Chakelian ‘Buy your own town: self renovating neighbourhoods’ in publication Ordinary Hope: a new way of changing our country together. Check out the piece here.

For those who are interested, please join us for our first open public meeting about the Hastings Commons on Thursday 15th February at 5.30pm – 7pm. We are committed to transparency and open engagement. Alongside our annual AGM for members and annual published reports, we will now be holding regular meetings about Hastings Commons that...Continue reading→

By Alex Giles (Digital Assistant at OBX) Following the success of the 2022 People of Hastings project* where local folk were scanned and reproduced as small-scale 3D models, OBX have been asking ourselves, ‘what’s next for 3D printing? How can we keep people interested and push the boundaries of people’s understanding of what 3D printing can do?’...Continue reading→

We are delighted to share with you the Hastings Commons CLT Annual Report for 2022 – 2023. It has been a busy year for Hastings Commons and the report shares the many highlights and developments that have occurred in 2022 – 2023. Hastings Commons Community Land Trust (CLT) plays a key role in shaping the...

Here you will find the supporting documents for the upcoming Hastings Commons Community Land Trust Annual General Meeting on the 1st November. Annual Report 2022 – 2023 Draft Financial Accounts and Trustees’ Report to 31 March 2023 Minutes of last year’s AGM for approval Profiles of the candidates standing for election as board members Summary...Continue reading→

We currently have two spaces of differing size and location available to rent long term across the Hastings Commons. Being a tenant with us means you’re more than just a number as we are always keen to include our tenants as people on the Hastings Commons journey, whether that’s through attending tenant coffee mornings, having...Continue reading→

The need for community housing in Hastings has never been greater. The time to do it was ‘already by now’. Luckily we’ve been getting on with it, but there’s a lot more at stake. The Hastings Commons community land trust was the result of a series of local meetings back in 2016 asking “is gentrification...Continue reading→

OBX Connects is a new series of monthly talks and meet-ups for creative people working with technology. The talks are free, and open to everyone. They are held on the first Thursday of each month at OBX (Hastings Commons’ creative digital hub), on the Mezzanine Floor in the Observer Building. If you are an artist, maker,...Continue reading→