The Sanctuary Retreat

06/04/2023

From pubs and to Thai restaurants...

20/02/2023

18/01/2023

You simply have to add these hidden gems to your Sussex bucket list

12/10/2022

😎 I wasn't the only one up early taking photos this morning at Hastings Pier! 😎
Tuesday 11th October 2022.

07/06/2022

We're celebrating butterflies this week, who need varied, nectar-rich flowers to survive. But did you know that caterpillars need specific plants? To achieve their life cycle, butterflies lay eggs only on certain plants. Here's a handy infographic showing who needs what...

23/04/2022

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17/04/2022

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16/04/2022

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16/04/2022

Mermaid’s purses are the egg cases of sharks, skates and rays.
The long, slender ones with tendrils belong to the sharks, and it may come as some surprise that our seas are home to more than 20 different species. Here's a handy guide to Mermaid's Purses

04/04/2022

In January 2016 Ion Castro took a look at a book by John Banks called Reminiscences of Smugglers and Smuggling. Here’s his article:

31/03/2022

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12/03/2022

06/02/2022

🌿In less than 3 months Jack and his attendants will be back on the streets of Hastings! 🌿

🌿🌿 Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green returns 𝗶𝗻-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 Friday 29th April - Monday 2nd May 2022 🌿🌿

Details are still being finalised but expect dancing, sessions, singing, drumming, concerts, ceilidhs and a Monday procession through the streets of Hastings Old Town.

25/01/2022

25/01/2022

"Morning Dip, 2022" by Rafe Eddington
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22/01/2022

16/01/2022

From riding on a miniature steam train to standing in the footsteps of dinosaurs and exploring an underwater world - there are lots of things in the area to enjoy with the family at weekends.

14/01/2022

St. Clements Church, Hastings. An early 1900s postcard from my collection.

14/01/2022

Photograph by Caroline Marie.

14/01/2022