An independent, evidence-first campaign for a greener Hastings: fewer cars where people walk, a seafront that isn't a car park, more trees, and more of us doing something about it. https://greenhastings.com/ 2026-07-31T00:00:00Z https://greenhastings.com/streets/#2026-07-31 2026-07-31T00:00:00Z

Hastings walks more than England does and owns fewer cars, yet its streets are laid out as if the opposite were true. The fastest, cheapest, most proven fix is sitting on the county council's own evaluation shelf: School Streets. Hastings helped trial them. Then every permanent scheme went somewhere else.

https://greenhastings.com/pelham/#2026-07-31 2026-07-31T00:00:00Z

Between the pier and the Old Town, at the exact point where Hastings meets its sea, sit 276 parked cars. The land under them is held by a charity founded in 1893 for the "common use benefit and enjoyment" of everyone. We think a town this good deserves a front door that isn't tarmac — and we think it can be done without shortchanging the charity, the blue-badge holder, or the trader.