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Sharpen Up! DIY Toolmaking Workshop

Come learn how to sharpen your tools like a pro at our hands-on workshop! Join Transition Town Hastings as Learning to Grow 2025 kicks off with local horticulture expert, Sam Van Den Bogaerde, teaching us how to sharpen our loppers, spades and other garden tools. As well as learning how to care for our tools, we’ll also be visiting an exciting new space that Hastings Borough Council has provided for Learning to Grow to use as a pop-up community “garden centre”. Bring your own tools and gardening gloves. (If you don’t have either, just let us know when you book and we can provide.) No experience necessary – we’ll be learning! Everyone welcome. Free refreshments provided. Places are limited, so booking is essential. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sharpen-up-diy-tool-sharpening-workshop-tickets-1323573456839?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawJrDDxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjbpVovdwy-mBFjwgreEpvSCVfuqy-fEeznI6xfI1KGIOyF5YS7oQZ2znTLk_aem_YMAO6laDsAFoXoEIT26Fxg

 Come learn how to sharpen your tools like a pro at our hands-on workshop! Join Transition Town Hastings as Learning to Grow 2025 kicks off with local horticulture expert, Sam Van Den Bogaerde, teaching us how to sharpen our loppers, spades and other garden tools.
As well as learning how to care for our tools, we’ll also be visiting an exciting new space that Hastings Borough Council has provided for Learning to Grow to use as a pop-up community “garden centre”.
Bring your own tools and gardening gloves. (If you don’t have either, just let us know when you book and we can provide.)
No experience necessary – we’ll be learning! Everyone welcome.
Free refreshments provided.
Places are limited, so booking is essential.

Sharpen Up! DIY Tool Sharpening workshop Tickets, Sat 26 Apr 2025 at 14:00 | Eventbrite

When
Apr 26, 2025 from  2:00 PM to  4:30 PM
Location
United Kingdom

Events

We would like to invite you to our Hastings listening tour stakeholder workshop. The workshop brings together local VCSE and health and social care partners to discuss the issues affecting the local people, and how things could be improved. We will be exploring various topics including:
• Accessing primary care
• Social isolation
• Social determinants of health and wellbeing
Refreshments including a light lunch will be provided from 1:30pm, with the workshop beginning at 2pm. Feedback shared will be used to contribute to ongoing work to improve the health and wellbeing of local residents.
Please sign up via Eventbrite to confirm attendance: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-experiences-of-health-and-care-in-h...
Listening Tour Survey
Alongside our community engagement activities, we are also running our listening tour survey, which is open to anyone living in the Hastings and St Leonards area. The survey is available via this link: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/3Hastingslisteningtour/ and we can also provide hardcopies with freepost envelopes on request. Please do share this survey with the people you support, and please do get in touch if you would like further information.

Isabel Blackman Centre
1 May 1:00PM
To 1 May 4:00PM

Completion of this course will enable you to:
• Understand the role and responsibilities of a First Aider
• Be able to assess an incident
• Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty
• Be able to provide first aid to a casualty that is choking
• Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding
• Know how to provide first aid to a casualty that is in shock
• Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries
Please note: There is a £50 charge for this course.

Jackson Hall
14 May 9:30AM
To 14 May 4:00PM

This month's meeting theme is Intergenerational Work.

Central Hall
15 May 1:30PM
To 15 May 3:00PM

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