Alexandra Park

1 month ago | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Alexandra Park |Steven Short

STEVEN SHORTEver wondered why the rats in Alexandra Park are so chill? It’s probably all that wild garlic they’ve been munching on. Wild garlic has been scientifically proven to lower the blood pressure of our furry friends. Yes, really. The plant also has medicinal benefits for humans – more of which later. Allium ursinum is most commonly known as wild garlic, though some call it ramps, ramsons or bear’s garlic.

Jul 3, 2024 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Alexandra Park

PLANTS large and small will be on show this month when experts bring their hobby to a Hastings community hubAlan Bromley from the British Cactus and Succulent Society’s Rother Valley branch, and his colleague, Christian Hamilton, from the Portslade branch, will give growing tips and offer booklets about their speciality at the Alexandra Park Greenhouse on Saturday 20 July. The event runs from 10.30am to 4pm and admission is free.

Jun 19, 2024 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Alexandra Park |Fiona McGarry

FIONA MCGARRYWith Wimbledon starting in less than two weeks, many people are toying with the idea of picking up a racket. Tennis is seriously good for you: it involves short bursts of high-intensity activity, “a thousand little sprints” according to Bjorn Borg; and it tones the muscles, strengthens the joints and improves your brainpower by forcing you to be alert throughout the game. Will had never been much of a sportsman.

Nov 15, 2023 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Alexandra Park |Robin Gray

ROBIN GRAY explains. The ‘Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link’ has been working since 2003 to improve the lives of the residents of another Hastings over 3,000 miles away, in West Africa. The little town was virtually destroyed during the Rebel War in the 1990s and appealed for help.

Jul 26, 2023 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Alexandra Park |Andy Batsford |Joe Adams

Six hard courts in Alexandra Park have been renovated by Hastings Borough Council  (HBC) with funds from the Lawn Tennis Association, and will be officially reopened tomorrow (Saturday). In celebration, Break Point tennis, an enterprise led by local coach Joe Adams, will be offering free tutorial sessions throughout the day, with games, competitions, and social events. Rackets and tennis balls will be provided, so anyone can come along and play.