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Everybody Hurts?

May 22, 2024 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Helen Murphy |Nick Pelling

HELEN MURPHY & NICK PELLING meet up with a wellbeing coachDo you ever struggle with what might be called your psychological balance, to the extent that constant anxiety is driving you to consider desperate measures? I suspect we all know that kind of feeling. Indeed, there seems to be an epidemic of angst in this country right now. And what the NHS offers in this area is at best patchy and often non-existent.
Everybody Hurts?

May 22, 2024 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Helen Murphy |Nick Pelling

HELEN MURPHY & NICK PELLING meet up with a wellbeing coachDo you ever struggle with what might be called your psychological balance, to the extent that constant anxiety is driving you to consider desperate measures? I suspect we all know that kind of feeling. Indeed, there seems to be an epidemic of angst in this country right now. And what the NHS offers in this area is at best patchy and often non-existent.
A Pearl for the People?

Jan 17, 2024 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Helen Murphy |Leah Cross |Nick Pelling

HELEN MURPHY & NICK PELLING ask what the Hastings Contemporary is doing for the people of Hastings. The shiny black box of the Hastings Contemporary that graces The Stade in Old Town might be beautifully designed, but does it actually provide much for the people of this town? We went along to meet the Director of Programmes, Leah Cross, to ask the pressing Pythonian question: what has the Hastings Contemporary ever done for us?
Ten Weeks That Could Shake Your World

Jan 3, 2024 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | James Young |Jen Calleja |Nick Pelling

NICK PELLING highlights the Hastings Writers WorkshopIf you have ever attempted the lonely craft of writing a short story or a poem, you will know how easy it is to be defeated by self doubt and maybe even suffer from a slight sense of embarrassment. The Hastings Writers Workshop (HWW) offers a great way to overcome these bedevilling snares. The workshops are run by James Young, a successful Irish writer who brings charisma and clear structure to the group sessions.
Pink Star Pilates

Nov 15, 2023 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Claire Mason |Helen Murphy |Nick Pelling

HELEN MURPHY & NICK PELLING investigate the P wordWe should admit something: we thought Pilates was just another variant of yoga, probably a branch of transcendental PE first inscribed on palm leaves by a flexible Brahman eleven thousand years ago. We were so wrong. In fact, Pilates was created by a twentieth-century German ex-boxer – Joseph Pilates – who became a prisoner of war in a British camp during the Great War.
Staying Focussed on the Image Trail

Jan 24, 2023 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Helen Murphy |Nick Pelling |Toby Shaw

By Helen Murphy and Nick Pelling The prospects for young working-class people growing up in Hastings are often thought to be rather limited. But there are those who seem to bust out of the low expectation box and really blaze a trail. We caught up with one young man, Toby Shaw, who seems to have achieved a staggering amount before reaching the giddy age of thirty. Toby is Hastings born and bred and, as a teenager, his life revolved around the Source Park. Skateboarding was his passion.
Staying Focussed on the Image Trail

Jan 24, 2023 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Helen Murphy |Nick Pelling |Toby Shaw

By Helen Murphy and Nick Pelling The prospects for young working-class people growing up in Hastings are often thought to be rather limited. But there are those who seem to bust out of the low expectation box and really blaze a trail. We caught up with one young man, Toby Shaw, who seems to have achieved a staggering amount before reaching the giddy age of thirty. Toby is Hastings born and bred and, as a teenager, his life revolved around the Source Park. Skateboarding was his passion.
Twists in the Paintwork

Jan 24, 2023 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Helen Murphy |Nick Pelling

HIP explores the many lives of a real painter man. By Helen Murphy and Nick Pelling. The Hastings-based artist Chris Roskell, has led an extraordinary life. In chatting to him about his long career in art and design, it is perhaps the word ‘episodic’ that springs most immediately to mind. Each new chapter seems to suddenly give way to an entirely different one. As if some heavenly scriptwriter was madly impatient to keep moving the plot on.
Twists in the Paintwork

Jan 24, 2023 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Helen Murphy |Nick Pelling

HIP explores the many lives of a real painter man. By Helen Murphy and Nick Pelling. The Hastings-based artist Chris Roskell, has led an extraordinary life. In chatting to him about his long career in art and design, it is perhaps the word ‘episodic’ that springs most immediately to mind. Each new chapter seems to suddenly give way to an entirely different one. As if some heavenly scriptwriter was madly impatient to keep moving the plot on.