Here at Activ Hastings we've compiled some useful numbers and sources of information. Click on any category to go to the relevant section.

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Animals, RSPCA, RSPB, Animal Charities and Rescue, Charities, Charity Commission, Children, Childline, NSPCC, Social Services, Fostering Agencies, Community,  Neighbourhood Watch, Libraries, Consumer Advice, Citizens Advice Bureau, Councils, Hastings Borough Council, East Sussex County Council, Councillors, Environmental Protection (Noise), Housing, Council Tax, Counselling, Relationship Counselling, Courts, Hastings Magistrates Court, Hastings County Court, Lewes Crown Court, Crime, Crimestoppers, Victims of Crime, Emergency Services, Police, Fire, Ambulance, Coast Guard, Transport Police, Terrorist Help Line,  Environment, Flood Help Line, Health,  NHS Direct, Blood Service, Organ Donor Register, Helplines, Childline, NSPCC, Immigration Advisory Service, National Missing Persons Helpline, The Salvation Army's Family Tracing Service, The Samaritans, Home Emergencies, Gas, Electric, Water, Crime, Motoring, AA, RAC, Green Flag, DVLA, MPs, Find and Contact Your MP, Non Emergency Services, Sussex Police, Sussex Ambulance Service, East Sussex Fire and Rescue, Postal Services, Royal Mail, Post Offices, Find a Postcode,  Tourism, Tourist Information Offices, Transport,  Stagecoach Bus, Southern Rail, Taxis and Private Hire, British Transport Police, Utilities, British Gas, EDF Energy, Southern Water, TV Licensing, Volunteer Organisations,  Age Concern,  Alzheimers Society, Association of Carers, WRVS

 

 

Animals

RSPCA - Bluebell Ridge, Chowns Hill, Hastings, TN35 4PA - 01424 752 121 To report an act of cruelty, neglect or concern about the welfare of an animal phone: 0300 1234 999 (24hrs)

RSPB - 2nd Floor, 42 Frederick Place, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4EA, Tel: 01273 775333

Animal Charities and Rescue – Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5AJ, 01825 840252

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Charities

Charity Commission – Regulates the administration and affairs of Registered UK Charities, Charity Commission Direct, PO Box 1227, LIVERPOOL, L69 3UG, 0845 300 0218

Children

Childline – 24hrs 0800 1111 –  Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, talk to a counsellor online, send ChildLine an email or post on the message boards.

NSPCC – Hastings 01424 428833, Hastings Schools & Young People's Service (HSYPS) is a joint Schools Young People's Centre team providing support to any child or young person of school age.

Social Services  - Children's services Office hours 0345 60 80 190 (Mon to Fri 8am to 5pm, Emergency duty team 07699 391462 (available out of hours – Mon to Fri 5pm to 8am, all weekends and bank holidays)

Fostering Agencies, Moments Fostering, 3 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1EH, Tel: 01424 440449

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Community

Neighbourhood Watch -  Mr Anthony Turtle, Chairperson, 87a Hughenden Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3TF, 01424 443857

Crime Prevention and Advice, Sussex Police, c/o Hastings Police Station, Bohemia Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1JJ

Libraries

Hastings Library: A large library, with a comprehensive selection of books, talking books, DVDs and music CDs. It has a large reference and local studies section and free Internet access. There is a Learndirect Centre. It has disabled access to all floors.

Hastings Children's Library: A comprehensive selection of childrens books, talking books, DVDs, reference material and free Internet access. It has disabled access.

St Leonards Warrior Square. This is a mobile library stop. Alternate Thursdays 10:55 to 11:55. 

Hollington Library: A community library with a range of books, talking books, DVDs, reference and local studies material and free Internet access.

Ore Library: A community library with a range of books, talking books, DVDs, reference and local studies material and free Internet access. It has limited disabled access.

Bexhill Library: A large library, with a comprehensive selection of books, talking books, DVDs and music CDs. It has a large reference and local studies section and free Internet access. It has disabled access to both floors.

Battle Library: A town library with a range of books, talking books, DVDs, a reference and local studies section and free Internet access. It has disabled access.

Sedlescombe Village Library: A small village library run by volunteers. There is a very limited collection of books to borrow.

Pevensey Bay Library: A community library with a range of books, talking books, DVDs, reference and local studies material and free Internet access. It has limited disabled access.

Northiam Village Library: A small village library run by volunteers. There is a very limited collection of books to borrow.

Rye Library: A town library with a range of books, talking books, DVDs, a reference and local studies section and free Internet access. It has disabled access.

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Consumer Advice

Citizens Advice Bureau, CITIZENS ADVICE 1066  (formerly Hastings and Rother CAB)  24 Cornwallis Terrace, Hastings, opposite Hastings Station.

General Advice: drop in Mon - Fri, 10 till 4. Tel 01424 721420

Money Advice: by appointment 01424 721 386

Councils

Hastings Borough Council

East Sussex County Council – County Hall, St Annes Crescent, BN7 1SW, 01273 481000

Councillors List of Hastings Councillors,

East Sussex: Find your Councillor

Environmental Protection, Noise Reporting at Hastings Borough Council

Housing, Hastings Borough Council Housing Advice

Housing Benefit Advice

Council Tax Advice

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Counselling

Relate – phone and online counselling – phone: 0300 100 1234  Relationship Counselling - Talk directly to a counsellor about any concerns you have about your relationship.- Monday to Thursday: 8am to 9pm Friday: 8am to 5pm - Saturday: 9am to 5pm (excluding Bank Holidays)

Courts

Hastings Magistrates Court Law Courts, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1ND, 01424 437644

Hastings County Court Law Courts, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1QX, 01424 435128

Lewes Crown Court

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Crime

Crimestoppers  – 24hr anonymous, your call is not traced – 0800 555111

British Transport Police , Crime on Trains and Railway Stations 0800 40 50 40. British Transport Police South East, Chief Superintendent Steve Morgan, South East  Area Headquarters, Ivason House, 8A London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG

Terrorist Help Line - Home Office Anti-Terrorism hotline – phone: 0800 789 321. Call the hotline if you have any tip-offs or confidential information about possible terrorist activity.

Victims of Crime - Victim Supportline – phone: 0845 30 30 900 (9am to 9pm, bank holidays 9am to 5pm) Free and confidential support to help you deal with your experience of crime, whether you reported it or not.

Victim Support Charity, South East Region,c/o Lewes Crown Court Centre, The Law Courts, High Street, Lewes, BN7 1YB, Tel: 01273 480130.

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Emergency Services - Dial 999

Police, Sussex Police Hastings   0845 60 70 999 Hastings Police Station, Summerfields, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1JJ (Map) 01424 425000.

Sussex Police Home Page, Malling House, Lewes, BN7 2DZ, (Map) 01273 475432.

Fire, East Sussex Fire and Rescue, Hastings Community Fire Station, Bohemia Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1EX, 0845 130 8855,

Ambulance, South East Coast Ambulance Service, Sussex Office, 40-42 Friars Walk, Lewes, Sussex, BN7 2XW, Tel: 01273 489444, Fax: 01273 489445

Coastguard, HM Coastguard Station, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3DW, 01424 442235

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Environment

Flood Help Line,  General enquiries: 08708 506 506 National Customer Contact Centre, PO Box 544, Rotherham, S60 1BY. Incident hotline: (You should use the incident hotline to report an incident, such as pollution) Telephone: 0800 807060 (Free, 24hrs) 

Floodline - 0845 988 1188 (24 hour service)

 

Health

NHS Direct, 08 45 46 47, Chief Executive, NHS Direct, Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA 

Medical Card and Medical Number Enquiries - 020 7210 4850.

European Health Insurance Cards - 0845 606 2030.

Blood Service – National Blood Service 0300 123 23 23

Organ Donor Register  0300 123 23 23

NHS Blood and Transplant, Organ Donation and Transplantation Directorate, Fox Den Road, Stoke Gifford, BRISTOL, BS34 8RR, Tel: 0117 975 7575

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Helplines

Childline – 0800 1111

NSPCC - Child Protection Helpline – Use this free number if you have any concerns about the welfare of a child - 0808 800 5000 (24hrs) email: help@nspcc.org.uk

Samaritans – 24hr Response 08457 90 90 90 - Hastings and Rother, 26 St Andrews Square, Hastings, TN34 1SR, 01424 43 66 66 - Confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair.

Homeless - Shelterline: 0808 800 4444 (8am to 8pm) Call freephone to talk in confidence and receive expert housing advice.

Immigration - Immigration Advisory Service : 020 7967 1200 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 6pm) or 020 7378 9191 (answerphone)Call back service for urgent advice on detention, deportation or removal.

Missing Persons - National Missing Persons Helpline – phone: 0500 700 700 (24hrs) If you wish to call home, get information about a missing person, or are concerned about a missing friend or relative

The Salvation Army's Family Tracing Service – phone: 0845 634 4747 (Mon to Fri 8.15am to 3.45pm) Local call rate service for tracing relatives with whom contact has been lost.

 

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 Home Emergencies

 

Gas – National Grid Call 0800 111 999

Electric Power Failure - 0800 783 8866

Water – Burst Water Main or No Tap Water – 0845 278 0845

Drinking water, South East Water – phone: 0845 602 1724

Waste water, Southern Water – phone: 0800 820 999 (24hrs)

 

Motoring

AA  - UK Assistance 0800 88 77 66 or 0121 275 3746 European Assistance 00 800 88 77 66 55

RAC - Breakdown Assistance: 0844 891 3111

Green Flag – UK Assistance 0800 051 0636 European Assistance 00800 0051 0636 or 00 44 141 349 0516

DVLA – Driver Enquiries Tel: 0300 790 6801 Fax: 0300 123 0784 Drivers Abroad +44 (0)1792 786 369  Drivers Customer Services (DCS) DVLA Swansea SA6 7JL

DVLA – Vehicle Enquiries Tel: 0300 790 6802 Fax: 0300 123 0798 Vehicle Customer Services (VCS) DVLA Swansea SA99 1AR.

DVLA Contact Page

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MPs

Hastings & Rye

Bexhill and Battle

 

Non Emergency Services

Sussex Police -  0845 60 70 999 (24hrs, non-emergencies)

Hastings Police Station, Summerfields, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1JJ, Tel: 01424 425000

Sussex Police HQ, Malling House, Lewes, BN7 2DZ, 01273 475432

South East Coast Ambulance Service

East Sussex Fire and Rescue - 20 Upperton Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 1EU. Tel: 0845 130 8855 Fax: 01323 725 574

 

Postal Services

Royal Mail 08457 740 740 Customer Services - FREEPOST, 20 Turner Road, St Rollox Business & Retail Park, GLASGOW G21 1AA

Post Office Customer Services 08457 22 33 44, Find a Post Office

Find a Postcode 0345 111 222

 

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Tourism

 

Hastings Information Centre, Queens Square, Priory Meadow, Hastings, TN34 1TL,  HASTINGS  01424 45 11 11 Fax: 01424 781186

Visit 1066 Country - Tourist Information for the wider Area

Battle and Bexhill Tourist Information Centre, Battle Abbey Gatehouse, Battle TN33 0AD, 01424 773721, Fax: 01424 773436 

Eastbourne Tourist Information Centre, Cornfield Road, Eastbourne BN21 4QL, 0871 663 0031, Fax: 01323 649574 Visit Eastbourne (Eastbourne Borough Council)

Lewes Tourist Information Centre, 187 High Street, Lewes BN7 2DE, 01273 483448 Fax: 01273 484003, Email: lewes.tic@lewes.gov.uk , Website: Lewes Tourist Information Centre

Tourism

 

Stagecoach Bus, Bus Routes and Timetable Information

Southern Rail

Taxis and Private Hire

British Transport Police, Crime on Trains and Railway Stations 0800 40 50 40. British Transport Police South East, Chief Superintendent Steve Morgan, South East  Area Headquarters, Ivason House, 8A London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG

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Utilities

British Gas

EDF Energy

Southern Water

TV Licensing, 0844 800 6790  http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/

TV Licensing, Bristol, BS98 1TL 

Volunteer Organisations

Age Concern - 50 Robertson Street, HASTINGS, East Sussex, TN34 1HL, Tel: 01424 426162

Fax: 01424 715679

Alzheimers Society – 19 Marine Court, St Leonards-on-Sea, 01424 720640, http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/BranchWebsites/Hastings&Rother/index.htm

Association of Carers – Theaklen Drive, Ponswood Estate, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9AZ, Hastings 01424 722309, Volunteer Sitting for Carers

WRVS – Isabel Blackman Centre, South Street, St Leonards-on-Sea, 01424 717674 (See Events Page)

 

 

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