Hastings Regeneration Timeline

At a event in Hasting in March 2015 Nick Wates, from Nick Wates Associates, introduced the idea of a 'Regeneration Timeline' to map regeneration in the Hastings area, which could stretch back as far as memories allow and also in to the future. This timeline would be based on one carried out in the North East Hastings area, which had been used to map developments in that area of the town and had proved to be a valuable tool for building a collective memory and could be used as a planning tool for thinking forward. For the Hastings timeline, as well as physical display which can be taken to events around the town for residents to add to, there will also be an interactive website.

Some of the questions raised on the day informed the discussion - further information is in the PDF document attached.

*Why should people want to lead regeneration?

*How the term regeneration has become tainted but is really just about ‘anything you want to change in your space’.

*How local people feel they have limited involvement with the regeneration and planning process, with the possible exception of the pier.

*How regeneration often looks at just buildings and jobs and that perhaps a more holistic approach would be beneficial, considering health and recreation facilities as well.

*The Vital need for economic inclusion.

*Delinquent owners, why are private owners not improving the property?

*Why did SeaSpace rebrand to SeaChange?

*How the observer building has had 12 private owners over 30 years, with no development of the building being followed though.

*The Dangers of gentrification and how there is a need for something alongside gentrification to make it meaningful for existing residents.

*That there is a value in identifying projects that didn’t work, as much can be learnt from things which have been unsuccessful.

Visit the online version of the Hastings Regeneration Timeline via the link below

[http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/hastingsregeneration]

For more information contact the regeneration timeline team [hastingstimeline@gmail.com]