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Welcome to Hollingdean News. We are a group of residents keeping our community informed with regular online news posts, and a quarterly community newsletter. For safety during lockdown volunteers ceased delivering newsletters directly to over 3000 homes. With restrictions easing deliveries are back to a full print run – so your Summer Hollingdean News should be through your door courtesy of our fantastic volunteer network.
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Refashion old clothes at the Open Market this weekend
This weekend – on Friday 23rd and Sat 24th July, community sewing company Sew Fabulous are hosting a free 2 day event at Brighton Open Market, where you can learn to love your old clothes again.
Every year 300,000 tonnes clothes in the UK end up being dumped. You can learn new skills to help you reuse and refashion clothes.
There will be workshops, clothes swap, screen printing, drop in activities, preloved clothes and fabrics for sale.
In addition Freegle will be hosting a Kids clothing and sportswear FREE ‘Bring and Take’
You can book free workshop places and find out more on the Sew Fabulous website
There may be drop in places on the day so do come anyway! They will try to fit everyone in.
Vaccination clinic Hollingdean 26th July
The Covid mobile vaccination clinic is returning to Hollingdean on Monday July 26th. It will be open at the Community Centre on Thompson Road from 11.00 to 16.00. You can just turn up, or to guarantee a time, call 0300 303 8060 to make an appointment.
There will be Pfizer vaccine available for first doses for over 18s, and a second dose for anyone who had the Pfizer jab on or before 24th May.