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Monday 9am - 5:30pm Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm Thursday 9am - 5:30pm Friday 9am - 5:30pm

18 Hours Events

Bringing people together through diverse, inclusive cultural events, creative education and community research across Sussex and London.

18 Hours is a social enterprise with a passion for fostering global understanding through education and events. We are committed to environmental sustainability, diversity and inclusivity and the promotion of good practice.
18 Hours is now a regional Development Education Centre, working with teachers across East Sussex, who are interested in global teaching, including diversity and sustainability education across the curriculum.

25/08/2026

At 18 Hours we hire out installations that invite people to move, play and connect. Our illuminated and interactive artworks bring colour, joy and shared experience to festivals, trails and public events.

The Seven Lanterns is a sculptural light installation created with metal artist Leigh Dyer and poet Inua Ellams. It responds to movement and touch, glowing and shifting as people interact with it.

The Ribbon Tunnel is a vibrant walk‑through made from hundreds of coloured ribbons that ripple with the wind. It transforms spaces into playful, high‑impact moments for audiences of all ages.

Both installations can be used for festivals, light trails, community celebrations, entrances, gathering spaces and creative programming across the UK.

If you would like the technical pack or want to discuss availability, please email [email protected] or visit our website

20/08/2026

Bev Lee Harling brings the full production of ‘Things I Know and Things I Don’t’ to Hastings this October.

Inspired by her father’s memories, the show blends story, song and a striking wood and steel tree created with

After last year’s scratch performance, the finished piece arrives The Stables

Tickets available now https://www.hastingsstoryfest.org.uk

Stables Theatre, Hastings
23 & 24 October 2026
7.30pm
£15

11/08/2026

Join Festival Patron Axel Scheffler at the White Rock Theatre for a lively celebration of the Gruffalo stories.

Enjoy readings, live illustration and a book signing as Axel brings The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child and Gruffalo Granny to life on stage.

Tickets are available now. Link in bio

07/08/2026

The brand new Gruffalo Granny launches very soon and Axel Scheffler is bringing the new story to Hastings Storytelling Festival in October.

Hear Gruffalo Granny, The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child read by Axel, watch live illustration and enjoy a book signing.

This special family event takes place at the White Rock Theatre on Sat 24 October.

Tickets are on sale now.

https://whiterocktheatre.org.uk/whats-on/event/axel-scheffler-gruffalo-stories-2026/

05/08/2026

The Seven Lanterns is our new interactive illuminated installation, created with metal sculptor and poet

Designed for movement, touch and shared experience, it has already become a favourite at some of our events.

We are excited to share it more widely and it is now available to hire for festivals, light trails and public events across the UK. If you would like the technical pack or want to discuss availability, please email [email protected]

04/08/2026

Creativity can help us talk about the things that matter most.

Grief is something we will all experience, yet it can still feel difficult to talk about.

Good Grief Hastings explored how creativity can help open those conversations, inviting people to come together through art, performance, music, workshops and shared experiences. By creating welcoming spaces for reflection and connection, the festival encouraged people to engage with grief in ways that felt personal, supportive and accessible.

This clip is taken from our festival film, created by the brilliant Sam Sharples, capturing the people, partnerships and purpose behind the inaugural Good Grief Hastings.

Full film by: samsharples.co.uk

Hear more from our partners in the full film, now live on our website. Link in bio or https://18hours.org.uk/good-grief-festival/

Good Grief Hastings was supported using public funding by , the Coastal Community Creative Health project at the and , with help in kind from St Michael’s Hospice and Good Grief Festival CIC.

28/07/2026

Some stories are worth taking the time to tell.

This Spring, Good Grief Hastings brought together local artists, community groups, partners and audiences to explore grief, love and loss through creativity, conversation and community.

We wanted to share a few moments from our new festival film, created by the brilliant Sam Sharples, who captured the essence of the festival and what made it so special.

🎬 samsharples.co.uk

In this first clip, 18 Hours Director Dr Mandy Curtis reflects on why it was so important that Good Grief Hastings felt rooted in the town and shaped by the people who call it home.

Hear more from all our partners involved St Michael's Hospice (Hastings and Rother) Good Grief Festival
University of Brighton Hastings Borough Council in the full film - live on our website - link in bio or https://18hours.org.uk/good-grief-festival/

Good Grief Hastings was supported using public funding by Arts Council England , the Coastal Community Creative Health project at the University of Brighton and Hastings Borough Council , with help in kind from St Michael’s Hospice and Good Grief Festival CIC.

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St Leonards-on-Sea
TN401RG

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 5:30pm

Telephone

07708479362

Website

http://www.18hours.org.uk/

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