Working to end furniture poverty, one home at a time
Everyone deserves a place to feel at home. We support local families with affordable furniture, free collections, and community initiatives across Hastings and Rother.
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Four Ways to Change Someone's Life for the Better Today
Choose one of the options below and help support local families across Hastings and Rother.
Have Good Quality Furniture or Appliances to Donate?
Give your items a second life and directly support local families. We offer a free, reliable collection service.
Shop Antiques and Vintage Furnishings
Discover distinctive antique and mid‑century furniture selected for their design, quality, and lasting appeal. Every purchase enables us to help more local families build a better future.
Get Involved
Volunteer, fundraise, or partner with us. However you choose to help, you’ll be making a real difference for local families.
Make a Financial Donation
Your donation directly supports local families and helps us provide dignity, stability and a safe home for those who need it most.
Our Mission: Supporting Dignity at Home
Hastings Furniture Service was founded on a simple belief: everyone deserves a safe, comfortable home. Since 1988, we’ve been supporting our community by making essential furniture more affordable, helping people access the basics they need, and giving good-quality items a second life instead of letting them go to waste.
We also focus on creating opportunities for people to learn new skills, build confidence, and feel connected to their community.
- Creating opportunities for people to build skills, confidence, and connections
- Affordable, good‑quality reused furniture and appliances
- Helping the environment by reducing waste and COâ‚‚e emissions through reuse
Our Services
Multiple ways to engage with our mission and make a difference
Free Collection
We provide free collection of good‑quality furniture and working appliances across Hastings and Rother, making it easy to pass on items that can help local families.
Buy Antiques and Vintage Furniture
Unique and beautiful pre-loved furnishings. Shopping that’s good for you and the planet.
Join Our Team
Become a Volunteer
Our volunteers are the heart of HFS. Whether you have a few hours a week or can commit to regular shifts, we have roles that fit your schedule and skills.
"Volunteering at HFS has been incredibly rewarding. Knowing that I'm helping families in my community get back on their feet makes every shift meaningful."
Suzanne
Latest News
Stay updated with our community impact and stories
- Eco-Living, Impact
At Hastings and Rother Furniture Service, we see every day how a simple idea can make a real difference. The circular economy—keeping items in use for as long as possible rather than throwing them away—isn’t just a concept. It’s something we put into practice across our community.
- Eco-Living, Shop
Our stock at the Essentials Store changes daily, with new items arriving all the time. While we can’t guarantee specific pieces, there’s always a range of good-quality, affordable furniture and household essentials available. We encourage customers to visit regularly to see what’s in store—you never know what you might find.
- Campaign
Local households can now get free, independent energy-saving advice at the Hastings Furniture Service (HFS) store in Priory Meadow thanks to a new partnership between HFS and Energise Sussex Coast.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about supporting and working with HFS.
Hastings Furniture Service helps local households access affordable furniture and household essentials while reducing waste through furniture reuse, community support, and environmental initiatives.
You can donate good-quality furniture and working appliances by requesting our free pickup. Your donation helps local families create safe, comfortable homes.
We provide services across Hastings, Rother, and surrounding communities, supporting households through furniture reuse, volunteer opportunities, and charitable programs.
Every purchase supports our charitable work, helping local families access affordable furniture while funding community projects and reducing waste.
Yes. We welcome volunteers of all backgrounds and experience levels. Volunteering is a great way to support your community, develop new skills, and meet new people.
We offer a wide range of affordable, reused furniture, household essentials, antiques, vintage furnishings, and tested electrical appliances, subject to availability.
By collecting, reusing, and redistributing furniture and household items, we help reduce landfill waste, lower carbon emissions, and support a circular economy.
You can support us by donating furniture, volunteering your time, shopping in our stores, fundraising, partnering with us, or making a financial donation.
Donated items are assessed for quality and suitability before being prepared for reuse. They are then sold at affordable prices or used to support local households in need.
Furniture reuse helps families access affordable household essentials, reduces environmental waste, conserves resources, and extends the life of quality furniture that might otherwise end up in a landfill.
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Ready to Make a Difference?
Whether through a donation, volunteering, or shopping with purpose, every action helps create positive change in our community.