Working to end furniture poverty, one home at a time
An empty house without essential furniture is not a home. We believe everyone deserves the dignity and security of a decent place to call home.
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Four Ways to Change Someone's Life for the Better Today
Choose from the options below to get started.
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 1998, we’ve been here for our community—making essential furniture affordable, creating pathways for people to improve their lives, and championing a circular‑economy approach that keeps good furniture in use and reduces waste.
- 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.
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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.