Does anyone out there know Hastings/St Leonards well? Would you move there with young children? Can children brought up there thrive despite the deprivation?
- Is it a safe place to bring up children? Will they encounter problems or be unsafe out and about once they are a bit older and start going out/socialising by themselves?
- Will there be enough like-minded children for them to make friends with?
We're in Brighton at the moment, from London. We love theatre, literature, the arts, London & its energy, being connected, Europe, the sea. Obviously Brighton is great for all those things, but we'd like more space and a change.
We have several young children for whom we have reasonably high academic expectations, who are full of plans and life and ambitions. We really want to know whether we'd find plenty of educated, cultured, connected peeps who could be friends with us and our children, and most importantly whether our children would be safe there.
Thx for any thoughts.