Premier Inn Hastings Town Centre
Fund details & criteria
Fund purpose
Premier Inn is bringing its very latest offer to Cornwallis Street in Hastings Town Centre. As we prepare to open the doors at this special location, we are launching a community fund to connect the hotel team with charities and social enterprises doing good work in Hastings and the surrounding area. The investment we are making is part of a national investment programme from Whitbread plc, the parent company to Premier Inn, as part of its 'Force For Good' sustainability initiative. It's designed to deliver a positive impact on our own business, and our guests and teams, as well as the communities we serve. The programme is arranged under three pillars - opportunity, community and responsibility - with the community programme being particularly relevant in Hastings. The £9,000 investment we are making is part of a programme of pre-opening activity for the 84-bedroom hotel as we lead up to opening the doors and welcoming our first guests in mid-December. We are looking to fund three projects, up to a maximum of £3,000 each, and are keen to hear from the following organisaions: Who can apply? ✔ Registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs), and charitable companies ✔ Community interest companies (CICs) and social enterprises ✔ Faith groups, sports clubs, and uniformed clubs ✔ Constituted volunteer or community groups As part of our pre-opening activity, we are able to offer paid-for volunteering time before the hotel opens and would particularly welcome responses from organisations who are able to offer this before the middle of December. We offer 3-hours of paid volunteer time per team member and are expected to employ 20 new team at the Cornwallis Street Premier Inn, so around 60-hours in total. We are open minded on the types of projects to fund. Examples of previously funded projects include community building initiatives, environmental improvements, and contributions to charities helping the most disadvantaged in society. All of the responses we do receive will be shortlisted by our head office team before being voted on by the new team members working at the Hastings Town Centre Premier Inn on 19th November. Key Information 📅 Fund launch date: Monday 20th October 2025 📝 Application deadline: Monday 3rd November 2025 💵 Minimum grant: £1,000 | Maximum grant: £3,000 📍Location: Hastings