# eXchange - East Sussex Arts Education Network

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179740
- **Other names:** HASTINGS AND ROTHER ARTS EDUCATION NETWORK, HRAEN, eXchange - East Sussex Arts Education Network
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 30, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1179740


## Contact

- **Address:** 41 Avondale Road, EASTBOURNE, East Sussex
- **Postcode:** BN22 8JW
- **Phone:** 07834 421531
- **Email:** admin@exchangecharity.org
- **Website:** www.hraen.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE DISENGAGED FROM LEARNING BY:-1. WORKING WITH CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, ARTISTS, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS TO STRENGTHEN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES;2. ADVANCING THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, CONFIDENCE AND CAPABILITIES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO ALLOW THEM TO GROW INTO RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND TO DEVELOP THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL WELLBEING THROUGH THE USE OF ART AND EDUCATION IN THE ARTS; 3. INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN HASTINGS, ROTHER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE ARTS; AND 4. ENSURING A STRONG COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IS EMBEDDED THROUGHOUT THE PRACTICES AND PROGRAMMES. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

**Activities:** The Hastings and Rother Arts Education Network seeks to help redress the balance of diminishing cultural resources in schools. It brings together schools, cultural organisations and artists in meaningful, lasting partnerships, creating sustainable projects that embed culture into the everyday lives of our young people.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Geography

- East Sussex





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Kim Jayne Byford** | Chair | July 17, 2024 |
| Ben Urban |  | May 31, 2025 |
| Kate Regester |  | May 31, 2025 |
| Marc Woodhead |  | May 1, 2021 |
| REBECCA MARY REED |  | Aug. 1, 2017 |
| Sophie Caroline Neill |  | Nov. 2, 2023 |




