Overview
- The Prince of Wales toured Hastings seafront, arriving by funicular and playing three holes of crazy golf at Hastings Adventure Miniature Golf where he met local players and the recent World Crazy Golf Championships winner.
- He boarded the fishing boat Senlac Jack to speak with fishers and a netmaker who said catches have fallen recently and cited warmer water, larger vessels, better technology and overfishing as possible causes.
- The Met Office has warned a persistent 2026 marine heatwave across UK waters may reach extreme levels and that such warming can harm marine ecosystems and alter fish distribution.
- William visited community projects including Hastings Commons’ Eagle House and accepted a silver shell from the Winkle Club while engaging with young people and volunteers in town.
- Hastings hosts one of Britain’s largest beach-launched fleets, so reduced catches threaten local incomes and the town’s economy and may increase pressure for scientific monitoring and policy attention in coming weeks.