Willingdon Trees

Willingdon Trees is an area in Eastbourne/​Hampden Park that does not have a particularly good reputation locally. It is an area made up, mainly, of housing association housing and council housing. Because of this the residents are usually low income families or those on benefits which can often mean lots of children who end up bored and with not a lot to do of an evening. This is what has given this area a bad reputation. You often find large groups of pre teens and teenagers hanging around at the shops in Holly Place, which for people not well accquainted with the area can be a little daunting.
Having spent 5 years living in the area myself, i can honestly say the only time i ever had a problem was when my flat was burgled and my computer taken as a result. But that can happen what ever area you live in. There is a community centre next to the shops in Holly Place which offers all sorts of events and classes etc for local residents — i havn’t visited recently so couldn’t tell you what is on offer there now but do pop in and find out if you are in that area as there used to be quite a variety of things on offer.