Hastings is home to one of England's oldest fishing fleets. Boats have worked from the beach in front of the ancient town for over a thousand years. The Hastings Fishermen's Protection Society preserves the medieval right of the fishing community to work from the shingle beach or stone beach known as the Stade.

Focusing on the Historic Fishing Fleet on the Stade in Hastings and the old Bathing Pool in St Leonards, both of these films were developed together with the local community.