Worthing

March 11th, 2024

Radio 1 Star Visits South Coast to Chat Dadulthood For Comic Relief

Radio 1 star Matt Edmondson has visited members of an innovative dads’ group on the South Coast to find out how Comic Relief is helping them battle social isolation in fathers. The DJ, who will soon take over the reins of the Radio 1 afternoon show with co-host Mollie King, filmed with Worthing-based Dad La Soul for a slot on BBC 1’s Morning Live as well as recording audio that will be played out on Radio 1 in the run-up to Red Nose Day on Friday 15th March.

The Morning Live film is scheduled to go out on Tuesday, March 11th, and will highlight the positive impact that Dad La Soul’s playdates and dads-only meet-ups have had on attendees' mental health.

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March 6th, 2024

Transformed toilets reopen in Worthing

New and accessible public toilets have opened in Worthing as part of an ongoing project to bring better facilities to the town centre.

Worthing Borough Council has opened the new public toilets at High Street multi-storey car park following a five-month project to transform the existing toilets into modern facilities for the community.

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February 27th, 2024

£100k award accelerates pace of pioneering marine rewilding project

An ambitious collaborative project working to enable nature to take the lead across 100 miles of Sussex coastline is to be awarded £100k of funding from charity Rewilding Britain.

Sussex Bay, the organisation behind the project, has a vision for a healthy marine ecosystem for the Sussex Bay area, an extensive seascape that encompasses 100 miles of coastline from Selsey Bill to Camber Sands and is home to over 1 million residents.

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February 23rd, 2024

Gospel choir looks to build on success of Worthing Black History Month

A Worthing gospel choir is hoping to build on the success of last year’s Worthing Black History Month - which was funded using money from Worthing Borough Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Neighbourhood Fund.

Spring into Soul is a Worthing-based community soul and gospel choir that meets at St. Botolph’s Church in Heene and is open to singers from any (or no) religious background.

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