H&N Issue 36 September 2019

WHAT’S ON NEAR YOU 

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This month’s stuff that matters 

THE STATE OF WORTHING 9 

Let’s go to Ferring! 5 | The View from you 5 

50 sides of Worthing with Jean Raleigh 7 

YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT’S ON 15-43 

Where to eat & drink 16 – 19 | Arts & literature 21 - 23 

Film & theatre 24- 27 | Music 28 – 33 | Family 34 – 35 

Sport & wellbeing 36 - 37 | General & green listings 38 - 41 

#WorthingWorks 43 - 45 

BUSINESS DIRECTORY 44 

COMPETITIONS Crossword 46 | Win tickets to Benjamin Zephaniah 26 

Chance to win free hot desking for a month 43 

FEATURES & REGULARS 

Community matters: From Trash to Cash 9 | Make a difference: 

Be the change 11 - 13 | Listening party: Primate by Grenades 30 

Musical time machine: Drummer Jed Armstrong 32 - 33 | Bardic trials 40 

Super Justice Worthing 46 

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Living with less doesn’t mean living less. Every month we 

shout about all the great stuff that is going on in Worthing, 

and September is no exception. Whether you like food, art, 

theatre or green issues, there is a festival in Worthing for 

you this month. Even better, every single one is FREE. In 

an issue that is full of suggestions on how to reduce your 

plastic waste and go greener, we’re saying have more experiences, buy less stuff. 

It’s not difficult. Just let Here & Now help you out. Frances & Zoe 

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more cafés, bars, libraries and 

business events hold copies too. 

WORTHING 

Baked, Rowlands Rd 

Beach House, Coast Café 

Corner House 

Northbrook Met + Worthing College 

Cellar Arts Club 

Colonnade House 

Denyer News, Goring Rd 

Diya Newsagents, Broadwater 

Dome Cinema 

Durrington Community Centre 

East Worthing Community Centre 

Heene Road Community Centre 

Lions shop, Goring 

MORRISONS 

Old Bakehouse Tea Room, Tarring 

Passion Fruit Café, Ren’s Kitchen 

SAINSBURY’S, LYONS FARM 

South Downs Leisure Centre, 

Shaftsbury Avenue 

St Paul’s Centre, Bar Next Door 

TESCO EXTRA, DURRINGTON 

The Burlington Hotel 

Train of Thought 

Village Shop, High Salvington 

West End Gallery, Rowlands Rd 

Worthing & Adur Chamber 

and networking events 

Worthing Library 

Worthing Museum 

Worthing Pier, Southern Pavilion 

Worthing Rugby Club, Angmering 

Worthing Theatres 

Worthing Town Hall 

FERRING 

ASDA 

Kingsley Café, Pinkertons Newsagents 

SHOREHAM/ 

SOUTHWICK 

Artisan Café, Basepoint 

TESCO EXTRA, HOLMBUSH 

Ropetackle Centre 

Shoreham Community Centre 

Tom Foolery, Shoreham Airport 

Southwick Community Centre 

LANCING & SOMPTING 

ASDA 

Deli Bean, Lancing Parish Hall 


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THE STATE OF WORTHING 

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WORTHING 

CAMPAIGN 

From the land plenty and from 

the sea health 

Sometimes mottos can teach you a thing or two. 

Here in Worthing we have our roots in mackerel fishing, 

market gardening and health hangouts for sickly royals. 

These days it can feel like we are lurching from one potential environmental 

catastrophe to another, with rising sea levels, plastic pollution and poor air quality all 

proving to be very local problems. We live with the evidence every time we walk on 

our stony beach, shop in our supermarkets, sit in another traffic jam on the A27. So 

our message this month is to get back to our roots. Do a litter pick, grow your own, 

go zero waste, get on your bike - we’re full of ideas about local community projects 

and groups this issue who can help you do just that. Let’s make some changes. 

Ex terra copiam e mari salutem indeed. 

BLUEBIRD CAFE 

ANDALUCIA 

Let’s go to Ferring! 

IF IT’S GOOD ENOUGH FOR DEREK THE DOG, then 

it’s good enough for us! We talked to the locals for the 

lowdown on this seaside gem. 

n Walk down the Rife to the sea and along to the 

Bluebird Café on the beach - it’s dog friendly, and 

you have to try the Seaside Smoothies! 

n Our kids love visiting the animals at Ferring Country 

Centre, and you can pop over to Kingsley Coffee 

afterwards and paint a pottery unicorn 

n Andalucia restaurant serves the best tapas ever with 

fantastic live Spanish music – but make sure you book! 

n Pop in for a pint at The Tudor Close or The Henty Arms 

(you’ve just missed their July Beer Festival but stick it 

in the diary for next year) 

Best of all there are no street lights, so you can see the stars! 

The view from you 

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WORTHING MATTERS 

50 sides of Worthing with Jean Raleigh 

Here & Now spoke to Jean Raleigh, who runs 

Worthing’s first zero waste shop Larder on 

Montague Street and is part of the team behind 

Plastic Free Worthing. 

WHY WORTHING? We often hear about the plastic pollution in the 

oceans, but many don’t realise Worthing has its own offshore Marine 

Conservation Area called Kingmere which includes the Worthing Lumps 

and is a black sea bream breeding ground. What better reason is there to 

be proud of our town and not pollute our beaches with single-use plastics? 

When were you happiest? 

When we won a Sunny Worthing award for a grassroots movement; it was 

at that moment we knew we had to deliver and get our town accredited 

Plastic Free Community status. 

What has been your most embarrassing moment? 

When we won a Sunny Worthing award for a grassroots movement when 

we had not even started on our mission! We had no idea the idea had that 

much support! 

If you could bring something extinct back to life, what 

would you choose and why? 

We want to keep the rare and wonderful Baillon’s Wrasse fish from going 

extinct by celebrating and protecting our local Marine Conservation Zone, 

along with our many other equally deserving local wildlife creatures. 

Who would play you in 

the film of your life? 

It would have to be some Oompa Loompas with litter pickers. 

Which book changed your life? 

No-one is Too Small to make a Difference by Greta Thunberg. 

Who would you invite to rave with you on 

Worthing beach? 

Anyone and everyone, as long as they bought their own water bottles and 

cups and paper reusable decor and took their litter home! 

What single thing would you do to improve Worthing? 

Have every event declared to be a Plastic Free Event with Refill taps 

everywhere painted up so they are celebrated and used. 

What would you donate to Worthing Museum? 

A single-use plastic water bottle as a ridiculous example of the follies 

of the past. 

What event did you last pay to go to in Worthing? 

Worthing Pride at Beach House Grounds. 

Thanks Jean! If there’s someone you would like us to 

interview for 50 Sides of Worthing, let us know at 

editorial@hereandnowmag.co.uk n 

JEAN, ON RIGHT 


ST BARNABAS - MAKE A WILL 

Take part in ‘Make a Will Month’ and help 

local people live life to the full. 

ST BARNABAS HOUSE HAS BEEN PROVIDING specialist palliative 

care to local people, and their families, for over 45 years. 

This October is ‘Make a Will Month’ and the hospice has teamed up 

with local solicitors to help you create a Will or review your existing 

one, in return for a donation to St Barnabas House. 

There is no obligation to include a gift in your Will when taking part 

in Make a Will Month, however you might be interested to learn that 

thanks to the generosity of local people, the care of 1 in 4 St Barnabas 

House patients’ is funded by gifts in Wills. 

To take part in Make a Will Month, visit 

www.stbh.org.uk/makeawillmonth, 

choose a participating solicitor and 

contact the firm directly to book an 

appointment. 

For more information, get in touch with 

the St Barnabas House Legacy Team on 

01903 706351 or wills@stbh.org.uk 

Make your Will and make a real 

difference this October. n 


COMMUNITY MATTERS 

From trash to cash 

I knew for sure that sustainability had 

entered the public consciousness when 

an elderly relative cheerily informed me 

that he was wearing a pair of bamboo 

underpants. 

BAMBOO IS, HE INSISTED ON TELLING ME, both selfregenerating 

and surprisingly soft to wear. There was 

probably more, but I’d stopped listening. 

Which is a shame, because we’ve all got more to learn about 

what to wear and how long we should go on wearing it. Most of 

us are still throwing things away before we need to. That may 

not be the message you expect to hear from a charity that raises 

funds from textile recycling, but that’s the truth of it. Not all 

underpants are made of bamboo. 

When you finally have no choice but to throw those old clothes 

away, just before they smell or become legally indecent, please 

don’t let them end up in landfill for the next two hundred years. 

Put them in one of Worthing Community Chest’s big green bins 

and we’ll turn your old trousers into grants for local community 

groups and events. 

Recycling socks and sandals have helped us fund all sorts of 

green projects, including the very first Green Dreams Festival 

back in 2016. So it makes perfect sense for us to be there again 

this year on Sunday 29 September, collecting your old mobile 

phones, tablets, cameras, games consoles, jewellery, stamps 

and unwanted currency. We’ll stop all that going into landfill too 

and then we’ll turn it all into cash and then we’ll give the money 

back to more green projects in our town. It sounds like a really 

good plan. 

The Chest 

need to 

keep raising 

those funds 

because we 

need to keep 

supporting 

Green Dreams 

Festival 

Sunday 29 Sep 

10.30am-4pm. 

Field Place, 

Worthing 

the new, grass roots community 

activity that’s springing up all over the 

town. That’s why we’re setting up a 

new funding stream aimed specifically 

at smaller or newer community groups 

that may have little or no experience 

in applying for funds. 

We’ve set the limit for this new 

fund at £750, and we’re not the 

only ones. Worthing Community 

Chest and West Sussex County 

Council had exactly the same idea 

at exactly the same time, choosing 

exactly the same amount. That can’t 

be a coincidence. It means we’re all 

seeing the same potential for new 

and sustainable community groups 

in our town. These new grants will 

be easier to apply for than the larger 

grant stream we already run, and our 

staff and volunteers will be available 

to assist you all the way through your 

application. 

Your group could 

be a lunch club 

or a playgroup, a 

neighbourhood 

association 

or a group of 

green space 

volunteers. Or 

it could be an 

idea you’ve had 

that we haven’t 

even got a 

name for yet. 

You might even 

want to plant 

some bamboo. 

It’s just so soft, 

apparently. n 

SMALL 

FUNDING 

SOURCES 

Worthing Community 

Chest Grass Roots 

Fund. Up to £750. 

Email grants@worthing 

communitychest.org or 

call Naomi on 01903 

221080. 

West Sussex County 

Council Micro Fund. 

Up to £750. Go to 

westsussex.gov.uk and 

search for Community 

Initiative Fund. 

Worthing & Adur 

Fund. Up to £1000. 

sussexgiving.org.uk/ 

apply 

Worthing Rotary 

Club. Up to £500. 

worthingrotary.org 

Karl Allison 

Worthing 

Community Chest 


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discovered the benefits of Responsive Hypnotherapy and l 

decided to train as a therapist myself to be able to offer this 

marvellous solution to others. 

I have seen many for 'lack of confidence' / 'no self-worth'. For 

example, the girl with critical exams looming or the stewardess 

who suddenly feared going to work, the business man who felt 

he could no longer do presentations, the young sportsman who 

lost the zest for his game whenever he missed a goal or the 

unfaithful lady who felt extremely guilty. 

Some come to remove phobias, amongst many; fear of spiders, 

dentists or (can you believe it) mash potato. 

I have seen several for anger-management. For example, the 

temper-tantrum dad and the shy lady who did her best to put 

people off asking her any questions. 

It is great helping people get rid of their bad habits; such as 

the nurse who drank 4 liters of fizzy drink a day, the mum who 

sucks her thumb or the long term alcoholic easily drinking 24 

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homework every day, the 'change' is usually permanent. 

Ask yourself this: How much is it worth to you: 

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• To feel great about yourself and your abilities? 

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• How badly do you want to sort out your stuff? 

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an 'imaginary gastric band', then it will take 3-4 hours and the 

price will also be different. 

I do offer a free half-hour consultation, for you to decide if 

this is the right therapy for you or a family member. n 

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LARDER 

WORTHING 

MAKE A DIFFERENCE 

Be the change 

As a coastal town, we come face to face 

with marine pollution on a daily basis. We 

asked the people of Worthing what they 

were doing to reduce their own carbon 

footprint. 

HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR and inspiring ideas 

they had. 

RECYCLING 

A UN report last year found 90% of plastic waste has never been 

recycled. With bin collections going to every two weeks from 16 Sep, 

let’s get waste savvy. 

“Do you know what the council can recycle? I’ve just found out West 

Sussex is one of the few to accept butter wrappers!” Becca 

Check out the full list at adur-worthing.gov.uk/recycling/what-wecan-recycle. 

“Once we started collecting our crisp packets for recycling, I was 

genuinely horrified at how much we were binning” Tom 

Recycling in Lancing take many items that the council can’t recycle, 

from asthma inhalers to crisp packets, at local collection points. 

Worthing Boys’ Club, Brownies and Scouts and Men in Sheds take 

various items to recycle or repurpose, while Worthing Community 

Chest run regular pop-up recycling events. 

TRAVEL 

Most car journeys are under five miles. Scoot to school with the kids, 

or cycle to the shops. Hire an orange Donkey Bike in town. 

Set up a car share through ecarclub.co.uk or the West Sussex 

Carshare Scheme. Make your next car electric. 

ENERGY 

Change to a green energy 

provider using bigcleanswitch. 

org. Adur & Worthing Big 

Community Switch offers a 

collaborative energy buying 

club. Community Energy Local 

runs a drop-in at St Paul’s every 

Wednesday with free energy 

advice. 

FOOD & DRINK 

“I always carry a reusable cup, 

shopping bag and water bottle 

(use the Refill app to find places 

to fill your bottle for free)” Tim 

Cut back on meat and 

dairy. Try The Artisans’ 

Pantry or Teba for 

vegan supplies, and 

check out p18 for 

some great vegan 

eateries. 

TRANSITION 

TOWN 

WORTHING 

Reduce food miles: head to 

local farmers’ markets, use seasonal box schemes like Wayside 

Organics, A Share of the Crop or Happy Hens, or pick your own at 

Roundstone. 

“Say no to disposable cutlery, plates, straws and stirrers” Sarah 

Ditch plastic by using stores offering zero packaging and refill 

options, like Larder, Ceres or Streets Cafe. Switch to glass milk 

bottles with Milk & More or the deposit schemes at Teba and West 

Station News. Use greengrocers (Pixies or Sussex Produce Co in 

Goring), butchers (Guildbourne Meats or WD Hunt in Broadwater) 

and fishmongers happy for you to bring your own containers. 

Catchbox promotes sustainable fishing by encouraging people to buy 

from three local fishermen still working: John Booker, the Marchants 

and Mr Jenkins opposite Onslow Court. 

Grow your own. Community garden groups work together to grow 

fruit and veg to share: look up Transition Town Worthing (TTW), 

TCV’s Growing Communities Project, We Are Food Pioneers, 

Breathing Spaces and Creative Waves. For a larger-scale project, get 

involved with Sustainable Sussex in setting up Sompting Community 

Farm. 

Forage (sustainably) for blackberries, mushrooms and sloes this mont; 

join Foraged by Fern’s local hunts to learn what’s out there. 

“Keep a food diary for a week to work out your household’s food 

waste. Planning ahead, cooking in bulk and freezing meals is better 

than chucking away leftovers” Emma 

Everything from foods scraps to pet poop can be composted (the 

latter can’t be used on food crops). If it’s too good to chuck, local 

initiatives like The Community House, Worthing Soup Kitchen and 

The Empty Plate Cafe distribute surplus food to those in need. The 

Coffee Camp and South by West offer leftover food on social media, 

or try food sharing apps like Too Good To Go and Olio to stop food 

going to waste. 

“I save and freeze vegetable offcuts and cheese rinds to make stock 

(in a biodegradable bag)” Serena 

Who knew teabags contain plastic? Try out some loose-leaf UKgrown 

Tregothnan Tea from South By West. Coffee fan? Coffee 

grounds are a great fertiliser; many cafes including Waitrose give 

them away for free. 

Replace clingfilm with beeswax wraps; Sam at Sussex Forest 

Activities runs workshops for £10. 



MAKE A DIFFERENCE 

HEALTH & BEAUTY 

Use solid deodorants, soap and shampoo and conditioner bars. Check 

out Plastic Free Worthing champions Clean Mind Pampering or make 

your own. 

We use around 300 toothbrushes in our lifetimes. Switch to bamboo 

alternatives with plastic-free floss and toothpaste. 

Fight the fatbergs with plastic-free sanitary products, such as cloth 

pads, period underwear and menstrual cups (the average woman uses 

240 tampons a year). Change to sustainable recycled or bamboobased 

loo roll and bulk buy to keep costs down. 

Pop along to Sussex Cloth Nappy Library’s drop-ins for a reusable 

nappy kit and reduce the three billion a year that end up in landfill. 

“Give up smoking! Cigarette butts are the 

most common single-use plastic polluting 

the planet” John 

HOME & GARDEN 

Make your own cleaning products with 

vinegar, bicarb of soda and lemon (The 

Green Boutique has DIY kits). If your inner 

Hinch can’t face it, use a eco-brand refill 

scheme from Larder or Ceres. 

“Do a plastic audit and see what you can 

swap for reusable products like batteries or 

notebooks” Steph 

If your radio is on the blink or your clothes 

need a stitch or two, book into the TTW Repair 

Café and learn how to mend them. 

SHOW THE LOVE CAMPAIGN 

become biodegradable within 1-5 years. Proto Restaurant Group 

recycles old cooking oil into cheaper fuel for cars and buses, while 

Worthing Beer Festival (25-26 Oct) is using returnable glasses and 

eliminating single-use plastic bags. 

“Use Ecosia as your main search engine; they plant trees with all their 

profits” Aiste 

Pressure local councils. In July, Adur & Worthing Councils declared 

a climate emergency and promised a strategy by next January to 

work towards becoming carbon neutral by 2030, while West Sussex 

County Council has pledged £13m towards renewable energy 

projects. 

“Sign up to the TTW newsletter to stay abreast of all that is going on 

locally” Pauline 

Campaign where you can. Give back a Happy 

Meal toy. Leave packaging at the till. Move 

your money. Ask your employer to do more. 

Demand change from big polluters identified 

in the #breakfreefromplastic campaign. 

“I feel strongly it cannot all be about the 

individual. The tap is still pouring nurdles out 

faster than any litter picking can manage. 

At a high level we need to put pressure on 

industries to turn it off” Jean 

Join local protests: this year we’ve seen blue 

ribbons from Extinction Rebellion, green 

hearts from Climate Coalition and Youth 

Climate Strike Action’s protests. Sign up for 

the West Sussex Climate Pledge with five key steps we can all take. 

Get involved and make your voice count! 

Plant a wildlife friendly garden; get inspired by volunteer-run Cortis 

Avenue Wildlife Garden or Worthing Honey Collective or help EPIC 

Sompting restore wildlife habitats. 

Worthing Eco Open Houses takes place next year, with advice about 

saving fuel, water and waste. To get involved email wg.eoh2020@ 

gmail.com. 

“Speak to your neighbours and your family. Change starts within 

your home, and you can help support each other. I’ve become best 

friends with my neighbour and we’re always swapping food, sharing 

childcare, cooking dinner together and 

sharing our zero waste ideas!” Kay 

If you’ve got a campaign 

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CAMPAIGNING & 

POLITICAL PRESSURE 

Vote with your feet; smart local businesses 

have adapted to consumer concerns about 

the environment. Plastic Free Worthing 

campaigns for local organisations to 

make three swaps from single use plastic, 

awarding them the status of Plastic Free 

Champions if they do. 

Dixey CB opticians has introduced a 

recycled range of frames and glasses. Club 

Cards 121 changed their plastic cards to 

THINK REDUCE BEFORE RECYCLE 

Will I use it? Do I need it? “Buy no tat!” Jean 

MORE INFO 

Thank you to the members of Journey to Zero Waste, TTW and the 

local community whose contributions were invaluable and inspiring! 

“With a decent support network in place we can all make small 

changes and help each other” Kay 

This month, head to the Green Dreams Festival at Field Place 

(Sun 29 Sep) where many local groups in this article come together 

to celebrate 

community food 

and greenspaces. 

Check out 

Worthing 

Climate Action 

Network (CAN) 

and South East 

Climate Alliance 

for more ways to 

get involved. n 

Zoe Rhodes 

YOUTH STRIKE 4 CLIMATE WORTHING 


FINANCE CORNER 

BUSINESS FEATURE 

Getting on the property ladder! 

So how hard is it to get onto the property 

ladder? The challenge is normally either not 

having a deposit and/or not having enough 

income to take out the mortgage. 

THAT SAID, THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS to become a homeowner, 

and often a chat with an experienced and independent mortgage 

adviser could open up opportunities you may not be aware of. 

Deposit - There are plenty of schemes that will allow you to buy 

a home with just a 5% deposit (5% of property value). This can be 

savings, or a gift from family or a third party. Some grandparents are 

even taking lifetime mortgages to give an early inheritance and help 

their grandkids get on the property ladder. 

Buy vs Rent - The crazy fact is that, for most, it’s cheaper to pay a 

mortgage each month than rent your home. Often, the reason people 

can’t buy is down to lenders not willing to lend enough. There are ways 

of boosting this. Buying with others boosts income, and two friends 

buying together to get on the property ladder can be a good stepping 

stone to owning on your own. 

Some lenders will lend more if you have a guarantor. This is where 

another person, normally a family member, guarantees the mortgage 

will be paid. This can be a short-term arrangement, and normally they 

wouldn’t be on the property deeds. 

Help to Buy schemes can enable first time buyers to buy 75% of the 

property, meaning they don’t require such a large mortgage so they can 

afford to buy. They can purchase the remaining 25% when their income 

increases over time. 

Lastly, Shared Ownership schemes are available to some. A housing 

association will sell a share in the property and rent you the remainder. 

You can buy much smaller percentages 

and, over time, purchase additional 

chunks of the property. 

This is a snapshot of the options 

available. If you are serious about getting 

on the property ladder but aren’t sure 

how to do it, pop in to see one of our 

expert mortgage advisers and we will 

be happy to explain your options and a 

route to property ownership. 

Emerald Finance has offices at 10 

Chapel Road and 77 Rowlands Road in 

Worthing. Appointments can be made 

on 01903 222940 or just drop in! n 

MATT SUTTON, MANAGING 

DIRECTOR OF EMERALD 

FINANCE, your local award 

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YOUR GUIDE TO 

WHAT'S ON 

13-15 

SEP 

20-21 

28-29 

SEP 

Green Dreams Festival 

Worthing Light Festival 

LED dancers, a steel band and a found orchestra descend 

on the beach for a 48-hour art and light party. Various times. 

Outside East Beach Studios. 

Worthing Food & Drink Festival 

Get your chops round chef demos, tastings, street food 

and craft beers and spirits as the foodie fest returns. 

Various times. Steyne Gardens. 

Worthing Theatre Trail 

From eco-friendly foraging to community gardening, pop along 

to learn how to make your life greener. 10.30am-4pm. 

Field Place Manor House & Barns. 

See more at hereandnowmag.co.uk 

14-15 

SEP 

Spread over two weekends, this free pop-up festival is 

back with an eclectic line-up in venues across town. 

Various times and venues. 

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Worthing Food 

& Drink Festival 

Sat 14 – Sun 15 Sep 

Steyne Gardens 

Budding 

chefs, food 

fans and 

unabashed 

gluttons 

will not 

want to 

miss the 

annual 

Worthing Food & 

Drink Festival when it returns to Steyne 

Gardens on 14-15 Sep. 

SINCE 2012, THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN SERVING up a 

culinary feast of amazing food, chef demos, artisan producers 

and great entertainment to offer a real flavour of the seaside. 

Masterchef winner Kenny Tutt will be amongst the local 

chefs cooking up a storm with their signature dishes in the 

demonstration kitchen. You can also pick up ingredients, taste 

an array of street food and sample the finest wines and spirits. 

Stalls are open from 10am-5pm every day with entertainment 

from 11am. 

Full line-up on FB @WorthingFoodDrinkFest. It’s fab, it’s free 

and it’s more fun than you can shake a fork at. n 

PHOTOS: DAVID SAWYER, THE PHOTOGRAPHER 


WHERE TO EAT & DRINK 

Go nuts for the environment 

With a recent UN report highlighting 

that switching to a plant-based diet can 

help fight climate change, Here & Now 

thought it was time we checked out some 

of the incredible vegan restaurants on our 

doorsteps in Worthing. 

WORTHING’S FIRST VEGAN EATERY Cactus Kitchen Gals sells 

breakfast, lunch and dinner options with local produce and an 

ever-changing specials board. Kids get in on the act with their own 

menu, plus there are workshops, set menu nights and a private 

order service for birthday cakes. 

NRG Cavern prides itself on a menu focused on balanced 

nutrition, and you can take your pick from vegan croissants 

for breakfast, rainbow falafel sandwiches, Buddha bowls and 

much more. There’s a regular supper club, a kids menu and the 

smoothies are irresistible! 

Down on Montague Place, Wine & Reason sells vegan food from 

Sunny Worthing award-winners Vbab including vegan kebabs, 

katsu curry and vegan fish and chips. There’s a takeaway option for 

those who fancy nipping down to the beach. Don’t miss the triple 

cooked chips! 

Nestled opposite the main library, The Happy Teapot has a vegan 

menu with versions of meat dishes such as burgers, nachos and 

tofu dogs, but it’s the extensive range of mouthwatering vegan 

cakes and milkshakes to die for that will keep you coming back 

again and again. 

Scoot up the alley next to Superdrug and you’ll find The Artisan’s 

Pantry on Field Row serving incredible homemade vegan food, 

from cottage pie to tasty fry-ups. They also stock a range of hardto-find 

vegan products including Vegusto alternative cheese, 

Love Seitan, Follow Your Heart, Suma Coop, KamAlive Chocolate, 

cupboard items and vegan skincare. 

Streets Cafe on Tarring Road has a great array of vegan and 

gluten-free options. Keep an eye on the Facebook page for popups 

from the likes of Halloumilicious and 2 Blokes and a Kitchen, 

plus there’s soft play, a great range of cosmetics, groceries and 

cleaning products to buy and even a vegan Mr Whippy! 

There are many other great vegan options all over town including 

Bungaroosh, Finch, The Egremont, Malt, The Orchard Cafe, Munch 

and Pizzaface to name just a few. 

If all this talk has left you feeling inspired to try out a plant-based 

diet, head over to Teba on South Street where you can pick up an 

extensive range of international foods and vegan meat, cheese and 

dairy substitutes. n 


EAT & DRINK 

PHOTO: T A PHOTOGRAPHY 

Sat 24 Aug 

East Preston Food & Drink Festival 

12-5pm. East Preston Village Green. 

Multi-vendor festival with stalls, 

food demonstrations and children’s 

entertainment. 

Sun 25 – Mon 26 Aug 

Rotary Market On the Prom 9am- 

6pm. Worthing Prom. Over 50 stalls 

including many local producers of 

food and drink. 

Fri 30 Aug 

Vibrant Forest 6pm. The Old Bike 

Store. Meet Andrew from the 

Vibrant Forest brewery who will 

be on hand to talk about all things 

Vibrant! 

Wed 4 Sep 

Food for Thought: The Keep It Clear 

Campaign 12-3pm. Indigo Seafood 

& Grill. Light-hearted look over 

lunch at the extraordinary Victorian 

and modern myriad of drains and 

sewers beneath our feet with Matt 

Collins. Book 01903 230451 or 

reservations@ardingtonhotel.co.uk. 

£19.50 

Wed 11 Sep 

Food & Drink Quiz 7pm. The Dining 

Room. Includes buffet. Book 01903 

204194 or info@the-dining-room. 

co.uk. 

Sat 14 Sep 

Old J’s Rum Party 1-8pm. The 

Cricketers. The man from Old J's 

Rum pops in to conjure up some 

fantastic rum-based cocktails and 

drinks, plus Caribbean-style BBQ 

and some chilling reggae. 

The 

drinks 

are 

on us 

Wine & Reason 

Fergus 


Worthing Food & Drink Festival 

9am-6pm. Sample some flavours 

of the seaside with over 60 

stalls, cookery demonstrations, 

music & entertainment. FREE 

Fri 4 – Sun 6 Oct 

Worthing Oktoberfest Various 

times. Steyne Gardens. Bavaria 

comes to town with live 

entertainment, music, traditional 

food and a 20-metre bar serving 

classic German draught beer and 

other beverages. 

Sat 5 Oct 

BroOktoberfest 12-9.30pm. 

Brooksteed Alehouse. Beer, 

bratwurst and Brighton and Hove 

City Brass band for your Oompah 

pleasure. 

ONGOING 

French Night E/Wed. Corner House. 

A dose of French inspired cuisine. 

Burger Day E/Wed. Beach House. 

Meal deal for burger and drink. 

Draw for Drinks Last Wed/month. 

Finch Bar & Eatery. 

Great Little Farmers Market 1st 

Sat/month. 9am-2pm. Goring Road. 

Lancing Village Market 3rd Sat/ 

month. 9am-1pm. North Road (LNG). 

Shoreham Artisans’ Market 4th 

Sat/month. 9am-2pm. East Street 

(SHM). 

Sorry I Haven’t a Moo! E/Wed. 

7.30pm. Cow & Oak. Quiz. Cash 

prizes! 

“Whether your glass is half empty or half full, 

sip happens! Let me pour you another one.” 

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Relax in the simple, stylish décor or sit back in our 

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Nestle by the fire for a Sunday roast after your seafront walk. 

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ARTS & LITERATURE 

Lighting 

the way 

Returning for its third year, 

Worthing Light Festival 

(13-15 Sep) is a stunning 

48-hour display of 

sustainable art installations 

lit by renewable energy 

sources on Worthing Beach. 

OFTEN THOUGHT-PROVOKING, it is 

run by the East Beach Artists Collective, a 

not-for-profit group of over 25 artists, with 

sponsorship from Worthing Community 

Chest, Sussex Community Foundation, 

Rampion Offshore Wind Farm and the Arts 

Council England. 

“The message is beautiful art, renewable 

energy, and a lot of the sculptures are made 

from bits and pieces that have been used 

again, so it’s very much about recycling 

and protecting the planet,” explains festival 

organiser and local artist Jessica Gill. “We 

want to inspire people to look into their 

artistic side and contribute back into our 

community.” 

All art installations only use 

renewable energy or a 12V 

battery. Many of the exhibitors 

and artists involved are known for 

exploring sustainability in their work, 

from beachcombing, foraging and hunting 

through bric-a-brac sales for reclaimed 

materials and inspiration. Last year’s winner 

Roy Kelf created a polar bear from recycled 

plastic milk bottles. 

Local community arts organisation Creative 

Waves will create an interactive light art 

‘space’ on the beach for children and the 

young at heart, while Ben Gates will bring 

his orchestral objects made from recycled 

materials to the beach for kids to play on and 

create music. 

Circus and fire arts performers Poi Passion 

will deliver spectacular LED light dance 

shows emerging from the sea on Friday and 

Saturday evening, and there will be music 

including classical, tango, steel band and 

ambient folktronica throughout Friday and 

Saturday. The exhibition is open to all day 

and night for free and starts to close Sunday 

midday. More info worthinglightfestival. 

co.uk. 

Down the road in Shoreham, literary 

festival Wordfest opens this month (7 

Sep – 13 Oct) with the topical theme 

‘Shaping the Future’. Events will be 

exploring what lies ahead and how 

we can help to shape it, with speakers 

including Stanley Johnson outlining 

efforts to protect ecological diversity, author 

John Higgs discussing his book on 21stcentury 

living The Future Starts Here, and 

a whole weekend of debate and discussion 

on climate change opened by Peter Owen- 

Jones. 

Alongside plenty of literary offerings, there 

will be talks on subjects such as the local tidal 

estuary, the chalk landscape of the Downs, 

our relationship with the sea and the status 

of Shoreham Port as the UK’s first ECO 

Port. Young people can get involved with a 

workshop where they can challenge decision 

makers and develop projects to protect the 

environment (Sun 6 Oct), and there are many 

other readings, workshops and events to 

enjoy. More info shorehamwordfest.com n 


ART 

Sun 25 Aug 

Yellow Door 2-6pm. Cellar Arts Club. 

All-day event with music, poetry, 

paintings, sculpture and illustrations 

including projected visuals and live 

improvised compositions. 

Tue 27 – Sat 31 Aug 

Fleur Cowgill & Mark Wilson: 

Restless Gaze Colonnade House. 

Abstract works using different 

techniques and inspirations. 

Thu 29 – Sat 31 Aug 

Sketch Worthing Colonnade House. 

Open call for artists to submit a 

sketchbook that reflects their creative 

process, with chosen ones exhibited 

in September [see below]. 

Tue 3 – Sun 8 Sep 

Salvage Sounds Colonnade House. 

Have a go at playing a guitar crafted 

from an old coffee tin, with an 

eclectic display of functional music 

creations from found objects and 

upcycled materials. 


Walter Wall: Splatter Colonnade 

House. Using paint-throwing 

techniques. 


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Sat 7 Sep 

ONGOING 

Artists’ Networking Breakfast 

9am. Brunswick & Thorn. Monthly 

informal get together for local artists 

and creatives. 

Tue 10 Sep 

Alison Lapper MBE: Talk, Painting 

Demonstration & Workshop 

11am-1pm. Heene Community 

Centre. Alison Lapper speaks about 

her life as she shows how she 

paints with her mouth. Organised 

by The Glamour Club. Tckets info@ 

theglamourclub.co.uk 

Tue 10 – Sat 14 Sep 

Worthing Light Festival Colonnade 

House. Come and learn more about 

the festival at this preview exhibition. 

Fri 13 – Sun 15 Sep 

Worthing Light Festival East Beach 

Studios. 48 hours of nonstop art on 

the beach, with stunning installations 

lit by renewable energy and lots of 

music on Friday and Saturday night 

at this family-friendly festival. FREE 

Sat 14 Sep 

Nature Photography 10am. 

RSPB Pulborough Brooks. Macro 

photography workshop with John 

Dominick including guided walk, 

supper and night-time safari. Book 

rspb.org.uk/pulboroughbrooks 


Marko: Loooook Colonnade House. 

Bold and playful printmaker, sculptor, 

and zine-maker. 

Sketch Worthing Colonnade House. 

Exhibition of sketchbooks submitted 

by local creatives, with insight and 

discussion of this intimate space 

where artists develop their ideas. 

Wed 18 Sep 

Food for Thought: It’s An Art! 12- 

3pm. Indigo Seafood & Grill. Join 

master art copyist David Henty for 

lunch as he talks about the techniques 

of history’s most iconic artists. Book 

01903 230451 or reservations@ 

ardingtonhotel.co.uk. £21.75 


Karren Urben Colonnade House. 

Landscapes from local painter. 

Shona Macdonald: Crow Colonnade 

House. Recent collagraph prints, 

painting, charcoal and sculpture 

exploring this marginalised and 

mythologically symbolic creature. 

Sat 28 Sep 

Amy Louise & Jean Picton Cloud 

Gallery. The unveiling of a brandnew 

collection of original artwork. 

Until 7 Sep 

A Walk Around Cissbury Worthing 

Museum. Collective exhibition 

bringing together five local artists 

in a creative exploration of the local 

Downland landscapes. 

Until 21 Sep 

Robert Koenig: Memorial Structure 

Worthing Museum. Wood sculptural 

space for contemplation, recollection, 

reminiscence and memory. 

Collected and Conserved Worthing 

Museum. Exhibition of latest 

acquisitions alongside recently 

conserved old favourites which 

explores how the curatorial team 

selects work. 

LITERATURE 

Thu 29 Aug 

Tales of Gods & Monsters 7.30pm. 

Cellar Arts Club. Epic tales of beasts 

and battles told by talented local 

storytellers. £5/members £3 

Sat 7 Sep 

Ideas into Stories: Writing 

Workshop with Beth Miller 2pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Discover new 

ideas and learn how to turn them in 

to stories. 

Sat 14 Sep 

Writers Workshop 10am. RSPB 

Pulborough Brooks. Creative writing 

workshop with Tiffany Francis 

including guided walk, supper and 

night-time safari. Book rspb.org.uk/ 

pulboroughbrooks 

Flash Fiction Workshop with 

Vanessa Gebbie 2pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Bust that dreaded writer’s 

block. 

Poetry Workshop with Janet 

Cameron 2-4pm. Cellar Arts 

Club. For beginners and the more 

experienced. £2/members FREE 

Thu 19 Sep 

Speakeasy Conversation Club 7.30- 

11.30pm. Cellar Arts Club. Three 

guest speakers talk on a topic close 

to their hearts. 

Sat 21 Sep 

Finding Another Voice: Poetry 

Workshop with Catherine Smith 

2pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Challenge 

that default setting of autobiography. 

Sun 22 Sep 

Tell Your Story with Jamie Crawford 

10am. Ropetackle (SHM). Learn how 

to, without props and paper, tell a 

story to a fresh audience. 

Wed 25 Sep 

Cherry Soup 8pm. Slindon Forge 

Village Shop & Café. One woman 

show that explores the stories of 

the Downs with Sara Clifford, Inn 

Crowd and South Downs writer in 

residence. 

Thu 26 Sep 

Tales of Wisdom 7.30pm. Cellar 

Arts Club. Worthing Storytellers 

presents a back to school special 

with stories of ancient wisdom for 

the modern age. 

Poetry & Music Open Mic 8.30pm. 

Piston Broke pub (SHM). FREE 

Sat 28 Sep 

An Introduction to the Poetry 

of Elizabeth Bishop with John 

McCullough 10am. The Shoreham 

Centre. 

The Man That Got Away: Lynne 

Truss 2pm. Ropetackle (SHM). 

Popular author discusses her latest 

novel. 

Children’s Creative Writing with 

Tess Jolly 2.30pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Games to fire the imagination 

with focused writing time and the 

chance to receive feedback. 

Dr John Cooper Clarke 7pm. 

Assembly Hall. Poet, comedian, 

presenter and cultural commentator 

brings The Luckiest Guy Alive tour to 

town. Book worthingtheatres.co.uk 

Tales by the Riverbank 7.30pm. 

Verda Houseboat. An invitation to 

tell a story or listen to one in this 

waterside setting. 

Sun 29 Sep 

New Writing South Writers Day 

10am-5pm. Ropetackle (SHM). 

The Freya Connection with Umi 

Sinha & Elizabeth Scott 2pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Extraordinary and 

inspiring true story of heroism and 

adventure. 

Visions of the Future with Professor 

Roger Luckhurst 4pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Current trends in science 

fiction writing and the impact on 

how we imagine our future. 

Poetry & Prose Open Mic 7pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). 

Mon 30 Sep 

After Cezanne by Maitreyabandhu 

7.30pm. Series of 56 poems inspired 

by the life and work of painter Paul 

Cezanne. 

Tue 1 Oct 

Dorothy Koomson: Tell Me Your 

Secret 7pm. Shoreham Library. Bestselling 

author discusses her new 

gripping emotional thriller. 

Wed 2 Oct 

Stanley Johnson: Rewilding our 

Countryside 7.30pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Talk about the threats to our 

ecology and the opportunities to 

preserve what is not only beautiful, 

but essential to our continued 

existence, from the father of our 

current PM. 

Thu 3 Oct 

Poetry Pharmacy 1-2pm. Outside St 

Mary’s Church. FREE 

The Long Man and the Bleeding 

Nun: Poetry of Andrew Young 

with Keith Massey 2pm. St Mary 

de Haura Church (SHM). Young’s 

illuminating poetry celebrates the 

iconic landscapes of Sussex. 

A Literation 7.30pm. Cellar Arts 

Club. Spoken word and poetry with 

open mic. 

Sun 6 Oct 

Simon Armitage 6.30pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Poet Laureate reads from 

his latest collection Sandettie Light 

Vessel Automatic. £12 

Thu 10 Oct 

Attila the Stockbroker 8pm. 

Wax Cactus. Poems, songs, local 

references and topical discourse. £5 


FILM & THEATRE 

Readers are advised to 

check event listing info 

in case of change. 

FRONT ROW FILM & THEATRE 

Romance, comedy, adventure and more are awaiting 

you this month. Experience Friendsical, the hilarious 

musical parody of the TV series Friends (from Tue 1 

Oct). Be left asking “But how?!” by magicians Griffin 

& Jones (Thu 12 Sep). And re-watch old classics like 

Jaws (Mon 2 Sep) and Singin’ in the Rain 

(Mon 9 Sep) on the big screen. 

If you have any exciting film or theatre 

events that you’d like to share, list them 

at hereandnowmag.co.uk and we’ll add 

them to our listings. 

Abi Else 

FILM 

Tue 27 Aug 

Incredibles 2 (PG) 2pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Undercover family of superheroes 

must defeat a new villain. 

Wed 28 Aug 

BlacKkKlansman (15) 7.30pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Provocative 

examination of American race 

relations in the 70s. 

Fri 30 Aug 

Bite-size Ballet: Three Little 

Pigs 11am. Ropetackle (SHM). 

Interactive ballet for under-sevens. 

The Souvenir (15) 3pm & 8pm. 

Connaught. Young film student 

struggles with toxic relationship in 

the 80s. 

Sat 31 Aug 

The Lion King (PG) 11am. 

Connaught. Saturday Morning 

Pictures. Hamlet, with lions, by 

Disney. 

Sun 1 Sep 

The Souvenir (15) 3pm & 8pm. 

Connaught. Joanna Hogg’s semifictionalised 

self-portrait of young 

film student in the 80s. 

Mon 2 Sep 

Jaws (12A) 11am. Connaught. Silver 

Screening. Spielberg’s summer 

blockbuster bites back on the big 

screen. 

Stan and Ollie (PG) 7pm. Lancing 

Parish Hall. Golden era behind 

them, Laurel & Hardy embark on a 

variety hall tour. 

Thu 5 Sep 

Fisherman’s Friends (12A) 6.30pm. 

West Street Loft (SHM). Ten 

Cornish fishermen are signed by 

Universal Records. 

The Machinist (15) 7pm. Field 

Place. CellarDoor Cinema. Hardhitting 

psychological thriller starring 

Christian Bale. 

Fri 6 Sep 

The Odd Couple (PG) 2pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Classic screwball 

comedy about two reluctant 

flatmates. 

Sat 7 Sep 

Strike (PG) 10am. Dome. Stopmotion 

animation where Mungo 

the mole must achieve his dream 

of becoming a footballer to save his 

home town. 

Met Opera: Aida (12A) 12.30pm. 

Connaught. Verdi’s grand drama of 

ancient Egypt. Recorded live. 

Mon 9 Sep 

Singin’ in the Rain (U) 1.30pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Gene Kelly and 

Debbie Reynolds make a splash in 

this Hollywood classic. 

Tue 10 Sep 

Stalker (PG) 8.15pm. Connaught. 

Worthing Film Club. A guide leads 

two men through The Zone to find 

a room that grants wishes. 

Thu 12 Sep 

Spin Out Wrap Party & Screening 

6pm. Connaught. A party to 

celebrate Spin Out with footage 

from the WOW, Summer Cinema 

and Summer of Circus. You might 

even spot yourself! 

The Upside (12A) 6.30pm. West 

Street Loft (SHM). Unlikely 

friendship blossoms between a 

wealthy quadriplegic and an exconvict. 

NT: Fleabag (15) 7.30pm. 

Connaught. See the hilarious, 

award-winning, one-woman show 

that inspired the BBC's hit TV 

series. 

Mon 16 Sep 

The Game Changers 6pm. 

Connaught. Revolutionary 

documentary about meat, protein 

and strength. 

JOIN THE CLUB 

MEMBERSHIP IS NOW OPEN for the new season of the Ropetackle Film 

Club, which screens films at 7.30pm on the second Thursday of each month. 

Members have nominated an eclectic mix of films for the coming year, from 

modern to classic, domestic to worldwide. The season kicks off this month 

with Green Book (Thu 12 Sep) plus a bonus screening of The Hateful Eight 

(Thu 19 Sep). Benefits include the chance to meet and chat with fellow film 

lovers before each screening, while enjoying pre-film suppers from Lesley’s 

Kitchen and drinks at the bar. Membership costs £30 for the full year (Sep- 

Jun), with guests welcome to attend from £6. Join ropetacklecentre.co.uk. n 



Tue 17 Sep 

Rigoletto By The Lake (12A) 8pm. 

Connaught. Verdi’s masterpiece performed 

on the spectacular shore of Lake 

Constance. 

Thu 19 Sep 

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (15) 6.30pm. 

West Street Loft (SHM). Troubled author 

tries to revitalise her career by forging 

letters from dead writers. 

The Hateful Eight (18) 7pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Eight varmints face off in Tarantino’s 

beautiful, riveting and intimate film. 

Thu 26 Sep 

Fisherman’s Friends (12A) 2pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Ten Cornish fishermen are signed by 

Universal Records. 

Green Book (12A) 6.30pm. West Street 

Loft (SHM). Working-class bouncer takes 

on a job as a chauffeur for world-class 

pianist. 

NT: One Man, Two Guvnors (12A) 7pm. 

Connaught. James Corden stars in Richard 

Bean’s hugely popular comedy. 

Fri 27 Sep 

My First Cinema: The Gruffalo (U) 11am. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Magical tale of a mouse 

who goes for a stroll in the woods. 

Tue 1 Oct 

Rocketman (15) 7.30pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Musical fantasy charting the 

breakthrough years of the supremely 

talented Elton John. 

Placido Domingo: 50th Anniversary Gala 

(12A) 8pm. Connaught. Celebrating five 

decades of one of opera’s finest tenors. 

Wed 2 Oct 

Roger Waters: Us + Them (12A) 8pm. 

Connaught. Roger Waters, co-founder, 

creative force and songwriter behind Pink 

Floyd, presents his highly anticipated film. 

Fri 4 Oct 

Casablanca (U) 2pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Of 

all the gin joints in all the towns in all the 

world, who should walk into Rick Blaine’s 

but Ingrid Bergman. 

Worthing Theatre Trail 

Back with a bang for their second year, Worthing Theatre 

Trail hits various venues around town for two weekends this 

September (21-22 & 28-29 Sep). 

IT ALL STARTED WITH LOCAL COUPLE Gary and Sue Krost, who wanted to promote local talent 

and bring it to a number of different locations for free. 

“With venues generously donating performance space, acts can afford to put their show on without 

having to charge entrance fees,” explains Sue. “The talent can be any age, shape or size. The writers 

and performers are encouraged to produce original or new versions of existing pieces, and people get 

to experience theatre without it costing them a thing.” 

Now with an expanded team and funding from Adur and Worthing Trust, plus Indigo restaurant and 

Spark Foods, the Trail comes to eight venues, with 13 acts and over 40 performances. Performances 

range from one man shows to ensemble pieces, storytelling to sketches, intense drama to lighthearted 

comedy. No booking required as all performances are free. More info on Facebook or 

worthingtheatretrail.co.uk. n 

THEATRE 

Thu 29 Aug 

Granny Pearl: A Magical Tale of the Sea 

11am, 1pm & 3pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Visit 

Granny down by the seaside and hear her 

wonderful stories. 

Fri 30 Aug 

Believe That w/Director & Cast Q&A 

6.30pm. Connaught. Follow Brighton 

Table Tennis Club players as they prepare 

to represent their country at 

the European Downs Syndrome 

Championships. 


The pros and conns 

of Silas Marner 

As we move past the 

summer, we are looking 

towards a new season of 

incredible entertainment 

in Worthing. 

WITH FANTASTIC LIVE THEATRE, music, comedy and so much 

more, make sure you grab a copy of our new season brochure, which is 

full of events at your fingertips! 

To start off, we are very excited that the incredibly talented Worthingbased 

Conn Artists Theatre Company are returning to the Connaught 

Theatre from Thursday 26 to Saturday 28 September with their new 

adaptation of George Eliot’s Victorian classic Silas Marner. 

This world premiere follows on from their hugely successful production 

of The Four Men in 2017, an adaptation of writer Hilaire Belloc’s 

account of his comical yet poignant adventures as he rambled across 

the Sussex Downs. That show marked the company’s first ever regional 

tour, while this new production sees them travel nationwide after the 

opening in Worthing. 

A timeless novel by one of the leading female writers of the Victorian 

era, Silas Marner is the heart-warming story of a poor weaver, 

wrongfully outcast from society and forced to take in a young orphan. 

Their mutual friendship leads to joy, love and his redemption. 

As the associate theatre company at the Connaught Theatre, the 

not-for-profit Conn Artists Theatre Company aims to produce high 

quality theatre that is vital and illuminating for the local community 

and beyond. They champion quality live drama in Worthing, providing 

opportunities for local artists to perform and productions to inspire 

students and young people with an interest in theatre in the local area. 

Come along and support this talented local professional theatre 

company in what promises to be an enthralling experience. 

Silas Marner is produced in association with Worthing Theatres and The 

George Eliot Fellowship. Tickets are available from worthingtheatres. 

co.uk. n 

Kathryn Follis 

CAMPAIGNS & CONTENT OFFICER, WORTHING THEATRES & MUSEUM 

Tue 3 – Fri 6 Sep 

Oliver! 7pm. Barn Theatre, Field Place. 

Lionel Bart’s iconic musical re-telling of 

Dickens’ tale performed by Durrington 

Theatrical Society. 

Wed 11 – Sat 14 Sep 

Dinner 7.30pm. Barn Theatre. Join the 

dinner party from hell with Southwick 

Players. 

Sat 21 Sep 

The Pirate Cruncher 2.30pm. 

Connaught. Swashbuckling tale of 

greed and bravery for all the family. 


Worthing Theatre Trail Various 

venues. See right for more 

information. 

Sun 22 Sep 

COMPETITION: Win two Benjamin Zephaniah tickets 

The Pirate Cruncher 11am & 2.30pm. 

Connaught. Swashbuckling tale of 

greed and bravery for all the family. 

Thu 26 – Sat 28 Sep 

Sunset Boulevard 7.30pm. Pavilion 

Theatre. Worthing Musical Theatre 

Company presents Andrew Lloyd 

Webber’s award-winning musical. 

Silas Marner 7.30pm. Connaught. 

Miserly recluse is forced to take in an 

orphan girl. 


Worthing Theatre Trail Various 

venues. See right for more 

information. 

Tue 1 – Sat 5 Oct 

Sun 27 Oct. Connaught Theatre. Incredible poet Benjamin Zephaniah will be visiting 

the Connaught Theatre this September as part of his first tour in eight years. In an 

inspiring show, Zephaniah will explain how he fought injustice and discrimination 

to lead a richly creative and influential life, while sharing a selection of his favourite 

stories and poems. 

For a chance to win two tickets, answer the following 

question: How old was Benjamin Zephaniah when he 

gave his first performance? A) 10 B) 13 C) 18 

To enter, go to hereandnowmag.co.uk, click on WIN! to give 

your answer, or post to Here & Now, The Mill Building, 

31 Chatsworth Rd, BN11 1LY. One entry p/p. Closes/winner 

picked at random/notified Fri 20 Sep. Good luck! Info and 

tickets worthingtheatres.co.uk 


Friendsical 7.30pm. Pavilion Theatre. 

New parody musical inspired by the 

iconic TV show. 

Wed 2 – Sat 5 Oct 

Taking Sides 7.45pm. Barn Theatre. 

Orchestral conductor faces creative 

dilemma as Hitler rises to power. 

Thu 3 Oct 

Simon Brett – Entries 

and Exits 8pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). 

Wordfest patron 

performs one of his 

hilarious one-man 

plays. 

COMEDY 

Fri 6 Sep 

Mark Watson: The 

Infinite Show 8pm. 

Connaught. As scrawny 

and impassioned as 

ever, Watson takes an 

entertaining look at 

empathy. 

Thu 12 Sep 

One Off Comedy 7.30pm. Cellar Arts 

Club. Exploding with jokes, risqué 

material and the most outlandish 

storytelling! 

Matt’s Comedy Club presents Griffin 

& Jones 8pm. Pavilion Café Bar. Fast 

banter, tight chemistry, contagious 

energy, and show-stopping wizardry. 

Fri 20 Sep 

Vikki Stone 8pm. Connaught. Awardwinning 

comedienne returns to 

Worthing after her scene-stealing turn 

in 2018 panto. 

The Treason Show 8pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Satirical swipes at Brexit, Boris, 

Trump and more in this topical sketch 

show. 

Sat 21 Sep 

Barnstormers Comedy Club 8.30pm. 

Ropetackle (SHM). Unbeatable standup 

on the third Saturday of every 

month. 

Wed 2 Oct 

Jimmy Carr – Terribly Funny 8pm. 

Assembly Hall. Be prepared for jokes 

about all kinds of terrible things. 

Thu 3 Oct 

Comedy Night 6.30-11.30pm. Hill 

Barn Golf Club. Three fantastic acts. 

Food and drink available. Tickets 

hillbarngolf.com £15 

COMING SOON 

NEXT MONTH the villains 

get their screen time with 

DC finally releasing Joker, 

the story of the iconic 

Batman villain, followed 

by Maleficent: Mistress of 

Evil, where Angelina Jolie 

will be reprising her role as 

the dark queen. Carrying 

on the dark theme, The 

Addams Family will be 

returning to the big screen 

in an animated comedy 

horror starring Kick-ass 

star Chloe Moretz and 

Stranger Things favourite 

Finn Wolfhard. n 



MUSIC 


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in case of change. 

IMAGE: HANNAH MITCHELL 

PHOTO: SUDDEN ISLAND 

SPOTLIGHT ON MUSIC 

GET YOUR STRICTLY ON at Swing Patrol’s 

brand new dance classes at Lancing Manor 

Leisure Centre (starting Fri 6 Sep), where 

you can step it up and learn energetic moves 

from the Lindy Hop to the Charleston. Set 

to the toe-tapping sounds of interwar big 

bands and modern swing 

jazz alike, it’s a fun and 

friendly way to get fit, 

make friends and listen 

to great music. More info 

at swingpatrol.co.uk. 

If you’re more of a soul 

man, get yourself over to 

SWING PATROL 

Arundel Football Club for 

a night of Tamla Motown 

and Northern Soul with Turnin' My Heartbeat 

Up! (Sat 28 Sep). Resident and guest DJs 

will be spinning solid soul classics for four 

hours to keep you grooving on the wooden 

dancefloor. £4 on the door with bar and free 

parking. n 

Tue 27 Aug 

Songs Alive: Pop Up Open Mic for 10- 

16y 11am-3pm. East Beach Studios. 

FREE 

Fri 30 Aug 

Restricted View Band 7.30-11.30pm. 

Cellar Arts Club. £2/members FREE 

The BlueJays: Rock And Roll 

Revolution 7.30pm. Pavilion Theatre. 

From £22 

Sat 31 Aug 

Beach House Park Music Festival: 

ABBA & Frank SInatra Doors 5pm/ 

music 7-11pm. Palm Court Pavilion. 

Tribute. £13.50 ticketweb 

Soul Stew BoogaLoo! 7.30pmmidnight. 

Cellar Arts Club. Soul/Funk 

DJs. £2/members FREE 

Sun 1 Sep 

Mike Hatchard’s Monthly Jazz 

Breakfast 11am-1pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Jazz. £12 

What’s in The Closet Pt 2 6.30pm. Bar 

42. Metal. FREE 

Tue 3 Sep 

Terry Seabrook Quintet Celebrating 

Wayne Shorter 8.30-11pm. Hare & 

Hounds. Jazz. FREE 

Wed 4 Sep 

Wednesday Morris & Music 7.30- 

9.30pm. The Stanley Ale House (LNG). 

FREE 

The Rude Mechanicals 7.30pm. Duke 

of Wellington (SHM). Folk. FREE 

Thu 5 Sep 

Tannara 8-10.30pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Folk. £12 

Fri 6 Sep 

Beach House Park Summer Music 

Festival: The Gangsters Doors 7pm/ 

Music 8.30pm. Palm Court Pavilion. 

Tickets ticketweb £10 

The Doors Alive Live 7.30-10pm. St 

Paul’s. Tribute. Adv £13.50/OTD £15 

Great Mother, Gaia & Derelict Dream 

7.30pm. Bar 42. Progressive/Death 

Metal. FREE 

Drink & Juke 7.30-12pm. Cellar Arts 

Club. Line up some tracks on the 

FauxBox. 


MUSIC 

Fri 6 Sep 

South Coast Soul Review 

8-10.30pm. Ropetackle (SHM). 

Fundraiser for Ropetackle. £20 

Greenness, Across the Sea & Ida 

Vallens 7.30pm. Bar 42. 

Hatful Of Rain 8-10.30pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). English Folk/US Bluegrass. £14 

Sat 14 Sep 

Sat 7 Sep 

Cheers Queers! 7.30-12pm. Cellar Arts 

Club. Bring your sparkles for LGBTQ+ 

party time! All welcome. 

Mayor’s Variety Show 7-10pm. 

Assembly Hall. Acts include 

Suspiciously Elvis, Sussex Gruffs 

Male Voice Choir and clarinet quartet 

Chalumeaux Too. £5-10 

Hits of ’69 w/ Brighton Beach Boys 

8-10.30pm. Ropetackle. Covers. £15 

Debaser #6 w/Fooley Mantras 9pm- 

2am. Bar 42. Guitar Power Pop. FREE 

Sun 8 Sep 

TotRockinBeats: Back to The Old 

School 2-5pm. Ropetackle (SHM). 

Family-friendly rave. 

WSO: Isata Kanneh-Mason 2.45pm. 

Assembly Hall. Classical/Piano. From 

£19 

Double Time Sunday Funday 3pm. 

The Smugglers Return. Live music & 

family fun. 

Take Two: Loud and Lovin’ It 4-7pm. 

The Tap House (SHM). Soul/Motown. 

Tue 10 Sep 

Jason Henson Quartet 8.30-11pm. 

Hare & Hounds. Jazz. FREE 

Wed 11 Sep 

Bad Billy Band 6-11pm. Bar Next 

Door. Folk Rock. 

Wednesday Morris & Music 7.30- 

9.30pm. John Selden. FREE 

Jazz Café w/Carl Orr 8pm. Pavilion 

Café Bar. Jazz/Guitar. From £9 

Thu 12 Sep 

Modern Age Worthing w/ The 

Novatones, PaxRomana, GLOO, 

Speakerfreak & more 7.30pm. Bar 42. 

£5 adv 

Super Cumbia at the Goodtimes 

Music Thursdays 8-11pm. Duke of 

Wellington (SHM). FREE 

Fri 13 Sep 

Derek Little & The Featherstone 

Jazzmen 7pm. Indigo. Jazz/Swing. 

Book 01903 230451 or reservations@ 

ardingtonhotel.co.uk. 

Union Indie Night: Screamadelica 

Special 7.30pm. Indie/Dance/Acid 

House. £2/std £1/members FREE 

The Joneses Play the Music of The 

Smiths 8-10pm Bar 42. Covers. £7 

Sharon Shannon & Band & Seckou 

Keita 8-10.30pm. Ropetackle (SHM). 

Irish accordion and genre-defying 

collaborations. £24 

Railroad Live 8-10.45pm. Duke of 

Wellington (SHM). R&B/Soul/Rock/ 

Americana. 

Sun 15 Sep 

Wurlitzer: David Gray 2.30pm. 

Assembly Hall. From £14 

Tue 17 Sep 

WSO: Nicola Benedetti 7.30pm. 

Assembly Hall. Classical/Violin. From 

£19 

Thu 19 Sep 

Emperors of Ice Cream w/ Electric 

Spotch Worms, Pererstroika and 

Noisferatu 7.30pm. Bar 42. Punk/ 

Rock. FREE 

Thu 19 – Sun 22 Sep 

Southdowns Folk Festival Alexandra 

Theatre, Bognor Regis. Line-up 

includes Lindisfarne with other 

activities across the town. Info 

southdownsfolkfest.co.uk. 

Fri 20 Sep 

Ornate Antlers, The Clocks, X Twenty 

Two & more TBA 7-11pm. Bar 42. 

Porchlight Smoker & Folk in Adur 

7.30pm. Coast. From £7.50 

Kev Nickells 7.30-12pm. Cellar Arts 

Club. Eclectic musical wanderings off 

the beaten track. 

Get Loose at The Goose 8pmmidnight. 

The Goose. DJ night. 

Reggae/Ska/Rocksteady/Northern 

R&B. 

Norman Jay MBE & Inappropriate 

Handclap 8pm-1am. St Paul’s. £15 

Blondie Tribute with Aurora 8.30pm. 

The Egremont. Tribute. 

The Middlemen 9pm. The Warwick. 

Sat 21 Sep 

That’ll Be The Day 7.30-10.30pm. 

Pavilion Theatre. Rock & Roll. From 

£27 

Junkyard Choir 8-11pm. Bar 42. 

Blues/Soul/Rock. 

Blitzed 8pm. Cellar Arts Club. Electro/ 

Dance/Pop/New Romantic. £2/ 

members FREE 

Tangent 8.30pm. Henty Arms. 

TBMC Live 9pm. The Broadwater. 

Rock/Pop. 

Sun 22 Sep 

Paul Lamb & The King Snakes 

8-10.30pm. Ropetackle (SHM). From 

£13 

Tue 24 Sep 

Gary Numan 7-10pm. Assembly Hall. 

£32.50 

Ian Ellis Quartet 8.30-11pm. Hare & 

Hounds. Jazz. FREE 

Wed 25 Sep 

Funky Garden Party w/DJs 2-8pm. 

The Mulberry, Goring. DJs Quantum 

and Norman Murchie. Funk/Soul/ 

House/Garage/Old Skool Rave. 

Damien O’Kane & Ron Block 

8-10.30pm. Ropetackle (SHM). Folk. 

£15 

Thu 26 Sep 

Cocker: A Tribute to a Legend 8pm. 

St Paul’s. Tribute. Tickets wegottickets 

£22 

Sari Schorr 8-10.30pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Blues/Rock. £15 

Thu 26 – Sat 28 Sep 

WMTC: Sunset Boulevard Various 

times. Pavilion Theatre. Musical. From 

£14 


MUSIC 

Fri 27 Sep 

African Night Fever Presents Reggae 

Party Special 8-10.30pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). £15-17.50 

The Return: The Entire History of 

Drum & Bass 8pm-1am. Coast. Adv 

£4/OTD £5 

Vintage Candy 8.30pm. Cellar Arts Club. 

Modern with a vintage twist. Swing/Rock 

& Roll. £2/members FREE 

The Mighty Groove Robbers 9pm-12am. 

The Warwick. Funk/Rock/Soul Covers. 

Sat 28 Sep 

Reggae Saturday 7.30pm-midnight. Cellar 

Arts Club. 

The Jam’d Live! 8pm. St Paul’s. Tribute. 

Adv £12/OTD £15 

Barefoot Opera Presents The Barber of 

Seville 8-10.30pm. Ropetackle (SHM). 

£10-20 

40 Years of Two Tone Ska 8-12pm. Cellar 

Arts Club. Madness tour DJ Darren 

Bennet celebrates two tone. 

Synthony 101 8.45pm. The Tarring Club. 

80s Covers. 

Sun 29 Sep 

A Vintage Day at the Prom 11am-3pm. 

East Beach Studios. Including live music 

from Tim Keegan & friends. FREE 

Friendsical Various times. Pavilion 

Theatre. Musical. From £15 

ONGOING 

What the Dickens? Singing Group E/ 

Mon. 7.30pm. Charles Dickens. 

Jazz E/Tue. 8.30pm. The Hare & Hounds. 

Dixie Blues 1st & 3rd Tue/month. 8pm. 

Charles Dickens. 

Secret Shore Shanty Singers Last Tue/ 

month. 7.30pm. Ye Olde House at Home. 

Open Mic Last Tue/month. 8.30pm. 

Thomas A Becket. 

Open Stage E/ Wed. 8pm. Bar Next 

Door. 

Open Mic w/Karl E/Wed. 8.30pm. 

Piston Broke (SHM). 

Jazz E/other Wed. 8pm. Charles Dickens. 

Fri 4 Oct 

The Luck w/special guests 7.30pmmidnight. 

Cellar Arts Club. Country/ 

Americana. Adv £10/OTD £12.50 

Martha Tilston 8-10.30pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Folk. £18 

South Downs Folk Singers 1st Wed/ 

month. 7.30pm. Ye Old House at Home. 

Celebration Samba E/Thu. 7.30pm. Ivy 

Arch Studios. Learn to spread the samba 

spirit at these weekly rehearsals! 

Karaoke E/Thu. 9pm. The Warwick. 

Sat 5 Oct 

Raw DNB 6pm-2am. Escape Bar & Grill. 

40+ artists. In aid of Chestnut Tree House. 

House/Drum & Bass. 

Scott Darlow 7.30-12pm. Cellar Arts 

Club. Rock. 

The Leylines 8-10.30pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Traditional Folk/Festival Rock. £12 

Sun 6 Oct 

Los Pacaminos 12pm. Steyne 

Gardens. Tex Mex/Border. Info 

worthingoktoberfest.co.uk. £25 

WPO: Autumn Concert 3pm. Assembly 

Hall. Classical. From £10 

Karaoke E/Thu. 8pm. Charles Dickens. 

Open Mic w/Bustin’ A Groove E/Thu. 

8pm. Crown & Anchor (SHM). 

Music Club w/guests 1st Thu/month. 

8pm. Beach House. 

DJs Thu-Sun. Coast. 

Inappropriate Handclap 2nd Fri/month. 

8pm. The Beach House. 

South Coast Blues Jam 3rd Sun/month. 

2-5pm. Sound House Studios. New 

location & dates. 

Madi Laine w/Chris Simmons Last Sun/ 

month. 8pm. Beach House. 

Listening Party: Primate by Grenades 

Flames lick from Primate, the debut album 

by Grenades. 

YOU CAN FEEL THE HEAT RISING from the surface riffs that 

hem you in from the very first intro track. Like walls of fire, it is a 

claustrophobic, righteous, meticulously crafted album that takes 

you, blindfolds you, then bundles you into the boot of a car – 

and you're happy to go. 

Rapture is the penultimate track and by the time you get there 

you feel it coming on. As lead singer Django Black sings, 'Our 

flesh is edible, the truth is we're animals.' You have let the earth 

rise around you; you have let yourself sink into the earth as the 

skeletal tendrils of the music curl over you. Take them in. It's all 

important. This is important. 

Hugely, highly recommended. n Joe Bunn 

GRENADES ARE: DJANGO BLACK – VOCALS & GUITAR, RUNE DENYER – GUITAR, KEYS & VOCALS, JOEL PENNY – BASS & VOCALS, 

STEVE POTTINGER – DRUMS & VOCALS 



THOMAS H GREEN - MUSICAL TIME MACHINE 

Back in the mid- 

1960s, if you’d 

popped into The 

Dragoon pub for a 

pint (Market Street, 

demolished at the 

start of the 70s 

to make way for 

the Guildbourne 

Centre), you might 

have tapped a toe 

to the band there. 

JED ARMSTRONG, ON 

DRUMS, was at the beginning 

of a career that would crisscross 

the globe, although he 

little knew it then. 

“I wanted to see the world,” he 

says wistfully. “I used to sit out 

by the bandstand in Worthing, 

looking at the moonlight hitting 

the waves at night, wondering 

whether I’d ever be able to see 

what was at the end of these 

vast oceans.” 

WAVE JUST AFTER THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION, 

FEATURING JED ON THE RIGHT AND SINGER YVONNE TURNER 

Drummer 

Jed Armstrong 

1960s - 1980s 

JED (LEFT) WITH 

KEITH EMERSON 

AND GODFREY 

SHEPPARD 

OUTSIDE THE 

RICHARD 

COBDEN PUB 

CIRCA 2011 

Born in Surrey in 1942, 

Armstrong’s family moved to 

Worthing as his father’s London antique business 

slumped during World War II. While his dad rose to 

become the top carpet salesman in Bentalls (now 

Beales), Jed developed a fascination with skiffle. His 

grandmother bought him a snare drum and he built up 

his own kit from there, briefly playing with Worthing 

outfit The Faraways. 

He lived in London in 1962 and became friendly with 

Chris Karan, drummer with the Dudley Moore Trio. He 

recalls great times at Peter Cook’s club The 

Establishment, but soon 

moved back 

to Worthing. 

Not long 

afterwards 

he hooked 

up with the 

Worthing Swing 

Orchestra, 

where he met 

keyboard player 

Keith Emerson 


(later of Emerson, Lake & Palmer). Also in that band 

was bassist Godfrey Sheppard, who, together with 

guitarist John Greenwood, would form a trio with 

Jed, becoming residents at Brighton’s Harrisons Bar 

in the mid-60s. Keith Emerson would sit in with them. 

“He was very shy then, I used to egg him,” recalls Jed, 

“but he also had this extrovert side, a way of making 

people listen to him. He was a wonderful jazz pianist; 

he could sight read beautifully and had wonderful 

imagination and spirit.” 

JED (LEFT) ON 

HIS FIRST CRUISE 

SHIP JOB IN 1971 

During this period Jed played with names such as Ronnie Scott, Tubby 

Hayes, Don Weller and Bobby Wellings. He was starting to earn a living 

from music, working, amongst other things, on the BBC police drama 

Softly, Softly. But it was two separate nights of drinking that earned Jed 

a footnote in pop history. 

career, meanwhile, also took off. In 1971 he joined 

the Ray Markham Band for a Norwegian Caribbean 

Lines cruise. Jed enjoyed the experience but 

reckoned the organization lax and decided to cut 

out on his own. Leading the Jed Armstrong Quartet, 

he spent the next five years touring the world on 

cruise ships, from Australia to America, Japan to 

the Mediterranean. It was a dream come true. 

“I absolutely loved it,” he says gleefully. “Musicians 

were called ‘leading hands’, at the bottom of the 

officer rankings. A 25,000 tonner would have a solo piano, a trio and a 

quartet who shared duties at different times, and there were cabarets to 

be backed too. I couldn’t believe I was seeing the world like this; it was 

just fantastic.” 

While Jed revelled in the happy times, it was not all plain sailing. 

The first was with Rod Stewart in a Muswell Hill pub in 1969. Stewart, at 

that point, had a solid reputation but hadn’t made it. He’d recently signed 

to Mercury Records as a solo artist but was scrabbling around for songs. 

As the evening boozily progressed at Stewart’s bungalow, Jed related 

how his pal Martin Quittenton, of the band Steamhammer, was writing 

some tasty songs. 

“I told Martin afterwards,” says Jed, “but he wouldn’t ring Rod, so I took 

him out drinking at the Central Hotel’s cellar bar by the station [now the 

Grand Victorian]. Martin absolutely adored these Gold Labels [strong 

barley wine], so I ordered four of them, which was expensive then. 

Eventually I said, ‘Are you going to ring Rod now or what?’ I got him up 

to the telephone box, pushed him in, and put my back to the door so he 

couldn’t get out. He came out a bit dazed and said, ‘He wants me to go 

up on Tuesday.’ He stayed at Rod’s bungalow for a week…” 

The result was that Quittenton ended up playing on Stewart’s first four 

albums and co-writing Maggie May, You Wear It Well and others. Jed’s 

“My worst trip was on the Blenheim with Fred Olsen Lines,” he 

remembers. “There was a storm on the Bay of Biscay, so dreadful, 

pitching into the waves all the time, all the shops were smashed up, the 

catering crew were trying to get into the lifeboats, people thought they’d 

had it. I staggered down to the dining hall and there were people with 

cut heads, bruised, bashed about, but the piano was strapped down, the 

pianist playing, and the English passengers were all singing On Mother 

Kelly’s Doorstep.” 

After the cruise years, Jed formed a pop covers band called Wave who 

became one of the first such acts to play Dubai. They built a career in 

the Middle East and were playing La Boheme Club in Tehran when the 

Iranian Revolution hit in 1978. Jed had to get his band and their money 

out amid the mayhem. 

“The doors of the place were always getting burnt down,” he recalls, “and 

eventually they were replaced with iron doors; you could hear guns at 

night. I spoke to this guy who had a marvellous dance troupe – Debbie 

McGee was in it – and he said, ‘Don’t worry about it, it’ll die down, I’ve 

seen loads of these things.’ But it really didn’t die down, did it?” 

Jed continued to work as a drummer as the 70s turned into the 80s, 

touring Germany with the Pete Moss Big Band, going to the States with 

comedy quartet The Mutton Chop Band – with whom he lived in a log 

cabin in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains – and working with Scottish singer 

Robin Mather in a keyboard’n’drums duo, but increasingly, now with a 

young family, he preferred working closer to home. 

JED (FRONT) WITH THE MUTTON CHOP BAND IN COLORADO 

While he maintained a lifelong 

friendship with Keith Emerson, who 

died in 2016, Jed moved out of music 

at the start of the 90s, setting up 

a successful antique shop, Elijah’s 

in Arundel. However, he can still 

sometimes be found supporting 

his old pal Godfrey Sheppard at 

Worthing Jazz Society’s nights at the 

Hare and Hounds pub. n 


FAMILY 


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WORTHING LIGHT FESTIVAL 

Summer’s over and the kids have gone back to 

school, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to 

stop. Check out the listings for plenty to keep 

them entertained as the leaves turn to brown. 

From whittling magic wands to playing out in 

the street, from light festivals to live poetry 

performances, it’s fab, it’s free and it’s the 

perfect way to embrace our green mantra: 

give them experiences, not stuff! n 

Mon 26 Aug 

Rotary Carnival 

Procession 12.30pm. 

Departs Marine 

Parade (12.30pm) to 

arrive Steyne Gardens 

(1.30pm). Live music plus 

strongman, car show, 

circus, face painting, play 

area and dog show. FREE 

Tue 27 Aug 

Songs Alive 11am-3pm. 

East Beach Studios. Popup 

open mic sessions for 

10-16y. FREE 

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FREE LITTLE 

LIBRARY, 

BEACH HOUSE 

GROUNDS 

Wed 28 Aug 

Brooklands Summer: Wood 

Whittling and Dream Catchers 

10am-1pm. Brooklands Park. 

Whittle a magic wand, create 

dream catchers and try charcoal 

drawing. FREE 

Thu 29 Aug 

Family Fun Day 11am-5pm. 

Lancing Beach Green. Circus 

performance, face painting, 

music, arts and crafts, ball games 

and more. FREE 

Fri 30 Aug 

School Without Walls 1-4pm. 

Pond Lane, BN13. Natural craft 

activities including paw prints in 

clay, willow sculptures and more. 

Info Craig 07483 050773 or 

craig.ifield@tcv.org.uk. FREE 

Sat 31 Aug 

Playing Out 8am-10pm. 

Browning Rd (LNG). Street 

party for children to play and 

neighbours to meet. FREE 

Playing Out 1.30-4.30pm. 

Balcombe Ave. Community street 

closure. FREE 

Sun 1 Sep 

Playing Out 9am-12.30pm. 

Gordon Rd (SHM). Community 

street closure. FREE 

Minis By The Sea 10am-5pm. 

Steyne Gardens. In aid of St 

Barnabas and Chestnut Tree 

House. West Sussex Mini Owners 

Club return with Minis of all 

shapes and sizes for a great day 

out for all the family. FREE 

Little Bookworms Shop Official 

Opening 10am-5pm. Ham Rd. 

FREE storytime at 11am, £1 

drop-in book-themed craft 

activity table throughout the day 

and come and meet the Gruffalo! 

MUTTS Dog Show & Fun 

Day 11am-3pm. Broadwater 

Green. Stalls, children’s rides, 

entertainment and Nick Cook’s 

circus workshop. FREE 

Playing Out 3-5pm. Westcourt 

Rd. Community street closure. 

FREE 

Sat 7 Sep 

Family Games Morning 10am. 

Goring Methodist Church. 

Intergenerational board game 

fun! FREE 

Sun 8 Sep 

Guild Care’s Dog Show & Fun 

Day 10.30pm. Broadwater Green. 

A great day out for dogs and all 

the family, with bouncy castle, 

face painting, craft market, food 

and drink stalls and lots of dogs 

to admire! FREE 

Back to the Old School Family- 

Friendly Rave 2-5pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Tot Rockin’ Beats’ funky 

three-hour festival for fun-loving 

families. Adults £11/children £9 


Worthing Light Festival East 

Beach Studios. Non-stop 48-hour 

display of stunning, sustainable 

art installations lit by renewable 

energy. FREE 

Sat 21 Sep 

Scalextric Digital Slot Car Racing 

10am & 2pm. English Martyrs 

Church Hall. Digital driving 

school for beginners at 10am. 

Under-12s must be accompanied 

by an adult. Adults £3/u16s £2 

Sun 22 Sep 

Cheeki Monkeys Baby & 

Children’s Market 11am-1pm. 

Impulse Leisure Centre, Lancing 

Manor. Pre-loved baby and 

children's items. Mighty Mites 

Soft Play will be open 11- 

12noon. Adults £1/children FREE 

Sat 28 Sep 

Dad La Soul 11am-1pm. Guild 

Care Day Care. Saturday morning 

club for dads and kids from 

TotRockinBeats with soft play, 

crafting, Lego and everything 

from DJ workshops to den 

building and science lessons. 

Victoria Park Fun Dog Show 

11am-3pm. Victoria Park, BN11. 

In aid of CARAT. Craft and food 

stalls, drinks van, auction & 

tombola. FREE 


FAMILY 

Children’s Creative Writing with 

Tess Jolly 2.30-5pm. Ropetackle 

(SHM). Poetry and prose writing for 

children aged 7-11y. £10 

Sat 5 Oct 

Roger Stevens: Children’s Poetry 

2.15-3.15pm. Shoreham Library. 

Roger Stevens performs his poems 

with plenty of laughs and fun. 7y+. 

Book shoreham.library@westsussex. 

gov.uk. FREE 

Sun 6 Oct 

Our Future, Our Climate, Our 

World! 2-5pm. Ropetackle (SHM). 

Day of gaming and discussion for 

young people to develop projects to 

protect our environment. Book eye@ 

worthinghigh.net. FREE 

ONGOING 

Kids Run Free Worthing 1st Sat/ 

mon. 9am. Victoria Park. 

Multi-sensory Story Magic 1st Sat/ 

mon. 2.30-3.30pm. Worthing Library. 

For children to teens. 

Always buying! 

Coins & 

Banknotes. 

Gold & 

Silver. 

Medals & 

Jewellery. 

Old Weapons, Army, Airforce & Navy items. 

Old Watches & Quality Silver Plated items. 

Old Car Badges, Old Postcards & Photos. 

Old Leather Suitcases & Fountain Pens. 

Antiques, Curios & Tribal items. 

& many other items. 

Sussex Coin Company 

20 New Broadway, Tarring Rd., West Worthing, BN11 4HP 

Tel: 01903 232080 - email: sussexcoins@aol.com 

www.sussexcoins.co.uk 

Shop open: Mon. 9.30-3.30, Tues. & Fri. 9.30-1.00 & 2.15-4.30. 

Sat. 9.30-12 [Closed Wed. & Thur.]. 

Free home visits. est 1968. 


SPORT & WELLBEING 

Get fit for the future 

We often think of sport and 

wellbeing as going hand in hand, 

but is it possible to get fitter and 

go greener at the same time? 

Park and ride 

WALKING, RUNNING AND CYCLING are not 

only great ways to reduce your carbon footprint 

but also to burn fat and keep your heart healthy. 

Cycling your commute is a great way to cut your 

emissions, with many local businesses running bike 

to work schemes. If that’s not an option for you, 

use pedal power to run errands, with hire options 

like the Donkey Bike scheme available year round 

in the town centre. 

Obviously, the better you look after your bike, the longer it will 

last and the less waste you’ll produce. If your cycle needs a 

spot of maintenance, head over to one of the local community 

workshops in Durrington and Lancing, where they will help you 

without charge (donations welcome). They also lend out and sell 

secondhand bikes, which saves them from landfill and is better 

then buying new. 

Don’t forget that old bike tyres and inner tubes can be reused; 

community group Men in Sheds collect these for recycling as 

well as crafting new items such as woven doormats. 

Revive your community spirit 

THE GOOD GYM combines getting fitter with helping others, 

whether it’s running to someone’s house and helping them 

put up some shelves, sorting cans for the food bank, or 

visiting someone who’s lonely. They run weekly sessions from 

Splashpoint at 6pm on Mondays. Membership is a voluntary 

£9.95 per month; sign up at 

goodgym.org. 

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Green Gym follows a similar 

concept, although it usually involves 

a gentler warm-up and cool down 

routine alongside activities such as 

planting trees, sowing meadows and 

establishing wildlife ponds. All sessions 

are fun and free; nearby locations 

include Portslade and Northbrook. Find 

out more at tcv.org.uk. 

Other local activities include Worthing 

Plogging, a regular meet-up organised 

by the local Green Party, which 

encourages participants to pick up litter 

at Manor Sports Ground whilst walking 

GOODGYM WITH CREATIVE WAVES 

or running for 5k. If groups aren’t your thing, don’t forget simple 

actions such as beach cleans can easily be combined with a 

stroll, dog walk or even activities out on the water such as 

paddleboarding. 

Get your gym in on the action 

IF YOU’RE A DIE-HARD GYM BUNNY, how about inspiring 

your local health club to make some changes? There’s a lot that 

they can do; look no further than South Downs Leisure, which 

was one of the first declared Plastic Free Worthing Champions. 

The company has made a number of sustainable changes at 

its centres, including using solar panels, a ground source heat 

pump, reclaimed water and reduced flushes for toilets, as 

well as installing beehives at both Splashpoint and Worthing 

Leisure Centre and bee-friendly planting at Field Place. There 

are recycling stations at all sites, and the centres sell refillable 

cups, defaulting to china wherever possible, have banned plastic 

straws and use locally grown produce. 

Similarly, Henry House on Heene Road won the Worthing 

Green Business Award thanks to initiatives such as a rainwater 

harvesting system which treats and filters water collected 

from the roof for use in the pool, a grey water flush system 

for the toilets and solar thermal panels to heat the pool, sinks 

and showers, to name just a few. Owner Karen Simporis even 

installed a bike rack back in 2009 and gave everyone who 

cycled to the centre a free fairtrade banana! 

Use a refillable water bottle 

SINGLE-USE PLASTIC is one of the biggest offenders when it 

comes to sports pollution. There’s no excuse not to be using a 

refillable water bottle these days, and better still while you’re 

out jogging you can make use of more than 50 locations around 

Worthing which offer free refills (@RefillWorthing or download 

the app). n 

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SPORT & WELLBEING 

Mon 26 Aug 

Bank Holiday Cricket Match 

11am. Goring Cricket Club Ground. 

Annual match with BBQ. Spectators 

welcome. 

Kapow! Wrestling 1.30pm. The 

Park View. Wrestlers TBC. 

Flexibility Taster Session 6-7.30pm. 

Pavilion Theatre. Gymnastic/ 

flexibility circus skills workshop for 

ages 17y+. Book worthingtheatres. 

co.uk £12.50 

Wed 28 Aug 

Ellen Cottom 7.30-9.30pm. Northbrook 

Theatre. Talk by prolific ultrarunner. 

Book sussextrailevents.com £5 

Sat 31 Aug 

Free Yoga on Goring Green 10- 

11am. Goring Green. Hosted by 

Emily Manning Yoga. Bring a mat or 

towel. Weather dependent. FREE 

Sat 31 Aug – Sun 1 Sep 

SideOut South Coast Grand 

Prix Various times. SideOut 

Beach Volleyball Court (behind 

Coast). Watch the women’s and 

men’s teams battle it out to see 

who becomes the South Coast 

champions! 

Mon 2 Sep 

Worthing Ping United 8pm. Sidney 

Walter Centre. Drop-in coached 

session for adults. £3.50 

Sat 7 Sep 

Downslink Cycle Challenge 9am. 

In aid of Link to Hope. Cycle from 

Shoreham to Guildford (60k) and back 

(120k). Register linktohope.co.uk 

Worthing Plogging 2-4pm. Manor 

Sports Ground. Get fitter while 

picking up litter with a 5k walk or 

run. All ages and abilities welcome. 

FREE 

Charity LesMills BodyCombat 

Marathon 6pm, 7pm & 8pm. In aid 

of Grassroots Suicide Prevention. 

Do one, two or three sessions. Book 

Worthing Leisure Centre or call 

01903 905050. £5 per session 

Worthing Thunder vs Vipers Pro 

Basketball 6-9.30pm. Worthing 

Leisure Centre. Pre-season friendly 

with coaching clinic before the game. 

Book office@worthingthunder.net. 

Adv tickets family of 4 £19/adults 

£7/children £5 

Sun 8 Sep 

Worthing Park Vale vs Tottenham 

Hotspur Legends 12pm. Worthing 

FC. In aid of Help For Heroes. Kickoff 

2pm. Family of 4 £20/adults 

£10/u16s £5 

Sat 14 Sep 

Worthing Sea Swim 12.30pm. 

Next to Worthing Foreshore Office. 

Open water 1.5k or 3k sea swim. 

Info sientries.co.uk. 

Charlie Edwards Public Signing 

1.30-4.30pm. Grumpy Boys Boxing 

Gym. Meet the current WBC 

flyweight world champion. Tickets 

eventbrite 

Golf Academy Open Day 2pm. 

Worthing Golf Club. One hour 

coaching sessions. Book 01903 

260718 or mikehenninggolf@gmail. 

com. FREE 

Sun 22 Sep 

Go The Distance 9am. Beach 

House Grounds. In aid of Turning 

Tides. Walk, jog or run 5k or 10k. 

Info fundraising@turning-tides.org. 

uk or 01903 680740. 

ONGOING 

Green Gym E/Tue. 10am-1pm. 

Whitebeam Woods. Tools provided 

for conservation/gardening. 

Worthing Harriers Road & Trail 

(All Ability) E/Tue. 6.30-7.30pm. 

Worthing Leisure Centre. Info 

worthingharriers.org 

Penguin Hockey Club Senior 

Coaching E/Wed. 7-9pm. 

Angmering School. Info penguinhockey.co.uk 

Sporting Memories E/Thu. 10- 

11.30am. The Clubhouse, Worthing 

FC. Older sports fans chat and 

socialise. FREE 

Worthing Striders (Mixed Abilities) 

E/Thu. 6.30pm. West Worthing 

Tennis Club. Info worthingstriders. 

co.uk 

Meditation and Buddhism 

Class E/Thu. 7.30pm. Friends 

Meeting House. Triratna Buddhist 

Community. 

SideOut Beach Volleyball Open 

Play E/Fri until 29 Sep. 6-10pm. 

SideOut Beach Volleyball Court, 

BN11. Info sideout.co.uk. Members 

£5/non-members £10 

Worthing Park Run E/Sat. 9am. 

Worthing Prom. 5K run. Book 

parkrun.org.uk 

Kids Run Free Worthing 1st Sat/ 

month. 9am. Victoria Park. 

Foxy Ladies Running Club Free 

Runs E/Sun. 9am. Central Avenue, 

Findon Valley but meeting point 

varies. 5-10 miles. Women only. 

Info FB @foxyladiesrunclub 


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GENERAL LISTINGS 


check event listing info in 

case of change. 

Sun 25 – Mon 26 Aug 

Rotary Carnival Weekend Various 

times & events. Steyne Gardens. 

Live entertainment, strongman, 

music, car show, circus acts, face 

painting, stalls, children’s play area 

& dog show. 

Mon 26 Aug 

Rotary Carnival Procession 10am- 

12pm. West Parade to Steyne 

Gardens. 

Guild Care Info Hub 2pm. Frank 

Cave Annexe, Methold House. 

Learn about Guild Care’s services, 

job opportunities, volunteering 

and fundraising. Free tea and cake. 

Every fortnight. 

Stranger Things Quiz Night 

7.30pm. Thomas a Becket pub. 

Mon 26 – Fri 30 Aug 

Sustainable Sussex Open Week 

End of the track opposite the 

Marquis pub, Sompting, BN15 

0BB. Arrive on foot. Activities 

include leaf printing, carpentry, 

weeding, harvesting, chicken 

care and meditation circle. Friday 

evening BBQ from 5pm with 

evening fire circle until 9pm. Info 

Keith 07598 411428 or keith@ 

sustainablesussex.org. FREE 

Tue 27 Aug 

Macmillan Coffee Morning 8am. 

Dee Dee’s, Findon. 

Quiz Night for St Barnabas 8pm. 

Bull’s Head, Goring. In aid of St 

Barnabas. 

Fri 30 Aug 

May Close Community Allotment 

& Forest Garden 2-4pm. May 

Close, BN12. Community 

gardening for all ages and abilities. 

Sat 31 Aug 

TTW Repair Cafe 10am-1pm. 

Friends Meeting House. Stop 

things from ending up in landfill! 

Summer Fair 10am-3pm. St John 

the Divine, West Worthing. FREE 

NGS Open Gardens 10am-4pm. 

Paradise Garden, 49 New Rd, 

BN13. Teas and cakes. Entry £4 

Fairy Tree Community Summer 

Playdate 10.30am-1pm. Halewick 

Park, Sompting. Includes Owl 

Rescue, Butterfly Society, 

WishWorks Puppets and Sussex 

Forest Activities. FREE 

Summer Fair & Dog Show 11am- 

4pm. Clapham & Patching Village 

Hall. Includes The Rowland Singers, 

face painting, craft market & food 

stalls. Info rowlandsingers.co.uk. 

Enter & park FREE 

Worthing Allotments & Gardens 

Association Annual Show 

1-4.30pm. Oak Grove College. 

Fruit, flowers & vegetables grown 

by members, with cakes, jams, 

chutneys, beekeepers & crafts. 

Adult 50p/child FREE 

SEPTEMBER 

Sun 1 Sep 

Minis By The Sea 10am. Steyne 

Gardens. 

Ocean Changes Beach Clean 

10am-12pm. Meet outside Sea 

Lane Cafe. No equipment required. 

FREE 

Good Golly Miss Molly is Leaving! 

10am-3pm. Guildbourne Centre. 

As the shop closes, free milkshakes 

for children with a paying adult all 

day. 

Craft Day/Open Day 1-5pm. High 

Salvington Windmill. £1/children 

FREE 

Mega Mojo Quiz 7.30pm. 

Smugglers’ Return. 

Tue 3 Sep 

Let’s Get Quizzical 7pm/ 7.30pm 

start. Ropetackle (SHM). Film 

quiz. Info ropetacklecentre.co.uk. 

Tickets inc buffet £12 

Wed 4 Sep 

Sompting Village Morris Dancers 

7.30pm. Stanley Ale House (LNG) 

Thu 5 Sep 

Introduction to Non-Violent 

Communication for XR Activists 

4.30-6.30pm. Shieldsman 

Houseboat (SHM). Intro to 

NVC and how it may be used 

with members of the public, 

elected representatives, family 

and potential supporters about 

Climate Emergency and the XR 

movement. Bring refreshments. 

Book eventbrite FREE 

Sat 7 Sep 

Prostate Specific Antigen Testing 

10am-3pm. Methold House. Free 

testing for ages 45-80y. Book 

psatesting.org FREE 

Crohn’s and Colitis Get-Together 

10.30am. Lido Café. 

Broadwater Cemetery Tour: 

Epitaphs & Grave Meanings 11am. 

Meet inside main entrance on 

South Farm Rd. 

Worthing Workshop Annual 

Picnic in the Park 1.30-4.30pm. 

Beach House Park. Bring food and 

drink for the picnic. 

Worthing Plogging 2-4pm. Manor 

Sports Ground. Get fitter while 

picking up litter with a 5k walk or 

run. All ages and abilities welcome. 

FREE 

Tabletop Sale 10am-2pm. 

Woodlea Rd. Refreshments at 

number 17. 

Sun 8 Sep 

Car Boot Sale 8am-12noon. BMI 

Goring Hall. 

Artisan Seafront Market 10am- 

4pm. East of Worthing Pier along 

the promenade. Stalls from local 

independents. 

Guild Care’s Dog Show & 

Family Fun Day 10.30am-3pm. 

Broadwater Green. Fun games & 

competitions for dogs plus bouncy 

castle, face painting, craft market, 

food & drink stalls & lots of dogs to 

admire! Info guildcare.org/dog (£2 

entry for dog show). FREE 

Worthing Park Vale Charity FC 

vs Tottenham Hotspur Legends 

Gates open 12pm/kick-off 2pm. 

Worthing FC, Woodside Rd. 

Entertainment and auction. In 

aid of Help for Heroes. Book 

wpvcharitytickets@gmail.com. 

Family of 4 £20/adults £10/under- 

16s £5 

Tue 10 Sep 

Action For Happiness 7-9pm. 

Coast. Monthly meet-up of people 

taking action to build a happier and 

more caring society. FREE 

Wed 11 Sep 

HO Racing Night Club 6.30- 

9.30pm. English Martyrs Church 

Hall, Goring. Scale slot car racing. 

Adults £3/under-16s £2 

Worthing Peer 2 Peer Eating 

Disorder Support (MaleVoicED) 

Group 7-8.30pm. Sidney Walter 

Centre. FREE 

Sompting Village Morris Dancers 

8pm. John Selden. 

Thu 12 Sep 

Durrington Country Market 9.30- 

11am. St Symphorian’s Church 

Hall. FREE 

Fri 13 Sep 

Moon Walk 8pm. Longcroft 

Meadow. Three-mile walk to 

Highdown Hill with bat spotting 

and star gazing. Will go ahead if 

cloudy. 


Worthing Light Festival East 

Beach Studios. 48-hour non-stop 

exhibition of stunning sustainable 

art on the beach lit by renewable 

energy. Music Fri & Sat night. FREE 

Fri 13 – Sat 21 Sep 

Shoreham Lifeboat Station Tour 

Various times. Shoreham Lifeboat 

Station, Brighton Road (SHM). 

Celebrate over 150 years of saving 

lives at sea and view the new 

station facilities. Limited spaces. 

Book eventbrite before 7 Sep. 

FREE 



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JOE BUNN’S BARDIC TRIALS 

GENERAL LISTINGS 

Marvel with me 

“Let's put Worthing back on the map.” 

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY, ISN'T IT? Those people who think they're 

doing something splendid for the town. Back on the map. Like it fell off 

Google because the people of Worthing played too much bowls. Here's a 

thought for you: what if, like in America, Worthing is in the centre of the 

map? What if I told you that we could become as rich and powerful as an 

American film studio? 

It's really quite simple: we just invent the Worthing Cinematic Universe. 

Like the Marvel one, only Worthing. 

We've got the sets. Worthing is awash with buildings that could pass for 

shady government facilities, and I'm not even talking about the actual 

ones. There's the building near Lidl that looks like there are robots being 

built within its walls. What is the Dome Cinema if not the base for an 

elect group of Heroes? And that new Worthing Observation Wheel: I 

mean, there's got to be a plot involving that somewhere, a plan to make it 

spin so fast that everyone gets really dizzy. 

Next up, we need a villain, some horrible treacherous fiend who 

threatens to rebuild Teville Gate whilst maniacally laughing. Some evil 

eyebrowed monster who wants to replace our sandy beaches with stony 

ones. 

And a hero, someone with a cape that flows like the waves on the sea. 

A Captain Worthing, if you will. Someone to punch seagulls right out the 

sky before they swoop down and eat your chips. 

It's time, again, to turn to you, to come up with the inhabitants of this 

Cinematic Universe. 

Who would be the superheroes? Who would be the villains? And what 

stories would you include? 

Draw me some concept art, pitch me a storyline, film me a film. I mean, if 

you want to, I'm not your boss. 

Remember what I said about maps? Putting Worthing back on the map? 

What with the internet, and smart phones making maps irrelevant, why 

do we even need to be on the map at all? Maps are boring. Why don't we 

put Worthing in the pictures instead? n 

Joe Bunn 

Sat 14 Sep 

Worthing Rotary Car Boot 7am- 

2pm. Adur Rec (SHM). 

Mayor’s Variety Show for Charity 

7-10pm. Assembly Hall. Local 

talent including Suspiciously Elvis 

and Sussex Gruffs Male Voice Choir 

perform to raise money for Care for 

Veterans, NSPCC and Coastal West 

Sussex Mind. 


Worthing Food and Drink Festival 

Stalls open 10am-5pm, marquee 

activities 11am-3.30pm. Steyne 

Gardens. Sample flavours of the 

seaside. Over 60 stalls, cookery 

demos, music and entertainment. 

FREE 

Sun 15 Sep 

VF Mind Body Spirit Fayre 1-5pm. 

Field Place. In aid of Safe in Sussex. 

£3/u16s FREE 

Windmill Open Day 2.30-5pm. High 

Salvington Windmill. Last open day 

of 2019. £1/children FREE 

Thu 19 Sep 

The Speakeasy Conversation Club 

(1st Anniversary) 7.30-11.30pm 

Cellar Arts Club. £4/members £2 

Teacher’s Networking Event 6-8pm. 

Pavilion Café Bar. The role of culture 

within the curriculum, and how 

Worthing Theatres, Museum & Art 

Gallery can support the syllabus. 

FREE 

Fri 20 Sep 

Worthing Flower Club Nature’s 

Bounty Flower Festival Preview 

Evening 7-9pm. St Andrew's Church, 

Clifton Rd. Music from Sussex 

Folk Orchestra & raffle. £10 (inc 

refreshments) 

Sat 21 Sep 

Raising Funds Through Recycling 

10am. West Worthing Baptist 

Church. Worthing Community 

Chest’s pop-up recycling collection of 

clothing, shows, e-readers, phones, 

jewellery, currency and stamps. All 

monies raised go back into the grants 

pot! 

Meso Miles Worthing 11am-12pm. 

Meet opp Steyne gardens on Prom. 

Wear blue. 5K walk or run to George 

V and back. Fundraiser Mesothelioma 

Cancer. Info FB. 

Marine Conservation Society Big 

Beach Clean & Heritage Fair Beach 

House Grounds. Strandline safari 

with Sussex Wildlife Trust in the 

morning; info sarahward@sussexwt. 

org.uk. Beach clean from 12.45- 

2.30pm. Book mcsuk.org. FREE 

Sat 21 – Mon 23 Sep 

Worthing Flower Club Nature’s 

Bounty Flower Festival Sat 10am- 

5pm/Sun 1-5pm/Mon 10-5pm. St 

Andrew's Church, Clifton Rd. Raffle, 

refreshments and craft fair on Sat 

morning. £5 

Sun 22 Sep 

Heritage Fort Open Day 11am-4pm. 

Shoreham Fort. Info on FB. 

Mon 23 Sep 

Care Info Hub 2-4pm. Methold House. 

Free fortnightly sessions about Guild 

Care services inc. tea & cake. 


Worthing MRC Model Rail Exhibition 

10am-5pm. Durrington High School. 

Sun 29 Sep 

Green Dreams Festival 10.30am- 

4pm. Field Place. 4th annual 

community food and greenspaces 

festival featuring many local 

sustainable and social enterprise 

groups. Plenty of workshops, plus 

community arts groups, magician, 

fun fair, train rides, bouncy castle, 

bar and entertainment plus stalls 

and more. TTW Repair Cafe will 

run its September session as part 

of the festival. FREE 

Mind Body Spirit Fayre 10.30am-5pm. 

The Charmandean Centre. A day of 

spiritual awareness and enlightenment. 

Vintage Day on the Prom 11am- 

3pm. East Beach Studios. Recreate an 

outfit from any era, maybe Victorian, 

Edwardian, 1960s, with prizes for the 

best outfits. Live music, promenade 

theatre, Punch & Judy, heritage walks, 

displays and more. FREE 

Thu 3 Oct 

A Literation: Poetry, Prose and 

Performance 7.30-11.30pm. Cellar 

Arts Club. £2/members FREE 

Fri 4 Oct 

Pamper Evening 6-10pm. Field Place. 

In aid of The New Montessori Pre- 

School. Treatments and stalls. Tickets 

eventbrite. 

Fri 4 – Sun 6 Oct 

Worthing Oktoberfest Steyne 

Gardens. Worthing gives the 

famous Bavarian beer festival 

a warm wilkommen! Highlights 

include a 20-metre bar with classic 

German draught beers, traditional 

food stalls and live entertainment 

including a boisterous Oompah 

band, plus wine, spirits and soft 

drinks for the less beer-mad. 


Sat 5 Oct 

Dance Networking Event 6pm. 

Fraser’s Bar, Connaught Theatre. 

Worthing Theatres are keen to link up 

with key local people to see how they 

can better work together to engage 

local people in dance. FREE 

ONGOING 

Computer Buddy E/Mon. 10am-1pm. 

Durrington Library. Drop-in session. 

Adults only. 

IT Club with IT Junction E/Mon. 9.30- 

11am. Chesham Community Centre 

(LNG). Drop-in or book 01903 854640. 

Entry £2 (inc tea/coffee/biscuits) 

Board Games E/Mon. 2.30-4pm. 

Shoreham Library. Adults only. 

Good Gym E/Mon. 6pm. Splashpoint. 

Exercise while helping out community 

projects. 

Networking E/Mon. 7pm. The Three 

Fishes. 

Weekly Quiz E/Mon. 7.30pm. Duke of 

Wellington (SHM). 

Lancing Indoor Market E/Tue. 9am- 

12.15pm. Lancing Parish Hall. 

Green Gym E/Tue. 10am-1pm. 

Whitebeam Woods. Conservation 

work. 

Chattie Café 6-8pm. E/Fortnight 

from 19 Sep. Maybridge Keystone 

Centre. Come for a cuppa and stay 

for a chat. FREE 

IT Drop-In Session E/Tue & E/Wed. 

2-4pm. Worthing Library. 

The Triangle Community Garden Most 

Tue. 3.30-5pm. Volunteer gardening. 

Info FB @TTWGreenspaces 

Quiz Night E/Tue. 8.30pm. Beach 

House. Fundraising for Superstar Arts. 

Pub Quiz E/Tue. 8.30pm. Gardeners 

Arms, Sompting. Entry £1pp 

Worthing Photography Group 1st 

Tue/mon. 6.30-9.30pm. Durrington 

Community Centre. Local photography 

group. Session £4 

Ferring Village Market E/Wed. 

8.15am-11.15am. Ferring Village Hall. 

Community Gardening E/Wed. 

10am-12.30pm. Cortis Avenue Wildlife 

Gardens. Visit and volunteer. Info 

01903 530780. 

Community Energy Local E/Wed. 

10am-3.30pm. St Paul’s. Drop-in 

advice about energy bills. 

Knit & Natter E/Wed. 2-4pm. Findon 

Valley Library. 

Gaming Retro-bution E/Wed. 7pm. 

The Libertine Social. Retro consoles 

& games to play. FREE 

Sorry I Haven’t a Moo! E/Wed. 

7.30pm. Cow & Oak. Cash prizes! 

The Big Quiz E/Wed. 8pm. Hare & 

Hounds. 

LGBT+ Night E/Wed. 8-12pm. 

Warwick Pub. All welcome. Entry 

FREE 

Quiz Night E/Wed. 8.30pm. The 

Alexandra. 

South Downs Film Makers Club 

1st & 3rd Wed/month. 7.30-10pm. 

Ferring Village Hall. FREE 

Sporting Memories E/Thu. 10- 

11.30am. The Clubhouse, Worthing 

Football Club. For older sports fans. 

Info 07947 521836. FREE 

Jenga Pub Quiz E/Thu. 8pm. New 

Amsterdam. All welcome. Entry 

£1pp 

Pub Quiz E/Thu. 8.30pm. The North 

Star Pub. Chance to win £100! 

Worthing Speakers Club 1st & 3rd 

Thu/mon. 7.15pm. Burlington Hotel. 

Master public speaking. 

Soul Food Last Thu/month. 7-9pm. 

Durrington Community Centre. 

Music & readings from various 

faiths. Organised by the Bahá’ists of 

Worthing. 

Mind & Memory Garden Club E/Fri. 

10.30-11.30am. Sidney Walter Centre. 

£7 

Relax with Colouring E/Fri. 2-4pm. 

Lancing Library. 

All-Aboard Games Night E/last Fri. 

7pm. View Café. 

Adapted Cycling sessions with 

CYCALL E/Sat until 14 Sep. 1-4pm. 

Brooklands Park. For disabled 

adults/children. To pre-book call 

Martine 07784918122 or email 

cycallworthing@gmail.com. 

Friends of Broadwater Cemetery 

Last Sat/month. 10am. Meet at the 

Chapel. General clearance and grave 

maintenance. 

Roundstone Car Boot E/Sun. 6am. 

Roundstone Farm. Info 01903 770670. 

Sunday Poker E/Sun. 7pm. The Park 

View. Regular tournament. 

Sunday Pool League E/Sun. 7pm. The 

Park View. Open to all. 

Pub Quiz E/2nd and 4th Sun. 8pm. 

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#WORTHINGWORKS 

Find your people, learn 

new stuff – be inspired! 

IS YOUR COMPANY A GREEN 

BUSINESS, committed to social 

responsibility or known for its fabulous 

customer service? Why not enter 

the 2019 Adur & Worthing Business 

Awards for a chance to shine the 

spotlight on your firm’s hard work and achievements. 

Entry is free and open to all Adur & Worthing-based 

businesses. For the full list of categories and to nominate or 

submit an entry, visit awbawards.com (deadline Fri 6 Sep). 

The awards will be held on Fri 1 Nov at the Pavilion and 

tickets go on sale from 27 Sep. 

The Small Business Growth Grant Funding is back for micro 

and small businesses in the Adur and Worthing area. Check 

out the full information at adur-worthing.gov.uk/businesses. 

The next Adur & Worthing Careers Fair (Wed 16 Oct) at the 

Assembly Hall is open to the general public from 4-6pm. Pop 

along for info, ideas and support. n 

Get Involved 

Wed 11 Sep 

Better Business Summit 

12-6pm. Field Place. An 

inspirational afternoon of talks 

and workshops encouraging 

productive, healthy and 

happy workplaces. Book 

worthingandadurchamber. 

co.uk. Members £69/nonmembers 

£99+VAT 

Sat 14 Sep 

#BrewEdEy 10.30am-4.30pm. 

The Grand Victorian Hotel. 

Five inspirational talks about 

working in the Early Years, with 

discussions and debate. Book 

eventbrite £11 

Wed 18 Sep 

Adur & Worthing Health 

and Wellbeing Network: 

Developing Projects for 

People in Outside Spaces 

10am-12pm. The Shoreham 

Centre. Speakers: South Downs 

Leisure and The Samaritans. 

Book eventbrite FREE 

Fri 20 Sep 

Chamber Hub 12.30-2pm. 

Impulse Leisure. Monthly 

networking event open to all. 

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Mon 23 Sep 

Community Works: Lunch- 

Stop 1pm. Worthing Town Hall. 

Weekly informal drop-in forum 

to share knowledge and ideas 

over lunch. FREE 

Fri 27 Sep 

#ShakeItHub 10-11am. Town 

Hall. Design and marketing help 

session. FREE 

WorthingDigital Lunchtime 

Talks: Connecting Digitally 

1-3pm. Freedom Works. Clare 

Griffiths, founder of The Thrive 

Effect, on how her online 

platform is connecting female 

founders digitally. FREE 

REGULAR (MOSTLY 

FREE) EVENTS 

BNI Networking E/Thu. 

6.30am. Dome Cinema. Must 

book. Info FB @bniworthing. 

£10 (inc b/fast) 

WorthingDigital Social 1st 

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Oak. FREE 

First Friday Network 1st 

Fri/month. 12.30-2.30pm. 

Burlington Hotel. FREE 

Worthing Freedom 

Works wins award for 

top coworking space 

Sussex-based Freedom Works has 

received the CoWorker Members’ Choice 

Awards (CMCAs) for their coworking 

space in Worthing from industryrecognised 

specialist CoWorker Inc. 

AWARD WINNERS WERE DETERMINED by feedback from 

thousands of coworking space users worldwide, and Freedom 

Works were recognised by many of the 1,300 businesses that use 

their spaces in Sussex, including Chichester, Hove, Crawley and 

the founding space in Worthing. 

Set up three years ago, Freedom Works has doubled its number 

of members each year, thanks to key features such as flexible 

workspace, no long contracts, a plug and work environment with 

free WiFi and refreshments, and a collaborative, communitybased 

ethos. “Our goal is to have several Freedom Works spaces 

across Sussex and the South East over the next few years, allowing 

local talent to stay and grow at home,'' says Jon Trigg, founder and 

managing director of Freedom Works. 

“We are extremely proud to be 

recognised as a winner of the 

CoWorker Members’ Choice Awards,” 

continues Jon. “Our members are at 

the very heart of what we do, so it’s 

incredible to have been nominated 

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Worth £250+VAT, this is a fantastic opportunity to spend one 

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For your chance to win, tell us how many coworking 

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Interview: Andrew Wilday, Salvage Sounds 

Exhibition at 

Sustainability is the theme at Here & Now 

for September, which coincides with a 

beautiful and fascinating pop-up musical 

instrument shop at Colonnade House by a 

unique Worthing business. 

HERE & NOW SPOKE TO ANDREW AT 

SALVAGE SOUNDS about their family-run 

“alternative luthier” business, specialising in 

the creation of non-conventional stringed 

instruments using re-purposed parts and 

upcycled materials. 

Andrew can take an old cigar box, empty 

coffee tins, the registration plate of a longscrapped 

vehicle or a wooden pencil case, then 

design and craft quirky but fully functioning 

musical art pieces in their own right. “For 

some, it’s wall art first and musical instrument 

second,” says Andrew, “but it is funny that 

everybody seems to mention how they have 

hung it somewhere they can easily pick it up 

and start playing. Accessibility is what it is all 

about: accessible instruments at an accessible 

price point. Getting people playing music 

and involved with the pieces is always more 

important to me than profit.” 

So Andrew, why Worthing? 

Does being here bring any 

advantages? 

Like many, I moved to Worthing in adult life as 

an outsider, with no particular preconception 

of the area, and immediately felt at home. In 

the last few years things have really kicked on a 

level with so many good things happening like 

the Creative Hub at Colonnade House or the amazing facilities at 

Durrington Northbrook MET campus, and Here & Now mag - for 

its celebration of Worthing culture and life in the town. And, in a 

town which is a calmer, less intense version of its more famous 

coastal compatriot, a business like Salvage Sounds has a better 

chance of being noticed, standing out from 

the noise and creative saturation. 

Colonnade House, 

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How do you connect into 

business locally? 

Our creations have reached eight or nine 

different nations across the world that 

we know of, but nothing brings greater 

pleasure than doing business locally and 

connecting with the community. Our 

strategy is based around an annual one week pop-up shop at 

Colonnade House (our third is coming up from 3-8 Sep), when 

instruments on display are sold and new orders taken. We’ve 

collaborated a couple of times with Northbrook MET (most 

recently S’Kool Fest 2019) and I’m looking forward to being 

involved in Green Dreams this year. 

In terms of networking structures for creative businesses, 

there’s no shortage of options. Barry Williams at the West End 

Gallery (who also has a focus on recycled materials in his work) 

runs a monthly Artists’ Breakfast, and there are groups like 

Beyond Brighton or Freedom Works. For us the events put on 

by Colonnade House have been excellent. I even met our new 

primary supplier of coffee cans at one event, for use in our Canjo 

bestseller! 

There’s a rise of the 5-9pm businesses, people 

setting up something in addition to their full 

time job. Do you have any advice for people 

looking to turn their love of something into a 

business? 

5-9 plus overtime! It does need to be something you love and feel 

absolutely passionate about. Keep that in mind and remember 

the real reasons for doing what you do, rather than becoming preoccupied 

with return on investment. Thinking of the business as a 

hobby first and business second can get you through tough times; 

you might gladly pay good money to feel as happy and challenged 

as you do. A very understanding family also helps! 

How has starting this 

business changed 

your outlook? 

We find we now look at the world 

differently and often catch ourselves 

scouring the edges of pavements 

for discarded nuts, bolts, screws and 

bottle-caps that might be incorporated 

into one of our creations, or looking 

in the window of every charity shop 

for wooden boxes that may have the 

chance to become reborn as a ukulele! n 

Mike Pailthorpe 

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2. High part of Worthing (10) 

3. Strictly Come Dancing veteran _ _ _ _ _ Du Beke (5) 

4. The opposite of one with nothing – a (4,3) 

5. Equipment, or a groovy outfit (4) 

6. Disguising the reality (9) 

7. Charles Atlas’ Dynamic Tension promised to develop these (7) 

8. Orange-coloured fizzy drink originating in Nazi Germany (5) 

9. Type of secure fencing (5,4) 

10. & 11. Initials of our state-owned airline 1939-1974 (2,2) 

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8. Going and bringing back, or rather attractive (8) 

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