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<strong>April</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
STUFF THAT<br />
MATTERS<br />
Together we can do so much<br />
Social distancing and self-isolation are on<br />
everyone’s lips; we look at what that means for our<br />
community and how we can make a difference<br />
Worthing Museum<br />
Read about the<br />
incredible ensemble of<br />
items at our museum<br />
Musical Time<br />
Machine<br />
Thomas H Green takes<br />
The Time Machine to<br />
meet Ross Malyon,<br />
who speaks about his<br />
friendship with the<br />
late great DJ Andrew<br />
Weatherall<br />
26<br />
28<br />
13<br />
FEATURES & REGULARS The State of Worthing 5 Let’s go to...5 The<br />
view from you 5 Time for Worthing 7 50 sides of Worthing 9 Community<br />
matters 11 Make a difference 13 Sustainability 16 #HighStreetHellos 19<br />
Business & Education 21 Eat & Drink 23 Art & Literature 24 Music 25<br />
Worthing Museum 26 Musical Time Machine 28 Dadifesto 30 Sport<br />
& wellbeing 32 Bardic Trials 33 Super Justice Worthing 33 Fascinating<br />
Adur 34 Business Directory 35 The final word 38 Competitions: Win<br />
Tickets to Whitney, Queen of The Night 23 Crossword 36<br />
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THE VALUE OF ADVICE<br />
BUSINESS FEATURE<br />
One of the most common<br />
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However, the benefit of taking<br />
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1. Clear goals<br />
Spending time with an adviser on a<br />
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about what you are trying to achieve<br />
with your money. Are you thinking<br />
of retiring early, or helping children<br />
to get on the property ladder or with<br />
university costs? A financial adviser<br />
will challenge you to assess your goals<br />
and help you create a realistic plan to<br />
achieve your objectives.<br />
2. Regular reviews<br />
Whether you like to examine the value<br />
of your investments regularly or prefer<br />
to invest and then forget in the short<br />
term, a professional adviser will aim to<br />
provide periodic updates – typically<br />
annually. These updates enable<br />
you to keep track of your finances<br />
and understand changes to your<br />
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goal, or changes to legislation which<br />
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The UK’s tax system is complex<br />
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A complex tax system is overlaid with<br />
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WE ALL STAND<br />
TOGETHER<br />
<strong>Now</strong> you’re all humming away and picturing those frogs in your<br />
heads.<br />
Forgive us a moment of levity in a world that has taken a serious turn. Many of the<br />
things that we as a community have taken for granted have suddenly been swept<br />
away: a show in a crowded theatre, a meal with friends, a great gig, a sports match,<br />
a night out. We are faced with loss on so many levels.<br />
And yet. People are pulling together in our town to fill the gaps left by empty<br />
supermarket shelves, closed school gates, the lack of face-to-face chats or even<br />
handshakes. Businesses, community groups and ordinary individuals are rising<br />
to the challenge, working out what they can do to help one another. Let's make<br />
this kindness, this sense of togetherness, of connection, what truly infects us and<br />
changes us forever. When this all ends (and it will end), let’s hope that we may have<br />
become better because of the worst. n<br />
LET’S GO TO… HIGH SALVINGTON!<br />
The State of Worthing<br />
n Dating from around 1776, High Salvington Windmill is open to the public on the first and third Sunday of the<br />
month from <strong>April</strong> to September [let's hope it will be open later this year]. They'd love to hear from carpenters,<br />
mechanical engineers or anyone interested in joining the maintenance team<br />
n Stroll up Honeysuckle Lane for views over the coastal plain and pause at the memorial bench<br />
for actress and local resident Nancy Price, which at this time of year is surrounded by cheerful<br />
daffodils. Nancy was instrumental in the development of The Sanctuary, a reserve saved from<br />
development for the enjoyment of the community<br />
n Kids love the playground at The Gallops, which also boasts an outdoor gym as well as a<br />
basketball area, and is a great place for dog walking<br />
n Every Wednesday, St Peter’s Church opens for quiet reflection from 10am-12pm. Built in 1928<br />
as a mission church, the building is constructed of corrugated iron, making it one of a shrinking<br />
number of 'tin tabernacles' still standing. The pebble-dashed tower on the corner is actually a<br />
water tower attached<br />
CREDIT: KARINA MANSFIELD<br />
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The State of Worthing<br />
By now, you’ve probably spotted<br />
the posters around town or<br />
caught the promo on social<br />
media promoting Worthing<br />
as a place to live, visit and do<br />
business.<br />
IT’S...<br />
<strong>Here</strong> & <strong>Now</strong>, along with many of us in<br />
our lovely community (see The Final<br />
Word p38) as well as Worthing Borough<br />
Council, the Chamber of Commerce, the<br />
Discover Worthing team and our Town<br />
Centre Initiative, have long thought<br />
Worthing was pretty special, so we are<br />
pleased to join forces to tell the story<br />
behind Time For Worthing. We spoke to<br />
Judy Fox, Place, Brand & Partnerships<br />
Manager at Adur & Worthing Councils.<br />
WHAT’S A PLACE BRAND AND<br />
HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM ‘I<br />
LOVE SUNNY WORTHING’ AND<br />
‘DISCOVER WORTHING’?<br />
Judy: “A ‘place brand’ is a way of<br />
promoting a town or city to encourage<br />
inward investment, support existing<br />
businesses, promote the area to visitors<br />
and increase local civic pride. It takes<br />
in the whole borough and importantly<br />
it unites the place with one unified<br />
message and identity that can be used<br />
by all.<br />
"To support this, the TCI and WBC<br />
have agreed to phase out their ‘I<br />
Love Sunny Worthing’ and ‘Discover<br />
Worthing’ brands and join forces under<br />
the Time for Worthing banner.”<br />
HOW WILL THIS BENEFIT ME?<br />
Judy: “Time for Worthing provides a<br />
central portal to celebrate and showcase<br />
all the things that we love about our<br />
town. New investment coming into<br />
Worthing will trickle down and benefit<br />
everyone, creating jobs, improving the<br />
environment, and creating a sustainable<br />
future for Worthing.”<br />
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?<br />
Judy: “We’d love retailers, creatives,<br />
large and small business owners and<br />
residents to join us in celebrating<br />
and promoting our local area as<br />
a compelling place to visit and<br />
do business. You can follow us<br />
on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook,<br />
and make sure you tag us and use the<br />
#timeforworthing hashtag in your social<br />
media posts.<br />
“If you'd like to get involved in<br />
promoting Worthing in a bigger way,<br />
there’s more information about the<br />
brand and the assets that are available<br />
on our website timeforworthing.uk<br />
(remember this will grow and evolve<br />
over time), including a video in the live<br />
section where you can see how many<br />
local landmarks you can spot!”<br />
To keep up to date on what Time For<br />
Worthing are up to, sign up to the<br />
newsletter via the website.<br />
If you have any ideas about how to use<br />
Time For Worthing as a platform to<br />
celebrate our town, Judy and the team<br />
would love to hear from you. Please get<br />
in touch by calling 01903 221201 or<br />
email contact@timeforworthing.uk. n<br />
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The State of Worthing<br />
50 SIDES<br />
OF WORTHING<br />
Louise Breinholt is a co-founder<br />
and director of FoodPioneers<br />
(foodpioneers.org.uk), a<br />
Worthing social enterprise<br />
that brings people together to<br />
celebrate food and the local<br />
environment. Their projects<br />
include the Worthing Honey<br />
Collective, social cookery events,<br />
The Last Fisherman Standing<br />
and The Algaenarium seaweed<br />
weekend, which is taking place<br />
again in August. Originally from<br />
Nottingham, Louise has lived in<br />
Sussex for over 20 years, and in<br />
Worthing for the past 13 years.<br />
WHY WORTHING?<br />
Space! Big gardens, big open sea skies<br />
and easy access to the South Downs.<br />
We have so much nature right here on<br />
our doorstep.<br />
WHEN WERE YOU HAPPIEST?<br />
The day of my civil partnership in<br />
2007, soon after civil partnerships had<br />
become legal. We had a marquee in our<br />
garden with a klezmer band, loads of<br />
food and fabulous company.<br />
IF YOU COULD BRING<br />
SOMETHING EXTINCT BACK<br />
TO LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?<br />
There are hundreds of species of bee<br />
and at least 17 are now regionally<br />
extinct. Bees are vital pollinators for<br />
most of our fruit and veg so they are<br />
essential!<br />
WHICH BOOK CHANGED<br />
YOUR LIFE?<br />
I’d like to say it was something of great<br />
literary merit, but it was probably<br />
Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown.<br />
It’s a lesbian classic. I read it as a<br />
teenager when I knew that I preferred<br />
girls but wasn’t sure what that meant.<br />
It’s so important to have role models –<br />
there weren’t any lesbian role models<br />
when I was growing up (there are still<br />
very few) so it was amazing to find<br />
one in fiction.<br />
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE<br />
WHEN GROWING UP?<br />
A museum curator. I’ve always loved<br />
history and objects, and the best<br />
museums bring the past alive for people<br />
to access in the present.<br />
WHO WOULD YOU INVITE<br />
TO RAVE WITH YOU ON<br />
WORTHING BEACH?<br />
I know some of them are dead, but<br />
probably a bunch of chefs and foodies<br />
so we can talk food whilst cooking<br />
some fabulous fresh fish on the beach:<br />
Eugénie Brazier, Elizabeth David, Nigella<br />
Lawson, Rick Stein – I might even invite<br />
Kenny Tutt! And of course Debs Butler,<br />
my co-director of FoodPioneers.<br />
WHAT SINGLE THING WOULD<br />
YOU DO TO IMPROVE<br />
WORTHING?<br />
I would turn more of the beach shelters<br />
along the promenade into cafes,<br />
exhibition spaces and other useful<br />
spaces to get people down to the beach<br />
and interacting more with the sea.<br />
TOP: LOUISE BREINHOLT<br />
LEFT: DEBS BUTLER &<br />
TONY BENNETT DOING<br />
THE WEEKLY HIVE<br />
INSPECTION AT<br />
SOUTH DOWNS LEISURE<br />
WHAT WOULD YOU DONATE<br />
TO WORTHING MUSEUM?<br />
We’ve got some amazing interviews<br />
with local fishermen that we captured<br />
during The Last Fishermen Standing<br />
project, describing the fishing heritage<br />
of Worthing. These listening posts will<br />
actually be accessed in <strong>April</strong> in a new<br />
exhibition space in the Pavilion Theatre<br />
[check with venue for current access].<br />
WHAT EVENT DID YOU LAST<br />
PAY TO GO TO IN WORTHING?<br />
Never Stop alternative 80s night at<br />
Coast. I was a youth of the post punk/<br />
new wave era, so I really love the music<br />
Pete Fij plays there. n<br />
GET INVOLVED<br />
Look out for bee talks and Meet the<br />
Bees events from Worthing Honey<br />
Collective later in the year, and<br />
another The Algaenarium Seaweed<br />
Weekend on 22-23 August.<br />
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Community Matters | The State of Worthing<br />
MAY THE FILM<br />
BE WITH YOU<br />
<strong>April</strong> was going to be such a<br />
great month for cinema. A Bond<br />
blockbuster, Peter Rabbit 2 and a<br />
red carpet premiere in Worthing<br />
called Rags to Riches starring<br />
some of your neighbours.<br />
I’m not making this up. It was listed on<br />
the Dome website for 28 <strong>April</strong>, a film<br />
about Worthing to be shown in one of<br />
Britain’s oldest, loveliest and busiest<br />
cinemas, with surround sound, air con<br />
and popcorn.<br />
But, just like James Bond, we’ve had to<br />
surrender for the time being. However<br />
much we’d all love our carefree cultural<br />
lives to carry on regardless, we all<br />
know they can’t. The postponement of<br />
events is an act of kindness towards the<br />
weakest and most vulnerable members<br />
of our society. It is a good thing to be<br />
doing.<br />
We’ll adapt and we’ll be back. Worthing<br />
Community Chest might fund small<br />
neighbourhood help groups rather<br />
than big summer happenings on The<br />
Steyne, but we’ll cope. <strong>Here</strong> & <strong>Now</strong><br />
might list some different, less social<br />
things for a few <strong>issue</strong>s, but once this is<br />
over and you are desperate to go out<br />
again, everything that’s been postponed<br />
(not cancelled) will be listed right here,<br />
including that rescheduled date for Rags<br />
to Riches.<br />
It’s a film that features Tide of Light, the<br />
Children’s Parade, Worthing Gymnastics<br />
Club, Sussex Martlets Trampoline Club,<br />
Worthing Light Festival, Cycall Adapted<br />
GET INVOLVED<br />
Need some funds to help your<br />
neighbourhood through the<br />
coronavirus crisis? Contact grants@<br />
worthingcommunitychest.org, call<br />
01903 221080 or see p13 for more.<br />
Cycling, Worthing Rowing Club, Talent<br />
Within You, Worthing Croquet Club,<br />
Worthing Honey Collective and, long<br />
drum roll please, <strong>Here</strong> & <strong>Now</strong> magazine.<br />
Yes, the film is in the magazine and the<br />
magazine is in the film.<br />
It’s like some sort of<br />
Star Trek temporal<br />
anomaly, but without<br />
“the wormholes<br />
How exciting is that? Honestly, the<br />
sequence in which we plug in the<br />
Croquet Club’s new heater reminds me<br />
of the opening scene in Bladerunner.<br />
This film is so local that it begins with<br />
some people going into the Dome to<br />
watch the film they’re already in. It’s<br />
like some sort of Star Trek temporal<br />
anomaly, but without the wormholes<br />
and doors that go whoosh.<br />
It’s got cameos from well-known<br />
Worthing faces and even some<br />
local, independent trader product<br />
“<br />
placement. Short of a safety-conscious<br />
car chase along Marine Parade and a<br />
plot twist in which the entire trustee<br />
team of Worthing Community Chest<br />
are revealed to be bloodsucking<br />
aliens hiding behind the veneer of<br />
transformative grant making, it looks<br />
like we’ve thought of everything.<br />
The title of this epoch-defining<br />
masterpiece (stop me when you think I<br />
might be overselling it), Rags to Riches,<br />
refers to the textile recycling that<br />
generates so much of the cash we give<br />
out in the town. So, yes, there might<br />
be a scene in which I appear on BBC<br />
South Today explaining the importance<br />
of the textile bins at Tesco, and why<br />
we’d all greatly prefer it if The Salvation<br />
Army didn’t take them away, but any<br />
movie needs a few scenes that build the<br />
tension.<br />
So don’t delete your <strong>2020</strong> diary just yet.<br />
It will be full again soon. n<br />
Karl Allison<br />
Worthing<br />
Community Chest<br />
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PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY’S INHERITANCE<br />
Most people hope that their estate will pass on<br />
to their children and grandchildren eventually.<br />
But this will not happen for many, unless<br />
careful arrangements have been made to<br />
protect their assets from being taken towards<br />
the end of their life to pay for care home fees.<br />
The solution to help protect your estate is a Will<br />
incorporating a Property Protection Trust (PPT).<br />
A testamentary PPT can only be executed whilst<br />
both partners remain alive. Upon death of the first<br />
partner, their Will specifies that their share of the<br />
property is placed into trust and names the ultimate<br />
beneficiary of this share, normally the children and<br />
grandchildren of the deceased. The surviving partner,<br />
under the terms of the Trust, has the unequivocal<br />
right to remain living in the property for the rest of<br />
their life. On the death of the second partner the<br />
Trust comes to an end and the property passes to<br />
the beneficiaries. As the surviving partner does not<br />
BUSINESS FEATURE<br />
own the deceased’s share of the property it is fully<br />
protected for the beneficiaries, so if the surviving<br />
partner requires care, or even remarries, this share of<br />
the children’s inheritance is protected.<br />
This last point can be of particular interest to couples<br />
who have come together but have children from<br />
different partners. A PPT can help each person in a<br />
relationship ensure that their children inherit their<br />
share of the property, while giving their surviving<br />
partner the ability to live in the property for the rest<br />
of their life. If the surviving partner wants to move to<br />
another property they can still sell the property and<br />
the proceeds be used to purchase a new property; the<br />
terms of the trust remain over the new property.<br />
Westminster Law assesses your current circumstances<br />
and arrange the trust that will provide the best<br />
protection for you, your family and your assets. n<br />
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Make a Difference | The State of Worthing<br />
ALONE, WE<br />
CAN DO<br />
SO LITTLE;<br />
TOGETHER,<br />
WE CAN DO<br />
SO MUCH<br />
Social distancing and selfisolation<br />
are suddenly on<br />
everyone’s lips, but what does<br />
that mean for our community?<br />
Many elderly and vulnerable<br />
people may be reliant on the<br />
kindness of strangers for<br />
support. We’ve put together<br />
some suggestions for how you<br />
can make a difference.<br />
Ready to help out or<br />
looking for volunteers?<br />
Think about what skills you have and<br />
research ways to use them. Community<br />
Works in Worthing have guidance<br />
both for those looking to volunteer<br />
and those seeking volunteers at<br />
bhcommunityworks.org.uk/coronaviruscovid-19-latest-information-and-whatyou-can-do/volunteering-covid-19/<br />
The site advises “before considering<br />
volunteering ask yourself – Am I well<br />
enough to volunteer?" Bear in mind the<br />
latest Public Health England advice on<br />
how best to limit the spread of the virus<br />
and to protect yourself.”<br />
Worthing Community Chest is offering<br />
grants of up to £250 that are designed<br />
to be as flexible, quick and easy as<br />
possible to anyone looking to set up<br />
small ad hoc neighbourhood projects<br />
in response to the coronavirus. In<br />
particular, they would like to hear from<br />
groups considering schemes to reach<br />
isolated people, deliver<br />
food or medicines,<br />
run additional food<br />
banks or supplies, provide<br />
meals for school children and similar<br />
supportive services. There's no<br />
application form, just email grants@<br />
worthincommunitychest.org with the<br />
details of your group and wait for a<br />
follow-up telephone conversation.<br />
In the circumstances, there will be no<br />
monitoring forms, just the receipts and<br />
some photos or videos to show the<br />
project in action. Worthing Community<br />
Chest are also loosening their usual<br />
criteria on types of bank account and<br />
written constitution, and groups may<br />
even reapply for additional funding if<br />
need is proven to be ongoing.<br />
Join an existing network to<br />
provide and find support<br />
There are many coronavirus support<br />
groups springing up on Facebook: local<br />
ones include West Sussex Covid-19<br />
Mutual Aid, Worthing Covid-19 and<br />
Broadwater COVID19 Support Group.<br />
Search for one in your area and if there<br />
isn’t one, take advice from existing<br />
groups and start one up!<br />
Think hyperlocal: not just your local<br />
community, but your street. Put notes<br />
through neighbours’ doors offering<br />
to run errands, drop off prescriptions,<br />
pick up groceries or just provide some<br />
moral support. Help people in the way<br />
ZACK AND THE<br />
BEENSTALK<br />
you would hope someone might help<br />
someone you love who lives miles away.<br />
Rachael, member of Worthing<br />
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support<br />
Network., sent us the photo above and<br />
explained, “This is what my eldest has<br />
grown at school (he’s in year 2). Because<br />
we are in isolation for 14 days, one<br />
of the school mums brought it home<br />
from school and left it at the back gate<br />
for him; honestly such a kind gesture<br />
and one that Zack will remember and<br />
be grateful for so he will get to see his<br />
bean stalk grow.”<br />
Protect yourself and others<br />
Follow standard advice from recognised<br />
agencies, including Citizens Advice and<br />
moneysavingexpert.com, to ensure you<br />
and others stay safe.<br />
Tech for good<br />
Social contact is vital for mental<br />
wellbeing. Help people set up Skype<br />
or video-calling if they don’t have it, or<br />
donate an old phone for older people<br />
to call friends and family. Guard against<br />
loneliness by offering a friendly phone<br />
call or to post letters.<br />
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COULD YOU JOIN<br />
ST BARNABAS’ CIRCLE<br />
OF FRIENDS?<br />
These are unprecedented times and we are doing<br />
all we can to keep St Barnabas House open and<br />
continue providing vital care for local people at<br />
the hospice and in their own homes.<br />
We are all under pressure at the moment but any support<br />
you could offer would be amazing.<br />
A regular gift could make a massive difference to St<br />
Barnabas, allowing us to plan ahead and budget effectively<br />
for the difficult times ahead.<br />
By making a regular donation, you will become one of our<br />
Circle of Friends – people who want to help the hospice<br />
to care for local people and their families who need our<br />
support.<br />
The amount you give is completely up<br />
to you. With your help we can support<br />
patients and their families at a time<br />
when they need us most.<br />
You can make a regular gift online at<br />
www.stbh.org.uk/regulargift or call us<br />
on 01903 706329. n<br />
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Online support groups and established<br />
organisations are highlighting<br />
opportunities to come together with<br />
family and friends online in fun ways.<br />
Many sites have made what would<br />
normally be paid for content and games<br />
available for free. See twitter.com/<br />
IndependentAge and local FB groups.<br />
Signpost vulnerable people<br />
If you or someone you know is<br />
struggling, Worthing Samaritans is still<br />
providing phone and email support to<br />
anyone who needs to talk.<br />
The 24 hour phone line 116 123 is<br />
still open, and they welcome emails to<br />
jo@samaritans.org. Further updates at<br />
Samaritans.org/Worthing.<br />
The Mind website lists current mental<br />
health support options as well as an<br />
online wellbeing guidance at mind.org.<br />
uk/information-support/coronavirusand-your-wellbeing.<br />
Relate.org.uk has advice for maintaining<br />
healthy relationships. The charity is<br />
offering counselling via Live Chat, web<br />
and telephone. Call 01273 697997 or<br />
email reception.brighton@relate.org.uk.<br />
If you know of a family needing support,<br />
get in touch with Home Start Arun<br />
Worthing Adur on FB. The Community<br />
House and Worthing Food Bank are<br />
both seeing increased demand, so<br />
please consider donating any extras.<br />
Support local<br />
Try to use local shops, which are<br />
likely to be hard hit by an economic<br />
downturn. Many smaller local<br />
independents are restocking their<br />
shelves quickly and home delivery<br />
is being offered by wholesalers, egg<br />
farmers, butchers, greengrocers,<br />
fishmongers and farm shops. Check<br />
online or on social media.<br />
As firms across all sectors are struggling<br />
to cope, let’s support them where we<br />
are able; we will want them there once<br />
this is over. If there’s an opportunity<br />
to purchase gift vouchers for a later<br />
date, it may make a difference to<br />
their survival but as advised on<br />
moneysavingexpert.com, “be mindful<br />
of how you’d be protected (eg by your<br />
card provider) if it did go bust.”<br />
Many local businesses are offering help<br />
for the community, from restaurants<br />
launching new food delivery services<br />
to salons delivering products to the<br />
over 65s to dog walkers offering to<br />
walk the elderly’s four legged friends<br />
free of charge. Other businesses and<br />
groups are offering to help frontline<br />
staff in hospitals and care homes with<br />
volunteer childcare, or organising food<br />
donations for NHS staff on shift.<br />
Simple gestures mean a lot<br />
Could you walk someone’s dog? Set<br />
up a virtual exercise class? Take your<br />
community group online, be it WI,<br />
gardening or messy play? Offer a<br />
parking space for NHS workers?<br />
Sue, member of Worthing Coronavirus<br />
(COVID-19) Support Network, said of<br />
the above photo, “My lovely postman<br />
popped this in my letterbox. I live in<br />
an independent living flat of over 60s.<br />
I’m in isolation and put a note on my<br />
door to let people know along with my<br />
phone number. He also called to say if I<br />
need anything let him know. Thank you<br />
to all the kind people out there.”<br />
This is the time for our fantastic local<br />
community to pull<br />
together. The question<br />
is: what can you do? n<br />
Ed note: New info since<br />
going to print.<br />
New Support<br />
Groups<br />
Adur & Worthing<br />
Councils, working<br />
with other authorities,<br />
including WSCC, the<br />
NHS and voluntary<br />
NOTE FROM SUE’S<br />
LOVELY POSTMAN<br />
sector are to create a network of<br />
support groups across Adur and<br />
Worthing. Help with practical tasks,<br />
includes delivery of food parcels, help to<br />
access health care, guidance on financial<br />
assistance or just to make contact.<br />
Anyone who feels they or a relative may<br />
be vulnerable can contact the council.<br />
Fill in the online form at adur-worthing.<br />
gov.uk/coronavirus/community-support/<br />
or call 01903 221222 for support to<br />
register for help. For full information<br />
visit adur-worthing.gov.uk/<br />
Your NHS needs you<br />
The Government has <strong>issue</strong>d an urgent<br />
call for a quarter of a million people to<br />
register as a volunteer for the NHS to<br />
help tackle the coronavirus crisis.<br />
If you're fit, healthy and have no<br />
coronavirus symptoms then you could<br />
be the perfect fit to join this 'army' of<br />
volunteers. Register and info on NHS<br />
website: www.goodsamapp.org/NHS<br />
NHS charity, Love Your Hospital<br />
has launched the ‘Hospital Heroes<br />
COVID-19’ Appeal to help staff caring<br />
for patients with the virus.<br />
Funds raised could help the charity<br />
provide 'Comfort Packs' for staff<br />
working long shifts, especially those in<br />
emergency accommodation, away from<br />
their homes and families.<br />
To donate, visit justgiving.com/<br />
campaign/WSHTHospitalHeroes or to<br />
make a donation by credit card over the<br />
phone, please call 0800 028 4890.<br />
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ZERO IN ON<br />
SUSTAINABILITY<br />
Following on from the amazing<br />
success of the Zero 2030<br />
Climate Conference held in<br />
March in Worthing, we planned<br />
to invite you to an all-singing,<br />
all-dancing Eco Open Houses<br />
event spanning three weeks<br />
in <strong>April</strong>, demonstrating what<br />
some of the most inspiring<br />
people in our town are doing to<br />
counteract the effects of climate<br />
change.<br />
Sadly, climate change has taken an<br />
understandable back seat at present.<br />
Transition Town Worthing has put a<br />
halt to just about everything to keep<br />
our volunteers safe and well. That has<br />
to be our top priority.<br />
So, while our Repair Café cannot<br />
offer face-to-face repairs and our<br />
community gardening work has been<br />
put on ice - we, like so many other<br />
groups, are looking at new and creative<br />
ways to manage our projects and still<br />
deliver skills that we all desperately<br />
need to learn for ourselves. Watch this<br />
space for ideas of interest!<br />
“<br />
Great to see a proactive<br />
local council<br />
teaming up with<br />
community groups to<br />
make change happen.<br />
“<br />
Inspiring reading…<br />
The Zero 2030 Climate Conference<br />
(co-organised by Worthing Climate<br />
Action, TTW and Adur & Worthing<br />
Councils) was attended by 300<br />
participants, with 25 speakers<br />
(including local author and rewilding<br />
pioneer Isabella Tree), stalls showcasing<br />
25 local organisations and ten<br />
workshops that took place across the<br />
whole civic complex. A great start to<br />
creating a cohesive local network to<br />
tackle the very real and pressing local<br />
and global <strong>issue</strong>s we still face.<br />
After declaring a Climate Emergency<br />
in July 2019, A&W Councils aim to<br />
become carbon neutral by 2030, are<br />
recruiting three new posts, committing<br />
over £2million to reduce carbon over<br />
the next three years and starting<br />
to exchange their vehicles for EVs.<br />
Through Zero 2030 the councils<br />
have started working with the local<br />
community on becoming Carbon<br />
Neutral across Adur and Worthing by<br />
2050. A Climate Assembly with local<br />
residents will be formed.<br />
Check out the Eco Open Houses<br />
brochure at ecoopenhouses.org (click<br />
on brochure picture to download a<br />
copy). We hope to resurrect the event<br />
at a later date to showcase some of<br />
the wonderfully creative ideas that<br />
local people have come up with to take<br />
small, achievable steps towards leading<br />
resilient, environmentally friendly lives.<br />
You can also read how local households<br />
have reduced fuel and water bills on<br />
worthing.greenopenhomes.net (see the<br />
cancelled event) Share to inspire action<br />
and more ideas.<br />
Let’s all work towards being part of the<br />
solution. There has never been a more<br />
pressing time to build a real community<br />
that supports each other. It has already<br />
begun, it was already happening. Look<br />
out online to keep up with the amazing<br />
networks in our town, and please watch<br />
this very helpful space in <strong>Here</strong> & <strong>Now</strong>;<br />
it’s your local community magazine, let<br />
it work to help make those connections.<br />
Pauline Cory<br />
Transition Town<br />
Worthing<br />
Make a Difference | The State of Worthing<br />
ENERGY ADVICE<br />
PROMOTED<br />
Energy advice from Transition<br />
Town Worthing CIC<br />
COVID-19 Update.<br />
Transition Town Worthing offers<br />
free impartial advice to the local<br />
community, including advice on<br />
reducing your consumption while<br />
staying warm.<br />
During these difficult times, we<br />
have suspended face to face advice<br />
sessions, but will still be offering<br />
support via the email address<br />
below.<br />
Keeping warm and calm will help<br />
us get through this. Many of us<br />
are worried about how we are<br />
going to pay the bills, but there is<br />
help available to take some of the<br />
pressure off.<br />
We can help to compare energy<br />
tariffs and switch providers, check<br />
if you are eligible for further<br />
assistance such as the Warm Home<br />
Discount, advise on improving<br />
energy efficiency, and signpost you<br />
to other support that is available for<br />
those in need.<br />
Contact Sam at sam.cel@outlook.<br />
com to discuss ways to reduce your<br />
energy or water bills, or find out<br />
who else can help with the different<br />
challenges we face. n<br />
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BUSINESS FEATURE<br />
GET YOUR MOTOR<br />
RUNNING<br />
When we talk about spring cleaning, we tend<br />
to think about our kitchen cupboards or our<br />
wardrobes. But your vehicle air conditioning<br />
needs a regular spruce up as well!<br />
Many people may not realise, but vehicle air<br />
conditioning is not a ‘fit and forget’ system;<br />
it requires periodic maintenance to keep it<br />
in peak condition. Over time, the system<br />
deteriorates and becomes less efficient,<br />
resulting in higher fuel consumption and<br />
almost certainly premature wear of expensive<br />
components.<br />
KEEP YOUR CAR HEALTHY<br />
The evaporator, which is the part inside the car that<br />
delivers the cold air, can also develop bacteria and<br />
fungus growth. Heat, water and no daylight provides an<br />
ideal breeding ground. Left unattended, fungus grows<br />
on the evaporator which can discharge an unpleasant<br />
odour through the heater ducts. This may lead to ‘sick<br />
car syndrome’ where occupants can experience nausea,<br />
headaches and a dry throat.<br />
Both of these <strong>issue</strong>s can be taken care of if the system<br />
is regularly serviced. Specialist equipment is available to<br />
treat and kill off the bacteria growth on the evaporator,<br />
as opposed to cheap aerosols that are not much more<br />
than an air freshener.<br />
If you need any further advice, chat to your mechanic or<br />
call us, we would be happy to help you.<br />
Alverstone Autos Ltd is your local<br />
professional, courteous and friendly garage.<br />
Free courtesy car / pick up service available too!<br />
For info and advice (with no obligation) or for an instant<br />
price for your MOT or service, call 01903 751515.<br />
To book online visit www.alverstoneautosltd.co.uk or<br />
email info@alverstoneautosltd.co.uk.<br />
Unit 1, 83 Marlborough Rd, Lancing Business Park,<br />
Lancing BN15 8UF<br />
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#HIGHSTREETHELLOS<br />
The team behind The Cow & Oak and The Cow Shed<br />
have been working away refurbishing the venue formerly<br />
known as Macari’s. The new eaterie will feature local<br />
independent suppliers such as Sussex Ice Cream, who<br />
have created a bespoke flavour menu including the<br />
intriguing-sounding Worthing Rock, and GOSH patisserie.<br />
The menu will include breakfast, lunch and dinner for all<br />
tastes and dietary needs, sundaes, smoothies, shakes,<br />
coffee roasted in Sussex and a range of beers, gin and<br />
wines, all served with one of the best views in town. The<br />
name is yet to be revealed: watch this space!<br />
EMPORIUM WORTHING<br />
If you love high-end clothes but don’t always have the<br />
budget to match, pop along to Emporium Worthing<br />
on Montague Street, which sells pre-loved high street<br />
clothes, homeware and locally made natural skincare<br />
from Lola Loves Jim. There are even treats for fourlegged<br />
friends!<br />
SATURDAY 3PM<br />
A retro-themed store dedicated to the beautiful game,<br />
Saturday 3pm has relocated to the Montague Quarter<br />
from The Royal Arcade. Run by Chris and Benedict,<br />
a football fanatic with over 25 years of experience in<br />
setting up and running high profile museum shops, it<br />
stocks everything from signed memorabilia to prints,<br />
balls, mugs and shirts.<br />
LE DELI<br />
Opened on South Farm Road near The Brooksteed on<br />
the sit of the old deli, Le Deli is your one-stop port of call<br />
for everything from cold counter cured meats, tapas and<br />
cheese to gluten-free macarons and pastries as well as<br />
lunch bowls, salad boxes and freshly made sandwiches.<br />
MADRID TO MUMBAI<br />
With a weekly changing menu serving simple seasonal<br />
affordable food with influences from the Mediterranean<br />
to South West Asia, this little cafe in Coronation<br />
Buildings makes the trip to Ham Road worth it for their<br />
freshly made gnocchi, tasty vegan specials and gooey<br />
brownies, plus cakes and sandwiches to take away and<br />
coffee from Back Yard Coffee. n<br />
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BUSINESS FEATURE<br />
HELPING SMALLER<br />
BUSINESSES ACHIEVE<br />
THEIR AMBITIONS<br />
FSB helps thousands of businesses like yours<br />
every day, even when you face significant<br />
challenges.<br />
As you may know, we have been instrumental<br />
in lobbying the Government on behalf of<br />
Small Business in the UK. You will find a lot of<br />
important information for small business and<br />
the self-employed relating to COVID-19 on our<br />
website, fsb.org.uk.<br />
As the FSB advisor in your area, I would be delighted to<br />
show you the resources available in our legal hub, where<br />
members have access to relevant business documents,<br />
services and advice:<br />
n Access to over 1300 documents, includes many that<br />
you may need at this time, for instance: Letter to staff<br />
about the Coronavirus job retention scheme (Furlough);<br />
n A 24/7 advice line covering employment, tax and legal<br />
<strong>issue</strong>s;<br />
n An insurance advice line;<br />
n Business continuity assistance,<br />
n Access to finance, cyber protection plus much more.<br />
I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you, via<br />
phone or Zoom call, to share with you the extensive<br />
experience that FSB can provide to give your business the<br />
support you need, when you need it.<br />
As a member, you could enjoy an exclusive package of<br />
valuable business services, specially negotiated offers and<br />
expert advice based on over 45 years’ experience.<br />
You can get in touch with me, Andrew Murphy, on<br />
07703 022688 or via email andrew.murphy@fsb.org.uk,<br />
or online at join.fsb.org.uk/ma/13200193.<br />
Andrew Murphy<br />
Federation of Small<br />
Businesses<br />
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BUSINESS &<br />
EDUCATION<br />
STRONGER TOGETHER<br />
We all face unprecedented times of change; we are<br />
all in need of support and where possible, we all<br />
need to support each other. <strong>Here</strong> & <strong>Now</strong> has turned<br />
to local trusted organisations for guidance on the<br />
latest financial support available to business. If you<br />
have any questions or want to find ways to connect<br />
with others, you will find help here.<br />
Adur & Worthing Councils<br />
The council website offers a comprehensive guide to all<br />
Government and local provision for businesses in our area.<br />
For info visit adur-worthing.gov.uk/coronavirus/businesssupport.<br />
There’s also a link to sign up for Government email<br />
updates gov.uk/email-signup?link=/government/topicalevents/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response.<br />
Worthing & Adur Chamber of Commerce<br />
The Chamber offer updates and great practical support to its<br />
members and non-members, take a look at their website. Tina<br />
Tilley, CEO says, “As a local Chamber we are doing everything<br />
we can to help local businesses remain up to date with the<br />
constantly changing Government updates.”<br />
The Chamber has also introduced a virtual environment to<br />
keep in touch with members, “We will have forums, training<br />
sessions, expert sessions and general chats so you needn’t be<br />
so isolated and can put the time to good use!” For info visit<br />
worthingandadurchamber.co.uk/Coronavirus-Update.<br />
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)<br />
FSB offer a range of advice and guidance for small businesses<br />
and the self-employed relating to COVID-19 on their website,<br />
fsb.org.uk. Andrew Murphy, our local FSB Membership<br />
Advisor says, “As your advisor, I would be delighted to chat<br />
through any concerns you have. You can contact me on 07703<br />
022688 or via email andrew.murphy@fsb.org.uk.”<br />
Coast to Capital (C2C)<br />
C2C, our Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) provide support<br />
and resources for all businesses, including a new Coast to<br />
Capital Backing Business Grants - a £2 million fund that has<br />
been set up to provide grants to small businesses and social<br />
enterprises in our area who have been affected by COVID-19.<br />
Applications are open until the fund has been fully allocated.<br />
For full info, visit coast2capital.org.uk/COVID19.<br />
Worthing Town Centre Initiative<br />
Worthing TCI FB page lists some of the businesses in town<br />
that are now offering deliveries and takeout services. Sharon<br />
Clarke, Town Centre Business Manager of Worthing TCI<br />
says, “Those busineses that are open need support so they<br />
can continue to trade; any help you can give by using them<br />
would be much appreciated.” Sharon reminds us to adhere to<br />
Government guidelines and only visit town for essentials.<br />
“<br />
It is important<br />
that the business<br />
community work<br />
together... Ultimately<br />
there will be a post<br />
COVID-19 world.<br />
“<br />
Look to your existing networks and join<br />
new ones for support and to offer support.<br />
<strong>Here</strong> & <strong>Now</strong> is part of the Freedom Works co-working space.<br />
Jon Trigg, founder of Freedom Works, invites you to join the<br />
virtual membership group to help you to stay connected<br />
and open to collaborative opportunities. “In what will be an<br />
unprecedented few weeks and months it is important that the<br />
business community work together to build and fight our way<br />
out of this pandemic. Ultimately, there will be a post Covid-19<br />
world, and what we need to do as a community is survive and<br />
plan for the future.” For info visit worthing.freedomworks.<br />
space/en/blog/read/1294076786/the-importance-of-<br />
community-and-social-interaction---<br />
BNI business group have switched to online meetings. If you<br />
would like to ‘visit’ BNI Worthing, it's free, drop David a line at<br />
david@david-hurley.com.<br />
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Eat & Drink<br />
FIVE TO TRY: TO YOUR DOOR!<br />
The coronavirus outbreak is leaving many of our<br />
community reliant on deliveries and the kindness<br />
of neighbours. A number of our local eateries have<br />
responded to the situation with inventive delivery<br />
options, including support for the elderly and offers<br />
to pick up groceries or medication for self-isolators.<br />
THE DRINKS<br />
ARE ON US<br />
INDI GO<br />
The award-winning restaurant, which recently won an AA<br />
Rosette for culinary excellence for an eleventh time, will offer<br />
a variety of dishes delivered within four miles of the Ardington<br />
Hotel. You can also arrange collection or taxi pick-ups.<br />
HALLOUMILICIOUS<br />
Available on Just Eat, Uber and Deliveroo, this haven for<br />
halloumi lovers is also offering pre-cooked halloumi fries which<br />
are gluten-free and can be frozen for up to three months.<br />
THE DINING ROOM & VICE PUDDINGS<br />
The Dining Room’s new home delivery service will offer cakes,<br />
savoury snacks, pies and ready-meals, all made by them, for<br />
you to reheat at home, all at a lower price than you would<br />
expect to pay at the restaurant. They can deliver for free<br />
between Littlehampton and Shoreham.<br />
BARRY, AUNTY<br />
BUNNY’S HUT<br />
“Our rum punch is one of our Bajan Cocktails and<br />
a year round hit; we have added our own touch to<br />
make this cocktail truly our own and it’s one of our<br />
most popular drinks”<br />
BROOKSTEED ALEHOUSE<br />
South Farm Road’s favourite micropub is offering home<br />
delivery and take-out cask ale and keg beers within five miles<br />
of the pub, as well as online orders with Bottle & Jug Dept.<br />
They will also pick up essential groceries and medicines for<br />
anyone self-isolating. Check out their entertainment exchange<br />
for people to swap books, CDs, DVDs and boardgames.<br />
THE VILLAGE HOUSE<br />
This pub and restaurant in Findon is offering ‘house to house’<br />
food delivery with fresh meals cooked to order and delivered<br />
in the village. The newly opened soup kitchen will provide<br />
soup for free to Findon’s most vulnerable and elderly<br />
neighbours, friends and relatives.<br />
Others announcing delivery services [correct at time of<br />
going to press] include The Parsonage, Brunswick & Thorn,<br />
Muldoon’s, Aunty Bunny’s Hut, Chipwick, Le Deli, The Woods,<br />
Ami Bistro, Giuseppe’s Lite, Beach Green Hotel (Lancing),<br />
Kingsley Coffee & Crafts (Ferring), The Durrington Cafe, The<br />
Orchard, Jordan’s Cafe, Parklife and Beer No Evil, to name<br />
just a few. Mahaan is offering ten meals a day free of charge<br />
to over 65s in self-isolation. Even those craving a sugar fix<br />
needn’t miss out, as I Love Candy will deliver kilo sweet boxes.<br />
Check out your favourites on FB (including the Worthing<br />
Food & Drink pages) and support local independents where<br />
you can, as enforced closures will hit small businesses hard. n<br />
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Art & Literature<br />
CREATIVITY IS CONTAGIOUS, PASS IT ON<br />
While this unprecedented crisis<br />
may be forcing us to make<br />
unexpected changes in every<br />
area of our lives, it is inspiring to<br />
see the creative comeback from<br />
local and national arts venues,<br />
performers and musicians. Check<br />
out some of the ideas below to<br />
get your digital culture fix.<br />
Many museums and art galleries offer<br />
virtual tours, so you can travel the<br />
world from The British Museum to<br />
America’s Smithsonian Museum via<br />
The Louvre with a quick pitstop at The<br />
Sistine Chapel. See if you can find your<br />
favourite online!<br />
Google’s Open Heritage project lets<br />
you explore 3D models of tombs,<br />
palaces and ancient landmarks (perfect<br />
to support kids’ learning at home) while<br />
its Art Project offers high resolution<br />
images of thousands of priceless pieces<br />
of art online.<br />
<strong>Here</strong> in Worthing, Colonnade House<br />
has just set up its first virtual private<br />
view for Anna Vartiainen’s recent<br />
exhibition, with more planned in the<br />
coming weeks together with other<br />
online experiences.<br />
Local artists Nicky Bell and Shona<br />
Macdonald have taken their Drink &<br />
Draw sessions online with free daily<br />
drawing challenges on Insta and FB.<br />
Nicky is also hoping to run safe virtual<br />
classes, while Shona’s new venture with<br />
Peon Boyle, which<br />
was due to launch<br />
in March, is offering<br />
a portable printing<br />
press for weekly<br />
hire to any home<br />
printmakers. See @<br />
OldCartshed (FB)<br />
for further details. If<br />
you want to support<br />
artists, many of whom<br />
are self-employed,<br />
check out the<br />
#artistsupportpledge<br />
on Insta, where artists<br />
post images of work<br />
for sale at no more<br />
than £200 and pledge<br />
to buy another artist's<br />
work for £200 every<br />
time they reach<br />
£1000 of sales.<br />
Theatre buffs can sign<br />
up to subscription<br />
platforms such as<br />
digitaltheatre.com<br />
for a regular fee<br />
or a one-off cost,<br />
while West End and<br />
Broadway companies<br />
have been streaming shows which can<br />
no longer be performed live. Locally,<br />
Worthing Storytellers have plans to<br />
take their next performance online;<br />
check out their FB page for further<br />
announcements.<br />
Bookworms won’t miss out, with West<br />
Sussex Libraries offering an app to<br />
access thousands of free audiobooks as<br />
well as eMagazines and eNewspapers.<br />
They have pledged to renew all loans so<br />
that no one will incur fines or charges<br />
during this period. There are also<br />
plenty of resources for virtual authors,<br />
including Joe’s collaborative attempt to<br />
write a novel in 24<br />
hours [advertised<br />
here].<br />
Musicians are<br />
performing online<br />
mini gigs, including Coldplay’s Chris<br />
Martin, and it’s worth looking up npr.<br />
org’s Tiny Desk concerts, featuring<br />
artists from classical pianist Kirill<br />
Gerstein to Harry Styles to Dave. Led by<br />
Simon Rattle, the Berlin Philharmonic<br />
streamed its scheduled programme<br />
from an empty hall, and has opened up<br />
its entire online archive for free.<br />
With more ideas emerging day by day,<br />
it’s uplifting to see so many inventive<br />
responses in action.<br />
Well done Worthing!<br />
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CELLAR ARTS NEEDS YOU!<br />
Like many local arts venues, promoters and creators,<br />
the Cellar Arts Club is facing an uncertain future.<br />
This ‘not for profit’ space evolved from a people-powered<br />
campaign three years ago to offer the town an alternative arts<br />
venue. It provides a creative haven for all, whilst supporting and<br />
showcasing local artistic talent. However, even with a dedicated<br />
committee of volunteers, it is costly to run and now needs to<br />
raise the funds to secure a long-term leasehold. The committee<br />
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WIN TWO TICKETS TO WHITNEY –<br />
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT!<br />
Whitney – Queen of the Night is a stunning celebration of<br />
the music and life of one of the greatest singers of our time,<br />
taking audiences on a magical rollercoaster ride through<br />
three decades of nostalgic hits! To win a pair of tickets,<br />
answer this question:<br />
Which of the following is a Whitney Houston song?<br />
a) Shape of You b) The White Cliffs of Dover<br />
c) I Will Always Love You<br />
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Whitney – Queen of the Night takes place at the Pavilion Theatre on<br />
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office on 01903 206206.<br />
LISTENING PARTY: EVERYTHING LOOKS SO REAL<br />
BY CHOPCHOP<br />
ChopChop have performed a trick<br />
here. They’ve taken every influence they<br />
could possibly be accused of having,<br />
shoved them all in a bag, mixed<br />
it up, then burnt the bag whilst<br />
relaying a story of how the bag<br />
never existed in the first place.<br />
And before you know it, you’re<br />
grooving (a word which here means<br />
‘to dance’) to a danceable (a word<br />
which here means ‘makes you<br />
groove’) mix of poetry and jazzrock-latin-kraut-everything.<br />
They start with a note, played over<br />
and over, like a wake-up alarm,<br />
before cracking you in the face with<br />
a mix of horns that throb and drums<br />
that fall with style.<br />
Sure, we crash into chaos a few<br />
times, but that’s what happens when<br />
you drive such a beautiful vehicle as<br />
fast and as smoothly as this.<br />
So go and grab a listen to this album<br />
– and yes, I do mean grab, because<br />
it’s an artefact to be enjoyed over<br />
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Music | Musical Time Machine<br />
THE LIFE AND<br />
TIMES OF<br />
ROSS MALYON<br />
PART 1 1962-1988<br />
Supporting them were [early punks]<br />
Cock Sparrer. That was amazing. A<br />
few weeks later we went to see Wire,<br />
and from then on it was downhill all<br />
the way.”<br />
<strong>Now</strong> a punk convert, when he left<br />
school in 1978 Ross devoted his time<br />
to gigs, including the likes of The Jam<br />
and Killing Joke, but also now-longforgotten<br />
acts such as Teenbeats<br />
and Smeggy & the Cheesy Bits (the<br />
latter’s lead singer would eventually<br />
front 80s psychobillies King Kurt).<br />
The lifestyle involved hitching about,<br />
sleeping where you fell, and reached<br />
its apex with The Clash.<br />
“I followed them round the country<br />
for the Give ‘Em Enough Rope tour,”<br />
he says. “We’d bunk in at soundcheck<br />
and they’d just let us stay there. They<br />
loved their fans.”<br />
He also recalls dating Paul<br />
McCartney’s adopted daughter,<br />
Heather, staying at the ex-Beatle’s<br />
home in Rye, and being “quite<br />
disdainful, because I was punk and it<br />
wasn’t cool”.<br />
In 1980 Ross and three friends<br />
moved to London, squatting in<br />
Battersea and reconnecting with<br />
Killing Joke roadie Alex Patterson,<br />
later of The Orb, who would one day<br />
play a pivotal role in his life.<br />
ROSS, FACE COVERED IN FAKE BLOOD, ON STAGE WITH THE METEORS C1981<br />
The Time Machine recently<br />
visited the Cellar Arts Club’s<br />
celebration of the late great<br />
DJ Andrew Weatherall, who<br />
died suddenly in February. One<br />
of the DJs playing the event<br />
was Ross Malyon, a Worthing<br />
resident for the last twelve<br />
years. Over a beer, he spoke of<br />
his friendship with Weatherall,<br />
mentioning how he went around<br />
the world with Primal Scream’s<br />
Screamadelica tour. The Time<br />
Machine made a note to dig<br />
deeper. When we did, it was a<br />
heady trip.<br />
Ross was born in Carshalton,<br />
south London, the second of<br />
three children. His family<br />
moved to Kent when he was a<br />
toddler and his formative years<br />
were spent in Faversham.<br />
Describing his school career as<br />
“appalling”, he was, nonetheless,<br />
interested in music from an early age.<br />
His older sister, Suzanne, introduced<br />
him first to glam rock and then, when<br />
she became an early 70s skinhead, to<br />
reggae. She also had a hippy phase.<br />
“She used to drag me, aged 14-15,<br />
to Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone to<br />
see prog bands like Man and Steve<br />
Hillage,” he recalls. “Things changed<br />
when we went to see The Enid and I<br />
thought, ‘This is awful.’ The following<br />
week we went to see [actor] Gary<br />
Holton’s band The Heavy Metal Kids.<br />
RELAXING, C1983-84<br />
“I was working, on and off, for [Joly<br />
MacFie’s groundbreaking post-punk<br />
company] Better Badges,” Ross<br />
remembers, “I’d make up the badges<br />
in this place in Portobello Road, then<br />
go with Hamish McDonald [later a<br />
DJ at goth mecca The Batcave] and<br />
set up a badge stall at the back of all<br />
these gigs.”<br />
Ross consequently saw multitudes of<br />
bands. Highlights included “Siouxsie<br />
and the Banshees at the Electric<br />
Ballroom, various Adam and the<br />
Ants gigs in the early days before<br />
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Kings of the Wild Frontier, The B52s,<br />
Kraftwerk at the Hammersmith<br />
Palais, Bauhaus, The Cramps’ original<br />
line-up”.<br />
Following Theatre of Hate around<br />
the country, he fell in with their<br />
support act The Meteors and started<br />
doing their backline circa 1981.<br />
This, in turn, led to working for punk<br />
outfit Chelsea (“past their heyday”)<br />
who, after a UK tour supporting<br />
Anti-<strong>Now</strong>here League, took him with<br />
them to the States.<br />
“In New York, the record company<br />
played us [hip hop pioneer] Afrika<br />
Bambaataa,” says Ross. “They were<br />
saying, ‘This is just the maddest<br />
thing, you’ve got to hear it,’ and I<br />
thought it was fantastic.<br />
“Then one of them took me to a<br />
block party. I was this white punk<br />
rocker with bleached blond hair, but<br />
if anyone challenged me I’d say, ‘It’s<br />
all right, I’m from London,’ and it was<br />
fine, there wouldn’t be a problem.”<br />
Returning home, Ross moved to<br />
Brixton and took a night security<br />
job at Basing Street Studios, Island<br />
Records’ longstanding recording<br />
hub which, bought by star producer<br />
Trevor Horn and his wife Jill, was<br />
refurbished and turned into SARM<br />
West Studios.<br />
Ross soon wangled his way to<br />
becoming an assistant sound<br />
engineer, just as Horn’s ZTT label<br />
exploded to rule 1984 with Frankie<br />
Goes To Hollywood, alongside<br />
IN ARIZONA, ON TOUR WITH PUNK BAND<br />
CHELSEA, 1982<br />
artists such as<br />
Art of Noise and<br />
Propaganda. Ross<br />
worked with all<br />
three and many<br />
others.<br />
“The big standout<br />
for me was<br />
an album with<br />
Scott Walker,<br />
Climate of the<br />
Hunter,” he says.<br />
“I’m listed on that<br />
album but they<br />
spelt my bloody<br />
name wrong.”<br />
He also recorded<br />
with Julian Cope<br />
during his most<br />
unhinged period,<br />
and assisted on<br />
the hit song Wood Beez (Pray Like<br />
Aretha Franklin) by Scritti Politti,<br />
working with legendary Atlantic<br />
Records producer Arif Mardin.<br />
On both occasions, he strongly hints<br />
intoxicants were involved, but is<br />
reticent about expanding on such<br />
matters. He also became friendly<br />
with the studio’s night shift cook,<br />
Lucky Gordon, a name connected to<br />
the Profumo scandal and, later, Bob<br />
Marley’s personal chef.<br />
“He’d take me round to The<br />
Mangrove on All Saints Road,” recalls<br />
Ross. “A West Indian club where<br />
they’d play dominoes all night long.<br />
He kind of adopted me, taught me<br />
how to cook West Indian food. He<br />
talked a lot about the Profumo stuff<br />
but I didn’t realise the relevance at<br />
the time. We’d raid SARM’s tape<br />
store at night, just play around on the<br />
desks with 24-track masters of Island<br />
stuff: U2, Talking Heads.”<br />
Let go by SARM in late 1984 for<br />
being brusque with a producer,<br />
Ross was soon working with<br />
goth rock’n’rollers Flesh For Lulu;<br />
however, most of his time was spent<br />
in the capital’s mid-80s nightlife hot<br />
spots, sometimes returning for afterparties<br />
at the Warwick Avenue crash<br />
pad of Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore,<br />
who he knew via a mutual friend.<br />
“The Batcave, Mud Club, Wag<br />
Club, The Fridge,” he reminisces,<br />
“And Taboo, Leigh Bowery’s club<br />
in Leicester Square, oh my God,<br />
that was pure hedonism, one of my<br />
mates crawling around on the floor<br />
licking peoples legs. We were all<br />
very badly behaved. Then there were<br />
TEEN PUNK ROSS, FAR RIGHT, WITH FAMILY (L-R, BROTHER<br />
ROBIN, MUM, DAD)<br />
“<br />
He recalls dating Paul<br />
McCartney’s adopted<br />
daughter, staying at the<br />
ex-Beatle’s home, and<br />
being “quite disdainful,<br />
because I was punk and<br />
it wasn’t cool<br />
the warehouse parties, Dirtbox, the<br />
Westway clubs, playing rare groove<br />
and hip hop – these were precursors<br />
to the raves.”<br />
It was his increasing involvement<br />
in this scene that would see Ross<br />
involved in the next musical<br />
revolution, from Deee-Lite to Primal<br />
Scream to touring the US with the<br />
Lords of Acid – but you’ll have to<br />
wait until next month for that.<br />
Do you have memories of music<br />
life in Worthing? We’re interested<br />
in hearing your stories and scenes<br />
from any era. Please email me at<br />
editorial@hereandnowmag.co.uk. n<br />
Thomas H Green<br />
“<br />
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Dadifesto | Family<br />
HOW TO MID-LIFE (PART 1)<br />
Lots of things can happen when<br />
you’re bored, and your mind<br />
wanders. You could work out<br />
how to spend that elusive lottery<br />
win, refine your celebrity dinner<br />
guest list or plan your escape<br />
from the monotony of day-to-day<br />
life. As I don’t play the lottery and<br />
can’t stand eating with strangers,<br />
I decided to go for the third<br />
option. Have a mid-life crisis.<br />
Last year, with a change in<br />
circumstances, I decided to stop making<br />
excuses and jolly well sort my sorry life<br />
out. I stopped drinking booze, quit the<br />
ciggies and took up Hotpod Yoga four<br />
times a week (if you have never got hot<br />
and sweaty in 37º heat while sticking<br />
your heel up to your navel with a bunch<br />
of strangers in a dark tent, you haven’t<br />
lived). I also started swimming in the sea.<br />
There was one slight problem. I’m not<br />
the worlds greatest or most confident<br />
swimmer. On a good day, without too<br />
many small people diving-bombing on<br />
my back, I can manage 50 metres at<br />
Splashpoint, safe in the knowledge that<br />
I could touch the bottom if I was to get<br />
into trouble. You can’t really do that in<br />
the sea.<br />
So there it was on a slightly blowy<br />
Sunday afternoon on the beach outside<br />
Coast a couple of weeks back, I found<br />
myself alliteratively standing amongst a<br />
group of friendly faces, some known to<br />
me, others strangers. AKA The Sploshers<br />
The Sploshers are a charming bunch<br />
of weird and wonderful folks who like<br />
stripping off and go-ing for a dip. And,<br />
most joyous of all, not giving two figs<br />
about what people might think.<br />
“<br />
The Sploshers are<br />
a charming bunch<br />
“<br />
THE SPLOSHERS (ABOVE). ALBERT (RIGHT)<br />
At the start, I felt massively out of place.<br />
The wetsuit, purchased a couple of years<br />
ago, showed signs of my excessive love<br />
of Danish pastries, so those visions of<br />
Daniel Craig Bonding in little trunks<br />
were a bit far off. But I was there and I<br />
couldn’t back out, could I?<br />
As I looked around, all I could see<br />
amongst my comrades-in-arms was<br />
warmth. Obviously not in body, because<br />
many of them were braver than I and just<br />
had swimming costumes on, and looked<br />
bloody freezing. No, the warmth came<br />
from their soul and their distinctly British<br />
camara-derie. Never mind Mad Dogs and<br />
Englishmen going out in the midday sun,<br />
this was more Mad Dogs and slightly<br />
bonkers Worthingites going out for a<br />
swim during weekend storms.<br />
After a rigorous risk assessment that<br />
involved us looking around and going<br />
“Feck it, shall we?” – we did. And you<br />
know what? It was blooming glorious.<br />
We screamed as we ventured into the<br />
ice-cold waves, laughed as we fell over,<br />
and cheered each other on.<br />
I can’t describe the feeling of exhilaration<br />
you get from doing something that<br />
scares you. But when your spidey<br />
senses are on overdrive it is a genuinely<br />
addictive feeling.<br />
So now I can’t wait for the next session<br />
with my new buddies. If any of you<br />
reading fancy it, give me a shout and I’ll<br />
add you to the WhatsApp group so that<br />
you can find the next dates and time.<br />
And if you’re not into swimming, you’re<br />
still welcome to pop down and hang out<br />
with us.<br />
Until next time, party people, check out<br />
what is goin’ on in the big bad city by<br />
tuning into the Dad La Soul radio show<br />
(via all the usual audio platforms). n<br />
Dan Flanagan<br />
Father | Founder<br />
dadlasoul.com<br />
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They invite you to collect chosen pottery<br />
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also take home clay to handbuild and return for firing.<br />
And look out for Art-ful ideas as they live stream clay<br />
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SPORT &<br />
WELLBEING<br />
Social distancing and selfisolation<br />
can have an impact<br />
on both your mental and<br />
physical health, especially with<br />
the additional stress around<br />
personal hygiene and health.<br />
<strong>Here</strong> are some of our top tips to<br />
keep you healthy and happy.<br />
If you’re not in quarantine but trying to<br />
observe social distancing, meeting up<br />
with other people should be avoided.<br />
If leaving the house is still an option,<br />
take a walk or jog in an open park or<br />
stadium, or go cycling. Don’t forget<br />
that nature is there for you and it’s<br />
free. However, be sure to observe the<br />
minimum 2m distance if you encounter<br />
anyone else, and always check on<br />
current government guidance on<br />
movement before you venture out.<br />
If you are in self-isolation, sticking to<br />
a routine can help ease any anxiety as<br />
well as keep you active. Make sure you<br />
get up, get dressed and give your day<br />
some structure.<br />
Exercising at home is a great way to<br />
develop a routine to keep your mind<br />
and body active. You can do this<br />
without a stack of equipment and<br />
there are many online classes to follow.<br />
However, don’t over-exert yourself:<br />
stick to low impact exercise such<br />
as yoga. If you feel worse after any<br />
physical activity, stop; if you have been<br />
unwell, please seek medical advice.<br />
Yoga is versatile and easy to practise<br />
with no equipment. Taking regular time<br />
to breathe, stretch and practise will help<br />
to refocus your mind. All you need is a<br />
mat; if you don’t have one, then you can<br />
put a thick towel or blanket to good use.<br />
Circuit training is great for targeting<br />
specific areas of the body, and the<br />
diversity of movement can help to<br />
minimise boredom. Weights can easily<br />
be substituted with tinned food or filled<br />
water bottles.<br />
If you're a fan of Les Mills, South Downs<br />
Leisure has put up some virtual training<br />
videos. Check out their online advice<br />
and free portal at southdownsleisure.<br />
co.uk/corona-virus<br />
Use YouTube to look up old fitness<br />
videos from Jane Fonda, Cindy<br />
Crawford or Mr Motivator – they date<br />
from a time when people exercised<br />
using minimal equipment, and the<br />
outfits will probably put a smile on your<br />
face!<br />
Dancing is a great way to exercise<br />
without feeling like you’re working out.<br />
Zumba is one of the most effective<br />
workouts, but even whacking on the<br />
radio or trawling music videos on<br />
YouTube and having a good old boogie<br />
can help lift your mood.<br />
Try to keep the windows open to ensure<br />
ventilation and keep clean air moving<br />
through your house.<br />
If you’re self-isolating with kids, join<br />
some local home ed groups for ideas<br />
to keep their minds and bodies active.<br />
Create a timetable and work it out<br />
together.<br />
Families can<br />
make exercising<br />
fun by working<br />
out together,<br />
unleashing some<br />
of that pent-up<br />
energy. Owner of Wannado Street<br />
Dance Kerry Smith explains, “I am in<br />
the process of planning exciting virtual<br />
classes for the whole family for home<br />
learning, as well as weekly challenges<br />
which will give you a chance to keep<br />
the kids active, help with your mental<br />
and physical health, and maybe teach<br />
yourselves a few moves too!” Look out<br />
for further updates and announcements<br />
on FB Wannado Street Dance.<br />
“<br />
Be kind to<br />
yourself. Do the<br />
things you never<br />
get round to<br />
because you never<br />
have the time!<br />
“<br />
Try and find some positive changes to<br />
make while you remain in isolation.<br />
Pick out five skills to master by the end<br />
of quarantine: maybe you've always<br />
wanted to know how to knit, or sew on<br />
a button. Families can find challenges<br />
to overcome together: decluttering,,<br />
learning a language together or sorting<br />
out a digital photo album can help you<br />
all to work as a team.<br />
Above all, be kind to yourself. Watch<br />
some trashy television. Plough through<br />
those books you keep meaning to<br />
read. Put up those shelves. Paint the<br />
walls. It’s the perfect chance to do all<br />
the stuff you never get round to doing<br />
because you never have the time! n<br />
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HOW TO WIN AT APRIL FOOLS<br />
What’s the best thing ever that<br />
absolutely everybody loves?<br />
Pranks, of course. Well, did you<br />
know there’s a whole day of the<br />
year dedicated to making your<br />
nearest and dearest feel like<br />
complete morons? You didn’t?<br />
Because you’re a normal, well<br />
adjusted person?<br />
No, this isn’t a prank in itself, I’m<br />
talking about <strong>April</strong> Fools’ Day,<br />
and I’m here with a quick guide<br />
to how you should approach<br />
everyone’s favourite holiday.<br />
1 Decide on the severity level. Either<br />
‘life changing in a bad way’ or ‘barely<br />
noticeable’. A ‘barely noticeable’ prank<br />
would be changing someone’s hand<br />
soap to a marginally different scent.<br />
‘Life changing in bad way’ would be<br />
changing their hand soap to bleach.<br />
THERE IS NO<br />
IN BETWEEN.<br />
2 Procure the camera. If you’re about<br />
to commit a prank, then you also need<br />
to commit it to celluloid, otherwise it<br />
hasn’t really happened. Haven’t you<br />
seen those ‘Prank Couples’ who entirely<br />
ruin their relationships and lives just<br />
for the clout? As soon as you pull one<br />
prank, you’ll either have to join their<br />
ranks or become a sad man who has to<br />
prank women into kissing him.<br />
3 Choose the venue. Make sure it is<br />
somewhere safe and warm that you can<br />
absolutely destroy by covering it in fish,<br />
lowering the house value or whatever it<br />
is you’re planning.<br />
4 Prepare your best laugh. When a<br />
prank has happened, you really need to<br />
make the person you’ve pranked feel<br />
like the most stupid person on earth. Try<br />
hooting like a moronic seal. Or honking<br />
like a mutant duck.<br />
5 Check the time. If your prank<br />
happens after noon, it is no longer a<br />
prank on the person you’re pranking,<br />
it is a prank on you instead. If, when<br />
they’re stood there, about to wee their<br />
pants through fear because a tiger is<br />
slowly licking their steak-covered legs,<br />
the clock ticks over into lunchtime, that<br />
terrified person who’s about to be a<br />
big cat’s snack for the sake of a chuckle<br />
will instead start chuckling at you. Then<br />
the police and combined emergency<br />
services will join in. Soon the whole<br />
world will be laughing at you. Your<br />
childhood crush, your mum, your heroes<br />
Noel Edmonds and Dec & Ant, they’ll all<br />
be laughing AT YOU.<br />
ONLY JOKING! You can feel free to<br />
ignore all these tips because pranks are<br />
rubbish and for losers. Get a life. See<br />
you next time. n<br />
Joe Bunn<br />
© JIMMY PEARSON<br />
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FASCINATING ADUR<br />
Fascinating Adur<br />
The Shoreham RNLI has been<br />
a coastal fixture of our local<br />
community for 155 years, a<br />
proud beacon symbolising the<br />
best of humanity in its selfless,<br />
courageous and life-saving work<br />
along the south coast.<br />
This month, we’re honouring this<br />
bastion of Adur’s coastline and its<br />
volunteers with five fascinating facts to<br />
float your boat.<br />
1 The RNLI is synonymous with<br />
lifeboats in the UK, but prior to 1854<br />
another organisation also provided<br />
essential lifeboat service: the<br />
Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners’<br />
Royal Benevolent Society (SFMRBS).<br />
Formed in 1839, it was later agreed that<br />
it would be wiser if one organisation<br />
concentrated on rescuing lives at sea,<br />
and so the society instead become<br />
responsible for helping shipwreck<br />
survivors and their bereaved families.<br />
2 Crewed by the Royal Navy in May<br />
1940, the Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn<br />
lifeboat based at Shoreham was one of<br />
19 RNLI lifeboats which took part in the<br />
evacuation at Dunkirk. The plucky boat<br />
completed several trips to Dover before<br />
returning to provide water and supplies<br />
for the troops.<br />
3 An RNLI lifeboat has been active in<br />
Shoreham as far back as 1865, when Mr<br />
A Thoncroft built a new brick lifeboat<br />
house at a cost of £16,000 in new<br />
money. However, Shoreham Harbour<br />
Commissioners’ records show that 20<br />
years prior, a 30ft by 8¾ft vessel with<br />
12 oars was stationed there which<br />
appears to have saved two lives.<br />
4 January <strong>2020</strong> saw a crew member<br />
at Shoreham RNLI become the station’s<br />
first ever female inshore lifeboat helm.<br />
Hazel Condell, who followed in her<br />
father’s footsteps by volunteering,<br />
qualified for the role after four years’<br />
service. She’s now responsible for the<br />
inshore lifeboat on launch, at sea and<br />
through recovery, as well as for the<br />
safety of its crew.<br />
5 Shoreham crew member Isobel<br />
Tugwell has sea in the blood having<br />
been a third-generation volunteer<br />
since the age of 17 (well, technically six<br />
months old, if you count her first ever<br />
trip). She follows after her grandad (with<br />
41 years’ service) and her father (37<br />
years and still going strong), even being<br />
nominated for the prestigious Women<br />
in Search and Rescue (SAR) award for<br />
bravery on the open sea.<br />
Make a note to pop in and visit once<br />
the station is open to the public again,<br />
when volunteer tour guides will be on<br />
hand to show you around.<br />
As a vital yet voluntary service which<br />
receives no government funding,<br />
donations to the RNLI are greatly<br />
appreciated. You can donate directly to<br />
Shoreham lifeboats and crew. For info,<br />
email shoreham-harbour@rnli.org.uk. n<br />
Have a fascinating Adur fact? Email Ella<br />
at editorial@hereandnowmag.co.uk.<br />
Ella Davies<br />
Twitter @Grace3Dav<br />
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THE FINAL<br />
WORD<br />
With the new Time For Worthing place brand<br />
encouraging all of us to make some noise about<br />
Worthing, we took to the streets and asked “What<br />
is one thing about Worthing that you would like<br />
more people to appreciate?”<br />
Maggie<br />
“<br />
“I think the pier. I think it is a<br />
feelgood thing when you go on<br />
there, especially now Perch are<br />
going to be opening on the end.”<br />
“<br />
“I really like the positioning of where<br />
Worthing is, between the South Downs<br />
and the sea. I think we have a nice mix with<br />
the hustle and bustle of the town with the<br />
shops and restaurants, but you can easily<br />
get away and go down to the beach or up<br />
to the Downs.”<br />
Pat<br />
Louise<br />
“<br />
“ I love Worthing and have been<br />
here for about 40 years. The town<br />
centre is getting better, which is<br />
good; I love it when they have<br />
the things on the seafront, the<br />
festivals and the great big wheel<br />
and we have the market in the<br />
town centre as well which is<br />
lovely. It changes every year. A lot<br />
of people think there is nothing<br />
going on in Worthing, but there<br />
actually is, you just might have to<br />
hunt for it a little bit.”<br />
“<br />
“For me it’s the actual pure location<br />
of Worthing itself with the assets<br />
of the seaside, the promenade –<br />
which is beautiful – and the South<br />
Downs just up the road. People<br />
need to take advantage of those<br />
natural beauties.”<br />
“<br />
“The seafront is beautiful. It’s a<br />
peaceful town and the people are<br />
friendly.”<br />
Emmanuel<br />
Tom<br />
Amy (right) & Becca<br />
“<br />
“There are so many nice little places<br />
popping up; look at all the new<br />
pubs and cafes, especially down<br />
Warwick Street, with quite a lot of<br />
specialists like ale houses and stuff<br />
like that. And other new businesses<br />
as well; there are a couple of escape<br />
rooms that have recently opened<br />
in east Worthing and in the town<br />
centre. They are getting people<br />
out and doing different things that<br />
Worthing’s never had before.”<br />
Damian<br />
“<br />
“I think the shops have<br />
progressed over the last two<br />
years; they’ve gone slightly<br />
higher end which I think<br />
encourages more shoppers to<br />
come into Worthing.”<br />
Sara Filfil<br />
Davison High School<br />
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