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Community Greenspacesin Worthing
There are lots of urban green spaces in Worthing where community interest groups and volunteers garden, do conservation work and make the place more beautiful and enjoyable for everyone.
The Community Greenspaces Scheme celebrates these and invites residents and businesses to join in with an existing group or start a new one at a site made available by Worthing Borough Council - details on the website below.
“This greenspaces initiative is great as it can help individuals to connect to existing groups that seek to include people who just want to turn up and plant as well as the more ambitious who want to design spaces or help organise gardening projects”
Worthing Urban Gardeners
Simple steps to getting involved in green spaces
• Join an existing group - thepossibilities for involvement arevery varied. Many meet monthlyfor practical work days which caninclude conservation, gardeningor tree planting; some undertakesurveys and have educational linkswith schools; others hold eventsor run projects. It’s a great way tofeel good being outdoors in nature,learn new skills, get some exerciseand meet people who want tomake a difference to their localarea.
• Check with individual groups if youneed to bring tools or gloves - theymay be provided. You may evenget tea and biscuits!
• If physical work is not for you,groups also need help withpublicity, running meetings,fundraising, catering, runningeducational events, greetingnewcomers and other supportivetasks.
• If there isn’t a group near you,look at our website to see otheravailable sites and start a newgroup. You may need to consult
local residents - we can help you get started and so can Voluntary Action Worthing and Conservation Volunteers.
• Depending on the site, yourgroup will usually need to agreea basic management planwith us to make sure that theintentions are to develop the sitein an environmentally-friendly andwater-wise way and that thereis a commitment to sustainedinvolvement. In some cases it maybe necessary to have a simplelicence or lease. We will also adviseyou on risk assessing your activity.
• We will hold an annual networkingevent for groups to shareexperience and ideas. Both existingand new groups will be able toapply for a small grant towardsgetting started or additionalmaterials. There will be helpavailable for groups to make theirown funding bids.
• Insurance - all groups that work onWorthing Borough Council landare associated to and insured byWorthing Borough Council.
1 Friends of Broadwater and Worthing CemeteryTom WyeTel: 07932 [email protected]/first.aspMeet first Saturday of month
2 Broadwater Churchyard Wildlife Conservation GroupRob FergusonTel: 01903 [email protected] work day, sometimes spring, usually a Saturday
3 Christchurch Disused Burial GroundsTom WyeTel: 07932 [email protected]
4 Heene CemeteryTom WyeTel: 07932 [email protected]
5 Safe and Secure Garden at Maybridge Keystone CentreHazel ThorpeTel: 01903 201299 or [email protected]
6 Friends of Highdown GardensJo Hooper01903 501054highdown.gardens@worthing.gov.ukwww.highdowngardens.co.ukMeet last Thursday of month
Community Green Spaces - Worthing Borough Council sites and contact detailsOther local Greenspace Groups
7 Friends of Homefield ParkSarah CutlerTel: 0792 [email protected]/FriendsofHomefieldMembers meet first Wednesday monthly at Sidney Walter Centre, 6.30pm
8 Friends of Whitebeam Woods at Longcroft ParkAnn TownsendTel: 01903 236456Meet third Saturday of month, 10am
9 Worthing Urban Gardeners at Marine Parade East and elsewhereColm SweetTel: 07981 [email protected]/groups/WUGardeners/Meet first Wednesday and last Sunday of month.
10 Worthing Conservation Volunteers at Northbrook Pond, Honeysuckle Lane and elsewhereJay CooperTel: 01903 [email protected] every three weeks, Sunday.
11 Ilex Conservation Group atThe PlantationPhillip J. Ellis
Tel: 01903 [email protected] second Sat of the month
12 MIND on the SeafrontSam McCarthy-FoxTel: 01903 [email protected]
13 Storm Ministries at Union Place and elsewhereGinny CassellTel: 07810 522307ginny.cassell@stormministries.orgwww.stormministries.orgCheck on-line for events and outreach dates
14 Our Patch at Worthing Leisure Centre and elsewhereJames BeasleyTel: 07711 [email protected] for volunteers on Saturdays, weekly sessions
15 Worthing Allotments Management at West Tarring AllotmentsJohn ScraceTel: 07936 [email protected] on-line for meeting details
See within for further details.
Worthing Garden ShareMatches would-be gardenerswith no land and people whocan offer a space for them togrow. Claire [email protected]
Worthing HomesCortis Avenue Wildlife Garden in Broadwater. Monthly open days. Volunteers and visitors welcome. Other times and group visits, [email protected]
Transition WorthingEcclesden Mill PermaculturePlot. Regular open days and events. Pauline [email protected]
The Pines Day CentreUsers are involved in beachcleaning, litter picking andfootpath clearance.Chris [email protected]
Millennium WoodlandGroupat Hill Barn Golf Course andelsewhere. Grow and plant nativetrees. Tony HolmesTel: 01903 [email protected]
Breathing SpacesSocial enterprise providing therapeutic gardening services to older people, including those living with dementia, within care homes and at community centres.Contact Lisa [email protected]
Community Greenspaces
http://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/community-greenspaces Community Greenspaces
http://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/community-greenspaces
Community Greenspacesin Worthing
There are lots of urban green spaces in Worthing where community interest groups and volunteers garden, do conservation work and make the place more beautiful and enjoyable for everyone.
The Community Greenspaces Scheme celebrates these and invites residents and businesses to join in with an existing group or start a new one at a site made available by Worthing Borough Council - details on the website below.
“This greenspaces initiative is great as it can help individuals to connect to existing groups that seek to include people who just want to turn up and plant as well as the more ambitious who want to design spaces or help organise gardening projects”
Worthing Urban Gardeners
Simple steps to getting involved in green spaces
•Join an existing group - the possibilities for involvement are very varied. Many meet monthly for practical work days which can include conservation, gardening or tree planting; some undertake surveys and have educational links with schools; others hold events or run projects. It’s a great way to feel good being outdoors in nature, learn new skills, get some exercise and meet people who want to make a difference to their local area.
•Check with individual groups if you need to bring tools or gloves - they may be provided. You may even get tea and biscuits!
•If physical work is not for you, groups also need help with publicity, running meetings, fundraising, catering, running educational events, greeting newcomers and other supportive tasks.
•If there isn’t a group near you, look at our website to see other available sites and start a new group. You may need to consult
local residents - we can help you get started and so can Voluntary Action Worthing and Conservation Volunteers.
•Depending on the site, your group will usually need to agree a basic management plan with us to make sure that the intentions are to develop the site in an environmentally-friendly and water-wise way and that there is a commitment to sustained involvement. In some cases it may be necessary to have a simple licence or lease. We will also advise you on risk assessing your activity.
•We will hold an annual networking event for groups to share experience and ideas. Both existing and new groups will be able to apply for a small grant towards getting started or additional materials. There will be help available for groups to make their own funding bids.
•Insurance - all groups that work on Worthing Borough Council land are associated to and insured by Worthing Borough Council.
1 Friends of Broadwater and Worthing Cemetery
Tom Wye Tel: 07932 687315 [email protected] www.fbwc.co.uk/first.asp Meet first Saturday of month
2 Broadwater Churchyard Wildlife Conservation Group
Rob Ferguson Tel: 01903 260504 [email protected] Autumn work day, sometimes
spring, usually a Saturday
3 Christchurch Disused Burial Grounds
Tom Wye Tel: 07932 687315 [email protected]
4 Heene Cemetery Tom Wye Tel: 07932 687315 [email protected]
5 Safe and Secure Garden at Maybridge Keystone Centre
Hazel Thorpe Tel: 01903 201299 or 07999444753 [email protected]
6 Friends of Highdown Gardens Jo Hooper 01903 501054 [email protected] www.highdowngardens.co.uk Meet last Thursday of month
Community Green Spaces - Worthing Borough Council sites and contact details Other local Greenspace Groups
7 Friends of Homefield Park Sarah Cutler Tel: 0792 6552208 [email protected] www.facebook.com/
FriendsofHomefield Members meet first Wednesday
monthly at Sidney Walter Centre, 6.30pm
8 Friends of Whitebeam Woods at Longcroft Park
Ann Townsend Tel: 01903 236456 Meet third Saturday of month,
10am
9 Worthing Urban Gardeners at Marine Parade East and elsewhere
Colm Sweet Tel: 07981 537205 [email protected] www.facebook.com/groups/
WUGardeners/ Meet first Wednesday and last
Sunday of month.
10 Worthing Conservation Volunteers at Northbrook Pond, Honeysuckle Lane and elsewhere
Jay Cooper Tel: 01903 762064 [email protected] Meet every three weeks, Sunday.
11 Ilex Conservation Group at The Plantation Phillip J. Ellis
Tel: 01903 504317 [email protected] www.ilexcg.blogspot.com Meet second Sat of the month
12 MIND on the Seafront Sam McCarthy-Fox Tel: 01903 277000 gardenminders@worthingmind.
org www.worthingmind.co.uk
13 Storm Ministries at Union Place and elsewhere
Ginny Cassell Tel: 07810 522307 [email protected] www.stormministries.org Check on-line for events and
outreach dates
14 Our Patch at Worthing Leisure Centre and elsewhere
James Beasley Tel: 07711 645806 [email protected] www.ourpatch.weebly.com Training for volunteers on
Saturdays, weekly sessions
15 Worthing Allotments Management at West Tarring Allotments
John Scrace Tel: 07936 557874 [email protected] www.wamplots.org.uk Check on-line for meeting details
See within for further details.
Worthing Garden ShareMatches would-be gardenerswith no land and people whocan offer a space for them togrow. Claire [email protected]
Worthing HomesCortis Avenue Wildlife Garden in Broadwater. Monthly open days. Volunteers and visitors welcome. Other times and group visits, [email protected]
Transition WorthingEcclesden Mill PermaculturePlot. Regular open days and events. Pauline [email protected]
The Pines Day CentreUsers are involved in beachcleaning, litter picking andfootpath clearance.Chris [email protected]
Millennium WoodlandGroupat Hill Barn Golf Course andelsewhere. Grow and plant nativetrees. Tony HolmesTel: 01903 [email protected]
Breathing SpacesSocial enterprise providing therapeutic gardening services to older people, including those living with dementia, within care homes and at community centres.Contact Lisa [email protected]
Community Greenspaces
http://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/community-greenspaces Community Greenspaces
http://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/community-greenspaces
Community Greenspaces - Worthing Borough Council sitesWhere you can get involved
Friends of Broadwater CemeteryVolunteers record monumental inscriptions, research the lives of people buried in the cemetery, run tours for the public and carry out restoration work.
Broadwater Churchyard Wildlife Conservation Group Since 1989 the Group has been keeping this Domesday churchyard tidy and accessible for visitors, whilst encouraging wildlife and a wildflower meadow in the large eastern end of the churchyard.
Christchurch Disused Burial Ground VolunteersA handful of volunteers repair and restore headstones of war graves in this burial ground, and hope to develop a ‘Friends of’ group in the future.
Heene Cemetery VolunteersVolunteers currently clean and tend eight war graves in St. Michael’s Graveyard, Heene Cemetery, and hope to develop a ‘Friends of’ group in the future.
Maybridge Keystone Centre Safe and Secure Garden ProjectA budding group of volunteers whose aim it is to have a safe and secure dual purpose garden for young users and older people alike (including dementia care).
Friends of Highdown Gardens The Friends carry out a range of gardening tasks and light conservation work under the direction of the garden manager and staff. They say the reward is being in such a beautiful environment.
Friends of HomefieldThe Friends are dedicated to the up-keep andregeneration of the former ‘People’s Park’, byworking with the Council to improve the Play Parkand organise regular clean ups and communityactivity days.
Friends of Whitebeam WoodsThe Friends carry out wild flower management in parts of Longcroft Park. They hold butterfly, moth and grasshopper walks, pond dipping, a summer BBQ and social walk. (See also no. 16)
Worthing Urban GardenersThis group of volunteers have come together to make “pockets of green, corners of interest, a changing landscape and oases of calm” in the urban landscape of central Worthing, in cooperation with other stakeholders.
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Worthing Conservation VolunteersActive for 27 years, the volunteers undertake tasks at Northbrook Pond (West Durrington), the High Salvington Bird Sanctuary (Honeysuckle Lane) and other sites around Worthing and West Sussex.
Ilex Conservation GroupThe Group carry out work to improve The Plantation, Goring, planting trees and clearing paths. They also oversee the continuance of the Ilex Avenue Holm Oak trees, the Greensward next to the sea and planning matters that affect the Goring area.
Garden MindersGarden Minders involves people with current personal experience of mental distress in works to Denton Gardens and part of Worthing seafront. As well as improving the local environment, the project aids recovery through ecotherapy.
Storm MinistriesStorm Ministries have planted Union Place, Bedford Row and elsewhere. “Our aim is to play our part in making the world a better place, to encourage people that the little bit they do can make a real difference and to brighten people’s days and make them smile.”
Our PatchOur Patch is a social development project that grows flowers and vegetables while running creative projects and keeping people fit, with the aim of making Worthing a brighter, friendlier community. Training is also available for volunteers.
Worthing Allotments ManagementA voluntary group running a pilot scheme for self mangement at West Tarring Allotments. The ‘plotholders for plotholders’ group aims to enhance the environment and community spirit there.
Friends of Whitebeam WoodsActive for 16 years, the Friends undertake hazel planting and winter coppice management of the woods at Whitebeam Way, West Durrington. They are keen to involve the community, especially young people. (See also no.8)
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Getting active is great for keeping your heart healthy! For FREE advice and support to get active or to make other changes to keep you heart healthy, contact the Adur and Worthing Wellbeing Hubs on 01903 221450 or [email protected] or visit www.adur-worthingwellbeing.org.uk
For more information and a map of these sites, as well as details about other sites that Worthing Borough Council is making available for community groups to use, have a look at our website: http://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/community-greenspaces
1. Broadwater Cemetery
2. Broadwater Church
3. Christchurch 4. Heene Cemetery
6. Highdown Gardens
7. Homefield Park5. Maybridge Keystone Centre
8. Longcroft Park
9. Marine Parade East
10. Northbrook Pond 11. The Plantation 12. The Seafront
13. Union Place 14. Worthing Leisure Centre
15. West Tarring Allotments
16. Whitebeam Woods
If you are interested in supporting or volunteering with any of these groups, their contact details are on the reverse.If you want to start a group on one of the new sites, have a look at the FAQs on our website and then talk to us about your plans and we can help you to start. Contact the Parks and Foreshores team on 01903 221067 or email: [email protected]
Groups involved with each site
Community Greenspaces - Worthing Borough Council sitesWhere you can get involved
Friends of Broadwater CemeteryVolunteers record monumental inscriptions, research the lives of people buried in the cemetery, run tours for the public and carry out restoration work.
Broadwater Churchyard Wildlife Conservation Group Since 1989 the Group has been keeping this Domesday churchyard tidy and accessible for visitors, whilst encouraging wildlife and a wildflower meadow in the large eastern end of the churchyard.
Christchurch Disused Burial Ground VolunteersA handful of volunteers repair and restore headstones of war graves in this burial ground, and hope to develop a ‘Friends of’ group in the future.
Heene Cemetery VolunteersVolunteers currently clean and tend eight war graves in St. Michael’s Graveyard, Heene Cemetery, and hope to develop a ‘Friends of’ group in the future.
Maybridge Keystone Centre Safe and Secure Garden ProjectA budding group of volunteers whose aim it is to have a safe and secure dual purpose garden for young users and older people alike (including dementia care).
Friends of Highdown Gardens The Friends carry out a range of gardening tasks and light conservation work under the direction of the garden manager and staff. They say the reward is being in such a beautiful environment.
Friends of HomefieldThe Friends are dedicated to the up-keep andregeneration of the former ‘People’s Park’, byworking with the Council to improve the Play Parkand organise regular clean ups and communityactivity days.
Friends of Whitebeam WoodsThe Friends carry out wild flower management in parts of Longcroft Park. They hold butterfly, moth and grasshopper walks, pond dipping, a summer BBQ and social walk. (See also no. 16)
Worthing Urban GardenersThis group of volunteers have come together to make “pockets of green, corners of interest, a changing landscape and oases of calm” in the urban landscape of central Worthing, in cooperation with other stakeholders.
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Worthing Conservation VolunteersActive for 27 years, the volunteers undertake tasks at Northbrook Pond (West Durrington), the High Salvington Bird Sanctuary (Honeysuckle Lane) and other sites around Worthing and West Sussex.
Ilex Conservation GroupThe Group carry out work to improve The Plantation, Goring, planting trees and clearing paths. They also oversee the continuance of the Ilex Avenue Holm Oak trees, the Greensward next to the sea and planning matters that affect the Goring area.
Garden MindersGarden Minders involves people with current personal experience of mental distress in works to Denton Gardens and part of Worthing seafront. As well as improving the local environment, the project aids recovery through ecotherapy.
Storm MinistriesStorm Ministries have planted Union Place, Bedford Row and elsewhere. “Our aim is to play our part in making the world a better place, to encourage people that the little bit they do can make a real difference and to brighten people’s days and make them smile.”
Our PatchOur Patch is a social development project that grows flowers and vegetables while running creative projects and keeping people fit, with the aim of making Worthing a brighter, friendlier community. Training is also available for volunteers.
Worthing Allotments ManagementA voluntary group running a pilot scheme for self mangement at West Tarring Allotments. The ‘plotholders for plotholders’ group aims to enhance the environment and community spirit there.
Friends of Whitebeam WoodsActive for 16 years, the Friends undertake hazel planting and winter coppice management of the woods at Whitebeam Way, West Durrington. They are keen to involve the community, especially young people. (See also no.8)
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Getting active is great for keeping your heart healthy! For FREE advice and support to get active or to make other changes to keep you heart healthy, contact the Adur and Worthing Wellbeing Hubs on 01903 221450 or [email protected] or visit www.adur-worthingwellbeing.org.uk
For more information and a map of these sites, as well as details about other sites that Worthing Borough Council is making available for community groups to use, have a look at our website: http://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/community-greenspaces
1. Broadwater Cemetery
2. Broadwater Church
3. Christchurch 4. Heene Cemetery
6. Highdown Gardens
7. Homefield Park5. Maybridge Keystone Centre
8. Longcroft Park
9. Marine Parade East
10. Northbrook Pond 11. The Plantation 12. The Seafront
13. Union Place 14. Worthing Leisure Centre
15. West Tarring Allotments
16. Whitebeam Woods
If you are interested in supporting or volunteering with any of these groups, their contact details are on the reverse.If you want to start a group on one of the new sites, have a look at the FAQs on our website and then talk to us about your plans and we can help you to start. Contact the Parks and Foreshores team on 01903 221067 or email: [email protected]
Groups involved with each site
