Events

Eco Open Houses 2026 – Save the Dates!

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We’re excited to share that plans are coming together for a joint Eco Open Houses event in April 2026, in collaboration with Transition Town Shoreham and now also Greening Steyning!

Please save the weekends of 11/12 & 18/19 April 2026 if you’d like to take part in this inspiring, fun and informative event showcasing eco-friendly homes, gardens, businesses and community projects across Worthing, Adur, Shoreham and Steyning.

This will be our first live Eco Open Houses event since the one we sadly had to cancel due to the first lockdown – so we’re really looking forward to bringing it back. The event is dependent on funding, which we are currently applying for, so fingers crossed! We’ll share more details as plans are firmed up over the coming months.

In the meantime, we’re starting to build our volunteer team – would you like to help? We’ll need friendly faces to help steward homes, gardens, talks, tours and workshops. It’s not difficult, it’s a lot of fun, and a great way to learn more about sustainable living while being part of something positive in your community.

We’re also now looking for potential eco homes, gardens, businesses or fringe events to include in the programme. If you’re interested in volunteering or would like us to consider your property or idea, please email us at [email protected]

If you need some idea of what the event is going to look like, please see our previous brochure at:
https://www.ttworthing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EOH-Worthing-2020-brochure-for-website.pdf

Energy Company/Cooperative for Worthing

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A public meeting arranged by CREW is being held on 20th Oct at the Heene Community Centre starting at 6.45pm, to form an Energy Company/Cooperative for Worthing – there’s already over 500 of these in existence across the country.

The main speaker is Chris Rowland from OVESCO Lewes, the energy company that he helped to set up in 2005. The meeting will be chaired by Bob Smytherman.

The object is to inform everyone about local energy cooperatives/company’s and if there’s enough keen people, to set up a group for Worthing.

Everyone welcome. Tickets free on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/repower-worthing-tickets-1730913582119

People’s Assembly on Transport – Report

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Transition Town Worthing and Worthing CREW Transport Group organised a People’s Assembly on Transport on Tuesday 22nd July at Audio Active, Montague Street, Worthing. The aim was to promote more active travel and public transport and to bring our ideas to the attention of our local authorities, that in turn will help them become carbon neutral.

The event opened with presentations by three speakers:

Carole Sharpe spoke on Safer Walking and Uncluttered Pathways for Pedestrians, including concerns about motorised traffic on pavements, rural roads without pavements, shops and shopping malls, as well as thoughts on educating young people about street etiquette.

Kathy Kohl spoke about the barriers to cycling safely, why we need safe cycle lanes wide enough to accommodate adapted bikes, encouraging more people to cycle and secure bike storage/lockups. She gave examples of successful measures in other cities and countries

Rob Vince, Development Manager for Stagecoach South, spoke in his presentation about the current bus market, the way people travel (including their changing behaviour) and the significance of bus priority measures.

The three presentations also included discussion of access and help for the disabled.
The Facilitator for the evening was Worthing Town Crier, Bob Smytherman.

The Assembly then divided into three breakout groups to discuss each subject and to come up with points to be referred to West Sussex County Council and Adur & Worthing Councils for their consideration and action. Many helpful issues were raised and discussed. The Transport Group will now analyse these ideas and then raise these matters with our local authorities.

One of the members of the Transport Group said, “We are extremely pleased with how the event was received and the thoughtful ideas that were put forward by local people. Nearly fifty people attended which was beyond our expectations.”

Book Now For The July TTW Repair Café

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Book now for our next Repair Café session on Saturday 26th July – 10am-3.30pm at the Quaker Meeting House, 34 Mill Road, Worthing, BN11 5DR.

As usual our amazing team of volunteers will be on hand to share their skills and help you to repair your clothes, toys, bicycles, laptops, computers, small household electrical/electronic items, small items of furniture, costume jewellery and restringing necklaces and knife/scissor sharpening.

Refreshments of hot and cold drinks and cakes will be available at a small cost.

Please book via the online booking form here:

www.ttworthing.org/repair-cafe/#repair-booking-form

Any questions, please do email us at:
[email protected]

Cortis Avenue Wildlife Garden – Open Day

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Get ready for our OPEN DAY on Saturday June 28th 1pm – 4pm, a chance for all the family to enjoy a free afternoon outing. You’ll find information and activity stalls on Pond Life, Butterfly Spotting, Life of a Beehive, Children’s Bug Hunt, Plants for Pollinators and Hedgehog Corner.

Great News – our Disability Access Path is finished and open for visitors who use a wheelchair, mobility scooter or walking aid. So please spread the word, and encourage people to come along with family or friends. We have space for up to 3 wheelchair users at the same time.

On your wheelchair journey across the garden, there is plenty to look out for at this time of year. Shocking-pink Oxalis brightens the driveway, and soon the scent of Mock Orange will greet you by the inner gates. Turning right by the Hazel copse towards the Herb garden, you’ll find the bright yellow buds of Broom, with Marjoram and Lavender getting ready to flower.

The path turns left by a large Elderberry tree smothered with white frothy flowers. Here you can see across the rough grassland – where butterfly and moth pupae are waiting to emerge. Already we have spotted Cinnabar moths this season, although the Ragwort has yet to flower and is rather scarce this year, as last summer the Cinnabar moth caterpillars ravaged the seedlings.

Down the meadow path, and another left turn brings you to your destination by the pond, with space to relax and take in the view across the garden. Returning by the same route, you get a different view of the garden, and at the entrance area you may catch a glimpse of our Beehive.

Our usual opening hours are Wednesdays and Fridays 10am to 12 noon, and 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month, 10am to 12 noon. For more information, email [email protected], phone 01903 530780 (after 4pm), or check out our Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/cortisavewildlife/

You’ll find us at Cortis Avenue (north end) off Carnegie Road, Broadwater, Worthing, BN14 7BG. Buses to Bohunt School/Broadwater Church. Street Parking. Children welcome accompanied by an adult. To protect plants and wildlife, sorry no dogs except assistance dogs.

We look forward to seeing you over the summer.

Day of Transition Practice 2025

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On Friday 4th April, join a 24-hour global gathering with inspiring stories, hands-on workshops and deep connections across time zones, hosted by Transition Network International and fuelled by members of this larger movement of changemakers.

This event will be a beautiful co-creation of energy and intention. Whether you’re stepping into Transition work for the first time or have been engaged for years, your presence matters.

Check out the details for the fantastic sessions scheduled for the Day of Transition Practise 2025, spread the voice and register to receive the link to attend live!
https://practise.transitionmovement.org/day-of-transition-practise-2025/

TTW Spring Fair, Seed Swap Event Update!

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Seed Swap Sow and Grow
Saturday March 1st, 10.30-3pm
Maybridge Keystone Centre, Raleigh Way, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 6JD

Transition Town Worthing’s Spring Fair will be a celebration of sustainable growing, making, selling, sharing, resilience and community. No better way to step into spring. Come and get your seedy supplies, find out about volunteering opportunities and community projects, enjoy some good refreshments and friendly company.

The heart of the fair is the seed swap itself. Come and search through the hundreds of packets of veg, herbs and flower seeds grown and saved locally, as well as ones from the Heritage Seed Library. Bring your own to swap or give a donation. There will be plants for sale too, from community groups and also Culberry Nursery.

Make a day of it, or pop in when you can. Don’t miss Dr Steve Millam from Chichester College doing an inspiring talk on ‘Balancing Your Garden’ at 11.30am with Q&A. From 12 noon there will be wood-fired pizza slices in our lovely woodland garden. And at 1.30pm there will be a mindfulness session in the yurt on ‘Inner & Outer Activism’ with Liane from The Sustainable Mind.

All day (til supplies run out) a number of local projects will be selling lovely products like dried flowers (Breathing Spaces), soaps (Handmade by Hajira), salts (Sustainable Sussex Chilli Farm), honey and beeswax products (Pollinator Pioneers and Worthing Beekeepers), jams, chutneys (TTW), olive wood decorations (Story of Sumud), prints (for Seeds of Resilience) and willow baskets (Willow Weaving by James). Coffee Cycle will be doing barista coffee and there will be the usual tea and cakes too.

You’ll be able to find out about Worthing Food Partnership, Green Tides green-space groups network, The Wildflower Trail, Worthing Homes’ nature projects (including a seed bomb activity for children), Sid Youth’s Junior Club at Maybridge, the RSPB, Worthing Community Chest, Brinsbury College’s horticulture courses, and more.

Come and join us! Entry is free, donations welcome. Bus stops, trains and on-street parking nearby.

Seed Swap Sow and Grow 2025

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Seed Swap Sow and Grow, Saturday March 1st, 10.30-3pm
Maybridge Keystone Centre, Raleigh Way, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 6JD

TTW’s annual spring fair with a focus on sustainable growing, circular economy, nature, and community resilience.

Here’s what you can expect:

* Seeds (swap or donate to obtain), including some locally grown or from the Heritage Seed Library
* Veg and herb plants from Culberry Nursery and other community growers
* Honey (Pollinator Pioneers etc)
* Jams, chutneys, preserves (TTW)
* Black garlic salt (Sustainable Sussex)
* Vegan, organic soaps (Handmade by Hajira)
* Information and volunteering stalls including Worthing Food Partnership’s Food Charter, TTW & Breathing Spaces, Green Tides and the Wildflower Trail, Worthing Homes’ nature projects, Sid Youth’s Junior Club at Maybridge, the RSPB, and Brinsbury College’s horticulture courses.
* An inspiring talk from Dr Steve Millam (Brinsbury)
* Mindfulness in the yurt (Sustainable Mind)
* Willow Weaving by James
* Wood-fired pizza and Coffee Cycle in the garden
* Tea and cakes from TTW volunteers

Come and join us!