Resources

We have gathered lots of useful media and digital resources since the advent of Transition Town Worthing.

We hope you might find the following links helpful and inspiring:

Transition Town Worthing YouTube Channel

Transition Town Worthing Flickr Page

Documents

Partnerships & Like-Minded Organisations

Transition Town Worthing always strives to be inclusive, working with other local like-minded organisations who do awesome things for the Worthing community!

Click on each project's title to visit their website or social media page to find out more:

Breathing Spaces

Revitalising people and places through garden therapy & design.

Claire and Lisa are founder members of TTW and have always played key roles in our Food Group and in the organisation of our Seed Swap and Eco Open Houses events.

Brighton Permaculture Trust

A charity that promotes greener lifestyles and sustainable development through design.

The Transition Movement is based on Permaculture Ethics and Principles.

Catchbox

We connect you with small fishermen who use responsible methods, so that you can enjoy delicious, locally caught seafood with a clear conscience.

This project is currently on hold.

Community Energy South (CES)

CES is an unincorporated association of community energy groups across Southeast England, including Sussex, Hampshire and Kent.

Community Works

We connect charities, volunteers and businesses in Brighton, Hove, Adur and Worthing, so they can make our society and local areas better.

Creative Waves

We aim to inspire people and inject art into the community by collaborating and sharing our wealth of experience, talent & creativity.

TTW and Creative Waves have collaborated on many creative projects using recycled / waste materials.

Empty Plate Café

The Empty Plate Café Project Worthing aims to intercept food waste and turn it into healthy meals to serve to the community, on a 'pay as you feel' basis.

Currently closed.

EPIC (Enhancing Places, Inspiring Communities)

Bringing a new watercourse, walks and wildlife into Sompting Estate’s Church Farm. EPIC is a project of Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust.

E.Y.E. Project

E.Y.E. or 'Eco, Young and Engaged', is a sustainable learning project helping local schools and young people within them to make a positive difference to their environment.

Friends of Homefield Park

TTW set up our second community food garden in Homefield Park - The Haven - and ran it for around 5 years. During and between lockdowns, a small team from Friends of Homefield Park ran it and have now taken over the licence for this garden.

It's now run as a wildlife garden, still retaining the fruit trees and bushes that we planted. It is hoped that the cob/pizza oven that we created will continue to be used regularly, sometimes at joint events.

FuturEcoLogic

Everyone needs to be involved with creating a sustainable future. FuturEcoLogic believes that understanding how to do this should be easy and available for all organisations and people. To achieve this, we are changing our business model and breaking out of the conventional system.

This pioneering model is being used by Michelle Furtado, who has supported many of our events and co-organised Zero 2030 with TTW and Adur and Worthing Councils.

Green Tides

The partnership across Adur and Worthing for friends of parks and greenspace volunteer groups. We work together to share knowledge and resources, promote the amazing work of our members and collaborate with partners.

TTW is a founder member of this partnership.

Greening Steyning

An active and enthusiastic local group working to create a sustainable, low-carbon future for Steyning, Bramber, Upper Beeding and the surrounding area.

Our aim is to get the whole community thinking about what we can do to tackle climate change – and taking action so that together we can make a real difference.

Growing Communities – TCV

Community led projects in Adur and Worthing to improve health and wellbeing.

Low Carbon Trust

A not-for-profit organisation to set up, manage and promote environmental projects around the built environment.

LCT have supported all of TTW’s Eco Open Houses events since their inception by mentoring us, and allowing us to use their branding.

Refill Worthing

Part of the national Refill scheme to reduce single-use plastic and make free water available for all in Worthing.

South Coast Alliance for Transport and the Environment (SCATE)

Promoting 21st century sustainable transport solutions.

A network of like-minded individuals and independent organisations that are opposed to damaging road building and want to see investment in cleaner and more efficient alternatives instead.

South Downs Leisure

South Downs Leisure recognises that many of its activities provide an important opportunity to protect and improve the environment in which we work and serve. South Downs Leisure therefore attributes a high priority to the development and use of materials, products, processes and services that seek to reduce environmental damage and waste.

TTW has partnered South Downs Leisure (SDL) and other organisations to organise the annual Green Dreams Festival since its inception. SDL have always supported our Eco Open Houses events and have been a great sounding board.

South East Climate Alliance (SECA)

A coalition of local environmental groups across South East England, seeking action on climate change.

Transition Town Worthing is a member of this group.

Sunny Worthing

The definitive guide to Worthing.

Sussex Green Living

A multi-award-winning charity offering many climate mitigation solutions.

Our mission is to advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, in particular by educating the public about how to adopt an environmentally friendly lifestyle and improve their ability to reduce their negative impact on the environment.

Sussex Wildlife Trust

SWT has over 30,000 members who are helping to protect the rich natural heritage of East and West Sussex, Brighton and Hove.

We exist so that future generations can experience the joy and well-being that comes from connecting with nature in Sussex. We are for everyone who cares about nature in Sussex.

Sussex Wildlife Trust have always supported our events and projects.

Sustainable Sussex

We are a charity engaging people who find access to the workplace difficult in sustainable and environmental community building projects.

Sustrans

We're the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle.

We’re custodians of the National Cycle Network, a UK-wide network of traffic-free paths for everyone, connecting cities, towns and countryside, loved by the communities they serve.

We bring people together to create places with clean air and green spaces, where friends and facilities are just a short walk away. Cities and towns where everyone can thrive without having to use a car.

Tarring Flood Action Group

TFAG is a group of local resident volunteer ‘Flood Wardens’ working with Local Authorities, Emergency Services, other agencies. residents and businesses to help build resilience and keep Tarring flood-free.

Transition Network

Transition is a movement of communities coming together to reimagine and rebuild our world.

We Are Food Pioneers

We are a local Worthing based social food enterprise working with local, regional, and national partners to build community through shared food experiences.

Worthing Climate Action Network (WCAN)

A varied and inclusive group of people aiming to raise awareness of the threat of catastrophic climate change and to build public pressure on our political leaders to take more decisive action towards its mitigation.

Worthing Fairtrade

Encouraging residents and businesses of Worthing to use their everyday choices to increase sales of Fairtrade products and bring about positive change for farmers and workers in developing countries.

Worthing Heritage Alliance

The WHA aims to represent, develop and promote the heritage of Worthing and its surrounding area.

TTW is a member of this group.

Worthing Community Chest

A registered, local, independent charity supporting projects and activities in Worthing to enable social and economic well-being. We do this by awarding small grants to groups, clubs, events and other good causes in Worthing.

Our funds are raised through income from our recycling partnerships which include Worthing Borough Council. They donate money raised from Worthing’s textile recycling bins.

TTW Repair Café has been supported by Worthing Community Chest and we currently sit on their panel.

XR Worthing Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion Worthing is part of the global Extinction Rebellion movement.

Breathing Spaces

Brighton Permaculture Trust

Community Chest at TTW Repair Café

Creative Waves at one of our Beach Cleans.

EPIC (Enhancing Places, Inspiring Communities)

Plastic Free Worthing at the Sunny Worthing Awards 2019

South East Climate Alliance (SECA) - Video (click to watch)

Sunny Worthing - Networth Meeting at Munch Cafe

Sustainable Sussex

We Are Food Pioneers team photo

Worthing Climate Action Network

Worthing Honey Collective (a We Are Food Pioneers project).

Resources

We have gathered lots of useful media and digital resources since the advent of Transition Town Worthing.

Transition Town Worthing YouTube Channel

Transition Town Worthing Flickr Page

Documents

Climate Transformation

Eco Open Houses

Eco Open Houses Case Studies 2020

Energy

Food

TTW Repair Café

Transport

TTW Policies & Documents

Partnerships & Like-Minded Organisations

Transition Town Worthing always strives to be inclusive, working with other local like-minded organisations who do awesome things for the Worthing community!

Click on each project's title to visit their website or social media page to find out more:

Breathing Spaces

Revitalising people and places through garden therapy & design.

Brighton Permaculture Trust

A charity that promotes greener lifestyles and sustainable development through design.

Catchbox

We connect you with small fishermen who use responsible methods, so that you can enjoy delicious, locally caught seafood with a clear conscience.

Community Energy South (CES)

CES is an unincorporated association of community energy groups across Southeast England, including Sussex, Hampshire and Kent.

Community Works

We connect charities, volunteers and businesses in Brighton, Hove, Adur and Worthing, so they can make our society and local areas better.

Creative Waves

We aim to inspire people and inject art into the community by collaborating and sharing our wealth of experience, talent & creativity.

Empty Plate Café

The Empty Plate Café Project Worthing aims to intercept food waste and turn it into healthy meals to serve to the community, on a 'pay as you feel' basis.

EPIC (Enhancing Places, Inspiring Communities)

Bringing a new watercourse, walks and wildlife into Sompting Estate’s Church Farm. EPIC is a project of Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust.

E.Y.E. Project

E.Y.E. or 'Eco, Young and Engaged', is a sustainable learning project helping local schools and young people within them to make a positive difference to their environment.

Friends of Homefield Park

TTW set up our second community food garden in Homefield Park - The Haven - and ran it for around 5 years. During and between lockdowns, a small team from Friends of Homefield Park ran it and have now taken over the licence for this garden.

It's now run as a wildlife garden, still retaining the fruit trees and bushes that we planted. It is hoped that the cob/pizza oven that we created will continue to be used regularly, sometimes at joint events.

FuturEcoLogic

Everyone needs to be involved with creating a sustainable future. FuturEcoLogic believes that understanding how to do this should be easy and available for all organisations and people. To achieve this, we are changing our business model and breaking out of the conventional system.

Green Tides

The partnership across Adur and Worthing for friends of parks and greenspace volunteer groups. We work together to share knowledge and resources, promote the amazing work of our members and collaborate with partners.

Greening Steyning

An active and enthusiastic local group working to create a sustainable, low-carbon future for Steyning, Bramber, Upper Beeding and the surrounding area.

Our aim is to get the whole community thinking about what we can do to tackle climate change – and taking action so that together we can make a real difference.

Growing Communities – TCV

Community led projects in Adur and Worthing to improve health and wellbeing.

Low Carbon Trust

A not-for-profit organisation to set up, manage and promote environmental projects around the built environment.

Refill Worthing

Part of the national Refill scheme to reduce single-use plastic and make free water available for all in Worthing.

South Coast Alliance for Transport and the Environment (SCATE)

Promoting 21st century sustainable transport solutions.

A network of like-minded individuals and independent organisations that are opposed to damaging road building and want to see investment in cleaner and more efficient alternatives instead.

South Downs Leisure

South East Climate Alliance (SECA)

A coalition of local environmental groups across South East England, seeking action on climate change.

Sunny Worthing

The definitive guide to Worthing.

Sussex Green Living

A multi-award-winning charity offering many climate mitigation solutions.

Sussex Wildlife Trust

SWT has over 30,000 members who are helping to protect the rich natural heritage of East and West Sussex, Brighton and Hove.

We exist so that future generations can experience the joy and well-being that comes from connecting with nature in Sussex. We are for everyone who cares about nature in Sussex.

Sustainable Sussex

We are a charity engaging people who find access to the workplace difficult in sustainable and environmental community building projects.

Sustrans

We're the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle.

We’re custodians of the National Cycle Network, a UK-wide network of traffic-free paths for everyone, connecting cities, towns and countryside, loved by the communities they serve.

We bring people together to create places with clean air and green spaces, where friends and facilities are just a short walk away. Cities and towns where everyone can thrive without having to use a car.

Tarring Flood Action Group

TFAG is a group of local resident volunteer ‘Flood Wardens’ working with Local Authorities, Emergency Services, other agencies. residents and businesses to help build resilience and keep Tarring flood-free.

Transition Network

Transition is a movement of communities coming together to reimagine and rebuild our world.

We Are Food Pioneers

We are a local Worthing based social food enterprise working with local, regional, and national partners to build community through shared food experiences.

Worthing Climate Action Network (WCAN)

A varied and inclusive group of people aiming to raise awareness of the threat of catastrophic climate change and to build public pressure on our political leaders to take more decisive action towards its mitigation.

Worthing Fairtrade

Encouraging residents and businesses of Worthing to use their everyday choices to increase sales of Fairtrade products and bring about positive change for farmers and workers in developing countries.

Worthing Heritage Alliance