Free parking in Worthing Town Centre this Christmas!

Worthing Borough Council is kicking off the festive season by announcing free parking over the Christmas and New Year period.

Following last year’s success, free parking provision will be made available at the Councils three multi storey car parks across the town, providing residents and visitors a great opportunity to ice skate, visit Panto, enjoy one of our two cinemas, eat out in one the town’s many varied restaurants or shop at the January sales.

All three multi-story car parks; Buckingham Road, Grafton and High Street, will be free on;

Christmas Eve - Saturday 24th December - after 6pm

Christmas Day - Sunday 25th December - all day

Boxing Day - Monday 26th December - all day

New Year's Eve - Saturday 31st December - after 6pm

New Year's Day - Sunday 1st January - all day

Councillor Clive Roberts, Worthing Borough Council Executive Member for Environment adds “Worthing is one of the most vibrant, diverse and exciting towns in West Sussex and no more so than at this time of year.  We hope people will make the most of visiting Worthing and our centrally located car parks.

Good, safe and clean parking facilities are essential to the success of any local economy and being able to provide this facility for free over a festive period, is even better.”

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas markets!

Shopfronts are being decorated, lights installed in town centres and festive adverts appearing on our screens; Christmas is well and truly on its way.

With less than 5 weeks left until the holidays, the time for Christmas shopping has fast approached and with that, market season has begun in Adur!

Right up until Christmas weekend there are a range of festive markets taking place across the district, beginning in Shoreham next weekend. From 25th to 27th November, the popular Shoreham Artisans Market will getting in the festive spirit alongside an exciting line up of activities.

On the Friday evening, Shoreham will be open for late night shopping whilst East Street is buzzing with fairground rides and entertainment until 8pm. A Christmas market will also take over Coronation Green under a marquee, with live music from 5.30pm.

It wouldn’t be Christmas without carol singers, and you will find plenty of festive cheer and hymns in East Street on the Saturday morning, whilst the market on Coronation Green will stay open throughout the weekend.

Elsewhere in Adur, the Southwick Christmas Festival will take place on 3rd December with a host of stalls offering the best local Sussex produce - the chance to buy unique Christmas gifts that have been made closer to home.

Later in the month Lancing will host its own Christmas Festival. On 17th December, the usual Village Market will transform Littlecroft Car Park into a festive festival.

Keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter feeds for the latest info, or you can find the full market listings by visiting www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/markets.

Invitation for Business Navigator Video

The Business Navigator Service are proposing to recruit a video production company and would like to take this opportunity for you to share this invitation with your members who have the capability to produce videos against the attached specification. Inviting them to quote for this business.

Ideally, we would like to have the videos published by January 2017. More specific timings are detailed in the attached specification document. Click here to view.

Chief Executive designate appointed in preparation for merger  

In preparation for the potential merger between Northbrook College and City College, the Boards of both organisations have appointed a CEO Designate to lead the new institution.

Following a two-day recruitment process which included feedback from students, staff and external stakeholders, Nick Juba was successful in his application for the role. He will take this on in addition to his responsibilities as CEO of City College, pending the final decision to merge which will be made in December.  north

Ian Lowrie and Julie Nerney, as Joint Chairs of the Designate Board, said:

“The new College is very lucky to have appointed such a talented and visionary leader who is committed to bringing to life the ambitious strategy set out in the case for merger. We look forward to working with Nick in this transitional period in order to put in place strong foundations for the new Metropolitan College.

While this appointment is for a new organisation, we understand that bringing together two existing organisations will be critical to its success. We are pleased, therefore, to confirm that Nick has requested that Sue Dare, current Principal of Northbrook College, stay on in the new organisation in a temporary transitional role. Sue will provide much needed continuity during the initial period and we would like to express our thanks to her for agreeing to take up this role.”

The appointment of the CEO Designate will now be followed by a recruitment process for the other senior roles within the new College, which will be led by a single Board and Executive team.

Starting this process now means that the senior team will be in place, ready to plan for the new academic year, if the proposal to merge is confirmed. As with the CEO position, these posts will initially be ring-fenced for internal applicants and only recruited externally if there are no suitable candidates. Both Boards have a strong desire to retain the considerable talent in both organisations for the benefit of the new College.

The public consultation on the merger ended on the 17 November 2016 and the responses, together with other information, will be given full consideration, before the final decision on the merger is announced in December 2016.

We look forward to sharing the exciting next steps with you in due course.

Ian Lowrie and Julie Nerney
Joint Chairs of the Designate Board

Are you looking to move out of the urban jungle to the quiet of countryside? Or have you  had your fill of the countryside and you’re looking for a slice of city action? What if you could find somewhere that gives you the perfect mix of city and country living? 

We’re looking for house-hunters to take part in Best of Both Worlds, a new Channel 4 series, with property expert, Lucy Alexander.

If you want to know more about getting our help to find your dream home in the best possible location, Raise the Roof Productions would love to hear from you.

For more information send an email with your details to bobw@raisetheroofproductions.com or call 0141 427 5880

Raise the Roof Productions will process your personal data in accordance with their privacy policy. Applicants should also be aware that expressions of interest are not a guarantee of taking part.

For more information on the 'Best of Both Worlds' click here 

Getting Home Safely, South Street Square, Worthing

Saturday 19th November 2016, 12 noon till 4.00pm

Following its success last year the Adur & Worthing Safer Communities Partnership, working with the Late Night Partnership, are staging their second Getting Home Safely event, free for the public at South Street Square in Worthing this coming Saturday (19th November).

The Getting Home Safely event support supports Alcohol Concern’s Alcohol Awareness Week and once again aims to encourage the public to plan for their evenings out, to get home safely as well as to make appropriate decisions about their own levels of drinking, especially as they approach the Christmas party season.

​There will be a range of awareness raising activities during the course of the afternoon and experts on hand to offer advice and guidance on staying out and staying safe.

Also in attendance will be Councillor Daniel Humphreys, Leader of Worthing Council who adds; “This event proved to be very popular last year and  I am glad we have got behind it again.  We attracted big crowds last time but there is still a need to get the message out - again and again. Don’t drink too much; make sure you can stay in contact with friends and always have an agreed plan (and the money) to get home safely.

Worthing has a lot on offer at night, theatres, cinemas, bars, pubs and clubs.  We welcome everyone who wants to go into town and enjoy themselves - we also want them to get home safely too.”

Safer Communities Partnership, West Sussex Fire Service, Community Speed Watch, Alcohol Liaison Nurse, Worthing Street Pastors, Water Angels, One Club and Neighbourhood Watch will be present.

Getting Home Safely marks the end of the National Alcohol Awareness Week who offer the following advice.

·  Always plan your journey home, either by car, bus, taxi, train, cycling or walking.

·  Be aware of your own vulnerability when drunk and how alcohol affects you.

·  Stay with friends

·  Nominate a driver to stay sober

·  Pre book a taxi

·  Don’t drive the next day

·  Cyclists – light up to be seen at night

Adur & Worthing Business Awards: Highly Commended & Winners

The Chamber would like to congratulate all of the highly commended and winners at this years Adur and Worthing Business Awards. it was a great night!

Business Personality

Winner - Dave Hunt

Customer Service

Highly recommended - Henry House

Winner - Gardner & Scardifield

Team of the Year

Highly recommended - Northwood Estate & Letting Agents

Winner - Hunters Recruitment

Employer of the Year

Highly recommended - GuildCare

Winner – ECE Architecture

Green Business 

Highly recommended – Perch Lancing Beach

Winner - Izeo trading as the Nature

Hospitality

Highly recommended – Worthing WOW Festival

Winner - The Worthing Food & Drink Festival

Innovation

Highly recommended – Gemini Print

Winner – Ricardo

Large Business

Highly recommended – Gemini Print

Winner – Guild Care

Lifetime Achievement

Winner – Peter Davies

Manufacturing

Winner – Ricardo

Medium Business

Highly recommended - Spicer International

Winner - Investment Solutions Wealth Management

Worthing Herald Reader’s Choice

Winner – Pannisa Coffee Lounge

Community

Winner – Laroma Therapies

Eat / Drink

Highly recommended (two) – Crab Shack and  the Hummingbird Restaurant

Winner – Perch Lancing Beach

Retailer

Highly recommended – Candle Scentral

Winner – VJG Jewellery

Small Business

Highly recommended – Momentum Business Support

Winner – Bloomfield Digital

Start up

Highly recommended - GoGecko

Winner – Bespoke You Beauty Retreat

Training

Winner - PEP the Printers

Young Achiever

Winner – Jordan Hay-Ellis

Overall Business of the Year

Winner - Ricardo

New property investment website launches

With their unique locations nestled between the iconic Sussex coastline and picturesque South Downs National Park, Adur and Worthing are becoming increasingly popular places to live, work and visit.

With demand for housing and employment space at an all time high, Adur & Worthing Councils have launched a new website to showcase the potential sites that could be redeveloped to meet this growing need.

InvestAW offers the latest information and prospects of sites such as Teville Gate multi-storey car park, Union Place which used to home Worthing’s Police station, and the former Council offices in Adur.

With land supply restricted by the coast and national park, vacant brownfield sites like these provide key opportunities to create new developments in central locations, not only to offer housing and office space, but to provide new retail and leisure facilities in these growing towns.

Cllr Bryan Turner, Executive Member for Regeneration at Worthing Borough Council, commented:

“Worthing shares the same challenges that many coastal towns face. But uniquely we have some major opportunities within our borough to invest into the expanding retail and leisure offer for residents and visitors, whilst providing new town centre living to meet the growing housing need.”

Cllr Brian Boggis, Executive Member for Regeneration at Adur District Council, added:

“Adur has a rich maritime history, with the port in Shoreham and River Adur running through the heart of our district. Following the evolution of industries related to this coastal nature, Adur is now attracting businesses of all varieties, from small startups to nationwide brands. Adur has not only become a place popular to work, but an increasing housing need indicates it’s a place where people also wish to live.”

Ricardo scoops hat-trick at Adur and Worthing Business Awards

Ricardo was named the winner in three categories – in innovation, manufacturing and construction, and overall business of the year – at the annual Adur & Worthing Business Awards, hosted on the evening of Friday 11^th November.

The Adur & Worthing Business Awards celebrate business excellence within the circulation of the Worthing Herald newspaper. The awards ceremony took place on Friday, November 11th 2016 at the Pavilion Worthing, and was presented by Nick Wallis, BBC One Show presenter and Channel 5 reporter.

“Ricardo is a significant local employer and longstanding member of the business community in the Adur & Worthing area,” commented Ricardo UK managing director David Smith. “I am very pleased therefore that the company has received this recognition from its peers in the region, and would like to thank the staff of the Ricardo Shoreham Technical Centre for their hard work and dedication, which is the basis of all that the company achieves at this location.”

Read more here... http://www.ricardo.com/en-GB/News--Media/Press-releases/News-releases1/2016/Ricardo-scoops-hat-trick-at-Adur-and-Worthing-Business-Awards/

This evening is the Adur & Worthing Business Awards - we wish the very best of luck to this years finalists. Please find below details for the evening.

Timings: 6:30pm – Carriages midnight 

Drinks Reception: 6.30pm

Venue: Pavilion Theatre, Worthing,  Marine Parade, Worthing. BN11 3PX

2016 Shortlist

Business Personality

• Dave Hunt 1001
• Lara Squires 1002
• Patrick O Donoghue 1003
• Peter Wood 1004
• Davis Roberts 1005

Customer Service

• Investment Solutions Wealth Management 1006
• Spicer International 1007
• La Belle 1008
• Laroma Therapies 1009
• Thy Will Be Done 1072
• Inspired By The Sea 1010
• Henry House 1011
• Izeo 1012
• Gardner & Scardifield 1013

Employee/Team of the Year

• Egalité 1014
• Hunters Recruitment 1015
• Northwood Estate & Letting Agents 1016
• Spicer International 1007

Employer of the Year

• Consortium Business Solutions  1018
• Gardner & Scardifield  1019
• ECE Architecture  1020
• GuildCare  1021

Green Business

• Henry House 1011
• Proto Restaurant Group 1022
• Bewitched 1023
• Zero Kitchens 1024
• Ricardo 1025
• I Green The Life Style 1026
• Izeo 1027
• Perch Lancing Beach 1028

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure

• Worthing Food & Drink Festival 1029
• The Bridge Inn 1030
• West Street Loft 1031
• DD Jerk N Ting 1032
• Henry House 1011
• Worthing WOW Festival 1033
• Worthing Symphony ( John Gibbons ) 1034

Innovation

• Bewitched 1035
• Ricardo 1036
• Sphere Business Centre 1037
• ECE Architecture 1038
• Flare Audio 1039

Large Business

• Gemini Print 1040
• Gardner & Scardifield 1013
• Basepoint Business Centre 1095
• Egalité 1041
• GuildCare 1042

Lifetime Achievement

• Alastair Vickers 1043
• Lauren Vaughan 1044
• Peter Davies 1045
• Richard John 1046
• Chris Spratt 1047

Manufacturing and Construction  

• Flare Audio 10-39
• Ricardo 1025
• Zero Kitchens 1049
• Gemini Print 1040
• Colourful Kitchens 1050

Medium Business

• PEP The Printers 1051
• Pixel by Pixel 1052
• Spicer International 1007
• Investment Solutions Wealth Management 1006
• Thy Will Be Done 1010
• Ipro Security Consultancy 1054
• Assystem UK 1055
• ECE Architecture 1056

Outstanding Contribution to the Community

• GuildCare 1057
• Laroma Therapies 1058
• ECE Architecture 1056
• Chris Spratt 1059
• Worthing Rugby Football Club 1060

Place to Eat and or/Drink   

• Tom Foolery Coffee Company 1061
• Pannisa Coffee Lounge 1062
• Ami Bistro 1063
• Crab Shack 1064
• Hummingbird Restaurant 1065
• Tides Restaurant 1066
• Capri Restaurant 1067
• Perch Lancing Beach 1028
• DD Jerk N Ting 1068
• Not So Secret Suppers 1069

Retailer

• La Belle 1008
• Saffrons Gifts & Home 1070
• Candle Scentral 1071
• I Green The Life Style 10-16
• VJG Jewellery 1073

Small Business

• ColourFull Kitchens 1074
• Clean Cut Gardening 1075
• Hunters Recruitment 1076
• Consortium Business Solutions 1018
• White Box 1077
• Candle Scentral 1071
• VJG Jewellery 1073
• Bewitched 1078
• Efes Turkish Restaurant 1079
• Inspired By The Sea 1080
• Henry House 1011
• Domluca Coffee 1081
• Limesphere Construction 1082
• Momentum Business Support 1083
• Bloomfield Digital 1084
• Jules Halliday 1085

Start up

• Pebbles Childcare 1086
• Bespoke You Beauty Retreat 1087
• Perch Lancing Beach 1028
• I Green The Life Style 1026
• Chucks Away 1088
• Sussex Performance Centre 1089
• Shake It Up Creative 1090
• Izeo 1091
• GoGecko 1092

Training and Development

• Glide Training 1093
• PEP The Printers 1094
• Jules Halliday 1085
• Hunters Recruitment 1015

Young Achiever

• Hannah Harvey 1096
• Michela Meredith 1097
• Nathan Da Costa 1098
• Jordan Hay-Ellis 1099
• Amelia Tomlinson 1100
• Naomi Oliver 1101

Menu

Artisan Breads

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Springs of Sussex Smoked Salmon, Avocado Puree, 

Celeriac Remoulade, Lemon Oil, Pea Shoots

Chilli Marinated Smoked Tofu, Avocado Puree, 

Celeriac Remoulade, Lemon Oil, Pea Shoots

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Pot Roasted Corn Fed Chicken, Wild Mushroom and 

Tarragon Mousse, Tarragon Jus, Fondant Potato, Buttered Curly Kale

(V) Layered Vegetable Dauphinoise, Wild Mushroom and 

Tarragon Mousse, Tarragon Jus, Fondant Potato, Buttered Curly Kale

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Dark & White Chocolate Truffle, Rum & Raspberry 

Compote, Vanilla Cream

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Coffee, Selection of Teas and Chocolates