Coast to Capital LEP recognise the significant proportion of economic growth in our region will come from businesses trading internationally. Coast to Capital and its partners surveyed companies four years ago and we want to gauge the current level of international export activity to understand trends and related issues. This is being done in the form of a survey, which is linked here: http://goo.gl/forms/DgLUHsuoj1P1tgE22
 
Findings from the survey will help Coast to Capital, and its partners, focus funding on initiatives and programmes to help small and medium sized businesses explore new international markets.
 
Coast to Capital would be very grateful if you complete the linked survey which should take no more than 10 minutes to complete.  We will publish findings from the survey in a report to follow. Please feel free to pass this survey on to whoever you feel it is relevant.

There are only seven days left until Worthing Street Velodrome 2016 opens on Beach House Grounds.  What will you be doing next weekend (and if it isn’t Velodrome related, maybe it’s time to change your plans and get on the track for a free have-a-go session?)

Powering back onto Beach House Grounds from Friday 1st July, Worthing’s Street Velodrome builds on the success of the inaugural 2015 event.  With a dedicated schools’ day on the Friday, free public drop-in tuition & have-a-go sessions on Saturday 2nd July followed by amateur and pro-level competitive races on Sunday 3rd July, it’s going to be a sun-drenched, fast-paced and adrenaline fuelled fun family weekend!

In addition to the track action, there will be a range of cycling related trade stands, an international pop-up food arena - with an emphasis on healthy and freshly made foods - from the Proto Group, further edible delights from other local providers alongside a live acoustic music stage hosted by Northbrook College and Shoreham Allstars, and plenty more to make the weekend go with a spin.

After the track action and free have-a-go on Saturday 2 June, the acoustic stage will remain open until 9pm, with food and drink continuing to be provided until the last note of the evening’s entertainment rings out.

The music stage is a new addition for the 2016 Worthing StreetVelodrome and will feature Northbrook current and graduating students, together with the stars of the recent S'koolFest concert, which featured the best under 18 bands and singers, alongside the Shoreham Allstars, fresh from their appearance at Wildlife Festival.

Sunday 3rd July will also begin with a Peloton along the Prom starting at 09:30 from the seafront shelter at the foot of George V Avenue,  organised by Worthing resident Jeremy Strutt.

Coaching amateur riders around the tightly banked track will be Rowena Price, who rode to local and then national victory in 2015’s amateur competition.  Now a Pro Rider with the South Coast Rollers (Worthing’s home team), Rowena will be sharing her skills with the town’s amateur riders who will be competing for a space on the South Coast Roller team for the London finals alongside Rowena and fellow SCR Pro Rider Jack Ravenscroft.  You can read more about Rowena’s story - and her hopes for 2016 - here (http://worthingstreetvelodrome.co.uk/worthings-rowena-to-defend-her-street-velodrome-title-just-one-month-to-go/)

For more information, including an up to date event schedule, please visit the dedicated website - www.WorthingStreetVelodrome.co.uk - or follow the action through Twitter using the hashtag #WorthingSV16.  Local residents are reminded that for the duration of the competition, the event will be using the southern portion of the Beach House pay and display car park.  

Worthing RFC are hosting a Worthing 7's & Beer Festival on Saturday 16th July 2016 and will be running Men's and Women's competitions. 

Cash Prizes available for Men's Cup Final Winners and Women's Cup Final Winners!!

The Men's tournament this year is aimed at teams from leagues Sussex 1 (RFU Level 9) and below.

The Women's tournament is aimed at South East 1 leagues (and equivalent) and below. However, social or touring sides from other clubs are also very welcome to enter a team.

Team entry is just £85 which includes camping! Teams are advised to please read our Information sheet and FAQ sheet.

At Worthing 7's, there is also a fantastic Beer Festival with the outside bar stocked with a large variety of Sussex beers, supporting our local breweries.

The incredible 'Phonic Boom' booked for this year's evening party. The fancy dress theme will be South America to run in line with Rio Olympic 7s !

For regular updates, follow Worthing RFC's Facebook page 'Worthing 7’s and Beer Festival'. Worthing RFC are also on Twitter 'Worthing7s', where they will be announcing teams as they enter! #Worthing7s

Click here for more information on the event

Can you help out Worthing Churches Homeless Projects? WCHP are looking for items to help their clients set up when they move out.  They also might get used for local families or individuals who are struggling financially and need a bit of support to help prevent them getting to crisis point. 

If the item is something that WCHP can sell in their shops to raise money for the charity then it may be used for this. 

Who knew that lamp that doesn’t go with your new wallpaper had such a variety of lifestyle options ahead of it?!

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Small Items

Working kettles

Working toasters

Tin openers

Cooking utensils

Working Lamps

Sleeping Bags

Tinned tomatoes (can you believe)

Tea spoons

Slightly bigger items

Good working order and condition microwaves

Single duvet sets, especially suitable for men

As new duvets preferably laundered. Single and double

Big items

Beds

Furniture in good condition

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Contact Rachel Blair if you can help - Community Fundraiser - 01903 286480

After a successful run at the Underbelly’s Circus Hub, Edinburgh this summer, Jacksons Lane presents Lost in Translation Circus The Hogwallops on its UK tour.

Thrillingly spectacular circus skills blend seamlessly with physical comedy, clowning, juggling, theatrical storytelling and slapstick in this colourful, loud and funny dramatisation of the domestic adventures of a chaotic, dysfunctional family of misfits.

The Hogwallops are a vulgar, grotesque family who constantly bicker, scheme and play practical jokes on each other. Their crazy home resembles an adventure playground where the ordinary inevitably becomes extraordinary! Everyday activities take on extreme forms, simple tasks such as hanging out the washing become a clothes fight of swinging, flying bodies and fabric. Dinner time becomes a teasing game of animalistic juggling and a cooking lesson takes on dangerous proportions with household furniture stacked to the roof in a most precarious balanced fashion.

Fast rising UK based contemporary circus company Lost In Translation display heart stopping virtuosic skilful aerial and floor acrobatics. An original live score contributes to the mix creating a quirky and comic family show in the true sense. A treat for the eyes and ears with thrills, gasps, laughs and drama - there’s plenty for both adults and children to enjoy.

After the opening performance on Friday 8^th July there will also be a post-show Q&A with Adrian Berry, Artistic Director of Jacksons Lane, which is free for ticket holders to attend.

Jacksons Lane is one of the UK’s leading producers of new small-mid scale circus, and this is first time it is producing its own tour. Adrian Berry, Artistic Director, said “This year we turn 40 and have announced two major new circus commissions, so the news that we will be touring a large scale new circus production across England could not be better timing; for ourselves, the circus sector and audiences across the country. Lost in Translation Circus are one of the brightest and most exciting companies in the country and we are thrilled to be working with other venues to support their programmes, audiences and communities with performances and participation. Circus is everywhere today and we are thrilled to be at the centre of its amazing growth.”

Lost in Translation is UK based with a multi-cultural membership with strong links to Belgium Italy and Australia and performers originating from Italy, France, Ireland and Australia. Founded by circus space graduates in 2006 as an acrobatic duo, the company has toured widely throughout the UK and Europe ever since. Transformed into a full-blown ensemble in 2011 the company moved to Norfolk in 2013 to become company in residence with leading UK circus and street arts development charity Seachange Arts where they run the circus education program. Their strength, flexibility and experience are their greatest assets. LIT are children of the circus, ready to share their vision of a world full of fun, acrobatics and laughter.

The Hogwallops is a co-production between Jacksons Lane and Lost in Translation Circus, funded by the Arts Council England Strategic Touring Programme. 

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Date: Friday 8th July & Saturday 9th July 2016

Time: 7:30pm Friday, 2.30pm & 7:30pm Saturday

Price: £15.50, Concession/Student £14, Friends £12.50, Family £48

Venue: Pavilion Theatre, Union Place, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3PX

Box office: 01903 206 206 or online at www.worthingtheatres.co.uk

The Hilton Avisford Park, Arundel now have rooms available to stay over the Festival of Speed.

MINIMUM 4 NIGHT STAY - 22ND, 23RD, 24TH, 25TH JUNE

11 ROOMS AVAILABLE EACH NIGHT

RATES START FROM £287.20 ADVANCED PURCHASED ROOM ONLY

FULL PAYMENT NON-REFUNDABLE

Please contact Angela at the Hilton Avisford Park if you are interested. This will be on a first come first served basis.

The countdown is on - in just two short weeks, Worthing Street Velodrome will open in Beach House Grounds.  Are you ready? “When Worthing Borough Council decided to bring the Street Velodrome to the town for 2015, we underestimated the impact that this free event would have,” comments Councillor Bryan Turner, the Council’s Executive Member for Regeneration. “The ballots for track time were over subscribed, the prom cycle attracted more people than we imagined and the buzz was absolutely phenomenal.  With such a success under our belts, it was only natural to make the weekend even bigger and better for this year.” With just a fortnight left until the event starts, the Borough Council’s organising team have been hard at work putting the finishing touches to the music stage, trade stands and catering village which will pop-up around the Street Velodrome during its residence in Beach House Grounds on the first weekend of July.  “This is just the sort of event which we want to see in Worthing,” Councillor Daniel Humphreys, Leader of Worthing Borough Council, adds.  “We proved the idea last year, now we’re back with another free-to-take-part, family-friendly, event making the most of our beautiful open space and beachfront.  “We’re grateful for the support of all our sponsors who have shown their faith not only in the event itself, but also in our ability to deliver yet another brilliant weekend for the town. “I can’t wait until that first klaxon goes off and the racing starts!” Sponsors Lancing College alongside Southern Rail and Worthing Homes have championed bringing Street Velodrome back to Worthing this July.  Through their support, the Borough Council has been able to expand the event to three days, offering a dedicated Schools’ Day on 1 July, followed by an expanded catering and entertainment offer on the 2nd and 3rd July. On Saturday 2nd July, event-goers can get onto the track and test their skills against the clock in a day of free first-come-first-serve racing.  All equipment and training will be provided by the Street Velodrome Pro Rider teams, so all you need to do is simply steel your nerves, get on the track and wait for the signal! The Sunday Peloton is also making a return this year, organised by local Worthing resident Jeremy Strutt (you can read a short interview with Jeremy on the Worthing Street Velodrome website - http://worthingstreetvelodrome.co.uk/interview-with-jeremy-strutt/) - what more excuse do you need to get on your bike and cruise to the Street Velodrome grounds on Sunday 3rd July? All of the details for the event schedule can be found on www.WorthingStreetVelodrome.co.uk - and the whole thing can be followed on social media.  Don’t forget to join in the social fun throughout the weekend on Twitter, using #WorthingSV16

Worthing & Adur Chamber of Commerce developed the Worthing and Adur Fund for the local area in 2011, in partnership with Sussex Community Foundation, a charity that develops and supports local giving.            

The Chamber has worked with the Foundation to promote this permanent fund which, as it grows, will provide grants from the income it earns for charities and community groups, for years to come.

A number of local individuals and businesses became Founder Donors giving a minimum of £1,000 which provided the seed donations to establish the core endowment fund, and since then many more local businesses have contributed to ensure the continuing success of this worthwhile project.

Recently a total of £3,838 was awarded between the following local groups;

Superstar Arts CIC, Maybridge Keystone Club, Heene Community Association, The Friends of Oak Grove College, Cruse Bereavement Care, Electric Storm Youth and CircusSeen.

Mike Metters, of Miller Parris commented “We are really proud to continue to be involved with the Worthing and Adur Fund. It is a real pleasure to see so many local organisations and community groups being able to benefit from the charity.”

On Thursday 30th June 2016, at 1700 hours exactly, the two communities of Worthing in West Sussex and the town of Richebourg in Northern France, will be conducting military services, to honor the 100th anniversary of the loss of 366 young boys and men from the Sussex.

During the now infamous WW1 Battle of Boar’s Head in Richebourg, the loss suffered by the Royal Sussex Regiment was so heavy that the conflict as since been referred to as ‘‘the day Sussex died’.

Representatives from Worthing, including Councillor Sean McDonald newly elected Mayor of Worthing, have been invited to attend the ceremony in Richebourg​, which will mirror the ceremony in Worthing​, as below.

​T​the Worthing Combined Ex-Services Association (CESA), in conjunction with Worthing Borough Council will be holding a Drumhead Ceremony outside Worthing Town Hall, Chapel Road.  This unique and historic service will be conducted by the Revd David Farrant, Hon Chaplain, Worthing C.E.S.A.  Members of the public are invited to attend.

A message to the people of Worthing from the Deputy Mayor of Richebourg will be read by Councillor Alex Harman, the newly elected Deputy Mayor of Worthing.

​During the service 22 pupils from St Andrew’s C of E Boys school Worthing will ​lay crosses, each ​cross ​representing each of the ​22 ​fallen soldiers from Worthing.

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More prayers and hymns will follow and The Last Post will be performed by local 12 year old Grace Heath, from Sompting who is the official bugler for the CESA.  The Lancing Brass ​Band of the Royal British Legion ​ will also be playing throughout the ceremony​

Councillor Tom Wye, who has organised this event and advised on the service in Richebourg adds “The 30th June 1916 was the worst day of the entire WW1 conflict for Worthing, with at least 22 killed. Whilst other towns and cities commemorate the 1st July, the starting of the Battle of the Somme, it is fitting that Worthing commemorates and remembers those young men who paid the ultimate sacrifice. We will  remember each as an individual and will read out details of their ​all too short lives."

An exhibition to mark this anniversary will be open to the public, with free entry, from Monday 27th through to Friday 1st July 9am-5pm.  Worthing Town Hall foyer.