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January 17th, 2025New facility to be created in support of Worthing’s independent fishermen
Worthing Borough Council has drawn up plans with its community of independent commercial fishermen to transform the town’s unutilised rotunda into a new facility where they can prepare and sell their fresh fish.Read More
December 11th, 2024
Work starts on new memorial garden at Worthing Crematorium
Work has started on a new memorial garden at Worthing Crematorium that will provide space for 950 new burial plots.Worthing Crematorium has three private memorial garden areas for cremated remains set within its peaceful grounds, but all those spaces are now used or reserved and over 100 families are on a waiting list for a plot.
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November 18th, 2024
Care charities initiate merger to enhance services for veterans
Two charities that care for Armed Forces veterans and their families living with disability, neurological conditions or dementia, have agreed to work towards a merger. Royal Star & Garter operates three care homes in Solihull, High Wycombe and Surbiton, and Care for Veterans (formerly the Queen Alexandra Hospital Home) operates a single home in Worthing, West Sussex.
A merger of these two historic charities will bring together all their existing services and expand the Royal Star & Garter group to four care homes. Consolidating services will enable the charities to share expertise, resources and support functions, to provide a more effective, efficient and wider-reaching offer to the veteran community of all ages.
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November 15th, 2024
Mayor of Worthing receives new community-funded robe
The Mayor of Worthing, Councillor Ibsha Choudhury, debuted a new mayoral robe at the town’s remembrance services thanks to fundraising led by the local community.Residents worked together to fund the creation of a new animal-friendly mayoral robe after concerns that the town’s historic robes were not appropriate for all wearers.
Worthing’s original mayoral robe dates back to 1890 and has been worn by successive first citizens for special civic occasions. The original scarlet robe is lined with Russian sable fur and worn with white gloves, lace cuffs and a lace jabot.
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