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March 21st, 2022Get out and about to see the wildlife on your doorstep
Could you tell the difference between a cricket and a grasshopper? Do you know your dandelion from your catsear? And would you know what to do with a slow worm if you saw one?Read More
March 17th, 2022
Green canopy in Adur and Worthing to celebrate the Queen’s reign
Hundreds of trees are being planted across Adur and Worthing to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.The Queen’s Green Canopy is a national initiative to mark the Jubilee through the planting of trees to create an environmentally sustainable legacy for communities across the country.
Adur and Worthing’s events have officially begun with the planting of commemorative English oaks at Beach House Park in Worthing and Buckingham Park in Shoreham.
Mayor of Worthing Councillor Lionel Harman and Caroline Nicholls, the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex, assisted with the Beach House Park planting while Adur District Council Chairman Councillor Stephen Chipp and his children Eloise, 10, and Samuel, 6, had the honour in Buckingham Park.
Those trees are just two of more than 1,400 that will be planted in parks and other green spaces across Adur and Worthing during the Jubilee year.
Events to celebrate the new greenery in Worthing, Shoreham, Lancing, Sompting and Southwick are planned throughout the year.
By the end of the year, Adur will have seen trees planted in nine different council wards, with the largest concentrations being at Lancing Ring, Lancing Manor Park, Buckingham Park and Malthouse Meadow.
Worthing’s Jubilee trees will be planted in six different wards, in Salvington, Offington, Durrington, Northbrook, Central and Marine, with the largest numbers being at Sheepcombe Hanger, The Sanctuary, West Hill and Northbrook Recreation Ground.
Cllr Harman said: “It is an honour to have had the chance to play my part in such an important commemoration in Worthing.
“The Jubilee trees will be a lasting legacy to remember Her Majesty and all she has done for this country.”
Cllr Chipp said: “It’s particularly fitting that our Jubilee celebrations should focus on such an environmentally conscious issue as the planting of new trees.
“We all need to do our bit to tackle the climate crisis so I was delighted to be able to share with my children the honour of investing in the health of our planet.”
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February 28th, 2022
Worthing Borough Council will fight Goring Gap housing decision
Worthing Borough Council has vowed to continue its fight to protect the green space at Goring Gap after its decision to reject an application for new housing was overruled.Read More
February 21st, 2022
Council's response towards achieving Carbon Neutral endorsed by Department of Environment Minister
Worthing Borough Council has been praised by Conservative Minister for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment, Rebecca Pow MP, on a visit to the town for it's wide variety of work to help achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. The minister was met by Tim Loughton MP and Conservative Council Leader Kevin Jenkins to explore the Sussex Bay initiative. It was explained how the council has sought to become the first local authority in the UK to lease the seabed off their coast from the Queen in a pioneering project to invest in climate change measures and restore marine habitat. This move paves the way from an ambitious plan to create a Sussex Bay Marine Park along the entire county coast, east and west, to protect vital marine life, restore estuary habitat and even create a destination for eco tourism. It is seen as the 'blue mirror' to the South Downs, with all the environmental protection, tourism and potential job opportunities that could be created.
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