Mental Health

July 29th, 2022

The Big Listen kick-starts new approach to improve Worthing

Today (Friday 29 July), The Big Listen is being launched by Worthing Borough Council, signalling a new approach to strengthen relationships with community groups and listen to and work with residents on the issues they care most about.

From next week, members of The Big Listen team will travel around the borough attending community events and holding pop-up conversations at key locations.

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June 29th, 2022

Boost for homeless in Worthing

Homeless people in need of support will get some vital help after plans to demolish an empty building on an industrial estate and replace it with 21 individual apartments were given the green light.

Worthing Borough Council’s Planning Committee has voted through the proposal to knock down the vacant Skywaves House on the 0.11 hectare brownfield site at the end of Ivy Arch Road, Worthing, and build some much-needed temporary housing.

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June 20th, 2022

Support Worthing Samaritans and sign up for a Samarathon this Summer

Worthing Samaritans is inviting supporters to sign up to Samarathon, the charity’s annual virtual marathon. Funds raised will help Worthing Samaritans continue to be there for people struggling to cope.
Worthing Samaritans is encouraging people to sign up to Samarathon and set themselves the challenge of walking, jogging or running the equivalent of a marathon distance during July, helping the charity’s volunteers continue to provide vital emotional support.

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May 30th, 2022

Safe in Sussex & Turning Tides joint Kintsugi Women – Golden Repair Exhibition

Worthing Museum and Art Gallery is hosting an art exhibition, created by clients who access services from two local charities, Safe in Sussex for victims of domestic abuse, and Turning Tides for the homeless of West Sussex. The exhibition is called ‘The Kintsugi Women – Golden Repair’, and was launched on 14th May and runs until 25th September.
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