Feedback on the changes to the fund was collected through the year and the council has used this to shape the funding priorities for 2024. 

Groups advised the council that caring for the environment and providing more opportunities for young people are top priorities, as well as greater collaboration and sharing of resources with each other. 

The council was also asked to support groups to learn about how they could become more inclusive and welcoming to diverse communities. 

To help support groups to achieve these priorities, this year the council will prioritise projects focused on helping Worthing’s residents and communities become more connected within and across neighbourhoods and more involved in designing projects.  

Groups will be encouraged to collaborate with one another to design projects that focus on improving health and wellbeing, tackling environmental issues, caring for Worthing’s neighbourhoods, and growing community co-operation.  

A series of community workshop events will take place in May, offering groups the chance to find out more about the fund and get an opportunity to network with each other. 
 

• Thursday 9th May from 9.30am to 11.30am in the Shaftesbury Room at Worthing Leisure Centre on Shaftesbury Avenue
• Thursday 9th May from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at Northbrook Barn Community Centre on Squadron Drive
• Friday 10th May from 10am to midday at The Sidney Walter Centre on Sussex Road 

 
Visit https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/worthing-cil/neighbourhood-fund/ to sign up for the community workshop events and find answers to some frequently asked questions.