Community Orchards in Adur
This guest post is by Jenni Cresswell from Brighton Permaculture Trust which has been planting orchards with communities across Sussex for over 15 years. Traditional orchards are being lost from our landscapes at worrying rates. We’re doing something to curb that trend. We believe that as well as the usual benefits from trees –...
Rewilding an Urban Garden
Local author Gerry Maguire Thompson is giving a talk for the Shoreham Society about his book, Rewilding an Urban Garden: An Illustrated Diary of Nature’s Year. This tells the story of twelve months in his Shoreham garden, and the extraordinary wealth of creatures that live or visit there. The book is beautifully designed and...
Community Creatives Pink Plaque Trail
On the Community Creatives Pink Plaque Trail over the weekend of 15-17 September we are celebrating those who engage and inspire others to take part in creative activities and have a positive impact on our community. Track down the pink plaques at locations venues across Shoreham town centre & over the Adur Ferry Bridge. Discover...
Adur Unwrapped
Celebrating Our Creative Heritage Tour the Adur district and find out about some of the creative people who have lived there. Creativity comes in all forms, from the novelist to the opera singer, from the poet to the creator of the London A-Z. Adur is the home of many creative people, drawing inspiration from the …...
Creativity Unwrapped
Creativity Unwrapped Creativity Unwrapped is this year’s theme for the Heritage Open Days week-long celebration of history and culture taking place throughout England during 8-17 September 2023. Here in Shoreham-by-Sea and across the whole Adur District we will be celebrating with a festival of talks, trails and film, encompassing...
By Poplar Demand, the Tree is Saved!
The Shoreham Poplar Front’s campaign to save a huge poplar tree has eventually succeeded. The tree is on the site of the old demolished Civic Centre next to the Duke of Wellington pub on Brighton Road. The planning application by Hyde Homes for a large housing development that the Council approved at the beginning of …...
Regeneration, Planning and the Future of our Places
For some years now the Shoreham Society has argued for a more holistic view of the wider impact of development and growth when individual large-scale planning applications are considered by Adur District Council. All too often it has seemed that we can only react to each new proposal in terms of narrow planning regulations or …...
Shoreham-by-Sea Station Ticket Office Under Threat
At a well-attended AGM on May 19th, Shoreham Society members heard from the Chairman, Gerard Rosenberg, outlining what the Society had done during the last year. From the return of Tony Vinicombe to temporarily edit the journal, to the increased interaction with other local groups, the Society was in a good position to continue. As...
Growing for our Children’s Future
The Apron Community Garden is a creative community project in Buckingham Park. Its founder, Lis Long, will be giving a talk for the Shoreham Society in April explaining the ideas behind it and how it is helping local people to enjoy gardening, learn new skills and develop their creativity. The garden was conceived during the …...
Transport in Shoreham
What’s the Future?
Shoreham is changing. History shows us it has always changed. As our town evolves and expands, what are our options for local transport? Traffic congestion, air pollution and road safety are among the clear concerns of Shoreham residents. Community group Shoreham-By-Cycle will share their thoughts on how we can learn from history and...