Friends of Old Shoreham
Celebrating the heritage of Old Shoreham
Improving the local environment
Building a community in our neighbourhood
FOldS, the Friends of Old Shoreham
FOldS aims to protect and improve the natural and built environment of Old Shoreham, through local community action.
Old Shoreham is the original village and rural parish of modern Shoreham-by-Sea, spanning urban areas and farmland from the River Adur to Buckingham Park and reaching into the South Downs National Park across Mill Hill, Slonk Hill and Thundersbarrow.
FOldS emerged from concerns that this historic and beautiful part of Shoreham had been neglected and forgotten. Since early 2024, members of FOldS have worked with many other organisations across Adur and Sussex to ‘put Old Shoreham back on the map’, creating a new heritage trail from the Airport to the Downs and organising a Heritage Festival, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Old Shoreham Conservation Area with walks, talks, music and arts.
During 2025, a new initiative, Capturing Old Shoreham, is developing a modern multimedia portrait of the area through five community projects exploring heritage, environment and community arts to support well-informed discussions about nature recovery and neighborhood planning.
Contact folds@oldshoreham.org for more information and to join the mailing list.
11 March 2025
“Echoes of Old Shoreham” is a community sound art project that captures and celebrates the rich sonic landscape and cultural heritage of Old Shoreham. This collaborative initiative invites residents to explore their historic surroundings through listening; creating an immersive audio portrait that spans the Shoreham Downs from the Adur valley to Thundersbarrow Hill.
5 August 2024
The Old Shoreham Heritage Festival offers nine days of walks, talks, art, music and workshops from 6 to 15 September, organised as part of this year’s national and European Heritage Open Days. The theme is Routes, networks and connections, a perfect fit with Old Shoreham’s historic importance as a crossroads between the Sussex Weald and the sea, connected by the river to the coastal roads.
22 May 2024
FOldS has given itself the challenge of trying to protect and improve this local heritage and environment through community action. We want to create a local heritage trail, make sure that residents know about the protected areas, improve the local environment for wildlife and people and start a debate about the place we want to live in.
Contact folds@oldshoreham.org for more information and to join the mailing list.
