Sussex Kelp Recovery Project
A guest article by Ruby Stothard from Sussex Underwater on the background to a Shoreham Society talk on 19 July 2024. Sussex Underwater are a group of passionate local divers who love filming the diverse life in our Sussex seas, so that this underwater world is no longer out of sight, out of mind. In …...
West Sussex Waste Partnership
This is a guest article from the Waste Prevention Team of West Sussex County Council. Julie Silverson, their Events & Initiatives Assistant, gave a talk to the Shoreham Society with Gigi Backshall-Wilkinson in November 2023 about reducing waste and what can be recycled. The West Sussex Waste Partnership (WSWP) is a collaboration that...
The Adur Estuary
On Friday 19 April we are pleased to welcome Richard Allan and Tony Benton from the Shoreham District Ornithological Society to give a talk about the birds that rely on the environment of the Adur Estuary. Here’s Richard’s outline of their talk and photos of just two of the many birds that visit the river …...
What’s your favourite Shoreham Tree?
Enter a photo of your favourite tree in Shoreham for the Shoreham Tree Picture Competition. It could be in your garden, in the street or a park nearby. It could be an unusual tree or have a special significance for Shoreham. Or maybe just a photo you like of any tree in Shoreham. The winning …...
Shoreham Street Trees
Do you have a favourite tree near your home that pleases you endlessly? Are you looking forward to the spring burst of leaf and blossom? Would you like to celebrate the tree related things happening in our tree deprived town and learn about more being planned? Trees are marvellous things, aren’t they? Producing oxygen, communicating...
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...
Buckingham Park Nature Boards
On Wednesday 2nd August an unveiling event was held in Buckingham Park for two Nature Boards, one by the children’s playground and a second one near Apron Community Garden. This was the culmination of work by Friends of Buckingham Park with funding from Transition Together and Adur District Council and the input of Sussex Wildlife...
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 …...
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 …...
