Worthing Community Chest

09/09/2026

Please join Go Youth Activities for their Cultural Day on Saturday. FREE ADMISSION

Come along and visit the different parts of the world
We would love to see you and your family.

02/09/2026

Thank you so much for this wonderful message of thanks and support from Dan at Dad La Soul - I don't mind telling you it made us very emotional!
We're very proud we were able to help get this fantastic organisation off the ground - and so proud of what it is today!

With well over 400 projects supported and over half a million pounds in grant funds awarded since 2001 we're still here, putting community first in Worthing.

28/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who came along to our 25th Anniversary AGM last night at Maybridge Keystone Centre. It was fantastic to see so many of you, representing groups from the past, present - and future - of WCC funding. We're so proud of having played just a little part in the origin story of so many incredible organisations that do so much for and beyond.

And thank you to the groups that couldn't join us but sent us lovely messages of thanks and support. We will be posting some of these in the coming days. They are not only a great boost to us as an organisation, but will hopefully give confidence to people to come and have a chat with us about funding for their projects.

We were delighted to welcome the family of our beloved and much-missed colleague Malcolm Brett as we paid tribute to him for all he did over 13 years as a trustee for Worthing Community Chest, and for the wider community. We held the inaugural presentation of a new award in his honour, which was presented to Radio Worthing by Malcolm's family. Community radio was very close to Malcolm's heart and we felt that this was the perfect choice. Radio Worthing will receive £200 in addition to their recent Grants for Growth award.

It was an amazing networking event as well, creating new connections for people to share skills, ideas, resources and experience. Special thanks to Jeanette from Tommy's Community Kitchen and Bakery who baked our delicious celebration cakes.

Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts, to everyone who has supported Worthing Community Chest over 25 years of grant-giving in our community. Over the years, more than fifty people have supported us as trustees and we thank every one of them for the work they have done. Without trustees Worthing Community Chest could not continue as the amazing organisation that it is, providing grass-roots funding support for Worthing projects. We would love to hear from anyone who would like to get involved in keeping it running well into the future. Take a look at our website or give us a call to find out what's involved.

To all the current and past trustees, employees, volunteers, donors, recyclers, Appraisal Panellists, to anyone who's talked to their network about us, played our lottery, put us in their will, put change in our buckets or played our treasure hunt games at our event stalls. We love you all!

Here's to the next 25 years!

Andy's Angels
Dad La Soul
Billy and Beyond CIC
Men in Sheds Worthing
Between the Blue and Green Film Festival
The Wellderness
Cycall Adapted Cycling
Worthing Rugby Club
Worthing United Youth FC
Say Aphasia
SHOUT WSK
Worthing Heritage Alliance

26/08/2026

Would you like to support our fundraising and maybe win a little something for yourself at the same time? Play our lottery and win up to £25,000 every week. Plus you get entry into our monthly SuperDraw. A great way to support your favourite grant-giving charity!

Worthing Community Chest is offering you the chance to win big prizes and help raise much needed funds.

26/08/2026

Come along and see us at our stall at Worthing Carnival. If you have a project in mind for and you'd like to explore funding opportunities we'd love to have a chat!

FOUR DAYS TO GO till WORTHING ROTARY CARNIVAL!

And today we're turning our attention to one of the biggest parts of Worthing Carnival...

THE PARADE!

On Bank Holiday Monday, 34 fantastic entries will make their way from Grand Avenue through Worthing along the seafront.

Expect music, colour, costumes, characters, community groups, wheels, dancing and plenty of surprises along the way.

It's one of the great things about Worthing Carnival, seeing our town come together and put on a spectacular show.

Find your spot along the route and get ready to cheer them on!
MAKE SOME NOISE!!

Worthing Rotary Carnival
Sunday 30 & Monday 31 August 2026
11am–7pm
Steyne Gardens & Worthing Seafront

PARADE: Monday 31 August, 12.30pm from Grand Avenue

FREE ENTRY

25/08/2026

We have been privileged to support Between the Blue and Green Film Festival in past years with grant funding and it's been fantasitc to see it become a firm favourite in the Worthing events calendar.

This year's festival will feature the UK premier of a very significant and hard-hitting documentary showing the difference that open communication can make in bringing very different groups in a community together to bring about change. The second documentary of the evening highlights nature and wellbeing. We feel that these subjects will be of interest to many in our network, so please go along and support this event.




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20/08/2026

We'll be at Picnic in the Park Tarring today, so if you'd like to have a chat about opportunities for your or project, come and have a chat with us!

See you tomorrow 🥰

20/08/2026

Between the Blue and Green Film Festival screening dates are coming up so book your tickets for what promise to be some very exciting films, including a UK premiere! We're looking forward to it, see you there!

🎬TICKETS ON SALE NOW🎬

You can now buy tickets for our Film Festival screening across 2 evenings on 24th & 25th September
Both events will take place at Audio Active.

24th Sept
Join us for the UK premiere of
A groundbreaking documentary that interweaves storytelling from the point of view of police, gangs & victims of crime.

Nothing To See Here: Watts is the winning film in our Documentary / Drama category.

We’ll also be screening the winning film in our 20 Minute category.
Finding My Way Back by Simon Owen tells the story of Annabel and the powerful force of nature upon your mental wellbeing.

On Friday 25th September join us for our Short Film and Smartphone films selection, showcasing some incredible talent from a wealth of creative films entered.

Tickets for both events can be bought from Eventbrite. See link in bio for details.

We can’t wait to see you all there
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18/07/2026

Men in Sheds Worthing have made us this fantastic Treasure Chest to use at our events. Thank you so much!

Come along and visit us at Broadwater Carnival today to try your luck, and support our work providing grant funding to local small charities, groups and projects.

09/07/2026

To celebrate our 25th Anniversary we will be holding a special AGM on 27th August at Maybridge Keystone Centre We will be welcoming people from charities, organisations and community groups we have funded over the years as well as special guests and trustees past and present. Save the date and watch your inbox!