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The Old Vicarage Washington
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/21793/the-old-vicarage
Open Every Thur 5 Feb to 1 Oct (10am-4pm). Adm £10, chd free. Pre-booking essential, please visit www.ngs. org.uk for information & booking. Self service light refreshments on Thurs (cash only) & picnics welcome. Mon 6 Apr, Mon 31 Aug (10am-5pm). Adm £10, chd free. Home-made teas. Purchase ticket in advance or at the gate on the day. Visits also by arrangement 16 Mar to 1 Oct for groups of 10 to 30. No private group visits on Thursdays.
A truly creative garden, nurtured over 35 yeas to become a visitor favourite. Spanning over 3 acres, it features formal topiary, seasonal borders, a contemporary water sculpture, an Italianate gazebo, specimen and mature trees, a Japanese garden with waterfall and tea house, a large copse with a stream, a stumpery and treehouse, and a kitchen garden with fruit trees. With 4000 tulips and bulbs planted annually, the garden also opens in Feb for snowdrops. WC available. Featured in RHS The Garden magazine, March 2025. Regional Finalist, The English Garden’s The Nation’s Favourite Gardens 2021. Wheelchair access to front garden; rear garden is on a slope.
The National Garden Scheme
Founded in 1927 by the Queen’s Nursing Institute to raise funds for community nursing means that gardens, health and community are at the heart of what we do at the National Garden Scheme. Every ticket bought, every garden visited, and every cake and cup of tea savoured translates into millions of pounds in donations not only to some of the UK’s best loved nursing and health charities but to garden charities and community projects too.
In 2022 we made donations of 3.11 million. Beneficiaries include Marie Curie, Macmillan Cancer Support and Parkinson’s UK.
Visit https://ngs.org.uk for more information about the work of the National Garden Scheme, to search for gardens opening in your area or to find out how to open your own garden for the National Garden Scheme.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
“Phoenix Big Band”
Quincy Jones tribute performance
The 18-piece Phoenix Big Band with guest singers Dave Harris and Kelly O’Haire are performing the music of Quincy Jones on Thursday 4th June, 7.00 – 10.00pm.
Quincy Jones was an American record producer, composer, arranger, trumpet player, bandleader and conductor. A legend in the music industry, Quincy Jones received 28 Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. He died last November aged 91 following a career spanning more than 70 years. We’re paying tribute to him with a selection of his music tonight, and it’ll be cookin’ at all levels.
Seating: is on a first come first served basis.
Food and drink: Unforgettable Italian wood-fired pizza, available to buy, from locally based Siena Pizza Co and wine by the bottle, soft drinks too.
Running time: Two hours of music with an interval.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
The Apple Store, near Knepp Castle, off Pound Lane, West Grinstead, Horsham.
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/30212/knepp-castle
Open for National Garden Scheme on Saturday, 6th June (10-5). Admission £15, children free. Pre-booking essential, please visit www.ngs.org.uk for information & booking. Timed slots at 10am, 11.30am & 2pm. Refreshments in aid of Shipley CE Primary School. For other opening times and information, please visit garden website.
The Walled Garden at Knepp has been transformed into a garden for biodiversity. With designers Tom Stuart- Smith and James Hitchmough, we have applied some of the principles we’ve learned from rewilding the wider landscape to this small, confined space to create a mosaic of dynamic habitats for wildlife. The croquet lawn is now a riot of humps and hollows, hosting almost 1000 species of plants. Lunches available at Knepp Wilding Kitchen, RH13 8NQ.
Occasionally garden openings need to be cancelled please always check on the NGS website ngs.org.uk
Thanks to the generosity of garden owners, volunteers and visitors The National Garden Scheme have donated over £77.8 million to nursing and health charities and in 2025 made an annual donation of over £3.8 million. The core beneficiaries include Carers Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Parkinson’s UK and The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing.
The National Garden Scheme doesn’t just open beautiful gardens for charity – they are passionate about the physical and mental health benefits of gardens too. They also support charities doing amazing work in gardens and health and grant bursaries to help community gardening projects.
To learn more about the National Garden Scheme, discover your perfect garden or find out how to open your own garden, visit ngs.org.uk For gardens opening in Sussex, pick up a copy of The National Garden Scheme Sussex Booklet, available free from many local stores, garden centres and libraries and as an online Flip Book
https://www.galleries.co.uk/NGS/sussex26/
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Come and meet us on the Meadow
Come and meet us on the Meadow(the green space in Meadowside)
Saturday 6th June at 10.00am. Help us keep the Meadow and the playground tidy by clearing litter from the site.
We will provide equipment (litter-pickers, bags, gloves etc.) and refreshments later – probably around 11-11.30pm.
All welcome. We are a friendly group and the Meadow is a lovely area – let’s keep it that way!
Wear old clothes and shoes – wellies if wet.
The meadow area at Meadowside (RH20 4EG)
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
The National Garden Scheme: Bumble Farm, Loxwood
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/45488/bumble-farm
Drungewick Lane, Loxwood, Billingshurst, RH14 0RS.
Open for NGS Saturday 16th, Sunday 17th May, Saturday 6th, Sunday 7th June (2-5). Admission £6, children free. Home-made teas.
A delightful large country garden, passionately and imaginatively created by an enthusiastic owner over the past 20 yrs. The garden features a series of circular lawns, surrounded by borders filled with mass drift and repeat planting of harmonious perennials, roses, shrubs, and more. A newly developed white garden, a wisteria covered pergola, a kitchen and cutting garden, fountains, and various seating areas.
Occasionally garden openings need to be cancelled please always check on the NGS website ngs.org.uk
Thanks to the generosity of garden owners, volunteers and visitors The National Garden Scheme have donated over £77.8 million to nursing and health charities and in 2025 made an annual donation of over £3.8 million. The core beneficiaries include Carers Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Parkinson’s UK and The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing.
The National Garden Scheme doesn’t just open beautiful gardens for charity – they are passionate about the physical and mental health benefits of gardens too. They also support charities doing amazing work in gardens and health and grant bursaries to help community gardening projects.
To learn more about the National Garden Scheme, discover your perfect garden or find out how to open your own garden, visit ngs.org.uk For gardens opening in Sussex, pick up a copy of The National Garden Scheme Sussex Booklet, available free from many local stores, garden centres and libraries and as an online Flip Book https://www.galleries.co.uk/NGS/sussex26/
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
Peeler’s Retreat
70 Ford Road, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9EX
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/23227/peelers-retreat
Open on Saturday 4th, Saturday 18th, Tuesday 28th April, Saturday 23rd, Tuesday 26th May, Tuesday 2nd, Saturday 6th, Tuesday 16th June, Tuesday 7th, Saturday 11th, Tuesday 21st July (2-5). Admission £5, children free. Home- made teas. Refreshments in aid of Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice.
This inspirational space is a delight with permanent gazebos and comfortable seating to sit and relax, enjoying delicious teas. When cold we light the fire for our guests. Interlocking beds packed with year-round colour and scent, shaded by specimen trees, inventive water features and a range of quirky woodland sculptures.
The National Garden Scheme
Thanks to the generosity of garden owners, volunteers and visitors The National Garden Scheme have donated over £77.8 million to nursing and health charities and in 2025 made an annual donation of over £3.8 million. The core beneficiaries include Carers Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Parkinson’s UK and The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing.
The National Garden Scheme doesn’t just open beautiful gardens for charity – they are passionate about the physical and mental health benefits of gardens too. They also support charities doing amazing work in gardens and health and grant bursaries to help community gardening projects.
Visit https://ngs.org.uk for more information about the work of the National Garden Scheme, to search for gardens opening in your area or to find out how to open your own garden for the National Garden Scheme.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
The National Garden Scheme: Bumble Farm, Loxwood
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/45488/bumble-farm
Drungewick Lane, Loxwood, Billingshurst, RH14 0RS.
Open for NGS Saturday 16th, Sunday 17th May, Saturday 6th, Sunday 7th June (2-5). Admission £6, children free. Home-made teas.
A delightful large country garden, passionately and imaginatively created by an enthusiastic owner over the past 20 yrs. The garden features a series of circular lawns, surrounded by borders filled with mass drift and repeat planting of harmonious perennials, roses, shrubs, and more. A newly developed white garden, a wisteria covered pergola, a kitchen and cutting garden, fountains, and various seating areas.
Occasionally garden openings need to be cancelled please always check on the NGS website ngs.org.uk
Thanks to the generosity of garden owners, volunteers and visitors The National Garden Scheme have donated over £77.8 million to nursing and health charities and in 2025 made an annual donation of over £3.8 million. The core beneficiaries include Carers Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Parkinson’s UK and The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing.
The National Garden Scheme doesn’t just open beautiful gardens for charity – they are passionate about the physical and mental health benefits of gardens too. They also support charities doing amazing work in gardens and health and grant bursaries to help community gardening projects.
To learn more about the National Garden Scheme, discover your perfect garden or find out how to open your own garden, visit ngs.org.uk For gardens opening in Sussex, pick up a copy of The National Garden Scheme Sussex Booklet, available free from many local stores, garden centres and libraries and as an online Flip Book https://www.galleries.co.uk/NGS/sussex26/
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
All Welcome to St Mary’s Cafe in the Church
Faith, Hope and Love in the heart of Storrington.
2nd Wednesday of each month – 10:30am
Please come and join us for a friendly cuppa with our Rector, Rev. Jonathan Swindells.
Mrs. Vivien Stuart (Parish Secretary) : 01903 742888 The Rectory Office is now open on Thursday mornings 10am – 12 noon
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
Curated by esteemed duo, Penny Gambrill and Marty Lowell
An exciting exhibition bringing in contemporary artists, all curated by esteemed duo Penny Gambrill & Marty Lowell. All pieces are for sale and there’s something for everyone. The café will be open daily for the exhibition so grab your friends and make a day of it.
Free entry & parking. For more details please see www.sullingtonmanorfarm.co.uk, contact us on info@sullingtonmanorfarm.co.uk or ring 01903 745754.
For more details of this and many other events at Sullington Farm please see https://www.sullingtonmanorfarm.co.uk/events, contact us on info@sullingtonmanorfarm.co.uk or ring 01903 745754.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
The Old Vicarage Washington
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/21793/the-old-vicarage
Open Every Thur 5 Feb to 1 Oct (10am-4pm). Adm £10, chd free. Pre-booking essential, please visit www.ngs. org.uk for information & booking. Self service light refreshments on Thurs (cash only) & picnics welcome. Mon 6 Apr, Mon 31 Aug (10am-5pm). Adm £10, chd free. Home-made teas. Purchase ticket in advance or at the gate on the day. Visits also by arrangement 16 Mar to 1 Oct for groups of 10 to 30. No private group visits on Thursdays.
A truly creative garden, nurtured over 35 yeas to become a visitor favourite. Spanning over 3 acres, it features formal topiary, seasonal borders, a contemporary water sculpture, an Italianate gazebo, specimen and mature trees, a Japanese garden with waterfall and tea house, a large copse with a stream, a stumpery and treehouse, and a kitchen garden with fruit trees. With 4000 tulips and bulbs planted annually, the garden also opens in Feb for snowdrops. WC available. Featured in RHS The Garden magazine, March 2025. Regional Finalist, The English Garden’s The Nation’s Favourite Gardens 2021. Wheelchair access to front garden; rear garden is on a slope.
The National Garden Scheme
Founded in 1927 by the Queen’s Nursing Institute to raise funds for community nursing means that gardens, health and community are at the heart of what we do at the National Garden Scheme. Every ticket bought, every garden visited, and every cake and cup of tea savoured translates into millions of pounds in donations not only to some of the UK’s best loved nursing and health charities but to garden charities and community projects too.
In 2022 we made donations of 3.11 million. Beneficiaries include Marie Curie, Macmillan Cancer Support and Parkinson’s UK.
Visit https://ngs.org.uk for more information about the work of the National Garden Scheme, to search for gardens opening in your area or to find out how to open your own garden for the National Garden Scheme.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.