Storrington featured events to note
Check the full What’s On calendar for all the events taking place in the Storrington area
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Watch, photograph and ride on a selection of buses from years gone by.
A showcase of buses from Amberley Museum’s own collection, the Southdown Omnibus collection and a number of visiting buses.
The earliest bus at the Museum is a 1914 petrol-electric, and there are several buses from the 1920s and 1930s. There will also be a variety of buses visiting for the day.
There will be bus rides all day, transporting visitors around the 36-acre Museum grounds with either the 1914 or a 1928 open-topped bus in service (subject to weather conditions).
‘Peter’ our 1918 Bagnall Steam Locomotive, will also be running on our narrow-gauge railway to carry passengers around the site.
Tickets must be pre-booked online for this event.
See: https://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/whats-on/spring-bus-show/
Amberley Museum is located in the heart of the South Downs National Park. Often referred to as multiple museums in one, the Museum has over 20 exhibition areas.
The Limeburners Cafe will be open for lunches and snacks, ice creams and hot drinks are also available. There are also outdoor picnic areas.
Well behaved dogs on short leads are welcome.
All activities are subject to change.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
Storrington Duck Race
to raise funds for the The Friends of Storrington Primary School.
The Duck Race is held at the Riverside Walk and the Storrington Library Mill Stream Car Park.
The car park will be closed to cars on the day of the event so please use other on street parking or village car parks.
There are 6 races with 500 ducks taking part in each. The winner of each race will receive a prize and the first 10 ducks from each race then automatically qualify for the Grand Final.
Don’t miss an opportunity at get your ticket for your duck.
Tickets for the Duck Race will be on sale nearer the date. Sale locations to be confirmed.
For more details go to our website https://www.storringtonduckrace.co.uk/ or our Facebook page
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
The National Garden Scheme: Fittleworth House
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/14546/fittleworth-house
Visit the stunning gardens at Fittleworth House, Pulborough and support National Garden Scheme charities.
Fittleworth House was built around 1720 from locally quarried stone as a home for the squire of the village. Currently the house (not open) is a full-time home and has been in the same family ownership for over fifty years. Its front is covered in a long-established Wisteria fronted by mixed flower beds. The three-acre garden contains both formal and informal areas with much emphasis on wildlife and habitat creation. Most of the garden sits on a gentle eastward facing slope which is manageable for wheelchairs and pushchairs. The croquet lawn in front of the house is bordered on its southern edge by a magnificent Cedar of Lebanon and its northern edge by an imposing Holm Oak, both very tall and grand for their type and both planted around the 1740s. Near the Cedar sits a natural looking stream, built using locally quarried stone and planted with many shade and moisture loving plants. The garden then gently slopes down to the fountain garden with its mixed flower borders, topiary and globe fountain with an established Yew hedge as backdrop. An archway through the hedge then leads to a fully productive half acre walled garden and a romantic Apple tunnel. The vegetable beds are used to grow a wide range of fruit and vegetables for the house and staff. The long borders down the middle of the walled garden are planted each year with a mixture of beautiful Dahlias, annuals and vegetables for decorative effect. Just to the side of the walled garden is a smaller walled area where a large glasshouse and the potting sheds can be found. There is also a Spring garden and wildlife pond, large Rhododendrons and Camellias. The father and son garden team will be on hand to answer any questions.
Light refreshments. Visit the National Garden Scheme website to book online https://ngs.org.uk or pay on the day.
Visits also by arrangement 22 Apr to 23 Aug for groups of 8 to 40. Weekdays only. Please visit the National Garden Scheme website for more details.
For other West Sussex NGS gardens opening in Spring 2024 click on the following link https://ngs.org.uk/west-sussex-spring-gardens/
The National Garden Scheme
The National Garden Scheme gives visitors unique access to over 3,500 exceptional private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, and raises impressive amounts of money for some of the UK’s best-loved nursing and health charities through admissions, teas and cake.
Thanks to the generosity of garden owners, volunteers and visitors we have donated more than £70 million to our beneficiary charities, and in 2023 made donations of over £3.4 million. Founded in 1927 to support district nurses, we are now the most significant charitable funder of nursing in the UK and our beneficiaries include Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK and The Queen’s Nursing Institute.
The National Garden Scheme doesn’t just open beautiful gardens for charity – we are passionate about the physical and mental health benefits of gardens too. We fund projects which promote gardens and gardening as therapy, and in 2017, we launched our annual Gardens and Health Week to raise awareness of the topic. Our funding also supports the training of gardeners and offers respite to horticultural workers who have fallen on difficult times.
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, download the National Garden Scheme app or pick up the National Garden Scheme Sussex 2024 Booklet.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
Recreation & Property Committee
The main areas covered by this Committee are:
Maintenance and supervision of all property, open spaces owned or leased by Storrington Parish Council, including the arrangement of leases to tenants and liaison with the West Chanctonbury Leisure Association.
The committee is be responsible for ensuring that its spending remains within budget and that any excesses are brought to the immediate attention of the Full Council.
Members of the public are welcome.
Dates and times may be subject to change.
Meeting minutes and the full agenda can be found on the Storrington & Sullington Parish website Recreation and Property committee page.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
ICE (Infrastructure, Communications and Environment Committee)
The main areas covered by this Committee are: Maintenance of street lighting and litter clearance. Advising the Council on any community events within the parish (Christmas lighting, , Festive events, Village Day etc.) and pursuing plans for events approved by the Council. Maintenance of the Pond. Advising the appropriate authorities on areas needing attention, i.e., highways, footways, public footpaths, highway lighting, car parking, traffic and road signs, street naming and numbering, public transport, dog bins, public conveniences, floral displays in the village, street furniture, village gateways and signage. Waste provision and recycling. Environment & Climate Change. Parish Council Communication Strategy to ensure our community are well informed and engaged. Initiatives to increase tourism/visitors to the Parish. Support local businesses with events and activities aimed at ensuring we have a thriving village for local people and visitors.
Members of the public are welcome.
Dates and times may be subject to change.
Meeting minutes and the full agenda can be found on the Storrington & Sullington Parish website ICE committee page.
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
The 3½ acre garden at The Old Vicarage is set around an 1832 Regency house (not open) in the pretty village of Washington, West Sussex. As well as the stunning views looking towards the North Downs, enhanced by mature and various specimen trees, the garden has many pockets of interest. There is a Japanese garden with its waterfall, pond, bamboo and grasses, a further large water garden and numerous creatively planted herbaceous borders. A working kitchen garden has glasshouses, fruit cages, orchard and vegetables. The Italianate gazebo with green oak columns and lead roof offers a wonderfully comfortable place to sit and contemplate the beauty of this garden. Throughout, there are well placed seating areas to take in the stunning scenery. The treehouse is much loved by young and old alike, from here the nature viewing platform opens on to the woodland copse area which incorporates a stream and architectural stumpery. Everyone loves the topiary of characters who watch over the tennis court. In the spring there is an abundance of bulbs throughout: snowdrops, daffodils, tulips, fritillaria, camassia and bluebells. Whatever the weather, there is a haven in the conservatory where refreshments are available.
The Old Vicarage The Street Washington, Sussex RH20 4AS is open for the National Garden Scheme every Thursday 8th February to 10th October 2024 (10am-5pm) Admission £7, children free. Pre-book on the National Garden Scheme website https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/21793/the-old-vicarage. Also open on other dates in April, May, June, August and by arrangement, see National Garden Scheme website for details. Self-service light refreshments, Picnics Welcome.
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.
Storrington Bowling Club: Open Day
Storrington Bowling Club will be holding two Open Days in 2024. The first is on Saturday, 4 May and the second is on Saturday, 25 May, both will be between 2pm and 5pm.
This is a wonderful opportunity to try bowls. There will be help on hand to show you the way, all you need is to wear flat shoes. Please come along and give it a try.
We look forward to seeing you. For more information contact Barbara on 07709 265359 or email honsecstorringtonbc@gmail.com.
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Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 2024
Lots of bric-a-brac, plants, books, clothes and curios will be on sale at Storrington & Pulborough District Rotary Club’s Car Boot Sale in Storrington Library Car Park in Rycroft Lane Storrington RH20 4PA.
8:00 am to 12:30
Sales pitches are available at £8 per car and from £12 for vans.
(Vendors to set up from 7:15 am to 8:00 am)
All proceeds go to charitable causes supported by Rotary. Registered Charity No. 1029115
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
The Return of the Amberley Classic Motorcycle Show
We are delighted to confirm the return of the Amberley Classic Motorcycle Show. The event is one of the highlights of the year and offers visitors the opportunity to admire a large collection of classic motorcycles as well as enjoy the Museum facilities.
A collection of over 100 Motorcycles will be on display on the museum grounds, including local biker groups, celebrating the history of British Biking.
As usual, visitors will find lots of things to do around the Museum where families and children are well catered for.
Tickets must be pre-booked online for this event.
Amberley Museum is located in the heart of the South Downs National Park. Often referred to as multiple museums in one, the Museum has over 20 exhibition areas.
The Limeburners Cafe will be open for lunches and snacks, ice creams and hot drinks are also available. There are also outdoor picnic areas.
Well behaved dogs on short leads are welcome.
All activities are subject to change.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
“I NEVER KNEW GEOGRAPHY WOULD BE SO RELEVANT; WHY DIDN’T I CONCENTRATE MORE AT SCHOOL”
A Talk by William Avenell
An amusing look at how geography impinges on our everyday life .For example, why do motorway traffic jams suddenly disappear ?
The talk has plenty of good-natured humour and demonstrates some insightful local knowledge. Bill Avenell has a passion for unusual features in the landscape. He is a specialist in topography and taught geography at a public school. Most of us were taught geography at school, but not topography, which is a field of geoscience, studying forms and features of land surfaces.
Bill will explain the impact that physical geography has made on our daily lives.
May 7th 7.30 p.m. at Storrington Museum,
Venue: Old School, School Lane, Storrington RH20 4LL.
Members £6. Non Members £8. All welcome
Teas & Coffees will be available after the talk.
No booking required
Registered Charity: 1084853
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.