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Goring Gardening Society AGM and talk

Goring Gardening Society, Worthing

Steve Webster will tell us about his 40-year career in conservation. From wildlife resuscitation to becoming one in a million! This talk will follow our Annual General Meeting. Please note that this meeting will be held at 2pm instead of in the evening.

05 Feb 2026

14:00 - 16:00

Ferring Gardening Club Annual General Meeting

Ferring Gardening Club, Worthing

AGM to formally discuss the club's business for the past year.
Review the future of the club and agree action plans

05 Feb 2026

19:00 - 21:00

Ferring Gardening Club Monthly Meeting

Ferring Gardening Club, Worthing

FGC Annual General Meeting.
Reviewing 2025 and discussing the year ahead

05 Feb 2026

19:00 - 21:30

Open Morning

Sarah O'Brien, Pulborough

Our first Open Morning of the year.
Come and meet our new Headmistress, Sarah Sutherland-Booth.
Take a tour with our Year 8 pupils
Talk to staff

06 Feb 2026

09:30 - 11:30

Lancing College Open Event

Lancing College, Lancing

Lancing College would like to extend a warm welcome to families looking at Senior school places (Year 9, Year 10 and Year 12 Entry) at one of the upcoming Open Events.

Prospective parents will have the opportunity to hear from the Senior Leadership Team and Student Leaders, followed by an extended tour of the school with pupils. During the tour, families will visit classrooms, Boarding and Day Houses. The event will conclude with refreshments and an opportunity to talk to other teaching, pastoral and admissions staff.

Lancing College upcoming Open Events:

Saturday 7th February - Year 9 / Third Form Entry - from 9.15am

Saturday 28th February - Sixth Form Open Event - from 9.15am

Saturday 21st March - Year 9 / Third Form Entry - from 9.15am

Saturday 6th June - Year 9 / Third Form Entry - from 9.30am

Book here: https://www.lancingcollege.co.uk/visit-lancing-college

07 Feb 2026

09:15 - 12:00

Lancing Prep Worthing Open Morning

Lancing Prep Worthing, Worthing

You will hear a welcome talk from the Head, meet our committed staff, hear current pupils share their experiences, and tour the school and its beautiful grounds.

07 Feb 2026

10:00 - 12:00

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

EAST PRESTON AND KINGSTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, EAST PRESTON

AGM open to all members and prospective members of EAST PRESTON AND KINGSTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Meeting will start at 10.30 but please arrive in good time to sign in and find a seat.

07 Feb 2026

10:00 - 12:00

Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra Concert

Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra, Worthing

The outstanding young soloist, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, joins the WPO for a performance of Mendelssohn’s evergreen Violin Concerto.
The programme concludes with Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, a visionary work on an epic scale, which revolutionised Romantic music through its vivid storytelling and emotional intensity.
Rossini’s sparkling overture to La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie), begins the concert.
Soloist - Braimah Kanneh-Mason (Violin)
Conductor - Dominic Grier

Book now at https://wtm.uk/events/wpo-braimah-kanneh-mason-plays-mendelssohn/

08 Feb 2026

15:00 - 17:00

Le Canal du Midi - à vélo

Rustington & District Anglo French Circle, Station Road, Rustington

Our speaker tonight cycled along the Canal du Midi which stretches 240 km from Séte on the Mediterranean coast to Toulouse. Built in the reign of Louis XIV it is a remarkable work of engineering and now a UNESCO world heritage site. We are a friendly group of Francophiles who meet every second Tuesday of the month. All levels of French are welcome and there will be visuals to help. Chat and social starts at 7.15 with the talk starting at 7.30. Visitors (£5 a visit). Venez nombreux!

10 Feb 2026

19:15 - 20:45

Highdown Gardens Snowdrop Opening in aid of National Garden Scheme Charities

The National Garden Scheme, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing

Opens for NGS Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th February, 10am-4.30pm; Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th April 10am-7pm. Admission by donation.

For other opening times and information, please email or visit Highdown Garden's website.

Highdown Gardens were created by Sir Frederick Stern. They are home to rare plants and trees, many grown from seed collected by Wilson, Farrer and Kingdon-Ward. A fully equipped glasshouse enables the propagation of this National Plant Collection. A visitor centre shares stories of the plants and people behind the gardens. An accessible path leads to a sensory garden with a secret sea view.

Highdown is also offering Snowdrop Identification tours on 11th and 12th Feb and Peony Identification tours on 29th and 30th April. For more information and booking details, see Highdown Garden's website.
Accessible top pathway and lift to the visitor centre, see garden website accessibility page for full details.

11 Feb 2026

10:00 - 16:00

French Film evening: The Intouchables with English subtitles

Worthing Twinning Association, Worthing

The 2011 film produced by Eric Toldano features an unexpected friendship that develops between a rich Parisien quadriplegic living in a mansion and a young offender hired as a live-in help.

£5 entry, payable at the door, covers a glass of wine/fruit juice and something to nibble as well as the film.
For more details about the Worthing Twinning Association, see the website.

12 Feb 2026

19:00 - 21:00

FOR VALOUR: THE VICTORIA CROSS STORY - a talk by Jeremy Prescott

Rustington Heritage Association, Rustington

Instituted in 1856, the Victoria Cross is Britain's joint-highest award for gallantry. It requires an act of extreme bravery in the presence of the enemy, and has achieved almost mythical status, with recipients often revered as heroes. Jeremy Prescott will tell the story of this prestigious award. Entry is free for paid up members of Rustington Heritage Association. Visitors £5 (cash only) payable at the door. All admissions subject to availability of seats on arrival. Why not become an RHA member? Just £15 per person per annum for free entry to all our talks in 2026.

12 Feb 2026

14:30 - 15:45