Our next litter picking session will be this Saturday morning, 7th November. We will meet outside the Castle pub (formerly the Golden Lion) on The Strand at 10.30. As usual we will provide bags, hi-viz jackets, gloves and ‘helping hands/grabbers. If you want to use your own equipment then please do so. We will collect rubbish and dry recycling separately as well as used vapes. We'd be pleased to see you there to help if you wish to join us

There are 2no Meet your PCSO events planned locally in the next couple of months (subject to operational demands), both at Field Place COOP, where you can raise or discuss any local concerns: Thursday November 19th, between 11.0am and 12.00 noon. Friday December 8th, between 12.00pm and 1.00pm.

Message from Worthing Borough Council website: Worthing’s planning committee has backed our recommendation to contest an appeal against a commercial leisure scheme on privately-owned land at Goring Gap. The application, submitted by Mr Dixon, proposed a range of recreational and commercial activities on land at the corner of Marine Drive and Amberley Drive, including children’s sandpits, pony rides, food and drink provision, and overnight campervan parking. The strength of lo

A new planning application for the land south east of Amberley Drive is on the planning portal. For a proposed timber-clad tractor barn: You can view here and make comments: AWDM/1248/26 | Proposed timber-clad tractor barn, providing secure storage for two tractors, grass-cutting machinery and equipment used to maintain the land. The building includes a rear storage mezzanine, pitched metal roof with solar panels on both slopes, front barn doors and a west-side pedestrian ent

Last Saturday we had a great evening with our quiz night. We seem to either get a stifling heatwave or a huge gale force storm to accompany our events. The hall though was lovely and warm and we couldn’t hear any wind from inside. The quiz thoroughly tested our little grey cells. Quiz master Brian set a mixed array of questions. We ended up with four teams on the same amount of points for 1st place. Good job Brian had lots of tie breakers! We had a raffle with some of the pri

Join us for the Goring Residents’ Association Christmas Lunch! Fancy a festive afternoon of good food, great company and Christmas cheer? Come and join fellow Goring residents for our Christmas Lunch at Marine Gardens Restaurant! Thursday 17th December join us from 12 noon £36 per person Enjoy a delicious three-course Christmas menu, with a choice of starters, main courses and desserts. How to book Please book using one of the following methods: Online booking form:...

The Friends of Oscar Romero school have organised Christmas Fair on Friday 4th December at the school. From 6pm to 8.30pm. Includes Santa's Grotto, which can be booked, details on the poster.

Worthing Help Group are organising a Pumpkin planter competition. Fun for the family and free to join in. Details on the poster, closes end of October.

Our next monthly litter picking session is being held in Goring next Saturday morning 3rd October at 10.30am. Meeting outside the Toby Carvery. If you want to join us, or for more information, please use the contact us tab on the home page.

QUIZ NIGHT IS COMING! Get your thinking caps on and join the Goring Residents’ Association for a fun evening of questions, laughs, food and prizes! Saturday 24th October 2026 Doors open 7:00 p.m. Quiz starts 7:30 p.m. St Mary’s Church Hall, Ilex Way, Goring-by-Sea Fish & chip supper included Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd places Bring your own bottle Charity raffle in aid of Chestnut Tree House Teams of up to 6 people max. If you want to join in but don’t have a team.

Last week we held our Annual General Meeting. This included voting for new committee who will stand for the next 12 months. After the formal business we were entertained by our committee member Andy Young, accompanied by his Musical Director Paul, with a performance of songs from shows over the years, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

At our AGM last week, we had the pleasure of handing over a cheque for £1200 to The Friends of Worthing Hospital. Money raised at our charity Race Night. The money will be used for the benefit of patients in Worthing Hospital. Photo shows cheque being presented by our Chair, Jan Alexander.

Reminder, our Annual General Meeting is being held this month, Thursday 17th September. Please note the change of time, now 8pm.

Our next monthly litter picking session is being held in Goring this Saturday morning 6th September. If you want to join us, or for more information, use the contact us tab on the home page.

With the latest suggestions about giving more power to Mayor's on planning decisions. Along with the current Planning Act 2008, giving a single minister the ability to rule over Nationally significant infrastructure projects. We have been made aware of a petition to ensure such decisions go to an independent panel for adjudication. The petition can be found and reviewed here. Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects - Petitions

Last Sunday some of us from the GRA joined a group from our neighbours at Ferring for a litter pick session. A large group met to cover the concrete roads and verges to the farmers fields on the Southern Gap. An enormous amount of litter and rubbish was collected, some shown in the photo; plus a number of large items, including mattress, paint tins, an electric mower and some asbestos cement sheeting was also put aside for collection by Adur and Worthing Council. We continue

Message from Worthing police: Join us outside the Sea Lane Café, Marine Crescent on Saturday 15 August 2026, between 10:00am and 11:00am, for a community engagement event to discuss the ongoing concerns surrounding antisocial driving on Amberley Road. This is an opportunity for residents to meet local officers, share their experiences, raise concerns, and discuss the work being undertaken to address the issues affecting the area. We encourage anyone impacted by or concerned a

Goring Garage Sale Community Trail Find a hidden treasure across our sellers scattered throughout Goring-by-Sea. Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September 2026 10am - 2pm As a seller, to keep the trail within Goring, we are only looking for sellers residing within the highlighted area on the map on the website: Home If you live outside this boundary but still want to sell, why not team up with a friend or neighbour who lives inside the zone? As a buyer, absolutely anyone can

This coming Saturday 15th August at Goring Hall Hospital, a family fun day and dog show. 10am to 4pm, with the dog show open at 1pm.

For our August litter picking session, last Saturday we cleared a section of Amberley Drive, west of the Plantation. This is the concrete road through the cornfields, forming part of the southern Goring Gap. We collected a large amount of litter, ranging from cans, bottles and even suspension brackets from a car, plus sofa cushions. The general rubbish was bagged and left for Worthing council to collect; bottles and cans were taken for recycling and the other large items were