Worthing

Sue Belton, Worthing Society.
Saints and Sinners.

Kevin Newman, Author.
Food, drink and pubs in West Sussex.
Kevin Newman is a Sussex-born and dwelling author, tour guide, teacher, history consultant, journalist and historian.
Non-members welcome

Chris Hare, Sussex local historian.
Folk music, songs and singers in West Sussex.
Non-members welcome

Local historian, Colin Reid, talks about his latest book which delves into the story of the Worthing typhoid epidemic when over a hundred of the town’s inhabitants died.
In 1893, out of a population of just over 16,000 over 1,400 residents of Worthing and the villages of Broadwater and West Tarring became ill with typhoid and, of those, at least 194 died. Hear how this happened after the sinking a new well for water that became contaminated with sewage. Learn how the town councillors and medical officer of health reacted. Discover how victims of this epidemic were cared for and treated, hear about those who came to the aid of those victims – some paying with their lives and much, much more.

Using period photographs, a look at aspects of daily life in Sussex. A county within the sounds of the guns on the Western Front. A time when Sussex became a warfare supply depot for the front line and a reception centre for the wounded.

Probate research, coming down to find heirs entitled to a share of an estate when a person has died intestate. Some of the problems which can be encountered and how they may be solved. Taking part in a TV series.

Heraldry can be found all around us, if you know where to look. It could be described as the shorthand of history, depicting the stories of Royalty, Noble families, Organisations, Governments and ordinary people in vivid and colourful displays.

The illustrated talk will provide an introduction to the basics, the minimal number of rules to be followed and include examples of Sussex Heraldry, personal, corporate and civic, including the origin of the Sussex Martlet

The Speaker is the Chairman of the White Lion Society who are the’ friends’ group for HM College of Arms. He has been a fan of Heraldry since a schoolboy.

The D-Day 'Spoof' Invasion - In the run-up to D-Day, the Allies led the Germans to believe that the invasion would take place somewhere in the Calais area. The talk will show how this came about and what actually happened.

As part of the Worthing Heritage Festival: An illustrated presentation by the Sussex Family History Group on how to find out about Your Family History. Free admission - Free advice - Free Research Guides.
You are never too young to start.

The cemetery has burials of 1,961 between 1873 and 1977. A small group of the Friends is researching the family histories and documenting their stories on this website. Many of the buried were famous in their lifetime, but all the stories shape our social history.
In addition, the cemetery is a designated Local Wildlife Site. A citizen-science project supported by a network of specialists is also documenting this rich biodiversity. Over 500 species have so far been identified.