Other Local Support in Adur

Citizen’s Advice is a national charity – Please see our Support Hub for more details.

Citizen’s Advice in West Sussex is a local charity providing advice that helps individuals and communities to thrive and includes services such as:

– Benefits Advice,
– Debt and Money Advice,
– Employment Advice,
– Housing Advice,
– SEND Information and Support,
– Universal Credit Support,
– Legal Issues,
– Other Advice,
– Cost of Living Support,
– Community Advice
– Volunteering Opportunities.

Click here for a link to the Citizens Advice in West Sussex website.

Shoreham Branch Address:
The Shoreham Centre,
Pond Road,
Shoreham-by-Sea,
BN43 5WU

Lancing Branch Address:
96 South St,
Lancing,
BN15 8AJ

Telephone: 0808 278 7969
Click here for an email link.

Social Media:
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– Twitter/X
– YouTube

The RSPB is a national wildlife charity – Please see our Support Hub for more details.

Adur Estuary Nature Reserve is a RSPB protected location in Shoreham-by-Sea. Access is restricted to protect the wetland habitat but views of the estuary can be enjoyed from nearby footpaths.

Click here for a link to the Adur Estuary Nature Reserve web page on the RSPB website.

Address:
Adur Estuary,
A259,
Shoreham-by-Sea,
West Sussex,
BN43 5EN

Telephone: tel:01798 875851
Email: pulborough.brooks@rspb.org.uk

Sussex Wildlife Trust is one of 46 UK conservation charities – please see our Support Hub for more information on the nationwide Wildlife Trust charity.

Sussex Wildlife Trust cares for nature and creates opportunities for people to connect with and learn about the natural life that lives within the towns, countryside and coast in Sussex. It manages 30 nature reserves across the county, creates events, publications and courses, conducts conservation research and engages with policy makers to encourage positive change.

Click here for a link to the Sussex Wildlife Trust website.

Central Administration Office:
Woods Mill,
Henfield,
West Sussex,
BN5 9SD

Telephone: 01273 492630
Email: enquiries@sussexwt.org.uk

Social Media:
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– Twitter/X

Home-Start is a national charity – please see our Support Hub for more details.

Home-Start is a volunteer-led organisation that promotes the welfare of families with at least one child under 5. It offers befriending and practical and emotional support to families who are experiencing parenting difficulties.

Help is offered across Arun, Worthing and Adur through home visits, group work, buggy walks, video/telephone support or counselling.

Click here for a link to the Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur website.

Address:
E2 Arundel Court,
Park Bottom,
Arundel,
West Sussex,
BN18 0AA

Telephone: 01903 889707
Email: admin@home-startawa.org.uk

Social Media:
– Facebook
– Instagram

Click here for a link to the Adur Collective Community Land Trust website.

Address:
15 Mash Barn Lane,
Lancing,
BN15 9EE

Telephone: 07851 577081
Email: info@acclt.org.uk

Social Media: Facebook

The Adur & Worthing Councils website provides a range of community support services to local residents including:

– Benefits
– Council Tax
– Planning and Building Control,
– Recycling & Waste,
– Leisure & Recreation,
– Housing,
– Parking,
– Streets and Travel,
– Other Resident Services.

Click here for a link to the Adur & Worthing Councils website.

Adur Headquarters Address – covering Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sompting and Southwick:

Address:
The Shoreham Centre,
Pond Road,
Shoreham-by-Sea,
West Sussex,
BN43 5WU

Click here for the main contact web page – it includes department information, email addresses and telephone numbers.

Social Media:
– Facebook
–Twitter/X
– Instagram
–YouTube
– LinkedIn

Adur Voluntary Action is a locally based charity that supports community development and charities across Adur.

The company provides grant and funding advice, volunteers and signposting to enable charities and organisations to grow and lobbies central government on relevant sector matters.

Click here for a link to the Adur Voluntary Action website.

Lancing Headquarters address:
11 Station Parade,
South Street,
Lancing

Telephone: 01903 629874
Email: info@adurva.org

Shoreham Headquarters address:
Community Space,
Ham Rd,
Shoreham-by-Sea
BN43 6PA

Telephone: 01273 031520

There are a number of foodbanks across Adur & Worthing which are mostly open access – this means that residents can contact and collect food directly from them. However, Shoreham and Worthing require vouchers to be obtained in advance – once issued these can be exchanged for 3 days worth of emergency food.

Current Adur foodbanks locations include:

– Adur Community Cafe,
– Adur Community Gateway Hub,
– Fishersgate Foodbank,
– Lancing & Sompting Churches Foodbank,
– Shoreham Foodbank,
– Shoreham & Adur Community Foodbank,
– UKHarvest Community Food Hub – Southwick

Please check Adur & Worthing Councils website as these are subject to change.

Click here for a link to the Adur & Worthing Councils foodbank webpage.

Telephone: 07784 274008
(Adur Community Cafe)
07719 196735
(Lancing & Sompting Churches)
07591 076738
(Shoreham & Adur Community)

Email: office@adurcommunitycafe.org
(Adur Community Cafe)
fishersgatefoodbank@gmail.com
(Fishergate Foodbank)
shorehamandadur@food-bank.org.uk
(Shoreham & Adur Community)

Safe in Sussex is a charity that provides help and support to those affected by domestic abuse, providing refuge accommodation, outreach programmes, training and aftercare services across West Sussex.

Focused services include:

– Women’s Community Support Services,
– Men’s Support Service,
– Children & Young People’s Support Service,
– LGBTQ+ Support Service,
– Useful Links

Click here for a link to the Safe in Sussex website.

Address:
1-7 Elm Park,
Ferring,
BN12 5RN

Telephone: 999 if in immediate danger.
0808 2000 247
(National Domestic Abuse Helpline)
0800 999 5428
(Galop/LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse)
01823 334 244
(Mankind/Male Domestic Abuse)
0330 333 7416
(Safe in Sussex – General Enquiries)

Social Media:
– Facebook
–Instagram

Turning Tides is the biggest provider of services for single homeless people in West Sussex.
Its services include:

– Outreach teams to help rough sleepers,
– Drop-in community hubs,
– Residential projects to help people off the streets,
– Mental health, trauma and addiction support,
– ‘Move-on’ housing that provides a stepping stone to living independently.

Click here for a link to the Turning Tides website.

Address:
Turning Tides Town Hall,
Chapel Road,
Worthing West,
Sussex,
BN11 1HA

Telephone: 01903 680740
Email: info@turning-tides.org.uk

Click here for a link to the contact page.

Social Media: Instagram

Adur Special Needs Project is a charity that runs out of school care respite and play schemes for local children and young people with registered SEND needs.

The project is open to children from 5 to 15 years old with special or additional needs across the West Sussex area. There is no need for referral but it is important to note that members who require medical care or assistance cannot be catered for.

The weekend play scheme costs £30 per day session although some members may be eligible for funding from referring authorities.

Click here for a link to the Adur Special Needs Project website.

Address:
197 Brighton Road,
Lancing,
West Sussex
BN15 8JB

Telephone: 07788 239634
Email: info@adurspecialneedsproject.org.uk

Social Media: Facebook

Mind is a national charity – please see our Support Hub for more details.

West Sussex Mind is an independent local charity that has been supporting people with their mental health, providing specialist training, campaigning for improvements in services and promoting understanding for over 50 years. It works with a wide range of communities in West Sussex and offers help to children, young people, adults, older people, parents, carers, families and Ukrainian citizens.

Click here for a link to the Mind West Sussex website.

Registered Address:
The Gateway,
8-10 Durrington Lane,
Worthing,
BN13 2QG

Email: info@westsussexmind.org

Help Point:
Telephone: 0300 303 5652
(Monday to Friday, 10.00 – 16.00)
Email: helppoint@westsussexmind.org

Social Media:
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– Twitter/X
– Instagram

Time to Talk Befriending is a community charity that offers a range of one-to-one and group befriending services, intergenerational projects, events, chaplaincy and signposting services for older people who are experiencing loneliness.

The charity covers Adur and Worthing, Brighton and Hove.

Click here for a link to the Time To Talk Befriending website.

Address:
City Coast Centre,
North Street,
Portslade,
BN41 1DG

Telephone: 01273 737710
Email: info@tttb.org.uk

Social Media:
– Facebook
– Instagram

4Sight Vision Support is an independent charity that provides specialist support and advice for blind and partially sighted people across West Sussex, including Adur.

The charity’s services include:

– Client Services,
– Sight Care Advisor Service,
– Low Vision Assessment Service,
– Accessible Technology Service,
– Vision Support Services,
– Health and Wellbeing Service,
– Daily Living Aids Catalogue.

Click here for a link to the 4Sight Vision Support website.

Address:
4Sight Vision Support
36 Victoria Drive,
Bognor Regis,
West Sussex,
PO21 2TE

Telephone: 01243 828555
E-Mail: enquiries@4sight.org.uk

Social Media:
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– Twitter
– Instagram

Sussex Sailability is one of the largest disabled sailing clubs on the South Coast that provides opportunities for people with physical, sensory and learning disabilities to sail.

Sailing takes place along the Sussex coast and on the River Adur and all those taking part must be over the age of 14.

Click here for a link to the Sussex Sailability website.

Address:
85-89 Brighton Road,
Shoreham By Sea,
West Sussex
BN42 6RF

Email: sussexsailability@gmail.com

Adur Outdoor Activities Centre delivers group outdoor education and indoor and outdoor climbing walls that are available to the public 7 days a week. It provides land and water based packages for diverse groups and curriculums that includes a variety of activities.

It also runs a variety of training and safety courses, residentials, holiday and climbing clubs.

Click here for a link to the Adur Outdoor Activities Centre website.

Address:
Adur Centre,
Brighton Road,
Shoreham-by-Sea,
West Sussex,
BN43 5LT

Telephone: 0333 340 7100
Email: info@adurcentre.org.uk

Social Media:
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– Twitter/X
– Instagram