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Set in the former grounds of the Beach House, Worthing, in 1951 [1] Peter Pan's Playground was created with a miniature train, play barn, crazy cars, flying chairs, trampolines and a castle and a cafe.
Schools in Worthing are provided by West Sussex County Council and by a number of independent providers. Both non-denominational and Church of England maintained schools were previously organised along three tier lines, with students transferring from a first school at age 8 to a middle school, and then starting High School at age 12.
Worthing Borough Council is the local authority for Worthing in West Sussex, England.Worthing is a non-metropolitan district with borough status.It forms the lower tier of local government in Worthing, responsible for local services such as housing, planning, leisure and tourism.
The Teville Stream rises at allotments in Tarring, West Sussex before flowing alongside Tarring Road and Teville Road for much of its length. Passing through Homefield Park and the playing fields of Davison High School, the stream continues into fields near East Worthing railway station, it meets with Broadwater Brook (also known as Sompting Brook) before turning abruptly southwards to ...
In the late 20th century, Worthing had a significant motor industry. In 1979, Octav Botnar founded Datsun UK, later Nissan UK, in the West Durrington area of the town. In the 1970s and 1980s, Dutton Cars produced kit cars from their Worthing headquarters, and for a time was the largest manufacturer of kit cars in the world.
1910 - Ellen Chapman is elected to Worthing Council, one of the first female councillors in the UK; 1911 - Carl Adolf Seebold opens the Dome Cinema as the Kursaal; 1914 - The Connaught Theatre opens, initially as the Picturedrome cinema; 1920 - Worthing Herald newspaper first published [12]
The Bears were formed in 2014. Former Worthing Thunder coach and local basketball legend Gary Smith was brought in to lead the club as chairman and first team coach, and with him he brought a number of former Thunder players to form the nucleus of the new team.
The Battle of South Street was a riot that took place on 9 October 1934 in Worthing, Sussex, England.The riot took place as members of the British Union of Fascists and various anti-fascist protesters clashed following a meeting of Fascists at the Pier Pavilion.