The Worthing GIasshouse Industry was very important to the local economy for over 70 years, yet most people in Worthing today have no idea it ever existed. Malcolm's talk outlines the story of this fascinating industry, how and why it all started, the challenges faced by the growers over the years and how and why it declined. 

Sussex Underwater is a group of passionate local people who want to make everyone fall in love with the local sea in Sussex.

In collaboration with partners including the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project they embark on a journey of exploration and documentation. Together, they strive to provide evidence of the natural recovery of our Sussex sea post-trawler ban, with the ultimate goal of advocating for comprehensive inshore trawler bans along the entire UK coast.

Partners in Wine's aim is to bring quality and diversity and offer new experiences. They pride themselves on stocking products you won’t find in the supermarkets. Along with their wines from around the world they have a focus on local independent producers and carry a range of wines, beers and spirits from all over Sussex.

Damian will be talking to us about wine and what to look for.

Roger's talk looks at Ronnie Scott's early life and musical beginnings, his rise as a renowned jazz saxophonist, and the founding of the world famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London's Soho district.

Dr. Mead is a retired Geography tutor at teh University of Brighton

Dr. Mead's talk looks at Brighton before leisure pursuits and the royal family stamped that image on the place; a town of fishermen and small farmers on an unforgiving storm-wracked coast with steep hills as its backdrop. We look at the physical landscape of chalk downlands and shingle shorelines and why, even pre George IV it was an important town.

Against a background of post-war Britain, Chris will give us a detailed look at the rise of Mods and Rockers sub-culture during the late 1950s and early 1960s, featuring the notorious 1964 'Battle of Brighton.'

Pat Langford is a an experienced tour guide based in Sussex and will be giving us a talk on the arts and crafts of Chichester Cathedral. 

Chichester Catheral has both Norman and Gothic style architecture. The cathedral contains two rare medieval sculptures, and many modern art works including tapestries, stained glass and sculpture

James Sainsbury, Archaeological Curator at Worthing Museum will be talking about the Highdown Big Dig, which he under took in 2025 and will be continuing the work in July 2027. We will be some of the first to hear what was found! 

Part of Highdown Hill is owned by the National Trust and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The area has been excavated several times over the last two hundred years.

Highdown was a fertile plain in the Middle Ages, with the tidal River Rife running through it. It was heavily forested and the earliest record found is a Neanderthal tool from 300,000 years ago. The Mesolithic finds are the most numerous, but there is no evidence of any settlements until 1000 BC.

Tim Eaton, who works for Southern Water, will give us a presentation on Southern Water's short, medium and long term plans for protecting our environment and ensuring future water supplies. 

And explain ways we can save water and help the environment. 

Sally Botwright returns to give us another talk about the fascinating oddities and curiosities in London.

London is full of oddities and curiosities, the unusual or amusing or perhaps things that are just overlooked even though you have passed by them many times