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Volunteering update and new opportunities from VAAC

Our latest volunteering opportunities are here! This month, we've added a fantastic range of roles, including opportunities with St Wilfrid's Hospice shops (with an exciting new store opening in Arundel this August) and several roles supporting the Chichester Foodbank. Looking for something flexible? There are also a couple of one-off volunteering Read more...

Residents and businesses invited to help shape the area's future

Residents, businesses, community groups and organisations are being invited to help shape the future of the Chichester area as work begins on a new local plan that will guide development across the Chichester plan area until 2045. Chichester District Council is encouraging people to get involved at the very start of Read more...

Featured events

Living History: Lammas Weekend

1 - 3 August

Weald and Downland Living Museum

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Drawing the Story - Adult Workshop

1 August

The Novium Museum, Tower Street, Chichester, PO19 1QH

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Spotlight On

Bosham: Where the Bayeux Tapestry Begins

One of the world's greatest works of art doesn't begin in Normandy or at the Battle of Hastings. It begins beside Chichester Harbour. Most people know the Bayeux Tapestry tells the story of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. But few realise that its opening scenes are set just a Read more...

Upcoming events

Aug01
Living History: Lammas Weekend
Living History: Lammas Day Join us for Lammas Day and immerse yourself in
Aug01
Drawing the Story - Adult Workshop
No special drawing skills needed. Drawings bring stories to life and in this
Aug01
Madhurst
MADhurst is a vibrant community celebration of music, arts and culture in Midhurst,
Aug01
10:00 Chichester Camera Club Annual Exhibition
The Chichester Camera Club Annual Exhibition takes place at The Assembly Room, North
Aug01
10:00 Observing Nature: Landscape Drawing with Lucinda Oestreicher
Lucinda Oestreicher's practice explores the rich landscapes of East Sussex. Walking and physically
Aug01
10:00 Loxwood Joust
Each summer, within the open-world realm of the Kingdom of Loxwood, a great
Aug01
13:00 Workshop | Imaginary Landscapes with Tetra Pak Printing
Explore an accessible, low-tech printmaking technique using recycled Tetra Pak to create imaginative
Aug01
18:00 Summer Barn Dance
Get ready for an evening of foot-stomping fun, live music, and a bouncy
Aug01
19:00 An evening with Robin Cousins MBE OLY
Robin Cousins MBE OLY, Olympic Champion and former British & European Champion and
Aug01
20:00 Chi's Got Grooves at The Havana
Join The Havana on the first Saturday of the month for their monthly
Aug02
My Fair Lady
In this beloved musical, pompous phonetics professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison) is so
Aug02
Chichesters Emergency Services, Armed Forces and Community Day 2026
Returning bigger, better and prouder than ever.Following the huge success of last years

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