About Us
The Worthing Town Centre Initiative is a Community Interest Company that generates revenue from activities it undertakes in Worthing and then uses these funds to enhance and promote the Town Centre. The Worthing Town Centre Initiative was formed in 1992 as a not for profit organisation by businesses trading in the Town Centre whose goal was to promote the town as a thriving, profitable shopping centre.
On July 5th 2007 the businesses in the Town Centre voted YES to becoming a Business Improvement District and the BID launched in April 2008. The 3rd term of the BID was voted in by businesses in 2017 and will run until 2023.
The Worthing Town Centre Initiative aims to increase the number of times people wish to visit the Town by promoting a clean, safe environment with lots of variety where businesses thrive.
Contacts
Sharon Clarke Town Centre Business Manager Sharon@worthingtowncentre.co.uk
Lindsay Midali Events & Markets Lindsay@worthingtowncentre.co.uk
Steve Burt Business Crime Reduction Steve@worthingtowncentre.co.uk
To view the 2017/18 Audited Accounts
Click Here for the Worthing Town Centre BID
Click Here for the Worthing Town Centre Initiative
What do we do
- Christmas Lights
- Increased Floral Displays
- Events
- Markets
- Business Communication / Lobbying
- Manage the street activity in the town
- Provide additional signage & advertising
- Enhanced Cleansing inc deep cleaning and chewing gum removal
- Capture key Town Centre Data such as Store Performance & Vacancy Rates
- Ad hoc projects such as Liverpool Gardens and Seafront Shelters
- Shopwatch / Business Crime Reduction Partnership
- Advertising & Marketing of the Town Centre
- Guides (Food & Drink / Independent Shopping)
- Business advice, information & lobbying
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is made up of Businesses trading in the Town Centre along with the Local Authorities and other business organisations.
The committee focus on the art of the achievable and ensuring the fund generated by the BID and the Town Centre Initiative are invested to have the biggest impact in the Town.
Chairman
Sam Whittington – Sew Silver
Directors
Peter Bennett – Solicitor
Roger Green – Roger Green Sound & Vision
Jeremy Silverthorne – Jeremy Silverthorne Fine Jewellery
Peter Clinch – The Chatsworth Hotel
Andy Sparsis – Proto Restaurant Group
Chris Spratt – C G Spratt & Son
Nick Clinch – The Chatsworth Hotel
Treasurer & Director
Alastair Vickers – Finance Director
Committee
Peter Powell – Manager M&S
Natasha Southwick – The Montague Quarter
John Trigg – Freedom Works
Paul O’Brien – I love Candy
Cllr Kevin Jenkins – Worthing Borough Council
Cllr Dan Humphreys – Leader Worthing Borough Council
Cllr Roger Oakley – West Sussex County Council
Fiona Burn – Worthing Borough Council
Tina Tilley – Worthing Chamber of Commerce
Sharon Clarke – Worthing Town Centre Business Manager