2022 Summer Festival

July 2022, Over the last two weekends in July 2022 Worthing Lions organised and held the Worthing Lions Summer festival. This year we had markets on the promenade, fireworks from the pier, classic cars and American cars in Steyne Gardens with buses on the seafront not forgetting Stevens fun fair near the pier.

Thank you to all who came and supported Worthing Lions, the charities that had a stall in the market and market traders. We are now starting to plan next years festival please book early.

Thank you to our 2022 sponsors  and supporters without who we would struggle to bring you the festival and fireworks:

• Yeomans Peugeot, Yeomans Nissan, Yeomans Toyota, Yeomans Honda, Yeomans Vauxhall
• Ian Hart Funeral Services
• Michael Jones Estate Agents
• Gardner & Scardifield
• Jim jams spuds
• Wimpy Worthing
• The Indigo Restaurant at The Ardington Hotel
• Jupps Removals.

All of this was brought to you without charge so please make donations online so we can help support the Worthing Community.

Please look at our helped page to see the type of help that Worthing Lions makes from your donations. If you know an organisation or someone in need of help and you think Worthing Lions can help then please look at our help page.

Keep an eye on our Summer Festival page for details on the next Summer festival

The Worthing Lions Stalls

At the Worthing Lions gazebos there were stalls for tombola, hook a bag, book and cd sale. Alongside we had the entertainment gazebo.

The tombola was one of our most successful with many winners and all tickets now sold, congratulations to all who won a tombola prize and thanks to all who took part in the tombola, you all helped us donate £2,100 to this years nominated charity Cancer United from the tombola tickets and rounded up from Worthing Lions funds.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all who donated prizes for the tombola so generously.

The hook a bag always popular with children, and young at heart was a sell out with all children going away with a bag of toys.

Fireworks

Worthing lions provided a big fireworks display from the pier, which thousands watched from the beach and promenade in Worthing. If you want to watch the fireworks view the fireworks on youtube. This is the biggest cost item of the festival. If you enjoyed and would like to donate please do so on our donation page.

Entertainment on the Prom

Entertainment at the Lions gazebos with deckchairs provided by Worthing Lions for your comfort, on the seafront was provided by:

• the magician David Croucher (who is very popular with the children)
• traditional Punch & Judy, being another hit with the children
• dancing by Emma and Rares
• the Horndogs band mixing blues, soul, jazz and R&B
• singing from
  • Mel Farmery
  • Blue Dakota
  • Jenna Hall
  • Jane and Leon
  • Leon Kaye

If you enjoyed the entertainment and would like to donate please do so on our donation page.

Punch & Judy

Children and the young at heart enjoyed the traditional Punch and Judy show.

Celebration Samba

Celebration Samba and the Worthing Lion performed on the steps of the Pavilion theatre.

Markets

This years festival markets had many market stalls and food stalls, some of who are already wanting to book for next year:

Food stalls included Jim jams, the Mac Shack, Ruen Thai Cuisine, Brown Bread, ice cream, coffee, Slush Time, Boom Sauce, Dimples Gourmet Grill and a food stall for dogs Paws Bakery Sussex.

Charities stalls included SSAFA, Ramblers, Worthing Counselling Services, Andy's Angels, RSPCA, Rethink Worthing Mental Health Carers Group, RSPCA, Mombasa Children, Raystede, Men in Sheds, Scout Groups, Worthing Cats Protection, Sussex Wildlife Trust.

Other local Lion's clubs in cooperation with Worthing Lions had stalls at the market: Chichester Lions, Lancing and Sompting Lions, Littlehamption Lions and Bognor Regis Lions.

Trade stalls included: Cut it Out, Little Kickers, fruit man, Little Stylish Me, World Treasures, The Little Workshop.

The Worthing Lion

Our roaming Worthing Lion was seen in many places and ran a game of Target Ball for children at the Worthing Lions gazebos.

The Worthing Town Crier

The Worthing town crier officially opened the market and took part in spreading word of the festival, seen here at the Worthing Lions gazebo and with Lion President Adrian at the buses.

Classic Cars

Classic cars took over Steyne Gardens with over 150 cars from a several decades, scooters and BSA bantams were also displayed..

American Cars

The day after the classic cars, American cars took over Steyne Gardens organised by Sunny Sunday Revival American & Custom car show.

Buses

On the seafront the buses took over organised by Worthing Bus Rally. Free bus services to places in the Worthing area used modern and heritage vehicles.