Courses, Events and other Bookings
On this page we list bookings at Sompting Estate's Downs Barn, and some other community environmental events..
Are you interested in hiring the Downs Barn? It is mainly let now for holiday accommodation, but please contact us if you would like to hire it for other purposes, which may at certain times be possible.
Please check our Hiring the Downs Barn page to find out more.
Are you a member of the public interested in learning about farming, wildlife, heritage and the environment?
For some courses and events listed below, the "Open to" column states "All". For those events, you can book a place by contacting the provider organization, whose contact details will be given in the "More information" column.
2022
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infoNB this list has the latest events at the top Courses and events open to the general public are highlighted in green Private environmental bookings are highlighted in grey Past events are on a white background 2024
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info19 Oct Womens Retreat in Nature Saltwater Studios Katie Robinson SWS booking only Provisional booking tbc 6 Aug Eve Local history group landscape event Lancing & Sompting Pastfinders Eileen Colwell Members only 13 May 10-4 Nat Park Op. leadership team SDNPA Nick Heasman Invitation only bld. 11 April 9.30-2.30 Carers Support Book Launch with Nature Walk Wild Gathering CIC Sian Jones invitation bld. 2023
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info21 Dec 9.00-12.30 Christmas meeting Worthing Archaeological Society Connie Shirley Invitees 30 Nov am Study session Worthing Archaeological Soc Connie Shirley 9th Sept 9.30-5 Foraging Foraged by Fern Fern Freud Sold out 2nd Sept 9.30-5 Foraging Foraged by Fern Fern Freud Sold out Mind 10th Aug from 9.30am Worthing Arch Soc talk Connie Shirley 1st Aug Members visit on local history & environment Lancing & Sompting Pastfinders Connie Shirley & Eileen Colwell LSP members by booking 13 July 7-9pm Mindfulness in the Downs Sustainable Mind
Liane Webb
Ask if a place is available 6 July 7-9pm Mindfulness in the Downs Sustainable Mind
Liane Webb
Ask if a place is available 29 June 7-9pm Mindfulness in the Downs Sustainable Mind
Liane Webb
Ask if a place is available 22 June 7-9pm Mindfulness in the Downs Sustainable Mind
Liane Webb
Ask if a place is available 15 June 7-9pm Mindfulness in the Downs Sustainable Mind Liane Webb Ask if a place is available liane@thesustainablemind.co.uk 8 June 7-9pm Mindfulness in the Downs Sustainable Mind Liane Webb Ask if a place is available liane@thesustainablemind.co.uk 29 April 11-4 ReUnion Womens Retreat event Salt Water Studios Katie Robertson SWS booked only ross@saltwaterstudios.co 26 March - 26 April In use by farm staff during lambing 4 March WAS resistivity training Worthing Archaeol Soc Connie Shirley 20 Jan WAS scoping visit for survey training Worthing Archaeol Soc Connie Shirley 2022 Date Time Course or Event Provider Tutor/Leader Open to More info 15 Dec a.m. WAS finds team Worthing Archaeol Soc Connie Shirley 26 Nov 11-4 ReUnion2022 Womens Retreat event Salt Water Studios
(SWS)Katie Robinson 2 Nov 11.15-4.00 Soil Carbon Workshop Event SDNPA Bruce Fowkes and Stephen Woodley 5 Oct 8.30-4.30 SDNPA staff meeting SDNPA Craig Daters 21 Sep pm Woolcraft Katie Gander 21 Sept 9-12 SDNPA staff meeting SDNPA Craig Daters 14 Sep pm Woolcraft Katie Gander 7 Sep pm Woolcraft Katie Gander 31 Aug pm Nat England/SE 25/26 Aug pm Woolcraft Katie Gander 20 Aug 10-12 coffee morning & talk Estate / Friends of Sompting Church Mike Tristram Members & supporters 17 Aug 12-5 Age Craft Event Age Craft wool workshop with Sustainable Sussex Katie Gander Age craft booked only 10 Aug 12-5 Age Craft Event Age Craft wool workshop with Sustainable Sussex Katie Gander Age craft booked only 6 Aug 10-2 Dewponds walk (10.30-1.00ish) & picnic (1-2) Sompting Community in the Countryside: Estate & Parish Council partnership program Leighton Clay Sompting Parish residents and neighbours 3 Aug 12-5 Age Craft event Age Craft Wool Workshop with Sustainable Sussex Katie Gander Age craft booked only 02 Aug tbc Event in the Downs Lancing and Sompting Pastfinders Eileen Colwell L&SP members 27 July 12-5 Age Craft Event Age Craft Wool Workshop with Sustainable Sussex Katie Gander Age craft booked only 02 Aug 12-4 NFU meeting NFU President & MP & Arun to Adur farmers group meeting Caroline Harriott Invitation only July 16 11-4 ReUnion2022 Womens Retreat event Salt Water Studios
(SWS)Katie Robertson SWS booked only info@saltwaterstudios.com 21 May 11-4 ReUnion2022 Womens Retreat event Salt Water Studios
(SWS)Katie Robertson SWS booked only info@saltwaterstudios.com 15 Feb 10.00-12.00 Sompting Community in the Countryside - SE/SPC partnership planning meeting Sompting Parish Council Cllr Cathy Glynn-Davies Invitation only Click for PREVIOUS YEARS' EVENTS 2011 - 2021