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Horsham District Council

West Sussex County Council

Francis Maude - MP for Horsham
 

The West Sussex County Times is a weekly newspaper (published Fridays) covering the whole of the Horsham district.

The Resident is an excellent free weekly newspaper

horsham.co.uk is a portal site for the Horsham area.

Horsham & Southwater Forum is an online community forum for local residents & businesses.  Current forum topics include: non-smoking pubs, hose pipe ban, Horsham house prices. 
 

The West Sussex Design Commission was set up by West Sussex County Council as an independent body.  It responds to concerns about the expected type and volume of future building, and the community's reaction to this.  In addition it has a Wider Reference Network (WRN) which includes a great number of people who can offer help, advice and expertise.

Saxon Weald Homes, the main local housing association, owns and manages 4500 homes in the Horsham district.

The Planning Portal offers a wide range of services and guidance on the planning system.
 

Horsham Museum exhibits a wide ranging selection of local history & rural crafts and features a regular programme of changing exhibitions.

West Sussex Past Pictures is the official database of heritage photographs, prints, drawings and paintings provided by local museums and the County Library Service.

Horsham Railways past & present - the history of the railways around Horsham, from openings to closures.

Photos on Hidden Horsham reveal architectural and structural detail that the eye normally misses.
 

The English Historic Towns Forum explores the issues impacting on historic towns, offering support and guidance on conservation area management, traffic and visitor management, urban regeneration and design, and other planning issues.

The Open Spaces Society protects common land and public rights of way.
 

The Civic Trust has campaigned and worked in regeneration and urban development since 1957. It is the umbrella body for 700 Civic Societies across the country which it represents on its portal site. 

iCAN is the BBC's campaigning website, which allows you to register your issues on the site and get involved with local projects.
 

Horsham in Bloom is improving the town by means of floral impact, landscaping, conservation and tackling litter & graffiti, involving as wide a cross-section of the community as possible and contributing to commercial success

The purpose of the Friends of Horsham Park is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the Park, and to influence and promote opportunities for the public to understand and enjoy the Park.

The Horsham Society is a member of the Federation of Sussex Amenity Societies.

Rotary International is the world's first service club organization. Its more than 1.2 million members volunteer their time and talent to further the Rotary motto, Service Above Self.  www.horshamrotary.org.uk

Visit Horsham is the website of Horsham Traders' Guild and contains everything you need to know about eating, drinking & shopping in Horsham.

The Blue Flash Music Trust aims to promote, improve, develop, and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by presentation of public concerts, workshops etc.

The Horsham & District Horticultural Society was founded in 1945 to promote an interest in horticulture and to encourage gardening in Horsham and the surrounding district.

Horshampub.co.uk recommends country pubs near Horsham that you can cycle or mountain bike to.  The Pub Index has a complete listing and you can also search this website to find a pub or a location.
 

The Nuthurst Society website covers events within the village and includes an excellent recipe for pumpkin soup.

Copsale Hall Web provides information on the area around Sedgwick, including Nuthurst, Maplehurst, Copsale, Monks Gate & Mannings Heath.

Sedgwick Park - not exactly a village web but very interesting with a photo gallery and history of the house.

Steyning South Downs includes the Towns and Villages of, Steyning, Upper Beeding, Bramber, Small Dole, Edburton, Ashurst and Wiston.

The Southwater Local History Group aims to amass an archive of material relating to the origins & development of the village.  Its website includes a list of historic buildings, parish records1850-1901, and items on the demolition of the brickworks and the building of the new War Memorial.