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Chair of Horsham District Council Joanne Knowles

Horsham District Council Chair invites all to enjoy Civic Service

This service will mark the rededication of the work of Horsham District Council, its Members and Officers, to the service of the local community

Published: 23 Jun 2026

Horsham marks start of Armed Forces Week

Horsham marks start of Armed Forces Week

Cllr Joanne Knowles was accompanied by Mick Turner of the Crawley and Horsham Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club.

Published: 22 Jun 2026

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Council to train local businesses on health and safety

As a result of significant demand, in order to help improve standards within your business, the Council is are offering a Level 2 Health and Safety Training Course on Thursday 20 August at its Horsham offices

Published: 22 Jun 2026

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Council to start work on new-style Local Plan

The Horsham District Council Cabinet Member for Planning and Infrastructure Cllr Ruth Fletcher has formally agreed the preparation of the new-style Local Plan which will be called Horsham District 2045

Published: 17 Jun 2026

New mural at Warnham

Local artist creates new mural for Warnham Local Nature Reserve

The mural was created by local artist Lauren Carr who is a Sussex-based scenic artist and prop maker who specialises in mural painting, set building and theatrical fabrication. She has in the past done work for The Capitol theatre

Published: 17 Jun 2026

Museum of Time An Astrophotography Trail

New exhibition at Horsham Museum - An Astrophotography Trail

The trail will present ten photographs of celestial objects in space, which will track the lifecycle of a star, from star-forming nebulae to supernovae remnants which appear after their death. Alongside the photographs are ten artefacts from the Horsham Museum collection which represent the distance (light years) that the light captured has travelled in order to be depicted in these images.

Published: 16 Jun 2026

Council hosts reception for twin town Lage

Horsham District Council hosted a reception at its offices on 5 June with a delegation from one of its twin towns, Lage in Germany, along with the Horsham Twinning Association.

Published: 12 Jun 2026

Growing Your Teenager

Welcome return of Horsham’s teenager behaviour course for parents

Horsham District Council, in partnership with West Sussex County Council and Sussex Police, developed the course with the aim of increasing parents’ knowledge about the types of issues their young people may face as they transition from primary to secondary school.

Published: 11 Jun 2026

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Council highlight safety concerns regarding frozen food

All products produced by Inarah Frozen Foods LTD, Four Seasons Food Group and KBH Foods, being marketed under ‘Inarah’s Frozen Foods’, ‘Inarah’s Fine Foods’ and ‘New York Crispy’ brands, have been implicated in the alert and include a range of chicken, beef, fish and vegetarian frozen goods

Published: 08 Jun 2026

VSS Awards evening

Horsham District volunteers are recognised

The awards evening took place at Slinfold Golf and Country Club on 4 June

Published: 08 Jun 2026

The search is on for the 2026 Young Market Trader of the Year

Residents, visitors and shoppers are invited to come and support talented young entrepreneurs who will be competing to be 2026’s national Young Market Trader of the Year in Horsham town centre on Sunday 28 June from 10am to 4pm.

Published: 05 Jun 2026

The Capitol Theatre refurbishment

The Capitol Theatre refurbishment on track for November re-opening

June 2026 marks The Capitol’s 90th birthday and the good news is that the refurbishment work is all progressing to plan with Phase 1 completed and everything is well on track to be finished by early November 2026, just in time for the panto season

Published: 03 Jun 2026

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