The Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust, in partnership with the Sompting Estate Trust, has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Enhancing Places, Inspiring Communities (EPIC) project. Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the project aims to enhance the natural heritage of the area by opening the course of the Teville Stream across Sompting Brooks and improving the surrounding habitat.
The National Lottery funded works will increase biodiversity, create a cleaner water environment and build new pathways to make the area accessible to surrounding communities. The project has, at this stage, been awarded development funding of