Take a Little Fika Time
We have a real treat coming for you... We all need to take a little time each day to just pause. Connect with friends or family. Enjoy a delicious coffee…
Building Begins for the Future of Graylingwell Chapel
After many years of fundraising, planning, dreaming and preparing the incredible restoration of Graylingwell Chapel is on the point of progression. Following the completion of architects’ design work, by Adam…
Timely Respite for Body and Mind to be Developed for Chichester Residents
Rarely can people remember a time in recent history where sanctuary and nourishment of the body and mind was more needed than this period as we ease our way out…
Helping Hands of Heroes
24th April 2020: Chichester Community Development Trust (CCDT) is in awe of the most wonderful team of heroic helping hands that have put themselves forward to volunteer in the local…
Easter bunny bounds across Graylingwell Park and the surrounding area
The children of Little Learners pre-school, usually based in the Lodge at Graylignwell Park, were extremely excited to receive a little Easter surprise into their isolation, out of the blue,…
CCDT’s Five ways to wellbeing during coronavirus
There are five key elements that are said to help us maintain a strong mental and physical health and at CCDT we have looked at how we can take on…
Little Learners grows bigger with community launch event!
This Friday 13th March from 1-3pm, sees the celebration event for Little Learners preschool, open since 2013, moving into the wonderful new, purpose-built Lodge at Keepers Green, Chichester, enabling the…
Street cricket hits it for six at new free weekly sessions
Chichester Community Development Trust (CCDT) and the Sussex Cricket Foundation have developed a programme of Street Cricket, funded by Chance to Shine, that enables 8-11 year old children in the…
The renaissance of the Graylingwell Chapel organ continues…
If you can imagine the most difficult Christmas puzzle – a 1,000-piece image of a bowl of brussel sprouts – you will have an idea of the challenge that lies…
“There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth” (Nietzsche)
A sense of community can be helped by a feeling that you know those around you, the people working for you, the issues and what is going on. That is…