Billingshurst volunteers 'frustrated' by delays to community project

A ‘men’s shed’, which could be based in a corner of Station Road Gardens, has been supported by the Billingshurst & District Lions Club and the parish council.

The international initiative sees community spaces for men to ‘connect, converse and create’, especially for older men who are more at risk of loneliness and isolation. The Billingshurst facility would also be open to women.

A planning application was submitted to Horsham District Council earlier this year, but volunteers behind the project have now been told it could be refused on water neutrality grounds.