The Tide of Light community group is a membership organisation made up of approximately 25 members from across the community. We deliver a whole range of arts and educations activiites, including a Children’s Lantern parade, Community Art events and in schools workshops.
We held the first event in 2013 which was the first children’s lantern parade in the town of Worthing, West Sussex. The turnout on the night highlighted a demand for an autumn family friendly evening event. The turnout in year 1 was over 3,000 and 5 years later in 2017 official Sussex Police estimates came in at 40,000 people in attendance. The event itself has now won 3 awards, for Best Community Event at our local business awards in 2014, 2016 and 2017, and this year the Tide of Light team won the Chris Copsey More Radio Award for outstanding commitment to the Community.