A flood-hit charity has thanked the local community and the Mayor of Worthing for their kind donations to help with the clean up and restoration of its store.
Superstar Arts had to close their premises on South Street, Tarring after damage to nearby pipes saw water gush in.
The charity, which provides innovative opportunities for those with learning disabilities, says it is ‘feeling the love’ after a generous response from the local community.
For more than a decade, Superstar Arts have been providing creative work experiences and leisure opportunities for young people and adults across the area.
The charity began in 2012, looking to host an art hub for their eight members, but has gone from strength to strength and now offers cooking groups, printing sessions, a coffee bar and online shop which is attended by their 70-plus participants.
Superstar Arts also has links across the community, with pupils at Oak Grove College, a Worthing-based SEN school and sixth form maintained by West Sussex County Council, regularly involved with the project.
But following two leaks from the nearby plumbing, Superstar Arts’ shop was damaged and subsequently forced to close, leading co-founders and managers Jo Sullivan and Jo Telling to reach out to the community for some support.
Among the kind donations, one sum was received from the Mayor of Worthing, Cllr Henna Chowdhury, who is also supporting the group as one of her charities during her term. The other two are Worthing Mencap (Buddy’s) and West Sussex Mind in Worthing.
Thanks to everyone’s help , Superstar Arts have raised £3,500 for their flood appeal to cover uninsured losses and repairs to their shop are now underway.
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