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  • Covid 19
    • ​Aldingbourne's Scavenger Hunt
    • Aldingbourne Country Centre
    • MAKE & Gig Buddies
    • No 73 Drop In
    • Supported Living
    • Volunteers
    • Thank You
    • Top Tips
  • Support Services
    • Supported Employment
    • Support Workers Direct
    • Training & Learning
    • Advice & Guidance
    • Gr8 Support
    • Housing >
      • Referral Process
    • Support in the Community >
      • Creative Arts Studio
      • LOL - Living Out Loud
    • Care Quality Commission Ratings
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Our People
    • Work with us
    • Volunteering >
      • Meet Our Volunteers
      • Become a Volunteer
      • FAQ's
    • We Value Your Feedback
    • Accounts & Annual Review
    • Campaigns we're fighting for
    • Aldingbourne Trust National Partnership
    • Find Us
  • Our Businesses
    • Long Bench
    • Tree Seat Scheme
    • Gig Buddies Portsmouth >
      • Gig Buddies Application
      • Gig Buddies FAQs
    • Wood@Aldingbourne
    • Educational Visits
    • Make
    • Other projects
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    • Aldingbourne Blog
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    • Fundraising Events
    • Start Fundraising
    • Support a Fundraiser
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    • Join the Friends of AT
    • Step It Out
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    • Donate
  • Great Day Out
    • Cooking Together
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    • Long Bench Slat
    • Tree Seat Scheme
    • Miscellaneous Services

The Long Bench Project

Aldingbourne Trust are proud to offer the Long Bench Slat Scheme, a wonderful opportunity for you to make your mark on the Littlehampton seafront.
The Long Bench at Littlehampton is thought to be the longest bench in Britain and one of the longest in the world. The wood and stainless steel bench ‘flows’ along the promenade at Littlehampton in West Sussex – curving round lamp posts and obstacles, twisting up into the seafront shelters, dropping down to paths and crossings.

​The bench was opened in July 2010 and can seat over 300 people. It was funded by Arun District Council and CABE’s ‘Sea Change’ capital grants programme for cultural and creative regeneration in seaside resorts.

With inspiration and input from children at the local primary school, the 1,000 foot long bench is now a popular visitor attraction.

Long Bench Slat

£105.00 - £150.00
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The Long Bench Slat Scheme

The Long Bench is host to hundreds of special messages engraved into the hardwood slats that make up the long bench – they celebrate birthdays, weddings, special events as well as local achievements and triumphs. Many commemorate a loved one and invoke memories of happy times at the beach or in the area.

You can buy a bench slat and specify your own individual message that will be engraved into a new hardwood slat and fitted to the bench. The slat space is yours for a period of 5 years through our slat licencing scheme – standard slats cost £150 and can be engraved with 1 line of text up to 72 characters long (including spaces). Read the full Terms & Conditions.

The scheme is managed through the wood department at the Aldingbourne Country Centre and people we support with a learning disability and/ or autism are actively involved in fitting your slat and maintaining the bench.
The commemorative slat scheme is run and managed by the Aldingbourne Trust on behalf of Arun District Council. Find out more information about visiting Littlehampton: www.visitlittlehampton.co.uk or 
www.sussexbythesea.com
Buying a slat through this social enterprise will:
​​provide a public space for your special message support the work of the Aldingbourne Trust help towards the ongoing maintenance of the Long Bench
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​Aldingbourne Country Centre
Blackmill Lane, Norton
Chichester, West Sussex
PO18 0JP
CONTACT US:
Central Office - 01243 544607
Country Centre - 
01243 542075
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