Worthing wood remembered in glass '“ one year on
The stained glass panel was created by Worthing artist Chris Brown and is housed in the glass partition on Worthing pier.
It was revealed on Monday, Januayr 19, as a week of activities organised by Worthing Arts Council was launched to mark the first anniversary of the timber hitting.
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Hide AdAlso on Monday, exactly a year after a tidal wave of wood from the doomed Ice Prince swamped Worthing's beaches, some people in the town thought they were experiencing a case of dj vu.
Another load
Worthing Council leader Keith Mercer said he "nearly fell off his chair" when he heard another ship-load of timber had come adrift in gales off the south coast.
"It was thought it might be heading towards Worthing, but then the wind changed," said Mr Mercer.
Click here to see more about the anniversary ship-load of timber.
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Hide AdAbout 1,500 tons of sawn timber being lost overboard from the deck of the Russian ship Sinegorsk, 14 nautical miles south of Newhaven.
Although the Sinegorsk's lost cargo was originally being blown westwards along the Channel, the wind veered round and blew the floating timber towards Kent.
Anniversary events
Other events still to take place as part of the Ice Prince Arts Festival include a free poetry event at Worthing Library on Friday, January 23 from noon.
Daily photo exhibitions are in the Guildbourne Centre, at flash BANG photography in Warwick Street and at Hair Affair in West Buildings.
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Hide AdA mystical film about Worthing's washed-up wood will be shown at the Ritz cinema on Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25 at 1.30pm.
Also on Saturday is a free music workshop at St Matthew's Church, in Tarring Road.
To finish the week, a driftwood sculpture competition is being held on the prom at Coast caf, Splash Point, from 11am to 1.30pm on Sunday.
Worthing's annual fruit-flinging festival has been moved from March to Sunday, January 25, to coincide with the anniversary.
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