Support Us

There are numerous ways that you can support the Friends and help us to achieve our goals, whether as an individual, family or a business. You may wish to sign up as a member and become involved with our volunteer Work Parties or attend our Friends Events, particularly if you live locally or if your business is based here.

Alternatively, you may be a visitor to the area and appreciating its natural assets feel inspired to make a donation towards safeguarding and enhancing this very special part of the UK and the south coast.

Whether it’s through an annual membership fee or a donation – small or large – your money will help us to fund the various environmental projects and initiatives outlined across this website.

Membership fees quoted are per annum (unless Life memberships).

Public Membership

  • In Full Time Education: FREE

  • Individual: £20

  • Couple: £30

  • Family: £40

  • Life Individual: £250

  • Life Couple: £500

Benefits

  • Monthly e-bulletin to receive news and updates ahead of the general public

  • Special priced tickets for Friends Events

  • Opportunity to volunteer and have a hands-on impact, in maintaining and improving Chichester Harbour’s natural environment.

  • Being part of a community helping to safeguard Chichester Harbour for future generations.

BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP

Small businesses and larger corporations all have a part to play within the Friends of Chichester Harbour; making a commitment to the wider natural environment and community in which you operate.

Drawing together around shared values and aspirations, alignment with our charity will have a material impact upon the work we undertake and be mutually beneficial. Your staff will have a clear sense of your corporate social responsibility as you also state your particular environmental, social and governance policy to your other stakeholders.

Business Membership

Subscriptions are based upon the number of people employed.

  • Sole trader/under 10 staff: £250

  • 10 – 50 staff:  £750

  • 50 – 100 staff:  £1,500

  • 100+ staff:  £2,000

Benefits

  • Monthly e-bulletin to receive news and updates ahead of the general public

  • Special priced tickets for Friends Events

  • Opportunity to volunteer and have a hands-on impact, in maintaining and improving Chichester Harbour’s natural environment.

  • Being part of a community helping to safeguard Chichester Harbour for future generations.

  • Membership welcome pack.

  • Name/logo on this website.

  • Social media ‘welcome’ posting.

Business Investor

£2,500

Benefits

  • All benefits listed above

  • Link to your website

  • Volunteering opportunities for your staff

Business Champion

£5,000

Benefits

  • All benefits listed above

  • Social media profile posting

  • Invitation to Friends Events

  • Talks at your company from Friends/Chichester Harbour Conservancy experts

  • Name affiliation with a specific environmental project

Legacies

Future generations will benefit from any gifts or legacies received, whatever the size. Bequests to the Friends of Chichester Harbour are fully exempt from Inheritance Tax in the United Kingdom, should you wish to include the Friends of Chichester Harbour in your Will.

Donations

Whatever amount you might like to donate, large or small, will be most welcome and of great value in contributing to our goals as an environmental charity.

Your Time

Aside from membership and donations, your time is also of great value to us – whether signing up for our Social Events or volunteer Work Parties.

Any ideas and introductions towards new projects that might complement the various causes we help fund will also be gratefully welcomed. Spreading the word about who we are and what we do is also invited – it’s such an effective way to increase our membership and welcome new Friends.

Friends of Chichester Harbour work party volunteers