The village has football and croquet teams and is home to West Chiltington & Thakeham Cricket Club.

West Chiltington Golf Club was another sporting enclave within the parish but this closed in early 2016 after steadily losing revenue following damage due to two poor winters.

He formed the band with Mr. P. Slater, a builder and Mr. Edwin Pullen, a wheelwright, who lent them £20 to buy some instruments.

Mr. Pullen went to London, toured the music shops, and returned home with enough instruments for all ten members.

Many more prizes were to follow in the coming years, hence the name ‘Silver Band’, due to the amount of silverware they won.

Doug has had a good spell in front of the band too - stepped into the breach after the sudden retirement of Tony Deacon.

Nutbourne is more well known locally and is gradually changing its grape varieties from Germanic types (Sylvaner and Muller-Thurgau) to French ones (Pinot Noir and Chardonnay) but the vineyard of international fame is Nyetimber.

Nyetimber is based on an old manor which reputedly was part of the dowry of Anne of Cleves when she married Henry VIII.