A survey comparing the ratio of old folk's homes to clubs and
pubs has concluded that being a young person in three Sussex resort towns is
not much fun.
Top of the "worst towns to be young" table is Worthing - which the
study claims has 15 undertakers but not a single music venue - closely followed
by Bognor Regis and Eastbourne.
Between them, the top three towns have 132 old people's homes but only 12 nightclubs.
But councillors and residents say while the towns warrant their reputation
as the home of tea dances and bingo rather than the new Faliraki - things are
starting to change.
With only two cinemas, five nightclubs and no sports teams or music venues - compared with 15 undertakers and 50 old people's homes - Worthing is clearly not a great place to be young, the survey concludes.