Over the past few years the village of Bracklesham, near Chichester, has increased in size with several new housing developments in the area. In order to establish a meeting place for the surrounding community, the developers of these new homes contributed monies towards building an amenity to support the new housing. This money was further supplemented by The Big Lottery Fund and also West Sussex County Council to pay for the building of a new venue and meeting place which has now become Bracklesham Barn.