The Arun Gay Society (TAGS) was formed in 1982 out of the local branch of CHE (Campaign for Homosexual Equality), which had been meeting in Littlehampton for eight years.

TAGS operates primarily as a social group for the LGBT community in the southern part of West Sussex, but members come from much further afield.
 
They welcome men and women of all ages who can subscribe to their aims and pay a modest annual membership fee.
 
Their regular gatherings offer a relaxed social atmosphere and among the members there are fully qualified counsellors able to give help and advice to those facing particular difficulties and many who are willing to offer purely practical advice and information.
 
TAGS meet informally, twice each month, once in a seafront pub in Worthing and the other time at a member’s home which consists mainly of a coffee evening or, at times, a specially laid-on party.
 
In addition, they organise excursions to places of interest and larger events like the occasional disco and bigger parties.  It is for these they draw on a wide circle of friends and supporters to swell the number of members and ensure the parties go with a swing.
 
These supporters as well as the members meet regularly as ‘Munchers’ and share an evening meal together in various restaurants, usually where there is a special ‘two-for-one’ deal available.
 
The Society’s day-to-day management falls to a committee, which is elected at an Annual General Meeting every October. 

There is also a formal Constitution that governs the technicalities of the Society.
 
A newsletter called TAGSmag is published regularly for members.
 
More information is available on their regularly updated website at: www.tagsonline.org.uk

There is an online contact address at:
info@tagsonline.org.uk

They can also be contacted at:
PO Box 11, Bognor Regis, PO22 6NT