Meet Our 2023 Community Champions – Nick Wood
Watch this short video about Nick’s fantastic work with his local community.
Community Development
New Classes from Friends at BMECP
Friends at BMECP began to emerge in 2023 with the purpose of bringing community activities for BME people back into the BMECP Centre. They had their AGM in October during a combined MOSAIC and Ageing Well Event. Their aim was to increase wellbeing and a sense of belonging for BME people and to be run … Read more
Our Summer Community Health Event continues in East Brighton.
The Community Summer Event at Robert Lodge was on a beautiful August day, with sunshine, food and activities in both the communal gardens and in the community rooms. This event was to celebrate the reopening of the community rooms, bring people together and share information around health and wellbeing. Around 140 people attended and there … Read more
Healthy Neighbourhood Fund 2022/23 Review
In 2022/23 TDC’s Healthy Neighbourhood Fund gave out over 90 grants, supporting over 4,000 people.
We supported local community partners to form panels and make funding decisions, giving support to projects right across the city. In each area local communities decided how the grants were awarded.
Brighton and Hove’s Amazing Volunteers
We couldn’t do what we do without volunteers supporting our work. Today we’d like to take a moment to thank some of them, and also to pay tribute to all the volunteers who work across Brighton and Hove. We owe so much to the volunteers who work with TDC and all the volunteers that support … Read more
Welcome to Volunteers Week 2023
It’s Volunteer’s Week and TDC will be celebrating the work of volunteers who do so much to support communities in Brighton and Hove.
A Visit to Brighton’s Long Running Repair Cafe
The Brighton Repair Cafe is one of the longest running repair cafe’s in the UK. The monthly event has been running for over ten years at various locations and now has a home at the newly repainted St George’s Hall in Moulsecoomb.
A Warm Welcome at Community Living Rooms
Last winter TDC partnered with BELTA, The Old Boat and Hollingdean Development Trust to run a four week pilot of Community Living Rooms. Community Living Rooms are drop-in warm spaces for local communities to help alleviate the Cost of Living crisis by providing a place people could go during the day, with relaxing activities, drinks, food and other support.
The 10 Year Journey of Bevendean Food Bank
Did you know that Bevendean Foodbank has now been around for more than 10 years?
Whilst it’s difficult to celebrate something like a foodbank, we would love to share our journey from past to present, celebrate the many volunteers past and present and every supporter along the way.
What do our Young People Think About the Cost of Living Crisis?
TDC’s Youth Team recently hosted and Citywide YouthWise meeting, consulting with our young people about the effects of the Cost of Living Crisis.
Goodbye to Our Ageing Well Project Manager Sue Sayers
This week we say goodbye to our Ageing Well Project Manager Sue Sayers as she retires.
An Update on our Work with Albanians in Sussex
From our Albanian Community Engagement Worker, Sonila Deda. TDC have been helping me engage my community for the past 18 months, although some of us have called Brighton and Hove home for more than 2 decades, contributing to the economy of this diverse city. I was proud to get this opportunity to help build our … Read more