Last week we said goodbye to our long standing Community Development Worker Mark Drayton, most recently part of the central Brighton team. Mark said of his time with TDC: “After many years being involved with TDC as a trustee and a worker, I am leaving the organisation in September. It is hard to say goodbye … Read more
Saturday, 30th July was a busy day in Moulsecoomb and Bevendean neighbourhoods. It started with a community breakfast at the Bevy Community Pub where Moulsecoomb Local Action Team (MLAT) invited residents to a get together to plan the future of the forum and gather ideas and priorities for Moulsecoomb & Bates Estate. A new committee … Read more
On Thursday last week we held a community day at Whitehawk Community Hub. TDC staff joined Hawks Cafe, Brighton and Hove City Council’s Healthy Lifestyles Team, Little Green Pig, Our Place, Brightstore and more to hold consultations, chat to local residents and enjoy a selection of free refreshments including an ice cream van dishing out … Read more
In 2021/22 TDC’s Healthy Neighbourhood Fund gave out over 90 grants, supporting 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. The grants focus on healthy living: 24 will support healthy … Read more
The Vision of the Project Strengthen Albanians pride and belonging and build aspirations of our younger members. Improve integration in Brighton & Hove community and remove barriers to accessing services Reduce discrimination and improve understanding of Albanian culture in Brighton & Hove community. From our Community Engagement Worker, Sonila Deda In some ways it was … Read more
The Craven Vale Community Centre were delighted to be able to hold their annual Wassail after last year’s Covid-19 disruptions. They hosted their own version of this ancient tradition last Saturday to bless their orchard of 70 fruit trees scattered around the estate. Wassaliling is a pagan ceremony where groups of people gather to bless … Read more
The Bevy — a community run pub in East Brighton — door-knocked their neighbourhood in 2019 to identify gaps in their outreach in the community. One of these gaps was the lack of specific provision for LGBTQ residents. Subsequently, a Switchboard report on the impact of Covid-19 on LGBTQ communities highlighted that residents all over … Read more
The much-loved annual Tarner Festival was one of so many events that couldn’t take place in 2020. This year the celebration was pushed back to September, where it was finally able to return to the delight of the community. The Festival took place in Tarner Park and featured a live music stage with wide range … Read more
As lockdown eases and vaccination provides more protection, TDC has been working with vulnerable communities to support vaccine confidence. We have been out and about talking about vaccination with people from different communities. Our social prescriber Maha and volunteer Clare have visited a local Mosque, providing information to encourage people to get vaccinated as soon … Read more
TDC is one of the partner organisations of Community Roots, a network of non-clinical mental health services that help people find the right support for them. This network is the first of its kind in Sussex. One of our key aims is to ensure that no matter where people enter the mental health system, they can … Read more
The challenges of the last year mean that wellbeing has never been more important. Particularly for the members of our Black and minority ethnic community — who figures show have been disproportionately affected by the recent pandemic. That’s why TDC and Active Sussex have been working in partnership to support local people by encouraging greater … Read more
In 2020/21 TDC’s Healthy Neighbourhood Fund gave out over 100 grants, supporting 4,600 people. We supported local community partners to form panels and make funding decisions, giving support to projects right across the city from Portslade to Bevendean, Whitehawk to Hollingbury, and beneficiaries included art clubs, community gardens, self-defense classes, shopping trollies for food banks, … Read more