About the Centre

The Resource Centre is a charity serving voluntary and community groups in the Brighton and Hove area. We are used by around 1000 different groups every year, from playgroups to environmental campaigns, residents associations to arts organisations.

See our What's New page for the latest news about the centre and this website.

We have a longstanding policy of offering additional support services to groups based in areas of social housing and run by local people.  These include free one to one training in computer skills, keeping accounts, or other areas specific to your group; and one-to-one advice with any aspect of running a group.  Additional support is also available to groups based in minority ethnic communities and those run by disabled people, their families and carers.   Our April 2007 report on our work with council tenants' associations in Brighton & Hove is available to view online. (PDF, 47kB)

We receive core funding support from Brighton & Hove Council.

We are grateful to The Government Organisation of the South East for funding to purchase capital equipment, under the ChangeUp programme, and to Brighton and Hove Learning Partnership for grants from the Capital Learning Fund.

Our full Programme of Work 2005-2008 is available to view online. (PDF, 282kB).  A report on our most recent User Satisfaction Survey (July 2006) is also available online (Word document).

We are grateful to Sussex Community Internet Project for their continuing support with the development of this website.

We have a good working relationship with other organisations providing support to community groups in Brighton & Hove.  Full details of the range of support available can be found at the Support for Groups website, a joint initiative by all the organisations, working together as Brighton & Hove ChangeUp Consortium.

Our staff team is currently:

  • Dani Ahrens
  • Judy Goss
  • Kate Chapman
  • Alan Gray
  • Kate Page
  • Dave Witts

To email any member of staff directly, use this formula: firstname.lastname@resourcecentre.org.uk

Our management committee (elected October 2007) is:

  • Jean Davis - South Hawk Tenants' Association
  • Ted Harman - Coldean Residents' Association
  • Joe MacRae - Valley Road and Carden Court Residents' Association
  • John Pippard - The Triangle Club
  • Beryl Snelling - Sloane Court Tenants' Association
  • Roy Taylor - Knoll Community Association
  • Beryl Tucknott - East Brighton Bygones
  • Tina Urquhart - Downland Court Residents' Association
     
  • Councillor Mary Mears (appointed to the committee by Brighton & Hove City Council)

We are legally constituted as a limited company, Brighton & Hove Social Welfare and Educational Trust.  The company is registered in England under no. 1730256.  Registered Charity no. 287516. We are registered for VAT under no. 861 1001 75.