MAIS (Mutual Aid in Sussex) is a new network that first met at the end of May. The idea is to have a monthly meeting of people involved in coops, but also open to individuals and groups doing cooperative work in the widest sense in Brighton & Hove and the surrounding area – informal food groups, people starting something up, as well as incorporated coops, CICs… They plan to meet at Coachwerks in Hollingdean on the third Wednesday evening of each …
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Information on organising community events
Thanks to funding from the Big Lottery, we have updated and improved our information on Organising Community Events. Our new pack contains advice and information on all sorts of different aspects of running events, including: Event planning checklist Managing money at an event Organising a public meeting Health and safety Public liability Risk assessment Licensing and regulations Photo consent Running a crèche News release Local media contacts Al…
Summer Pride Grants now open
… Brighton and Hove City Council have announced the deadline for their Summer Pride grants for community organisations. Grants of up to £500 are available for groups to run activities as part of Pride 2015. https://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/information/summer-pride-grants/ …
Due East grants for local groups in Whitehawk, Manor Farm and Bristol Estate
Due East have announced the following grant programmes for groups in Whitehawk, Manor Farm, and Bristol Estates: 1.Piggy Bank – Youth Fund Youth Funding – bids for share of £6,000.00 for Youth projects in and/or benefiting young people in the Whitehawk, Manor Farm, and Bristol Estates. 2.Community Health and Wellbeing Fund Just over £2,500 is available for grants of up to £500 per application. The overarching theme for grants is to support projec…
New HOPE group offering sessions on awareness of domestic violence & abuse among women in BME communities
HOPE is the new BME Women organisation providing BME Engagement in relation to Domestic Violence/Abuse across Sussex. HOPE will be launching it’s first Drop-in service on Monday 20th July from 12-2pm at the BMECP Centre, 10a Fleet Street, BN1 4ZE. They are a multi-lingual group of Black and Minority Ethnic women trained to raise awareness of domestic violence and abuse among women in BME communities across Sussex. They also offer facilitated sess…
Meet the Chair of the Neighbourhoods, Communities and Equalities Committee
Cllr Emma Daniel, Chair of the Brighton & Hove City Council Neighbourhoods, Communities and Equalities Committee, is offering up surgery-type sessions for any voluntary and community sector groups that would like to meet with her (1:1 or as a group of organisations working on a particular theme or issue). Her next surgery day is 15th September 2015. Meetings will take place at Community Works’ office in Community Base. To book your appointment, p…
Table tennis at your community centre?
Table Tennis England are offering free table tennis tables to community centres in Brighton & Hove. The person to contact about this is Keiron Pelling on [email protected] or 07972 222068. Keiron said: “I am a table tennis development officer working for Table Tennis England and I have been working with the Brighton table tennis community to increase the opportunities for people to play. This work includes the summer Ping! f…
Governance Network Meeting
Date: Wednesday 16 September, 2015 Time: 6.00-8.00pm Venue: Rose Room, BMECP Centre, 10 Fleet Street, Brighton BN1 4ZE This second themed meeting of the new Community Works Governance Network is aimed at any trustee or management committee member who wants to improve their knowledge and skills around managing change as well as to meet others in the same role. The session content will be negotiated with participants on the night and is likely to c…
New equipment at the Resource Centre
Thanks to a generous grant from the Argus Appeal, we now have the following new equipment available for groups in Sussex to hire: A smaller popcorn machine – easier to fit into your car but the popcorn is just as tasty! Skipping ropes – for solo and group skipping, and french skipping, ideal for street parties Hula hoops – a set of six, good quality colourful hoops Giant Twister – a new addition to our range of giant board games Just get in touch…
How we are funded
Income In the financial year 2023-24, our total income was £198,597. We raised £48,122 (24%) of this from our print and equipment services. Our income from services has now recovered and is back to the same level as it was before the pandemic. As always, the core of our income came from regular grants and contracts: We received £89,853 from the Third Sector Commissioning programme, funded by Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC). This was 45% of ou…