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Tribute to our trustee, Barry Hughes

So long, Barry Everyone at the Resource Centre was shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Barry Hughes. Barry was a long-standing member of our management committee, and a solid supporter of the Resource Centre’s work. He was a

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Access ramps now available for hire

Thanks to a donation from the SCOPE Local People Programme, we now have two lightweight, folding, portable ramps available to hire. These are great for events where there is a single step at the entrance or somewhere within the venue.

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New PA available for hire thanks to Pebble Trust

Thanks to a generous donation from Pebble Trust, we are now able to offer groups a lovely new PA, complete with inbuilt LED lights – perfect for adding a bit of a disco vibe to your community event! For added

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Inkjet printer out of service

Sadly, as of May 2019, our inkjet printer is officially dead. We are looking to replace this machine, as we still hear a need for the cheaper colour printing it offers, but it may take us a little while to

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New smoothie bike for hire

Pedal your way to tasty, healthy snacks with our new smoothie bike! Now available to hire, our “fender blender” is suitable for children aged 6 – 14. It will be great for fetes and fairs and allows children to create

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Brighton & Hove Way

Back in April 2017 a team of six staff, trustees and friends of the Resource Centre walked 18 miles in the countryside around Brighton & Hove, to raise money for the Resource Centre and to help launch the Brighton & 

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Our work with BME groups wins funding support

We are very happy that Sussex Community Foundation has awarded us £5,000 towards the cost of our flexible, one-to-one support services for small community groups run by migrants and refugees. The money will enable us to support migrant-led groups with

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Tribute to our trustee, Ann Ewings

We are all very saddened by the death of Ann Ewings, who was on the Resource Centre Management Committee and had been using the Centre for over 20 years. We will miss Ann’s regular visits to the Centre and her

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PA system available to give away

THIS HAS NOW BEEN OFFERED TO BRIGHTON SOUP, WHO RUN FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR LOCAL PROJECTS We are giving away one of our old PA systems for free. It is an 80W single unit system. The reason we are giving it

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Responsibilities of the Management Committee – updated information page

We’ve revised and updated our information page on Responsibilities of the Management Committee. Every community organisation has a group of people which manages its affairs – a governing body. This is often called a management committee, although your group may

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