Media contacts in Brighton and Hove that are useful for community groups. Newspapers and websites Radio Television News distribution services Listings For advice about ways to get your story covered by the media, see Writing a News Release. For advice about giving an interview, see Radio and TV interviews. Newspapers and websites Brighton and Hove News This is a local news website which often covers local community stories. The website has over 1…
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Is your AGM coming up?
Is your Annual General Meeting coming up soon? The Resource Centre can help you prepare. We can offer this support to volunteer-run groups based in Brighton & Hove which are: Tenants’ or Residents’ Associations for Brighton & Hove City Council tenants and leaseholders, and/or Groups run by and for people living in an area of social housing, and/or Groups run by and for black and minority ethnic people, and/or Groups run by and for disabled people…
Involving people in your group
How do you get lots of people along to your meetings and events? How do you make sure that more than a handful of you are doing the bulk of the work? These are difficult questions for every group, and there are no quick fixes or easy answers. In 2015 the Resource Centre ran two workshops for Tenants’ & Residents’ Associations based in areas of council housing in Brighton and Hove. They were attended by 17 people from 13 different Associations. Th…
Sanctuary Housing Community Investment Fund
Grants available for: projects that will make a positive difference to the lives of Sanctuary Housing residents Size of grants given: Unspecified No deadlines. Aims of Fund To support the development of successful and sustainable communities in the areas where Sanctuary Housing operates Who can apply Charities, community groups, residents associations, voluntary organisations, and schools. Organisations must be working in the interest of Sanctuar…
How to improve your chairing skills
The Resource Centre held two workshops on chairing meetings in March 2016. These were attended by twelve people from nine different Brighton & Hove City Council Tenant and Resident Associations. At the workshops we discussed situations which often arise when you are chairing meetings. This is a summary of the tips and advice which came out of these workshops, on the following topics: Unfocussed meetings Quiet people and dominant people Feeling ne…
Days out in Sussex for community groups
It is lovely to go on a day trip with your group, but the cost of transport and entry to attractions can make it difficult. Here is a list of places which are free or very cheap to enter, and which you can access using buses or trains. All the transport routes listed here cost less than £10 per person, and most cost less than £5 per person. There is also some general information about how to get cheaper travel using discounts and railcards. Ditch…
Support for Tenants’ and Residents’ Associations
The Resource Centre is here to help your Tenants’ and Residents’ Association to organise effectively and get things done. We are an independent charity. We offer free support to Tenants’ and Residents’ Associations run by Brighton & Hove City Council tenants and leaseholders. This is funded by Brighton & Hove City Council. How we can help your Tenants’ & Residents’ Association How to arrange support More about how we can help Written information …
Support for Chairs
Being a newly-elected chair can feel quite daunting, but if you can listen to others, be kind and fair, and be well-organised, you can be a good chair. The chair doesn’t need to have all the answers and shouldn’t be expected to do all the work. The Resource Centre can help you develop skills and techniques to chair meetings, support the committee and deal with difficult situations. We can offer this support to volunteer-run groups based in Bright…
Support for Secretaries
If you are the Secretary for your group, the Resource Centre can help you to understand your role and to develop skills and techniques to support your group effectively. We can offer this support to volunteer-run groups based in Brighton & Hove which are: Tenants’ or Residents’ Associations for Brighton & Hove City Council tenants and leaseholders, and/or Groups run by and for people living in an area of social housing, and/or Groups run by and f…
Brighton Soup
Grants available for: Projects which benefit the local community in Brighton Size of grants given: Varies – up to £1,000 for winners; up to £150 for runners up Next deadline: 9th September 2024 Aims of Fund To support projects that improve the local area in Brighton Who can apply As long as your project is charitable in some way and benefits people in the community of Brighton & Hove, you can apply. How much and what can you apply for If your ide…