Date: Friday 20 November, 2015 Time: 9.30am-1.00pm Venue: Stanmer Room, Brighthelm Community Centre, North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YD. This half day course with the Trans Alliance is aimed at anyone who wants to broaden their understanding of issues faced by transgender, transsexual and other gender-different people. The session is based around interactive exercises, encouraging participants to get involved in thinking through what Trans means and w…
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How to have your say at the Neighbourhoods, Communities and Equalities Committee
Brighton & Hove City Council has a new committee for Neighbourhoods, Communities and Equalities. Community groups are invited to contribute ideas and views to help the committee’s discussions. There are several ways to do this: 1. Keep an eye on the agenda and see if anything interesting is coming up Committee agendas are usually published a week in advance of the meetings, on the council website. Here’s the page where you can see details of Neig…
Meet the lead Councillor for Communities: 20th October
… Councillor Emma Daniel (Brighton and Hove City Council lead member for neighbourhoods, communities and equalities) is running another voluntary and community sector surgery on 20th October. Appointments are available from 12.15pm until the evening. To book your hour’s slot, please email Jennie Howard, [email protected]. …
Sports kit and equipment in return for collecting old Sky boxes
Free sports kit scheme launched for Brighton & Hove schools, sports clubs and community groups Schools and clubs in Brighton & Hove are being encouraged to get involved in a reward scheme offering schools free sports kit if they return old Sky TV boxes. Local people are being asked to give any unwanted old Sky boxes and broadband routers to their local club or school over the next few weeks. Each box returned by a school or club to Sky will earn …
Comic Relief Communities Programme: Deadline 9th October 2015
A new round of the Comic Relief Local Communities Programme has now opened to applications across Sussex. Groups can apply via Sussex Community Foundation. This fund has its own application form, which is available on the Sussex Community Foundation website. Grants are available to charitable organisations and groups for projects that benefit local communities. Organisations can apply for one of the following themes: Improve people’s life skills,…
Fundraising opportunity – garage trail event in Brighton
Cat Fletcher of Brighton Freegle is organising a city-wide day of “Garage Sales” (you don’t need a garage to hold a Sale!) on Saturday 26th September. https://garagesaletrail.co.uk/ The idea is that people can have a declutter and run a Sale from home, school, workplace, community venue or from anywhere even a garage! This encourages reuse, decluttering and increases the flow of second hand goods around the city but it also is a fab opportunity t…
Gannett Foundation application deadline Friday 16th October
… The Gannett Foundation gives grants to registered charities in Brighton & Hove, for creative projects that bring lasting benefit to local neighbourhoods and communities. Their next deadline is Friday 16th October. For more information see our Favourite Funder page. …
Free video production workshop for charitable and community groups
Media Trust is running a free video production workshop for charitable and community groups. This introductory workshop is designed to help charities and community groups understand how they can turn their stories into short films, and will cover planning, recording and editing. A hands-on learning environment will give practical guidance on using low-cost equipment and techniques that will make videos look professional, even on a low budget. The…
Free cookery classes for community groups and volunteers
The Big Fig is offering free cookery classes for community groups and volunteers. The aim of these courses are to promote the benefits of healthy eating and to create a better understanding of how to prepare healthy food. Students will also be able to demonstrate enhanced knowledge and skills in cookery and work related areas, improving their employability. The courses are delivered in a way that provides both practical work in the kitchen and cl…
Kitchen equipment competition for community projects
If your community organisation is looking to update its kitchen facilities, funding is now available from the British cooking appliance company, Stoves. It is part of the company’s new ‘Community Kitchens’ campaign and aims to place kitchens at the heart of local communities. There are three prizes available: silver and bronze winners will receive Stoves appliance packages worth between £2,000 and £3,000, with overall winner will receive £5,000 i…