This Sunday after months of training, TDC Community Development Support Worker Cal Chester is running the 2018 Brighton Marathon in support of ADHD Aware – a Brighton based organisation of volunteers committed to supporting adults living with ADHD. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a group of behavioural symptoms that include inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. … Read more
As a part of TDC’s youth work, we are proud members of the Brighton and Hove Youth Collective – a partnership working across Brighton & Hove. Working as a collective allows us to share best practices and resources so that we can strategically address the needs of young people in the city. For those of … Read more
Yoga for Teenagers is an exciting new project to introduce yoga to young people in Brighton. An initiative of our youth team, the group will be promoting the benefits of yoga–the physical benefits of increasing strength, flexibility and balance but more importantly the other benefits to well-being such as helping to manage anxiety, stress, giving better sleep, … Read more
Every Wednesday morning between 10 and 11am, many Hollingdean residents participate in a community yoga class at Hollingdean Community Centre. The Hollingdean Yoga Group has been running for over 10 years, with a team of volunteers organising the weekly sessions. The initial idea was to set up a low-cost, inclusive yoga class for people with … Read more
We recently published a big thank you to our volunteers at New Larchwood. Student volunteer Leila, has been with us for a while now, on a placement working with older people as a part of her Social Policy studies. She has made an amazing contribution and has been running loads of activities for the residents … Read more
On Saturday 3rd March the Portslade community came together at Portslade Town Hall to showcase some of the great initiatives available in the area. The Portslade Community Forum (PCF) along with a number of voluntary groups, business and charities came to show off what they had on offer to local residents. Portslade Bowls Club and Mile … Read more
Join TDC at A Way A Day – our multicultural health and wellbeing event open to everyone from minority ethnic backgrounds in Brighton and Hove. Wednesday 18th April 2018 10.30am – 2.30pm BMECP, 10A Fleet Street, Brighton, BN1 4ZE A family friendly event with FREE lunch, refreshments, creative activities, board games, music, practical advice and … Read more
Brighton & Hove City Council has pledged an additional £90,000 investment in youth services in the coming financial year under proposals agreed last Thursday. TDC will be one of a collective of local youth work providers who are expected to receive extra funds to deliver programmes of youth work across the city. With youth services funding subject to drastic shrinkage across … Read more
On Thursday 22nd February, TDC hosted a number of workshops at the Community Works 2018 Equality Symposium “Thriving, not (just) surviving” – which this year focused on hardships as experienced by members of the local BAME & D/deaf communities. TDC Community Development Worker Terry Adams arranged for two women from BAME backgrounds to attend the … Read more
Since last Spring, TDC have been supporting a Mens’ (+ now Women’s) Discussion Group which meets at the Vallance Community Centre in Hove. The group has hosted guest speakers from the ‘Argus’ Archive, British Legion and the Co-Op Estates Management Service and now have a sub-group, studying the world of breadmaking at the nearby Stoneham … Read more
By Sue Sayers, Senior Community Participation Worker. Last month I started to cover the post of Older People’s Worker for the North/Central area of Brighton. I am now based at New Larchwood, Coldean on Mondays – in the little office downstairs in the café area. The Café, called The Larches, is run by Impact Initiatives, and … Read more
The Brighton & Hove Small Groups Network aims to bring together community groups from across Brighton and Hove to give them the help and support they need to run their group. The network meets regularly in different neighbourhoods across the city and is the place for members of small groups to meet other people doing … Read more