As a part of the Brighton & Hove Older People’s Festival 2017, TDC invites you to a morning of celebration, discussion and cake! Join us to watch a short film about the amazing contribution Older People make to our communities then share your ideas with Councillor Mo Marsh – the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, … Read more
We are pleased to announce that TDC (The Trust for Developing Communities) has appointed Athol Hallé as its next Chief Executive and he will be taking up the post at the end of October. Athol comes to us from his position as Chief Executive of Groundswell, a post that he has held for the past … Read more
Members of the Moulsecoomb Bangladeshi Women’s group joined in to celebrate the Coldean Family Fun Day in August – an annual event held at St Mary Magdalen Church in Coldean. The members took along their children and participated in the fun activities and songs as well as trying their hands at making milkshakes! It was … Read more
This year’s Brighton Digital Festival will be taking place between Thursday 14th September and Friday 13th October. TDC are excited to be working with some of Brighton’s most exciting digital businesses and educators to create a Tech Trail around the city. The trail will inspire young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to learn more … Read more
Tantrum and Mini-Tantrum are a community dance group for young women in the Queen’s Park and Craven Vale area. The group performs full-length dances in a range of styles – from contemporary to hip hop and they practice at The Edge Community Centre every week. Our Community Development workers Amy and Claire put forward Tantrum … Read more
By Sue Sayers, TDC Senior Community Participation & Development Worker. As part of the ongoing work for the Dementia Action Alliance, I was delighted to present a Dementia friends Awareness session to the Brighton Chinese Elders Group last Friday the 27th July. PC Tang was there to interpret to a group of 20 Chinese men and women … Read more
On Saturday 15th July, TDC teamed up with Tarner Community Project and Audio Active to put on the 2017 Tarner Festival at Tarner Park. With a live music stage hosted by Kustom Vibes, lots of stalls serving delicious food and plenty of activities for local people to take part in, the festival was a great … Read more
On Sunday 2nd July, finalists of the Argus Youth In Action awards gathered at the American Express Community Stadium in Falmer for the annual awards ceremony – a fantastic event which saw our region’s children and young people celebrated and lauded for their incredible achievements. Over the past few months, nominations have poured in from … Read more
In May 2015, we were very lucky to have Peter Sutcliffe join team TDC as local outreach co-ordinator for the citywide community health checks project. Peter’s role was to raise awareness amongst 40-74 year olds of their entitlement to a free 20 minute health check every 5 years – helping to assess their degree of … Read more
On the 31st of May Bevendean celebrated Health Day . The event was hosted by Action for Bevendean Community, and coordinated by the local TDC community development worker, Sayanti Banerjee. All the community groups funded by the Healthy Neighbourhood Fund demonstrated their work at the event and it was wonderful to so many residents joining … Read more
Last week we marked the 50th birthday of Moulsecoomb’s 67 Centre with a big birthday bash to celebrate the centre, the good times that’ve been had there and all the friendships it has inspired. Built in 1967, the 67 Centre is a Youth Centre with a programme of activities and where young people can access … Read more
This month’s Community Beacon of Brighton is a familiar face – you’ll recognise Jordan from the June page of our TDC calendar. It’s Volunteers’ Week this week, a chance to celebrate the people who generously donate their time to make a difference to others. TDC volunteers make an invaluable contribution to the work we do … Read more