The Vision of the Project Strengthen Albanians pride and belonging and build aspirations of our younger members. Improve integration in Brighton & Hove community and remove barriers to accessing services Reduce discrimination and improve understanding of Albanian culture in Brighton & Hove community. From our Community Engagement Worker, Sonila Deda In some ways it was … Read more
From Sue Sayers, our Ageing Well Project Manager “A wonderful lady who lives in Woodingdean gave me a Christmas card containing the following poem that she had written. (Included here with her permission).”
“I come to the curiosity club for the nice people. It’s important to make a difference to someone’s life and to help your community”.
The Brighton Multicultural Women’s Cycle Club began in June 2021 as our MESH project was looking for fun outdoor activities that could be made Covid safe. A cycling club in Preston Park was set up with support from Bricycles, Sustrans, Brighton Bike Hub and Brighton Bike Share. Our group of multicultural women included migrants and … Read more
The Craven Vale Community Centre were delighted to be able to hold their annual Wassail after last year’s Covid-19 disruptions. They hosted their own version of this ancient tradition last Saturday to bless their orchard of 70 fruit trees scattered around the estate. Wassaliling is a pagan ceremony where groups of people gather to bless … Read more
TDC has won the Partnership Award at the Children and Young People Now Awards 2021 for our Project Brighton Streets. Brighton Streets is a citywide, coordinated detached (street-based) youth work programme led by TDC and delivered by TDC, The Hangleton & Knoll Project and Tarner Community Project. The programme is funded by the Brighton & Hove Violence Reduction Partnership and … Read more
The Bevy — a community run pub in East Brighton — door-knocked their neighbourhood in 2019 to identify gaps in their outreach in the community. One of these gaps was the lack of specific provision for LGBTQ residents. Subsequently, a Switchboard report on the impact of Covid-19 on LGBTQ communities highlighted that residents all over … Read more
After a long time of not seeing each other during the pandemic, Noor-ul Huda – Moulsecoomb’s Muslim women and children group – made plans to get back in action this year with activities, trips and their regular meet-ups. After successfully fundraising, the group put one of its aims in motion by liaising with TDC and … Read more
During half term TDC’s Equalities team held a special free Flying Seagulls circus show in Preston Park. The event was for the children and families of women who attend our Multicultural Women’s Cycle Club during term time. We had beautiful weather and were delighted to have 70 parents and kids come along to join the … Read more
A museum trip is a great way to spend a grey autumn half term day. Last week three TDC youth workers and nine young people headed off to see what they could discover at London Science Museum. Project leader Kate Barker describes the fantastic day out. The first thing on the agenda was the Wonderlab! … Read more
At the end of September, on the last sun-soaked day of the year, students from our Finding Your Way course had a well-deserved graduation picnic in Preston Park. Finding Your Way was a short course delivered by TDC and funded by ESF ( the European Social Fund). The nine week course for unemployed adults with … Read more
Summer already feels far away, but some of our best memories of this summer are of TDC’s Summer Holiday Club. We had a wonderful time hanging out with young people in East Brighton Park and at the 67 Centre. We teamed up with Albion in the Community, The Durban Curry Club and The Bevy so … Read more