In 2020/21 TDC’s Healthy Neighbourhood Fund gave out over 100 grants, supporting 4,600 people.
We supported local community partners to form panels and make funding decisions, giving support to projects right across the city from Portslade to Bevendean, Whitehawk to Hollingbury, and beneficiaries included art clubs, community gardens, self-defense classes, shopping trollies for food banks, inclusive football clubs and more.
In each area local communities decided how the grants were awarded.
“I found the grant process very interesting and was amazed at how groups had responded creatively to meet the needs of local residents and young people during the pandemic”
Local resident and panel member Gemma
As expected a lot of projects funded were responding to the pandemic. Providing direct support, or making existing projects accessible by going online or supplying PPE. The funding panels also had to change due to Covid-19 restrictions.
“Most of us hadn’t been on an HNF panel before, so we had a lot to learn about how to make funding decisions. It was a good experience even if we had to meet online, and it feels good to be able to fund some of our most valued groups in the neighbourhood during the pandemic.”
Old Boat Community Centre Manager
In Bevendean
Action for Bevendean
Friends of Avenue Orchard £400
Planting and maintaining an orchard and other trees on the Avenue to improve experiences.
Bevendean Community Garden £400
Feel-good-Friday sessions with cooking, gardening and peer-to-peer support and wellbeing focus.
Bevendean Foodbank £400
Cooking equipment and shopping trolleys to support recipients of the foodbank to cook healthy meals at home and transport food without needing a car.
Create to Plate £400
Baking packs for families to make food together at home during lockdown.
Fernee Forest Club £400
Equipment, shelter, PPE, snack costs for regular outdoor activities in natural space for families -health walks, forest school sessions for young children and teenagers.
Friends of Bevendean Down £400
Extra equipment to keep volunteers safe during sessions (PPE, gloves), also litter pickers and insurance for regular conservation sessions.
The Very local Food Hubs £400
Outdoors “cooking on a budget sessions” at the community garden with easily accessible food.
Arts and Crafts Group £200
Activity trail for families to find autumnal objects around the neighbourhood
Bevendean Bulletin £200
Leaflet distribution with positive messaging about vaccination.
We had a lot to learn about meeting online this year and are proud that we could still run a Dragon’s Den during lockdown on Zoom to bring people together and collaborate on their projects.
In Bristol Estate, Whitehawk and Manor Farm
Due East Neighbourhood Council
Whitehawk FC £500
Inclusive community football club.
Whitehawk Community Food Project £500
Gardening and food growing project.
Hawks Cafe £500
Community space providing support for young people and families
Salaam FC £500
Community football club supporting young Black, Asian and minority ethnic men
Manor Travelling Farm £500
Environmental learning experience project for young people
Arts Collective £250
Arts and Crafts programme for young people
Making Our Mark £400
Arts workshops to include outdoor art activities
Manor Boccia and lunch Club £400
Weekly Activity games & social session for older people
Manor Arts Club £400
Weekly activity art sessions
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Gardening Project £400
Weekly gardening sessions
In Coldean
Coldean Forum
Foodbank £500
Weekly foodbank offering recipes packs to encourage information on cooking on a budget.
Knit 'n Knatter £250
Weekly activity group for NL & Coldean
Allotments £250
Social physical activity growing fruit & veg.
Youth Group £500
Healthy eating and building positive peer relationships through shared physical activity
Coldean Corner £500
Intergenerational supper club.
In Craven Vale
Craven Vale Community Association
Run-a-Mile £200
A running group for children meeting before school in Queen's Park
Friends of Craven Vale £150
Tree labelling project to maintain woodland and promote biodiversity
Wild Life Garden £100
Tending to the wild life garden and lending tools to people who want to improve the communal areas.
50+ Group £200
Healthy snacks, activities and outings for older people.
Juicing/Pickling Project £150
Pickles and juices from allotment surplus.
Young People Activities £150
Materials for activities.
Apiary £150
Online learning about bee keeping.
Games Evening £100
A monthly activity to combat social isolation.
Wild Flower Planting £100
Purchasing plugs to plant across the estate and feed the bees.
Knit 'n Knatter £250
Weekly activity group for NL & Coldean
Allotments £250
Social physical activity growing fruit & veg.
Youth Group £500
Healthy eating and building positive peer relationships through shared physical activity
Orchard Project £100
Looking after over 80 fruit trees on the estate.
Mushroom Composting £200
Basic equipment to begin growing mushrooms.
Summer fair £200
Activity week and blossom day for the whole community.
In Hangleton and Knoll
The Hangleton and Knoll Project
50+ Tai Chi £183.60
Costs to cover Tai Chi course.
Befriending Group £459.20
A face to face befriending group with Hangleton and Knoll project and Together Co.
Shape Up Exercise Group £400
Online weekly exercise classes.
SEND Youth Project £500
A pilot project for Amaze, HKP and Extratime to help young people with disabilities access youth services.
Weald Community Food Centre £450
Food growing and cooking sessions for Weald Allotments.
I feel more informed about how the grant processes work in terms of decision making and assessing how criteria is met as a group and hearing other people's views.
In Hollingbury
Old Boat Community Association
5th Patcham Guides £250
Activities and healthy snacks.
Kidz Club Carden £300
Santa bus trip delivering food parcels.
Community Group at Old Boat £150
Creation of a community garden to grow fresh produce and encourage outdoor activities.
5th Patcham Brownies £250
Providing activities with healthy snacks.
Carden PTA £250
Outdoor activities and IT support for primary school children.
B-RIGHT-ON Basketball £280
Basketball equipment and sports hall updating.
EDGE £400
Physical and fun activities for people with disabilities.
Old Boat Childminders' Group £120
Regular activities for children under 5.
In Hollingdean
Hollingdean Development Trust
Music for Healing £498
Healing with music
Open Strings £498
Affordable community music sessions.
Hollingdean Repair Cafe £499.98
Reducing landfill waste and sharing skills.
DIY Kodak Collective £500
Keep calm and carry on organising.
Stanmer Street Community Garden Group £332.36
Sourcing, building and maintaining an edible medicinal hedge.
Growing Hollingdean £430
Gardening for health.
Feminist Fight Club £500
Self defence group.
In Moulsecoomb and Bates Estate
Moulsecoomb Local Action Team
Noor-ul-Hada £300
Weekly food and activity sessions for Muslim women and their children.
Friends of Maggie's Corner £250
Improving a playground and surrounding natural space.
Goodwood Way Play Area £250
Improving the play area with gardening, painting and planting.
Moulsecoomb Skate Park Group £300
Promoting skating and campaigning for an outdoor skate park in Moulsecoomb.
Chomp Moulsecoomb £300
Food hygiene course for volunteers running a holiday club.
Chatterboxes at the Bevy £300
Lunch club for older people with dementia friendly activities.
Flamenco and Spanish Group £300
Affordable flamenco classes for the community.
Metamorphosis Art Group £300
Free arts, crafts and yoga classes.
St Andres Fruit and Orchard Garden £300
New community garden to grow food and create an orchard.
Friday Friends £300
Weekly doorstops at lunch club members homes during the pandemic to check on them and deliver dessert.
St George's Hall Resource Centre £150
Community office space and wifi access.
26th Boys Brigade and Girls Association £300
Covid secure activities with healthy food.
In Pankhurst Area
Pankhurst Area Community Association
Pankhurst Planters £500
Funding compost and top soil for a community planter.
Tantrum Dance Group £500
To fund activity packs and hold a celebration event when it is safe to do so.
Pankhurst Pantry Project £500
Pop up cookery workshops for an affordable food project.
Mosaic Project £350
Creating a mosaic based on local children's drawings
Showcase and Celebration £500
A celebration event for all the beneficiaries of the Healthy Neighbourhood Fund.
In Portland Road
West Hove Forum
Hove Beach Croquet Club £500
Access project for Scrabble Down the Croquet group.
The Friends of Hove Lagoon £500
Clean ups, weedathon and planting.
Stoneham Bakehouse £500
Bread baking classes of isolated over 55s.
Secret Garden £500
Planting, growing and improving access.
Purple People Kitchen £500
Food supplies for food bank.
Portslade Bowls Club £500
Launch of a new bowls club.
Portslade District Guides £500
Online projects during lockdown.
Mile Oak Football Club £500
Football for all project.
Valley Road Planters Project £500
To decorate and replant the planters in Valley Road.
In Tarner and Eastern Road
Albion Community Forum
AANF Rejuvination Garden Project £468
White Street Community Garden Sunday Sessions.
AANF Nutrition Isolated Older People £500
A volunteer led survey and cafe based event.
Brighton and Hove Organic Gardening Group £275
Reducing landfill waste and sharing skills.
Dorset Mews Residents Group £500
A greening project for Dorset Mews and its immediate environment.
Exploring Senses CIC £500
Online art sessions for 7-12 year olds.
Fibroflys £500
Support for people living with Fibromyalgia.
Imaya Ladies and Chidren's Group £500
Mental and physical wellbeing activities for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic families.
Lavender House Social Club £440
Gardening and greening of communal shared space.
Leach Court Social Club £500
Christmas cheer for isolated and socially distanced residents.
Patching Lodge £500
A celebratory tea party for residents isolated during lockdown.
In Woodingdean
Woodingdean Community Association
Woodingdean Wilderness £200
Planting, maintaining and equipment for bat walks.
Woodingdean Youth Club £180
Including boxing as an activity at youth club.
Winter Warmers £200
Taking support group online and making Covid safe measures.
Ravensbourne Court Residents Gardeners £200
Increased planting and seating to encourage residents to enjoy the outdoor space.
Woodingdean Fundraisers £400
Communal planting creating a focus for remembrance.
Woodingdean Tenants and Residents Association £200
Provision and awareness of a defibrillator.
Woodingdean Horticultural Society £150
Planting and purchase of PPE and cleaning materials.
Four Deans Stroke Club £270
Support and social interaction for people recovering from strokes.
