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Tarner & Pankhurst
A wide range of community activity and projects happen across the city’s central area.
If you would like to get involved in your community or have an idea for something you’d like to see, we can help you make it happen.
You can also check out our Goodnews Newsletter below to find out what has been going on in the area.
Meet Local Community Champion: Nawal Al-Baraze
Tell us what Tarner & Pankhurst needs.
Community groups in Tarner & Pankhurst
We work with over 25 independent community groups for all ages in Moulsecoomb and Bevendean. Here are some of our key community partners. And there are more listed, with details of their activity in the area, in the directory.
Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project
Pankhurst Pantry
Tarner Community Project
Hanover and Elm Grove Communities Forum
Projects in Tarner & Pankhurst
- All
- Youth
- Youth Power
- Health
- Citywide
- Black and Racially Minoritised
- Ukrainian
- Arabic
- Whitehawk & Bristol Estate
- Woodingdean
- Moulsecoomb & Bevendean
- Coldean & Hollingbury
- Hollingdean
- Neighbourhood
- Older People
- Healthy Communities
- Violence Reduction
- Connect Projects
- Albanian
- Romany and Traveller
- Refugees and Migrants
- LGBT
- Food
- Housing
- Mental Health
- Community Development
- Archive
- Work & Learning
- Connect Coaching
- Employability
- Research
Act on Cancer Together
We can provide talks and workshops for community groups about cancer screening and prevention or run stalls at events.
Ageing Well
Ageing Well is a partnership of local charities delivering a range of services for the over 50’s led by Impact Initiatives.
Area Networking
TDC run quarterly networking sessions for community groups, voluntary sector, Brighton and Hove City Council and more.
Brighton Streets
Get advice, support or a friendly chat from our youth workers, here for you across Brighton & Hove.
City of Youth Social Action #iWill
As part of #iwill week (17 – 23rd November 2025) Brighton & Hove is being announced as a new ‘City of Youth Social Action’, joining a national movement to empower young people to shape their communities.
Climate for Communities
A partnership of Brighton-based community, voluntary and social enterprise organisations working with local people to take action on the climate emergency.
Communities Health Inequalities Programme
A year-long, £300k project co-producing solutions to tackling health inequalities in Brighton and Hove.
Connect Community Coaching
A targeted 1-1 youth coaching programme that works to improve the long-term outcomes for some of the city’s most vulnerable young people
Connect Hospital Youth Work
Our youth worker team based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital offering help, support and advice to young people in A&E.
Connect Turnaround Community Navigation
A national programme developed by Ministry of Justice to prevent young people entering the criminal justice system.
Connected Youth Strategy
Our new Connected Youth Strategy isn't just about delivering services; it's about co-creating a new ecosystem of support with young people at its very heart. We are pioneering a unique ‘Human Learning System’ ...
CPAR 3
There are health inequalities in our city, which means that people don’t always have what they need to live happy and healthy lives, let alone thrive.
East Brighton Youth Work
TDC is the lead Youth Work provider in the East of Brighton, on behalf of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Youth Grants Programme.
Families First Hope Hack 2025
An event for young people to engage on matters that are important to them.
Health for All
Health for All is a new project that brings together grassroots neighbourhood groups with NHS health services to improve the health of people living in areas with poor health outcomes.
Health Forums
Come along to the East or Central Health Forums, facilitated by TDC in partnership with local communities, service providers and anyone interested in health and wellness in the area.
Inclusive Job Fairs
Our job fairs offer local advice and employability support for migrants and refugees. To come along to our next one the 17th September 2025 please fill out the form below
Individual Employability Support
We offer drop in sessions and continuing support to help you with your personal and professional growth.
Integrated Community Teams
A professional stakeholders group collaboratively tackling health and care inequality and informing ICT development.
Mental Health Research Engagement Network
With funding from The National Institute for Health & Care Research (NIHR) and NHS England, the Mental Health Research Engagement Network (MHREN) project sought research projects from Community Researchers, ...
North Brighton Youth Work
TDC is the lead Youth Work provider in the North of Brighton, on behalf of Brighton & Hove City Council Youth Grants Programme.
Online Refugee Support Directory
Support for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Brighton and Hove
Pattern and Progress
A pioneering, school-based mentoring programme which combines youth work methodology and specialist knowledge around harmful sexual behaviour
REN Building Partnerships
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Social Prescribing Plus
Linking people to community services and groups to improve health and well-being, find new interests and hobbies, and improve confidence and self-esteem.
Space, Voice, Audience & Influence
Creating Conditions for Meaningful Youth Participation in the Serious Violence Duty
Thriving Communities
The Thriving Communities Partnership strives to increase inclusion for all our city’s communities.
UOK
UOK is citywide network that brings together separate organisations to strengthen, develop and integrate mental health support for different levels of need.
Whitehawk Hills
Connecting community and heritage, the Whitehawk Hills Project celebrates an ancient landscape, improves access, and builds pride, skills, and shared stewardship.
Young Ends
‘Young Ends: Voices from the 67 Centre’ – amplifying the voices of young men from Brighton, telling us about what it’s like growing up where they do, including some of the challenges and the things that have ...
Youth Friendly Community Spaces
The Trust for Developing Communities developed an audit to help community spaces become more youth-friendly in a bid to combat youth loneliness.
Youth Voices
Young Peer-Researchers from Global Majority backgrounds led a project to gather insights into the barriers Global Majority young people perceive in accessing services
Youth Wise
TDC are a proud partner of the YouthWise project, connecting young service users from across the city with local politicians each quarter.
Tarner & Pankhurst team
Click team members for contact details
Amy Knowles
Community Development Worker
Cal Chester
Community Engagement Worker
Ceza Da Luz
Community Development Manager
Claire Burchell
Senior Community Development Manager
Kirsty Walker
Director of Neighbourhood Projects
Rebecca Luff
Community Development Worker
Sonila Deda
Community Engagement Worker
Tina O'Donnell
Climate Action Programme Manager
Cal Chester
Community Engagement Worker
My role in the is to connect older, isolated and sometimes vulnerable people to a range of different sources of support and information, which I find both rewarding and a great privilege.
Ceza Da Luz
Community Development Manager
I love to be a part of the process of searching - when communities create what does not already exist.
Claire Burchell
Senior Community Development Manager
I enjoy working with individuals and groups who have such creativity and enthusiasm, from an idea to making it a reality. It’s very inspiring to see the difference it makes.
Kirsty Walker
Director of Neighbourhood Projects
There's such a strong sense of communities knowing what they want and getting on with it that we really do become 'connectors'.
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