Albion Life

Flyer for the Central Brighton Healthy Neighbourhoods Fund offering £500 grants for health and wellbeing projects.

The Healthy Neighbourhoods Fund is now open for applications - up to £500 for Health and Wellbeing projects. #AlbionLife works with the Trust for Developing Communities to deliver this scheme in our part of town. Apply by Oct 27 more info HERE: trustdevcom.org.uk/project/heal...
#Brighton #Community

Entries are open for my Christmas card competition 🎄

Send over a pic to me at chris.ward.mp@parliament.uk

The winning design will be used on all the cards I send out this Christmas. Don't forget to include your name, address and age 🎅

Councillors to vote on mayoral change for Sussex Councillors are to be asked to formally accept the government’s devolution plans for a “mayoral county combined authority” (MCCA) for

Vote due on accepting government plans for #Sussex Mayor #LDreporter #Brighton #Hove

www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/10/07/c...

This is the GoFundMe that has been set up by Peacehaven Mosque, which was recently targeted in a troubling arson attack. Every donation, no matter the size, really makes a difference in helping the community rebuild and protect this important space. If you’re able, please click the link below to donate or share it with others who might want to help. Thank you! https://gofund.me/a06734548

This is the GoFundMe that has been set up by Peacehaven Mosque, which was recently targeted in a troubling arson attack.

Every donation, no matter the size, really makes a difference in helping the community rebuild and protect this important space.

Thank you!

gofund.me/a06734548

Poster for the “LGBTQ+ 50+ Services Showcase”. A stylish older person with short white hair, red lipstick, sunglasses, and a bright red leather jacket leans on a post. Text reads: “Discover local support, services, and social opportunities for LGBTQ+ people over 50. Wednesday 8th October, 11am–1pm, Community Base Conference Room, 113 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG. All welcome.” Logos of Switchboard and the Brighton & Hove Ageing Well Festival are at the bottom.

Graphic with the heading “Exhibitors include…”. Logos displayed are: The Clare Project, Rainbow Chorus, Lunch Positive, BLAGSS (Brighton LGBTQ+ Sports Society), The Sussex Beacon, and Switchboard services (Older People, International Rainbow Inclusion Service, Grief Project). Text at the bottom reads “…and …”.

Graphic with logos of more exhibitors: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, Conversation Over Borders, Older & Out, The Village Metropolitan Community Church, MindOut (LGBTQ mental health service), and Switchboard services (Dementia Support, Domestic Abuse, Trans, non-binary and intersex Social Prescribing). Text at the bottom reads “…plus more to be announced soon!”.

Poster titled “LGBTQ+ 50+ Services Showcase”. Details: Wednesday 8th October, 11am–1pm, Community Base Conference Room, 113 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG. Invitation text reads: “Are you an LGBTQ+ organisation that serves the over 50 community in Brighton & Hove? Please get in touch. We’d love you to have a table at the event and bring some members to connect with others and all the providers there.” At the bottom is an email icon with the contact: chris.baker@switchboard.org.uk .

🌈 LGBTQ+ 50+ Services Showcase 🌈

Are you LGBTQ+ and over 50? Come and discover local support, services, and social opportunities across Brighton & Hove!

📅 Wednesday 8th October
🕚 11am–1pm
📍 Community Base Conference Room, 113 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG
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Please share & spread the word!

We are looking for an organised, thoughtful person with experience of community group involvement to join our dynamic team

Located in the heart of Brighton, we provide support to local community and campaign groups

Apply resourcecentre.org.uk/job-vacancy/

Area in Brighton crowned one of the 'coolest' neighbourhoods in the UK London Road in Brighton has been crowned one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the UK

Big boost for London Road - which makes a change. (At least they didn't call it Dalston-On-Sea!)

Missed out the great charity shops and @cowleyclub.bsky.social tho'. 🫤

#Brighton #Community

www.theargus.co.uk/news/2551173...

More face being homeless and council counts the growing cost More than 3,500 people are homeless in Brighton and Hove including those sleeping rough and those in temporary housing, according

More than 3,500 people are homeless in #Brighton and #Hove including those sleeping rough and in temporary housing. Nearly half are children #LDreporter

www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/10/02/m...

Community noticeboard on the estate, neglected and graffitied

The same board cleaned up, and painted with the Albion Life banner added

The same board again, now with up-to date community notices

Its important to work on the offline as well as online spaces

How to refurbish a neglected noticeboard in three easy steps...

#AlbionLife #Brighton #Community

This evening is "meet the contractors". 👷👷‍♀️👷‍♂

@brighton-hove.gov.uk Housing are carrying out major works to improve some of the homes on the estate and this is the first chance to find out what they are up to and also to think about 'social Value fund' improvements as a bonus

6pm at #AlbionHub

Phoenix Food Shop WE MAKE FOOD ACCESSIBLE & AFFORDABLE FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY

Another local group making use of space at #AlbionHub is the Phoenix Foodshop, who provide subsidised weekly food parcels to people in need in the neighbourhood.

More on this excellent and needed project here:
#Brighton #Community
www.phoenixfood.org

The BHESCo September newsletter is here, with all your need-to-know #CommunityEnergy updates.

Enjoy!

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#NetZero #Renewables #sussex #energy

🙊BE CONSULTED 🙊

The Sussex PCC wants your views on Police and Crime in your area....
#Brighton #Community

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One of our really valued and valuable community partners is the Hanover Homeless Project who use the #AlbionHub for storage of items which go into their starter packs for homeless people taking on a first tenancy. More on them below....
#Brighton #Community
www.hanoverhomelessproject.co.uk

Community groups urge council to tackle unauthorised flags A coalition of community groups called on council leaders to tackle the “unauthorised flag displays” linked to “Operation Raise the Colours” and associated harassment in Brighton and Hove. The groups, known collectively as Our Brighton, sent an email to the Labour leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, Bella Sankey, and the chief executive, Jess […]

Community groups urge council to tackle unauthorised flags

Flier for the Hanover and Elm Grove Forum AGM on October 11th at the Phoenix Community Centre Brighton, featuring Sian Berry MP

📢 COMMUNITY NEWS 📢
Our good friends and neighbours at the Hanover & Elm Grove Communities Forum are holding their AGM, to be attended by the verdant member for Brighton Pavilion @sianberry.bsky.social
Saturday October 11th, Phoenix Community Centre Brighton

#Brighton #Community #HEG

Brighton community pub crowdfunds for £2k oven repair A community-owned Brighton pub is crowdfunding to raise £2,000 to repair its oven and gas line. The Bevy, in Hillside, Moulsecoomb, said: “It’s no trade secret that hospitality is on its knees. And it’s no secret that the Bevy has always struggled to make ends meet. “If it’s so hard, then why bother? The Bevy […]

Brighton community pub crowdfunds for £2k oven repair

"Oh what a feeling! / Dancing on the mycelium."

Fungi throw quite the shapes....

A large heart shaped sign painted in blues and greens earing the logo of the Brighton & Hove Community Gardens Network

A great thing about the different groups who make up our #AlbionHub community is the collaboration, co-operation and support.
Here is the Community Gardens Network sign made by the BN2 Arts Group for the Albion Community Garden crew 💚

#Brighton #Community

Greens celebrate by-election victory Greens celebrated after their candidate Marina Lademacher gave the party a ninth seat on Brighton and Hove City Council, winning

Celebrations for Greens after Queen's Park by-election victory #LDreporter #Brighton

www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/09/19/g...

🔥 Fire travels fast.
E-bikes & e-scooters can ignite in seconds.

🚫 Don’t store or charge them in escape routes.
🚪 Keep fire doors closed – they give you vital extra minutes.
👉 Recognise it. Report it.

🌐For more advice visit: www.firedoorsafetyweek.co.uk

#FireDoorSafetyWeek #HomeSafety

More details emerge about King Alfred as council decides to take plan to next stage Brighton and Hove City Council cabinet agrees to take King Alfred to the next stage.

Improved public transport links under negotiation as King Alfred redevelopment moves to detailed planning stage #LDreporter #Brighton #Hove

www.theargus.co.uk/news/2549667...

Flyer describing the IT for Everyone Digital Inclusion sessions which take place at the Albion Life Hub on the ground floor of Thornsdale on Albion Hill BN2 9NN. These are drop in session giving advice on phone/tablet use and support using our shared PCs to develop skills

Our digital inclusion project 'IT for Everyone' is on Thursday afternoons. All welcome!!!

#Brighton #DigitalInclusion #Community

At Thornsdale Hub we run digital inclusion sessions and community bike repair & BN2 Community Art Group. We host activities led by Tarner Migrant Women's Project and Band of Brothers mentoring support, and provide space for the Hanover Homeless Project and the Phoenix Foodshop.

#Brighton #Community

Image shows the Albion Community Garden in a shot taken from an adjacent tall building. The courtyard, beds and a couple of people are visible.

Albion Life is a resident led volunteer group in Brighton Albion Hill area. We manage the Thornsdale Hub community centre and the Albion Community Garden.

Here is the Albion Community Garden from above....

#Brighton #CommunityGrowing