Community First is an £80m government funded programme aimed at helping communities come together through new and existing community groups, to identify their strengths and local priorities, plan for their future and become more resilient.

Community First has two elements to it:

Community First is an £80m government funded programme aimed at helping communities come together through new and existing community groups, to identify their strengths and local priorities, plan for their future and become more resilient.

Community First has two elements to it:

A youth club which was set up after a teenager was murdered could close within six months, The Argus can reveal.

The Crew Club, set up following the fatal stabbing of Jay Kensett in 1999, offers support to more than 200 young people in Brighton and Hove every week.

But almost 11 years to the day after Jay’s death, bosses at the Crew Club warn its funding pot is now dry.

New Funding Opportunity for Groups and Organisations in Whitehawk and Manor Farm

“East Brighton: Building on Success” Grants 2010
Exceptional, one-off, awards of up to £2,000 for third sector¹ organisations with an annual income of up to £50,000 based in, and supporting residents of, East Brighton.

Monday December 7,   4.30pm at the Crew Club, 26 Coolham Drive BN2 5QW.

Whitehawk Community Hub

Exciting changes are on the way in your area, with a new centre for the community bringing together, health and social care services, pre-school facilities, education, and library services in one place at or near Whitehawk Primary School in Whitehawk Road. The project is due to be completed and open in September 2011, providing it gets planning permission.

How do I comment and find out more?

Public meeting

Attend the public meeting on Monday December 7, 4.30pm at the Crew Club

Exhibition

A successful youth club may have to close many of its projects due to lack of funding.

The Crew Club in Whitehawk, Brighton, set up ten years ago following the fatal stabbing of Jay Kensett, has more than 400 members aged seven to 16.

But its organisers are stunned after being knocked back in an initial application for a £25,000 grant from Brighton and Hove City Council.

Community cashback - 

Recognised by the Crime and Disorder reduction partnership [CDRP] and East Area Joint action group, the Whitehawk neighbourhood would benefit the most from the delivery of a Kickz project linked to statistics on youth disorder.

The project will look to engage Young People in the Whitehawk area from the ages of 11 -19, 3 times a week, 48 weeks of the year during times of high anti-social behaviour [Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings] in range of sporting and other activities, workshops and courses offering accrediation so to provide an alternitive and in turn reduce the high youth disorder present in the area.

This Sunday saw Mile Oak travel the short distance to Whitehawk, the boys were full of hope after their 2 opening wins of the season, with 2 clean sheets also. With Christian out, Skinner was in line to replace him; however he somehow dislocated both his shoulders the day before, which meant under 17’s Wedge-Bull would come in to replace him instead. Oak fielded Grimstone in goal, with the same back four from the previous 2 games, in Downs, Mills, Hall and Evans. With Stenning and Wedge-Bull the holding men in midfield, meaning the attacking threat would be down to Packham and Robbins on the wings, Pretlove through the middle and the big gay Seager upfront.