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Community Cohesion Grants, Autumn 2024: Recipients Announced

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Since our inception, we have proudly awarded grants to support a diverse range of projects that bring people together in East Brighton—ranging from art classes and sports sessions to youth clubs and community festivals. These Community Cohesion Grants, of up to £750 each, fund events and activities that enrich East Brighton and the city as a whole.

We are excited to announce the recipients of our recent Autumn 2024 application round. Congratulations to all the organisations listed below!

We’ll be staying in touch with each organisation to learn how they utilise their grants and the impact these funds have on their communities. Be sure to check our news page and social media channels for updates in the coming months.

We’ll announce the date of the next Community Cohesion Grant application phase in early 2025. 

Autumn 2024 Community Cohesion Grant Recipients

  • Bevendean Community Garden will be putting their grant towards a gardening project for families and children
  • Bramber Bakehouse applied for a grant to help fund their programme to support women who have experienced severe social and economic disadvantages
  • Brighton Book Festival, who work with marginalised authors in East Brighton, were also successful in their grant application
  • Brighton Natural Health Foundation will be using their grant to fund pilates at The Crew Club 
  • Their grant will help Exploring Senses run four free digital arts workshops for children, young people, and families in East Brighton
  • Fareshare Sussex will use their grant to continue the great work they do in distributing food across East Brighton via community groups 
  • Our grant will support 36 subsidised places for local families at Fledglings Outdoor Play 
  • Information boards in the woods can now be erected at Friends of Craven Wood, thanks to their successful grant application 
  • Haven Womens Wellbeing will use their grant to take single mums and children swimming at St Luke’s Pool for refugees
  • The grant will fund six weeks of arts and crafts and eight weeks of yoga at Metamorphosis Art Group
  • Oromo Community group will be running a football tournament for refugees thanks to their grant 
  • Circus Starr in the Community will be using their grant to enable them to put on their brilliant live circus shows for children in East Brighton 
  • Thanks to their successful grant, The Arts & Crafts Project will host free arts and crafts sessions at St George’s Hall
  • The Flamenco & Spanish Group will be using their grant money to run flamenco classes 
  • The grant awarded to VYD will cover coaching fees and equipment allowing all ages to enjoy football in East Brighton 
  • Wellsbourne Surgery will be using its grant to run a Menopause Group for women in East Brighton