Virtual fundraising: Charity Digital explores how it’s changed

Charity Digital explores how virtual fundraising has changed and whether or not it is worth continuing to invest in social media fundraising tools. Their research shows that whilst Facebook usage in the UK has decreased since 2020, people aren’t deserting social media – they’re simply diversifying and splitting their time between several different platforms. Successful … Read more

Sport England – new report on physical activity and children’s mental health

Activities to support good mental health will be high on the list of activities in many of our centres. Those activities might include therapeutic support, social groups, physical activities, intellectual activities, and probably lots more. Many different types of activity can help to support good mental health in our community. Sport England has recently published … Read more

CBN meeting November 2024

As always it was a pleasure to get together face-to-face again at our November meeting. We had no guest speaker for this one, so we concentrated on hearing from members and discussing current hot topics and priorities. We talked through some of the announcements in the recent Budget, some of which will affect our buildings, … Read more

Martyn’s Law – Consultation Results

Earlier this year, the Government invited responses to a public consultation about the proposed Martyn’s Law (Protect Duty) Bill. The consultation results have now been published, and show that 1981 people responded to the consultation, of which 24% were responding on behalf of village halls or community centres. A revised Bill has now been issued, … Read more

Research shows that community buildings are falling behind in energy efficiency

A recently published report from social finance lender Social Investment Business looks at how community buildings are investing in increased energy efficiency measures. The research shows that most community buildings in England are taking slower steps towards increased energy efficieny than other non-domestic buildings including offices. This is probably not a surprise to those involved … Read more

HSE scam alert

We have been made aware of a scam which purports to be from the HSE regarding Electricity at Work Regulations (EAWR). HSE has received reports of letters being sent to organisations supposedly from the EAWR compliance team, using HSE’s Merseyside office address in the letterhead. Some organisations have received follow-up letters serving ‘penalty notices’ and … Read more

Lottery funding for CBN

We’re absolutely delighted to have received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to support CBN for the next two years. This will enable us to retain our administrator for that period of time, and it also covers our IT and website costs. With this added stability for the next couple of years, we’ll be … Read more

Summer in the City

Looking for something to do in Brighton & Hove and the surrounding area over the summer? Here are some websites which may be helpful. These are external links which contain information about a range of events – some are free, some are at CBN member locations. CBN is not responsible for any of these sites … Read more

CBN meeting July 2024

We were back at Cornerstone Community Centre for our July meeting, with a small but enthusiastic group of CBN members. We welcomed Jess from the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership to her first CBN meeting. She gave us an update on the progress made to turn a former golf club on the South Downs into … Read more

Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation opens its new Community Hub

The Brighton & Hove Albion FC Foundation recently celebrated the opening of its new Community Hub and cafe in Freshfield Road. The Hub is located next to the Foundation’s offices, in the building which was previously the Cuthbert pub. It’s an Albion-themed space which offers local people the opportunity to meet up and chat, with … Read more