BWC were delighted to have been selected by Brighton and Hove Buses as one of their 2024 Santa Bus charities! Travelling 20 routes over 20 nights the Santa Bus was raising money for 12 local charities and spreading lots of Christmas magic along the way. The whole event was a huge success and Santa, and … Read more
BWC, alongside almost 50 other voluntary and community-based organisations, including the 26 women’s specialist organisations of the NWJC, have signed an open letter published today (14/01/25) outlining the vision, recommendations and expectations of the new Women’s Justice Board. You can read the letter in full below. Dear Ministers, The announcement of the Women’s Justice Board … Read more
BWC celebrated the achievements of the past year at their annual AGM on Thursday 21 November in the Ambassador Suite at the DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole. Amplifying Women’s Voices In what is a milestone year for BWC, Deputy Mayor of Brighton & Hove Councillor Amanda Grimshaw BEM, hosted the event to mark 50 years … Read more
This October, we participated in the Big Give’s Women and Girls Match Fund appeal and raised an amazing £9,430 that will help provide individual, tailored support to every woman that needs it. For the last 50 years, BWC has helped women in safe, accessible, women-only spaces across Sussex, and we’re helping more and more women … Read more
BWC’s Head of Services, Rachael Mackenzie, visited Parliament on 6th November 2024 alongside other NWJC partners and MP Andy Slaughter to discuss the ongoing prison crisis with the focus on diverting women away from custodial sentences and highlighting the value in community-based alternatives such as women’s centres, specialist services and early intervention and diversion services. … Read more
We are delighted to announce BWC has been selected by Brighton and Hove Buses as one of this year’s Santa Bus charities! This year the Santa Bus will return to the city streets once again raising money for 12 fantastic local charities. Santa was joined by the Deputy Lieutenant of East Sussex, Juliet Olsworth, and … Read more
On the 24th of September 2024, the Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood MP made a landmark announcement on the creation of the new Women’s Justice Board. The new Women’s Justice Board will be established to bring together senior leaders in the criminal justice system, charities and government departments who will collaborate on a new public strategy … Read more
On Sunday 1st of September, BWC hosted another fantastic fundraising music event at The Brunswick. Hear Our Voices was a fun filled evening of live music from a group of amazing artists joining together to celebrate 50 years of BWC. The evening’s entertainment was kick started by the wonderful solo artist Elise Burt opening with … Read more
Time for a radical new approach for women and girls: The National Women’s Justice Coalition calls on government to create a new Women’s Justice Board With a prison and probation system in crisis, deepening poverty and stark health inequalities, the National Women’s Justice Coalition (NWJC) is calling on the government to create a Women’s Justice … Read more
Background BWC (Brighton Women’s Centre) has been supporting self-identifying women in Sussex for 50 years, and since the outset, we’ve provided holistic support to women with a range of mental health needs. We’re experts in supporting women from all backgrounds, facing all kinds of issues, to live happier lives. For the last five years, BWC … Read more