Brighton Women’s Centre is a Living Wage employer, alongside 10,000 other UK businesses who believe that their teams deserve a salary that meets their daily needs. Launched around 10 years ago, the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign encourages local companies to voluntarily pay all employees the real Living Wage instead of the government’s … Read more
This year our International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrations were a vibrant showcase of intersectionality, diversity, and feminist empowerment! The events, which took place across the Brighton Dome, Brighton Museum, and The Old Court House, attracted over 3,000 people from the city and beyond. Across the various venues, women united through shared experiences, creative expression, and … Read more
This analysis looked at the re-offending behaviour of 44 women who were supported by Brighton Women’s Centre’s Inspire programme after receiving a community sentence. The overall results show that those who received support had a lower frequency of re-offending than those who did not. The Inspire programme supports women with multiple vulnerabilities at all stages … Read more
Sussex Community Foundation celebrated its tenth anniversary last month at the Amex Stadium, where grants from the American Express Foundation, the financial services company’s global philanthropy programme, were awarded to charities across the region. “Over the past ten years, we have been working in close partnership with Amex to facilitate the administration of their grants … Read more
A report has been developed as a resource for Women’s Centres, to support their conversations with commissioners at a local and regional level. It is intended to help commissioners, service providers, funders and professionals understand how Women’s Centres can play a key role in meeting the needs of women in their communities. It is the … Read more
The idea of a Women’s Centre in Brighton was conceived as early as 1969 during meetings of the Brighton Women’s Liberation group. During the late 1960s and 1970s, Brighton had a thriving community of women’s interest groups which came together in 1973 to form Brighton Women’s Centre Committee (BWCC). BWCC secured a one-year tenancy from … Read more
Sheila McWattie was a treasured member of the BWC volunteer team who did a huge amount to support, raise the profile of the organisation and make a difference in the lives of women in Brighton & Hove. She died suddenly in February this year, aged 58, and is much missed. Here, women who knew Sheila … Read more
Supporting women at an early stage to help them address the causes of their offending would cut crime, reduce women’s prison numbers and save the taxpayer money, according to a new briefing launched today (23 May 2014) by the Prison Reform Trust. Brighter Futures, supported by the Pilgrim Trust, profiles innovative approaches to reducing women’s … Read more
On Saturday 5th August 2006, we hosted the Brighton Pride Women’s Performance Tent at Preston Park. We would like to thank Brighton Pride and Brighton & Hove City Council for kindly providing funding for the tent. We would also like to thank Barber Black Sheep and Brighton pub, the Marlborough, for their support. Superbly organized … Read more
It is with great pleasure that we announce the launch of our new centre! Following our relocation from our centre of twelve years, Brighthelm Community Centre, we are now located at 72 High Street, Kemptown. The centre was officially launched on Sunday 25th June with Michael Chowen and our patron, Baroness Joyce Gould in attendance … Read more