A rotary club has donated £1,250 to Albion in the Community (AITC) after receiving a visit from one of the Brighton & Hove Albion board and a former Seagulls player. Brighton and Hove South Downs Rotary Club decided to support AITC after hosting a visit from Martin Perry, the charity’s chair of trustees and Brighton … Continue reading “Rotary donation to Albion in the Community”

The captain of Brighton & Hove Albion Powerchair FC (BHAPFC) is confident he can end an outstanding season by winning the World Cup with England. Matt Francis only began playing the sport seven years ago but has already become one of the best players in the domestic game. His impressive form for BHAPFC, who compete … Continue reading “Albion’s powerchair captain confident of making impact with England”

A Lions club is helping Albion in the Community (AITC) provide football sessions for people with a disability. Burgess Hill District Lions Club recently donated £1,300 to AITC to help pay for a coach at the charity’s Burgess Hill session. AITC is the largest provider of disability football opportunities in the area and now runs … Continue reading “Burgess Hill District Lions supporting Albion in the Community”

Teenage footballers studying for a BTEC with Albion in the Community (AITC) played at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light after reaching a national final. The team, made up of players from AITC’s BTEC programme, lost narrowly to their counterparts from Sunderland’s Foundation of Light. They are among around 60 young people currently studying on AITC’s alternative … Continue reading “Albion in the Community BTEC scholars reach national final”

Albion in the Community (AITC) is giving young Seagulls fans the chance to win a signed match issued Brighton & Hove Albion FC shirt. AITC has launched a competition to win Jiri Skalak’s top from the home game with Norwich City – a match the Seagulls won 5-0. Skalak was on top form against Norwich … Continue reading “Win a signed Brighton & Hove Albion home shirt”

A chartered accountancy firm has teamed up with Albion in the Community (AITC) to help support its work across Sussex. Plus Accounting, which is based at Preston Park House in South Road in Brighton, selected AITC as one of its charity partners for 2017/18. That means staff will now be encouraged to take part in … Continue reading “Plus Accounting selects Albion in the Community as official charity partner”

Players at an Albion in the Community tournament (AITC) for Premier League Kicks participants were given the chance to quiz a professional referee. Tim Robinson, who referees at Championship level, attended the tournament, which involved teams from AITC’s free football sessions in Whitehawk, Moulsecoomb and Haywards Heath. He was also joined by Chris Foy, a … Continue reading “Professional referee helps out at Albion in the Community tournament”

Brighton & Hove Albion winger Solly March joined players from one of Albion in the Community’s (AITC) Premier League Kicks sessions for an early glimpse of next season’s official Premier League match ball. March was at the Crew Club in Whitehawk yesterday where players from AITC’s session were given the chance to try out the … Continue reading “Solly March joins Premier League Kicks players in Whitehawk”

Albion in the Community (AITC) teamed up with a Brighton Fringe performer to raise awareness of cancer symptoms during the festival. AITC hosted a free performance of The Eulogy of Toby Peach show at Komedia Studio in Gardner Street, Brighton. Peach, a theatre maker, performer and director, shared his own personal experience of cancer with … Continue reading “Fringe performer and Albion in the Community help raise awareness of cancer symptoms”