There is still time to sign up for Albion in the Community’s (AITC) Seagulls’ Festive Fun Run on Sunday 9 December. The annual family fun run sees participants young and old dash 2k around the American Express Community Stadium before enjoying a hot drink and a mince pie. Brighton & Hove Albion mascots Gully and … Continue reading “Still time to book Seagulls’ Festive Fun run place”

Albion in the Community (AITC) is auctioning off a selection of signed shirts from Brighton & Hove Albion’s recent game with Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Premier League match, which ended in a vital 1-0 win for Chris Hughton’s team, also saw generous Albion fans show their support for AITC by donating more than £35,000 to the … Continue reading “Online auction for Albion in the Community”

More than 1,000 shoppers visited a set of giant inflatable lungs in Churchill Square as Albion in the Community (AITC) shared vital information about lung health. Members of AITC’s Speak Up Against Cancer team spent the day talking to shoppers as part of its campaign to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of a … Continue reading “Shoppers given important cancer information by Albion in the Community”

Anyone visiting Brighton & Hove Albion’s American Express Community Stadium this season cannot have failed to notice the eye-catching new design on the front of the club shop, which features players from all four of Albion in the Community’s (AITC) national disability-specific league squads alongside players from the Albion’s Premier League and FA Women’s Super … Continue reading “Who we work with: Connor”

A free cervical screening awareness event is taking place in Brighton this weekend, with the aim of dispelling some of the myths around the screening process. More than 3,000 people will be diagnosed with cervical cancer every year in the UK, but many of those who are eligible for cervical screening do not take up … Continue reading “Cervical screening awareness event taking place in Brighton”

More than 100 runners took part in what is believed to be the first ever marathon run around a Premier League football club’s stadium. Local running company Sussex Trail Events linked up with Brighton & Hove Albion’s official charity, Albion in the Community (AITC), for the unusual race, which saw runners tackle 62 laps of … Continue reading “Runners raise money for Seagulls’ charity by racing around the Amex Stadium”

Albion in the Community (AITC) has teamed up with Age UK Brighton & Hove to tackle the impact of dementia by running a specially-adapted walking football session. AITC and the Dementia Action Alliance recently combined to launch the project, called Walk Tall Football, which includes regular sessions at the King Alfred Centre in Hove. Throughout … Continue reading “Walking football session is tackling impact of dementia”

Albion in the Community (AITC) will be using a pair of giant inflatable lungs to raise awareness of lung health among shoppers in Churchill Square. AITC’s Speak Up Against Cancer team will be downstairs in the shopping centre’s promotions court between 9am and 7pm on Saturday. They will be joined between 10am and midday by … Continue reading “Free lung health advice in Churchill Square”

Albion in the Community’s (AITC) football session for people with autism takes place at the American Express Elite Football Performance Centre in Lancing and is providing a growing number of people with the chance to play the sport they love. Zachary Nye is a regular at the session but had never played football before joining … Continue reading “Who we work with: Zachary”