Albion in the Community’s virtual fundraiser, the Albion Challenge, is now at its halfway point and has so far raised over £6,000 to support vital community projects across Sussex. The Albion Challenge encourages participants to end 2020 positively by getting active and raise funds to support vulnerable people throughout the community by virtually covering the … Continue reading “Brighton & Hove Albion women’s team launches new Albion Challenge route”

We are encouraging families to get in the festive spirit by getting active and taking part in our Virtual Festive Fun Run – running 2km or for 15 minutes (the equivalent of a lap around the Amex Stadium) on the weekend of 19-20 December. Registration for family packs start from £20 (for one adult and … Continue reading “Virtual Festive Fun Run: 19-20 December 2020”

Albion in the Community has launched a new initiative aimed at helping people in Brighton and Hove boost their physical and mental wellbeing during lockdown and beyond. In the short-term, the charity’s Neighbourhood Health Squad is keen to help minimise the potential negative impacts of lockdown on people’s activity levels, diet, and mental health. The … Continue reading “Neighbourhood Health Squad will help people stay healthy during lockdown and beyond”

With the latest announcement on national restrictions to stop the spread of Covid-19, Albion in the Community are adapting their delivery programme to ensure essential support is provided to many of the thousands of people it works with across Sussex. The charity runs more than 60 different projects throughout the local area, supporting upwards of … Continue reading “How the lockdown will affect Albion in the Community’s programme delivery”

Albion in the Community is urging people to regularly check their breasts for signs of cancer as part of an ongoing campaign to raise awareness of signs and symptoms. More than 200 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in Brighton and Hove, with one in eight women likely to develop the disease during … Continue reading “Albion in the Community’s important breast cancer awareness month message”

Brighton & Hove Albion’s official charity is tackling a worrying rise in hate crime aimed at people with a disability in Sussex by offering free disability awareness training to local schools. Albion in the Community is the area’s largest provider of football opportunities for people with a disability, running dozens of sessions across the county … Continue reading “Albion in the Community tackling rise in disability hate crime”

A project run by Brighton & Hove Albion’s official charity is now helping more people than ever to stay active before, during, and after cancer treatment after receiving generous support from the Sussex Cancer Fund. Research shows staying active is beneficial at all stages of cancer treatment – helping control fatigue, maintain strength and fitness, … Continue reading “Free specialist support is helping people impacted by cancer stay active across Sussex”

  We want to encourage you to end the year positively by getting active and supporting the local community. Launching today, The Albion Challenge encourages individuals, teams and families to virtually cover the distance from the American Express Community Stadium and other club grounds by end of December 2020.   You have six routes to … Continue reading “Albion Challenge 2020”

For the 2020/21 season, Albion in the Community is running an FA blind football project helping promising local young players develop through expert coaching with the aim of producing future internationals. Among the players benefitting from the project is 16 year old Efe Shimwell, a regular at Albion in the Community sessions since he first … Continue reading “Helping to develop talent for FA blind football project”

Dylan began attending Albion in the Community’s wellbeing football sessions several years ago after experiencing a period of challenging mental health which culminated in him being admitted to a mental health hospital. Since then he has worked hard to overcome those challenges and now regularly volunteers with the charity as a football coach at sessions for people … Continue reading “Dylan’s journey in lockdown with Albion in the Community”