Albion in the Community (AITC) is supporting an NHS campaign aimed at helping remove the stigma surrounding mental health. AITC has teamed up with Brighton & Hove City Council, Brighton & Hove CCG and young people from the city’s YMCA Right Here project to support the #IAMWHOLE campaign. #IAMWHOLE is aimed at young people under … Continue reading “Albion in the Community supports #IAMWHOLE”

Albion in the Community (AITC) has teamed up with American Express® to hold a free soccer school for girls. AITC is offering girls aged between six and 13 the chance to enjoy a day of fun football at the Seagulls’ American Express Elite Football Performance Centre in Lancing. A similar soccer school at the Albion’s … Continue reading “Free girls soccer school from Albion in the Community and American Express”

Albion in the Community’s (AITC) recent footgolf tournament at Mid Sussex Golf Club raised £800. Seventeen teams of four players took part in the tournament, with each team’s best two individual scores on each of the nine holes contributing to their overall score. The tournament was won by Broom City FC with a total score … Continue reading “Footgolf tournament raises £800”

Staff at Sawyer and Co. Sales and Lettings are taking on the UK’s muddiest obstacle course to raise money for Albion in the Community (AITC). With offices in Brighton, Hove and Portslade, 22 colleagues have signed up to take part in the Warrior Run in Albourne this weekend (2 October). Chris Sawyer, director at Sawyer … Continue reading “Estate agency taking on UK’s muddiest challenge to help Albion in the Community”

A powerchair football tournament raised more than £3,000 which will now help fund disability football sessions in Sussex. The Julie Hodder Cup (JHC) takes place each year and is organised by Albion in the Community (AITC) and local businessman Steve Darby, who launched the tournament six years ago in memory of his sister. AITC runs … Continue reading “Powerchair tournament raises £3,000”

A pair of talent centres for blind, deaf and partially-sighted footballers are recruiting new goalkeepers after one of their current players performed so well he was snapped up by a top university. Albion in the Community’s (AITC) regional talent centres, which are aimed at partially sighted, deaf or blind players, provide expert coaching to promising young … Continue reading “Goalkeepers needed for FA talent centres”

Brighton and Hove Albion Amputee FC (BHAAFC) may be the newest disability team to wear the stripes but they are looking to upset the big guns this season as they join the England Amputee Football Association National League. The squad only launched in April and were given a baptism of fire in their first ever … Continue reading “Brighton & Hove Albion Amputee FC looking forward to new season”

The captain of England’s blind football team shared training tips with the next generation of talent at a session put on by Brighton & Hove Albion’s official charity. Keryn Seal has more than 100 England caps and has played at a string of international tournaments, including the European Championship, World Championship and two Paralympic Games. … Continue reading “England blind football captain joins next generation for training session”

A well-known Brighton & Hove Albion fan and much-loved punk poet is cycling from the Seagulls’ stadium to Brussels to raise money for the club’s official charity. John Baine, aka Attila the Stockbroker, was among the key figures in the Albion’s struggles to first save the club in the late 1990s and then later secure … Continue reading “Attila the Stockbroker raising money for Albion’s charity with cycle challenge”