Free physical activity group for young adults affected by cancer
Chloe Woolfe was just 17 when she was diagnosed with bone cancer. A persistent knee problem had been causing her pain for six months, but none of the experts she had visited had expected the cause was cancer. Having begun to lose weight, unable to sleep and regularly being left in tears by the near
The Bull donates £5,000 to Albion in the Community
One of Sussex’s most-popular pubs has donated £5,000 to Albion in the Community, which the charity will now use to help fund its vital local work. The donation from The Bull in Ditchling was made possible by a string of fundraising initiatives at the pub and takes the total raised for Albion in the Community
Free health sessions will benefit from specialist scales
People living Brighton and Hove are being encouraged to take advantage of free health sessions Albion in the Community is running in the city. As part of an on-going project to tackle local health inequalities the charity has started a wave of activities offering people free access to exercise groups, expert nutrition advice, free football,
Disability awareness days boosted by wheelchair donation
Albion in the Community has been delivering disability awareness training and Paralympic-themed sports days to local schoolchildren in the lead-up to this year’s Paralympic games in Tokyo. Thousands of people take part in the charity’s disability awareness training every year, with sessions often including the chance for people to try disability sports such as goalball,
AITC win Best Football Community Scheme award
Albion in the Community (AITC) has been recognised once again as the best football community scheme at the national Football Business Awards event in London and was awarded the prize at a ceremony in London hosted by BBC Match of Day presenter Mark Chapman. AITC was one of half a dozen finalists in the Best