Modelled on the multi-award-winning Brighton & Hove Wood Recycling Project (also known as The Wood Store Brighton), the aim of these enterprises is to: 1) Save resources by rescuing and re-using waste timber that would otherwise be landfilled (or at very best downcycled into woodchip). 2) Create sustainable jobs, as well as training and volunteering opportunities, for local people – especially those who might find it difficult to get into or back to employment. Together, the NCWRP and our member enterprises brand ourselves as Community Wood Recycling.

We are a community charity and therefore the venue will have a community focus in the day, collaborating with local charitable organisations to run events and workshops. In the evening we will be promoting some of the best local and national alternative music, applying Synergy’s time-honoured strategy of harnessing the power of creative media to raise awareness of sustainable, ethical and ‘conscious’ lifestyles. In the medium term, we aim to open the rest of the 1780 capacity venue. If we are successful in obtaining a license for this larger space, we will be able to expand our operations, and be in the unique position of bringing back a major part of Brighton’s cultural history to the national touring circuit.

At Coachwerks Wholefoods we believe in social justice and want to give everyone the opportunity to eat a healthy, nutritious diet. We buy organic grains, pulses, nuts, seeds and dried fruits in bulk, which costs less than buying the same foods pre-packed. We pass on this saving to our customers by selling these foods as 'Scoop & Weigh'. This makes good food more affordable, for people in the local community. At Coachwerks Wholefoods we care about the environment, We are committed to supporting sustainable food production and promoting environmental justice. Therefore, most of the food we stock is organic and all of it is vegan. Since we want to protect the planet, rather than damage it, we only sell eco-friendly cleaning and body care products. As we want to get people reusing, recycling and reducing waste, we offer a discount to customers, who bring bags, tubs, or jars, for us to fill, when they buy our 'Scoop & Weigh' wholefoods. People can also reuse empty bottles and reduce waste, if they buy organic vinegars, oils, natural cleaning products, shampoos or conditioners, from our refill range. At Coachwerks Wholefoods, we are committed to the local and wider community. Our Hollingdean based shop, is easily accessible to local people and gives them the opportunity to buy healthy, nutritious foods at affordable prices. We are based in the Coachwerks, a vibrant and energetic place, which provides a workspace for a thriving community of potters, stone carvers woodworkers and musicians. There is a micro-brewery and bar at the Coachwerks and a pop up vegan café. There is also a large community space which is used for events, classes, workshops and meetings of local and community groups. Members of Coachwerks Wholefoods work collectively with other people who use the building, to organise events for the local community. Also to manage, maintain and improve the space.

We advocate and deliver a positive and sustainable environmental solution for both IT disposal and data destruction. Equipment is re-used, repaired, re-purposed and recycled for minimal landfill, at the highest recognised standards. Our company helps businesses to achieve their corporate social responsibility objectives and goals and creates new job opportunities for young people.

We help independent businesses collaborate to compete more effectively with big corporations, helping more money stays local for longer.

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We bake delicious homemade cakes and source additional delights from local bakers. We make freshly prepared lunches from a seasonal menu using local suppliers. We brew amazing coffee, loose leaf teas and use non-homogenised milk. We Bake. We Make. We Brew. Did we mention that we’re child friendly and based in a park? Some of our suppliers are: Horsham Coffee Roaster, Suki Tea, Downsview Farmhouse Dairy, Stoneham Bakehouse, Hannah Makes Cakes, HushHush Cakes.

A share of our profits are reinvested each year to help and supply materials free to those homes where people are in fuel poverty. The rest of our profits are reinvested in energy generation and energy efficiency projects across the city. The more we invest, the more we earn, the more we can invest, which becomes a virtuous circle creating jobs and boosting our local economy. Basically the business has several strands through which to achieve this including: 1) Investing in large and small schemes to get buildings energy efficient and generating additional energy from renewable sources- including community buildings, schools etc. Do you know a building that might benefit and supply the city's energy too? 2) Investing in training well qualified energy assessors who can advise on simple and more large scale measures to get home and workplaces energy efficient and generating energy. This includes developing a certificated course with Brighton Uni and Plumpton College (which is progressing very well) for Community Energy South, for which BHESCo is a founding member. 3) Advising individuals and households on switching energy supplier to ensure that they are not paying too much for their energy and making their home or business energy efficient.

Diversity and Ability is a purpose beyond profit disabled-led social enterprise providing enabling support and training such as mentoring, assistive technology training, one-to-one tutoring/ coaching, diversity and inclusion consultancy and workshops.

It is a new learning platform where lessons are taught by very skilled professional traders, enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge. Our vision is that Didi DIY will act as a learning and sharing ground for the community, to create community cohesion, neighbourliness and well-being. Our aim is to empower, educate people, and have a positive impact teaching interior home improvement skills to the local community, including practical skills workshops such as plastering, painting, tiling, drilling and the safe use of power tools. What happens when inviting Didi DIY (TM) to come to your home? One of our traders assess the work to be done in your property. Together we organise a team of volunteers, family & friends to come and learn the skills of DIY, practice them and renovate the space, all at a low cost and with free labour. Didi DIY provides the materials, equipment and the teacher/trader who is present at all stages to share knowledge, demonstrate the right gestures on how to remove/hang wallpaper, fill up cracks, paint, drill and all works related to improve someone's living conditions. You are offered to make a donation. We have 5 teachers ready to undertake social projects with volunteers ready to help.

The 18,000 people of Moulsecoomb and Bevendean in Brighton have spent 4 years without a pub but a determined and passionate group of local residents have come together to change that. The group have re-opended the Bevendean as a ‘hub’ not just a pub. Besides the more traditional activities of socialising, darts and real ales, they provide decent food for families at affordable prices, social events and a place for everyone from pensioners to mums with toddlers to meet and get involved in. The community pub/café provides a friendly and vibrant meeting place and employment and apprenticeships for local people. The Community Kitchen will run cookery courses and we’ll grow food in the pub gardens. The venue will is available to hire for weddings, birthdays and other functions and there will be space for small community groups to meet. But The Bevy is so much more than just a pub hosting everything from parkrun to choir practice, seniors lunch club to training kitchen, bevy brains talks to arts and craft and more. Their aim is to provide a venue that is inclusive, accessible, safe and welcoming - a place that will help put the heart back into our community and neighbourhood.

Our vision is to be a nationally and internationally acclaimed festival and year-round professional resource that stimulates, educates and develops audiences and artistic communities. Our mission is to bring audiences and artists together and act as a catalyst for creativity. Each year we work with thousands of participants at all stages of their career, yet only 3% of our income comes from public subsidy.

The mission statement has always been about water sustainability: the same as today . The organisation started as River Ocean Research and Education and then evolved into a charity called the River Ocean Foundation. Five years ago we changed into a social enterprise, simply called River Ocean.

RadioReverb is Brighton and Hove’s not-for-profit community radio station, broadcasting a diverse programme of shows on 97.2FM, on DAB+ and online at radioreverb.com. They aims to provide an accessible, sustainable and accountable community radio for Brighton and Hove.

Sewing and needlecraft can be an enjoyable and rewarding pastime for children and adults alike. It is also an incredibly valuable core life skill. From making and mending your own clothes all the way through to offering future employment opportunities and careers, learning a useful craft and skill is an empowering ,therapeutic and socially cohesive experience. The Sew Fabulous vision is to provide accessible, enjoyable and useful learning to all, regardless of financial position or social status. We also want to offer an antidote to the 'throwaway culture' of today, encouraging the reuse and recycling of materials. A timetable of sewing classes begins at our new workshop in Brighton from September and are charged on a sliding scale according to income. We also offer one off workshops and short courses that can be tailored to suit the individual or group. These can be held at our own workshop or in a venue chosen by you. All profits from our sewing workshops will go towards fulfilling the above aims.

Our head office is at Newhaven and we have premises at Newhaven, Eastbourne, Lewes, Bexhill-on-Sea, Hailsham and Hastings. SCDA is proud to be a member of the Sussex Chamber of Commerce.

Our purpose is to inspire people to create a vibrant, sustainable, popular community space, for all to use.

We believe that young people with learning disabilities have the right to work, the desire to do so and the ability to succeed to their full potential. Our holistic employment programme not only aims to prepare candidates for the workplace but also develops their capacity to lead happy fulfilled lives by discovering new talents, making new friends and creating connections to the wider community. We achieve this through our Training Programme, Training Café and Employment Agency.

The workshop is a forum for exploration and exchange of ideas without relying on short-term memory. It encourages an opportunity to share personal experiences and access long-term memories that otherwise may not be stimulated. Participants benefit from a new insight into others’ ideas and interests, and also a means to make connections between individual experience and the world at large. Delivered through the Montessori approach focusing on individual's strengths and abilities, this positive approach to dementia care is a source of creativity and comfort to people with dementia and caregivers alike. As well as a great learning experience, these sessions are a fun, friendly and creative way to have social interaction and connect to peers and can be tailor-made depending on the group or individuals' needs.

When we began, hundreds of thousands of tonnes of wood was sent to landfill every year, which we thought was a terrible waste. Why not collect that unwanted wood so that it can be reused or made into useful things, creating opportunities for people to gain work experience and learn new skills at the same time. Our status as a social enterprise means that any profit we make stays within the business, enabling us to improve our facilities and conditions for our volunteers and staff. We have always had a strong focus on both environmental and financial sustainability and, apart from a small start-up grant, we operate without any financial support enabling us to be independent and do things in our own unique way.