The Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation – moving into the heart of Brighton
8th December 2023
Author EditorPosted on Categories Charity
This December, the Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation moved away from the Amex Stadium and into a new office near Queen’s Park.
Who is the BHAFC Foundation? It’s the official charity of Brighton & Hove Albion FC, the city’s local Premier League football club.
The BHAFC Foundation’s mission is to change lives through the power of football. They do this by helping thousands of people in Sussex to get active, live well, and learn new skills.
You may already be familiar with the foundation’s work; the charity has operated in Sussex for more than three decades, supporting several different generations of local children.
In 2022 alone, the BHAFC Foundation supported more than 20,000 people in 35 towns and cities across Sussex. Every single week, their sessions support over 5,000 children and young people.
After being based at the Amex Stadium for years, the Foundation has decided to move their HQ into the heart of Brighton – their new office is just a stone’s throw from Queen’s Park, Whitehawk, and Kemptown – to be closer to the communities that they serve.
It has moved into a new office on Freshfield Road – into the building that used to be The Cuthbert pub. The pub had been closed for years, and the BHAFC Foundation hopes to revitalise a treasured building that no doubt holds treasured memories for many people in the area.
Just as the pub building was once a place for local people to gather, locals will once again be able to meet at The Cuthbert. Part of the new office development will include a football-themed community café, where locals will be able to come and enjoy a coffee together.
The BHAFC Foundation works in dozens of schools across the city, helping youngsters to get active and learn new skills. Whether that’s through their football-themed literacy and numeracy lessons, their healthy eating workshops, their after-school clubs, or their PE lessons, they provide a great deal of support to schools in Brighton & Hove.
It also runs free football sessions for local kids through the Premier League Kicks programme; they have sessions nearby at Moulsecoomb Leisure Centre and Manor Gym.
CEO Matt Dorn says: “We’re proud to make a genuine impact in the city, and we’ll be looking to do even more in and around Whitehawk once we’ve moved in.
“We’d love for you to come down to meet us, and find out all about who we are.”