The Event:

A public meeting to engage stakeholders and start conversations about how we can work with you to bring vital services to your communities and connect well-being services to new audiences. This event is for you if you are:

• A community organisation or centre
• Offering public health services
• An education provider
• A community project with an audience who might need access to health / wellness services
• A yoga / mindfulness / other wellbeing service provider
• Fitness providers
• Eco-therapy providers
• Local elected representatives

There will be key speakers from:

• Ryan Edwards from the Healthy Lifestyles Team in the Public Health department of the Council - Introducing the public health challenges facing the city (based on their recent reports)
• Joanna Martindale from the Hangleton & Knoll Project – How the project could work with local community centres
• Together Co - How social prescribers can engage with this new project for mutual benefits to providers and those in need
• Brighton Natural Health Foundation will be talking about the history of the organisation, public health issues in the city and how we can work together to use preventative measures to deal with the challenges faced
• More TBC...

Plus plenty of opportunity to voice your ideas / concerns and for networking. Also stalls from key partners where you can connect and learn about opportunities for collaboration.

Who we are:

Brighton Natural Health Centre (BNHC)* is a registered charity (No. 290122) founded by Infinity Foods in 1981 with the charitable object ”to promote and advance the education of the public in the field of healthcare, nutrition and related subjects”.

Our holistic approach is about promoting the benefits of all-round health for body, mind and planet.

Our charitable programme has always benefitted vulnerable groups in the city to reduce health inequalities locally, including providing free or low-cost community classes (e.g. for young adults with learning difficulties and people experiencing homelessness); yoga for female refugees, migrants and asylum seekers; and trauma-informed yoga classes for those who identify as women in Brighton and Hove.

Having taken the decision to step away from our own premises, the BNHC is delighted to introduce its ’Towards a Healthy City’ Strategy which sees it repositioned and revitalised as a centre of excellence working in partnership with a number of community hubs so we can support local partners (e.g. charities, voluntary organisations and community groups) around the city, including in the most deprived areas. Our role will be to provide qualified teachers and free and low-cost classes within these locations identifying local needs.

Join us at this launch event to learn more about how we aim to achieve this and how you can be involved either as a community or a service provider / supporter.

Places are limited so please only sign up if you are intending to come so that we can monitor numbers and please also share to all those who might be interested.

If you want to learn about the project but can't make the event please contact Davy Jones davyyogafoundation@gmail.com

*BNHC has changed its name to Brighton Natural Health Foundation