Due East Report
We have continued to deliver on our core aims and objectives in 2023/24
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To provide Communication across the estate via the newsletter and website, and networking of groups to enable the community and groups to be aware of and to engage in opportunities and to provide voice to all local people.
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To distribute HNF funding for the community particularly start-up groups to facilitate healthy living opportunities.
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To develop and to distribute a small bursery funding for the community particularly to assist start-up groups or to support activities that benefit the community.
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To facilitate funding bids for new groups and projects that don’t have bank accounts yet by holding ringfenced money for their use.
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To support the Neighbourhood Action plan to assist in celebrating community progress and to identify community needs and priorities.
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Due East continued to support our community by assisting in the increase in resident engagement, by communicating via newsletters and digital platforms as well as working with other agencies to ensure activities and opportunities across East Brighton were made as accessible as possible both physically and digitally. We are supporting the production of a standalone Health Newsletter in partnership with the BN2 5 Health Forum in both hard copy and electronic. This is in direct response to the health forum, Primary Care Network and Public Health priorities around communicating health services and activities to improve health and wellbeing in East Brighton. We continue update the Neighbourhood directory of activities on a yearly basis to keep that communication updated.
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The Refreshed Neighbourhood Action plan was agreed after a consultation with over 800 residents (data collected over the last 2 years) and signed off in December 2023-26 for the next three years and will be the priorities for the Neighbourhood going forward.
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Due East has this year continued to work with the NHS and TDC to enable us to access Healthy Neighbourhood funding (HNF). In the last year we have supported funding which has enabled us to fund 14 local groups to provide activities to benefit the health of local people to a value of £5700. It has also supported by holding funding for a further 4 other groups which include the Hawks 50+ group which is thriving, the Diabetes peer support, Hawks Children and Families funding and the Amateur Boxing Club which is offering young people age 11+ a programme of activities to further their confidence and personal development.
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The HNF funding criteria was also updated in terms of projects that could also be funded if they were supporting health campaign awareness (e.g cancer awareness or support for cancer interventions) or funding of groups which helped with chronic health conditions in line with the data from the NAP/NHS integrated care boards and PCN (primary care network) as part of the wider CHIP (Communities health & Inequalities Programme).
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We continued to support a series of engagement events around North Whitehawk, which included a door knocking day in North and Due East, continuing use of its health-related funding to support two intergenerational events and another planned event in the May where children and families enjoy coming together.
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And supported a successful Health engagement programme in summer 24 where around 20 health providers offered access to information, advice and health interventions like Blood pressure, health checks and cancer screening services and GP surgeries.
We are proud of what we’ve achieved and look forward to another year of empowering local people to create and deliver solutions that meet local needs.
Patrick McKenna.
DueEast Account 2023/24
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Balance Brought Forward 22/23 Income 23/24 Income 23/24 Balance Balance
Income Income Income Income
Catagories Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Total Restricted Total Unrestricted Totals held by group
Neighbourhood Council 5,281.63 230.00 685.00 0.00 4,513.70 4,513.70
Crime Prevention 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Education bursery 200.00 0.00 200.00 0.00 200.00
Whitehawk Boxing Association 5,500.00 0.00 4,685.00 0.00 4,685.00
Health & Wellbeing 650.00 180.85 6,480.00 0.00 1,349.33 180.85 1,530.18
Festival 550.00 646.42 1,435.00 0.00 1,438.57 646.42 2,084.99
Brighton Peoples Theatre 2,270.00 0.00 0.00 2,270.00 0.00 2,270.00
Skate park project 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hawks 1,105.63 4,000.00 1,560.00 0.00 2,245.34 2,245.34
Our Place 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Older Peoples Group 641.12 3,000.00 0.00 2,961.62 0.00 2,961.62
Diabetes Peer Group 440.00 1,000.00 0.00 1,440.00 0.00 1,440.00
Total Income 4,551.12 7,214.53 21,845.00 2,245.00 14,344.52 7,586.31 21,930.83
Total B/F 22/23 11,765.65 24,090.00
Direct Expenditure
Refreshments 2,262.56
Room Hire 239.70
Transport 286.10
Stationary/Postage/Delivery 42.00
Printing 921.18
Equipment Costs 788.62
Trainer/Consultants/Staff 3,625.00 HNF 23/24 Balance HNF Celeb balance
HNF 5,430.67 49.33 685.00
Total Expenditure 13,595.83
Overheads
Telephone/Internet 80.99
Group Donations 200.00
Insurances 13.00
Bank Charges 35.00
Total Overheads 328.99
Total Expenditure & Overheads 13,924.82
Balance Bought Forward 11,765.65
Income 2023/24 24,090.00
Total 35,855.65 Balance 21,930.83
Bank 21,930.83
Difference 0.00
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05/02/2025