Crew Club

Address: The Crew Club, 26 Coolham Drive, Whitehawk, Brighton BN2 5QW.

Lead organisation: The Crew Club

Contact: Darren Snow MBE, Manager. Tel: 01273 608 607. Email: crew_club@yahoo.co.uk.

Website: http://www.crewclub.co.uk/

Summary: Single storey neighbourhood-based centre with arts, music and ICT provision, plus outdoors multi-purpose sports area.

Capital costs: A total of £1,009,909 for building and equipping the new centre, plus £500,000 for improved outdoor sports facilities.

Revenue costs: currently £160,000 p.a., but are expected to rise to £180,000 to £200,000.

Staffing: four full-time staff, three-part-time youth workers and a dozen regular volunteers.

Distinctive features

• Strong community involvement – the original club was set up by local residents, and there is a strong sense of ownership among young people and their families.
• Commitment to raising aspirations of local young people through providing access to high quality IT and media facilities and high quality sports facilities.
• Increasing young people’s access to information, advice and guidance, particularly on sexual health issues.

The Crew Club, Brighton

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