The Fitzherbert Community Hub is now OPEN
Keep up to date on the Fitzherbert Community Hub project, fundraising news, information about what’s on at the Hub and the latest from our partners here.
What’s on at the Hub
The Fitz Cafe
The Community Cafe is run by The Real Junk Food Project Brighton and serves barista coffee, cakes and pastries from 10am. Join us from noon for a delicious lunch made from food that would otherwise go to waste on a ‘pay as you feel basis’
Opening times:
Tuesday to Friday: 10.00-14.00 (lunch from noon)
mASCot Mondays Cafe at the Fitzherbert Hub
mASCot Mondays @Fitz is an invitation only lunch club, run by volunteers, many of whom are neuro divergent. As always you will find a welcoming team offering nourishing food on a pay as you feel basis.
Monday: mASCot training session (places are limited – contact us for an invitation)
Citizens Advice Sessions
We have Advice Sessions by Citizens Advice the first Wednesday of each month during cafe hours.
Enquire in the cafe.
Foodbank at the Fitzherbert Hub
The Food bank is open on Mondays in the Presbytery – access is from the front door.
Foodbank opening times:
Monday: 10.30-11.30
Community Garden on Upper Bedford Street
We have our own gardening plot on the green opposite BTTC. TRJFP welcomes volunteers who wish to help grow vegetables and herbs for the kitchen.
Enquire in the cafe.
IT/Computer training
IT/Computer training drop-in sessions at the Fitzherbert Hub. Appointments can also be arranged at the front-of-house desk.
IT/Computer Training drop-in sessions:
Drop in on Thursdays: 10:30-12:30
After School Club
Our After School Club is a winning combination of Table Tennis at BTTC and cookery lessons from The Real Junk Food Project.
After School Club runs during school terms on Mondays and Thursdays and is currently full – please contact us to join the waiting list.
Brighton Table Tennis Club at the Fitzherbert Community Hub
The cafe has become a perfect base for welcoming new players and visitors to the Brighton Table Tennis Club and sharing social time with them before and after our sessions.
Event Hire
If you would like to hire the Hub for an event, please get in touch.
Food Bank Donations
Our thanks go to the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, FareShare Sussex, Sussex Gleaning Network, The Real Junk Food Project Brighton, Brighton Food Factory, Brighton & Hove City Council, the SVP Our Lady of Lourdes, Rottingdean and the Albert Gubay Foundation for food donations.
If you have any questions about food at the Fitzherbert Community Hub or you’d like to make a donation, you can get in touch via our contact page. Click the button below
You can also find more information about the Emergency Food Network in Brighton & Hove here.
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Find out more about volunteering at FCH
The Fitzherbert Community Hub is now open and we rely on local volunteers to make the project a success. You will be welcome whatever your background and can decide how much time you give. We provide the training.
