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The latest from Southdown

News, reports, and announcements from across our organisation.
Sussex Compact

January 8, 2024

Working together to improve quality of life for people in our communities

Sussex Partnership has joined forces with voluntary sector organisations to enhance the support available for people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and neurodiversity.

Southdown team at the Affordable Housing Awards

November 20, 2023

We won! Best Supported Housing Landlord.

Southdown has been recognised by the national Affordable Housing Awards as the Best Supported Housing Landlord.

A group of people sit around a table with lots of paper and worksheets for a client voice workshop. They are all talking to each other.

November 16, 2023

Listening And Learning From Our Clients And Tenants

Listening to our clients and tenants and creating opportunities for them to share their opinions and influence how we do things is important to us.

Peer Tutor at Southdown

November 15, 2023

Southdown Peer Tutor takes centre stage at Supported Employment awards

The BASE Awards highlight best practice in the UK using supported employment to change and enrich the lives of disabled, neurodivergent and disadvantaged people through good employment.

Southdown Win Award at the Mental Health Awards 2023

November 6, 2023

Winner of Most Innovative Mental Health Intervention Award

We proudly accepted the award at The Mental Health Awards 2023 in recognition for our partnership-driven and recovery-focused community mental health services across Sussex.

East Sussex VCSE Alliance Conference

September 29, 2023

East Sussex VCSE Alliance Annual Conference

The 2nd East Sussex VCSE Annual Conference is taking place on the 8th November 2023 at The View Hotel in Eastbourne.

Fatboy Slim is in the foreground. Behind him is a red Shaun the Sheep sculpture and people with smiley face sheep masks|Fatboy Slim is in a park. He is looking directly to camera

September 27, 2023

Ewe OK Joins Fatboy Slim on Fundraiser!

Clients from our UOK Brighton & Hove mental health service, the Wellbeing Hub at Preston Park, joined Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim, on his half-marathon

A woman with dark brown-black hair wearing glasses and a bright red lip

September 27, 2023

Introducing our Business Strategy for 2023-28

"I am delighted to introduce you to our new strategy. In getting to this point, the Board and the Executive team have had a healthy

Southdown tenant

September 27, 2023

Our Tenants’ Annual Report for 2022-23

We're delighted to share with you our Tenants’ Annual Report for 2022-23; a report we produce for our tenants highlighting what we have done in our role as a landlord....

Impact Report 2022-23

September 27, 2023

Celebrating our Impact in 2022-23

We're really excited and proud to share our Impact Report for 2022-23 with you.

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September 26, 2023

One Year On – Reflections from the Chair of our Board

When I took over as Chair in September 2022, it was all change! I was the longest standing Board member with three years’ experience; one