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Summer BBQ – Saturday 25th July
Summer BBQ – Saturday 25th July
Our amazing Social Committee are hosting a Summer BBQ on Saturday 25th July. Doors will open at 12.00pm.
This year, the BBQ will be taking place at St Michael’s and All Angels Church Hall (BN42 4GB). The Church Hall is just across Southwick Green and is a great space with both outdoor and indoor access.
Tickets are £6 for a member. £10 for a member and a carer. And £10 for any additional guests.
To book your tickets, please call 01273 594484 or email [email protected], or you can sign up and pay the next time you’re at the Centre.
Please pay upon booking so that our social committee can purchase the food and drink ready for the big day!
Mile for MS – Sponsored Walk
June Newsletter 2026
Click the link to take a look at our June Newsletter!
We’ve redecorated, had a visit from the local MP, and have recipe recommendations from our new Nutritional Therapist.
Summer Raffle 2026 – Get Your Tickets Now!
Go on Chris!
One of our members, Chris, is running the London Marathon this weekend (26th April) in support of Sussex MS Centre.
Read a bit more about Chris by following the link.
Or donate to his page by following this link: https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/chris-saunders
Go on Chris!
March 2026 Newsletter
Please click the link below to read our March 2026 Newsletter.
Inside you’ll be introduced to our new Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and learn about what is coming up at the Centre.
Thank you for your continued support.
Please Welcome Our New Chairman!
We would like to introduce our members and supporters to our new Chairman of the Board of Trustees: Alex Nicholls.
As written by Alex:
“Karen and I are the principals in Colston Ltd, an Eastbourne based commercial building and refurbishment contractor, for the last 10+ years. Prior to this radical change in lifestyle, I was the Estates Manager for King’s College in London, looking after a team of 162 staff, and 1 million square feet of university hospital teaching space across two major campuses in South East London. This followed a long career in Facilities Management with major providers of services and support to large corporations and government bodies. From repairing tanks for DSG, to Building Schools for the Future in South London, my key focus in every context was on the customer and the user.
I grew up in Scotland and after college in Edinburgh became a Quantity Surveyor and Estimator before being moved with work in 1991 to Croydon – quite a culture shock! My early career took me from managing contracts with Intel, National Power, Powergen and others, to a Directorship with a National Maintenance provider. At 50 the opportunity came up to obtain Colston Ltd; taking it from a small ceiling and partition business to a commercial all trades building contractor. However, the main draw was to work and serve the community and area in which I live, which has been fantastic and rewarding.
My wife and I live in an old farmhouse in Hailsham, East Sussex and are 25 years into our 10-year project.”
We hope you will all join us in thanking Alex for taking on this role. He will be taking over from fellow Trustees Sam Gritt (Deputy Chair) and Gary Hector (Interim Chair) who we are extremely grateful to for their support in keeping the trustee team on course. The previous full-time Chairman, Chris Ash-Edwards, served for 11 years (resigning in 2024) and was a steady hand helping to guide the Centre through the COVID pandemic. We thank Chris for his time served on the board, and we look forward to this next chapter in Sussex MS Centre’s story.
Support Our Runners!
We have some amazing individuals running the Brighton Half Marathon in March all in support of our charity.
Please take a moment to visit each of their profiles to see why they have chosen to run for us (and, if you can, donate!).
Timmy Csurai
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/timmy-csurai
Beccy Peachey
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/beccy-peachey
Katie Dale
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/katie-dale
Callum and Maddie
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/callum-maddie
We also have a member taking part in the London Marathon this year! Chris has been a member at the Centre for nearly two years. Please read his profile to understand more about his journey with MS, and why he decided to challenge himself by taking part in his first marathon!
Chris Saunders
Calling all Runners! Brighton Half Marathon 2026
Support our Charity Abseil!
This weekend we have 19 brave people abseiling down 100ft from Spinnaker Tower to raise money for Sussex MS Centre.
Please consider sponsoring one of our abseilers.
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/sophie-hill
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/carla-harrison
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/zappie
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/mathew-rhodes
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/richard-jackson
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/gail-murray
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/lilylouieadam
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/steffan-pardoe
https://mssussex.enthuse.com/pf/tamsin-shasha
Thank you for your support, and watch this space for some excellent pictures.