Eastbrook Manor Community Centre gets £1.2 million funding boost
Released: Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Adur District Council is to transform Eastbrook Manor Community Centre for the community, after securing funding to improve youth services.
We have been awarded over £840,000 from the government's Youth Investment Fund and will further invest over £430,000 to increase capacity at the popular community centre in Fishersgate by removing the dilapidated external buildings and disused roller-skating skate rink and replacing them with two new modular buildings.
A new green space will be created for the community by moving the perimeter fencing. There will also be new paving, car park improvements and accessible paths to the north and south of the building.
The centre is a well-used hub in the heart of Fishersgate and provides classes, workshops, support services, educational activities, community events, creative arts and social opportunities.
Improvements to the building and grounds will support the community centre's existing services, bring disused space back into use for the community, and provide more opportunity to deliver youth activities.
Once building work is finished the centre will be operated by Community People, after we decided the charity was the best group for the project.
The charity aims to connect people and communities and worked with us last October to understand what improvements local residents would like to see at the community centre.
Through flyers, door-knocking and a drop-in event, residents told us that they wanted the community centre to feel open and easy to find, for the overgrown roller-skating rink area to be improved, and for there to be more social activities for all ages.
Work will begin in the next month and is projected to be complete by September 2026. There will be some minimal disruption while work takes place, but the community centre will remain open.
Councillor Becky Allinson, Adur's deputy leader, said:
“Eastbrook Manor Community Centre provides a vital space for Fishersgate residents to socialise and access support. It's great to see that the centre is getting the investment and support that it needs to build on the great work that already exists as well as provide more activities and opportunities for young people in the area.”
To keep up to date and find out more about the events, groups and activities at the community centre, see:
About the Youth Investment Fund
The Youth Investment Fund forms part of the government's 'National Youth Guarantee' to ensure every young person across England will have access to regular out of school activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. The Youth Investment Fund, of over £300 million, is funded by the UK government and delivered by Social Investment Business in partnership with National Youth Agency, Resonance, and the Key Fund. To learn more, visit:
Photo: Eastbrook Manor Community Centre
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Page last updated: 24 March 2026