27 November 2018

Christmas Party

We'd like to buy you a drink (and give you a nibble!) - so please join us for the branch Christmas party on Tuesday, December 11. If you enjoyed our summer social, you'll love this.

We've booked an area of Easy Tiger Brighton, which you may know better as The Hampton on Upper North Street, Brighton, from 7pm onwards. What better way to meet fellow NUJ members? And if you know someone who isn't a member but might like to join, bring them along.

To ensure we reserve the right amount of space we need to have an idea of numbers. So if you fancy coming, let us know.

And if that isn't enough excitement for one diary, don't forget we have a regular branch meeting this Thursday (Nov 29) in The Craft Beer Co pub. We gather from 7pm and start the meeting at half-past. It's a packed agenda (including the Johnston Press fall-out, help for freelances and mentoring for young journalists) but we look to be finished by 8.45. Some of us like to socialise afterwards, but it's not compulsory! Hope to see you soon.

Brian Williams
(On behalf of the branch committee)

23 November 2018

Next meeting: Thursday, November 29 7pm

The recently revitalised Brighton and Sussex branch is going from strength to strength – which is just as well in these troubled times.

Our next meeting is on Thursday, November 29, and there is much to talk about. How can we best support our colleagues in Johnston Press following the company's controversial sale? How can we help freelances maximise their income? How can we give young journalists starting out on their careers the help and training they deserve? We've got a number of suggestions, but we'd really like to know what you think.

As usual, the idea is to gather at the Craft Beer Co pub in Upper North Street, Brighton, from 7pm, with the meeting itself starting at 7.30.

If you're slightly nervous at the thought of walking into a room full of strangers, don't worry. We're a friendly lot who are more interested in making new friends than debating tedious motions for hours on end. And parents may be interested to note that we are now able to offer a contribution of up to £30 towards childcare costs for those who wouldn’t have been able to get there otherwise.

Hope to see you there.

Brian Williams

(On behalf of the branch committee)