THE BYC REBUILD IS COMPLETE! – Sept 2025

We are delighted to announce that building work is now complete. This has been a massive project with construction taking a year and a half. We are planning to move back into the building at the end of September whilst we finish completing the interior. So we would like to invite you to the official opening at 2pm on the 25th October. Sign up here to let us know you are coming.

It would be great to see as many people as possible of all ages to celebrate Youth Work and Young People in Brighton. It will also be the launch of B.fest, our annual Youth Arts Festival so there will performances, exhibitions and workshops all afternoon and evening on the 25th October and across the rest of the half term week.

We are looking for help with fitting out the new building if you are able to donate or give help in kind your support would be most welcome. Please see below for our Skatepark Crowdfunder or fund the donate page on our website Donate to BYC | Brighton Youth Centre If you would like to speak directly my email is mike@brightonyouthcentre.org.uk

BYC Building update – May 2025

(Updated 21 May 2025)

We are nearing the final stages of the rebuild of BYC’s permanent home on Edward Street, currently due to be completed in September 2025.

This multi-million pound regeneration will provide a huge update on what we had before.

In the image above, you can see a photo showing current progress of the building project next to a generated architect image of how we expect it to look at the end of the construction.
The west side of the building has been demolished and replaced, with the entrance being moved onto the corner of Edward Street and an outdoor space created at the back, while the rest is being upgraded and refitted on the inside.

This will create a fully accessible youth centre with upgrades to all our existing facilities as well as new additions such as a cafe space, and counselling and GP rooms. On the top floor you can see the extension to the skatepark which will provide a larger seating area overlooking the city, toilets and extra amenities.

Our office and some of our youth activities are currently based at 94 Gloucester Road.

This is a smaller space and so we’re not able to offer as much as we’re used to but we’re slowly building our youth programme back up and welcome regular young members of BYC to join in. Call, email or contact Brighton Youth Centre on Instagram if you want info on what’s going on currently.

We’re extremely grateful to everyone who visits the centre over the years, and are sorry for the disruption. This work is essential to securing BYC’s long term future and allowing us to continue providing these services to young people in Brighton. We will of course keep you updated with any and all progress as we go through this change. Until then, if you didn’t hear it from us then feel free to ignore whatever it is.

BYC January Update

Last updated 13/01/2025

We’ve got an exciting year ahead at BYC. The building work continues on Edward Street and the team are busy making plans for the return to our new-and-improved home. The building remains on schedule to reopen in late August of this year.

When we began this project, we invited over 70 young people to an initial workshop with partners and staff to find out how the new design could maximise their use of the space and build on their existing sense of ownership. We shared these views with the architects and have incorporated the outcomes into the building plans. Those we spoke with wanted to see a more accessible and environmentally-friendly BYC, offering more services, including pathways to employability, wellbeing and health.

Throughout the rebuild, our regular activities continue to take place at our temporary Gloucester Road location. Weekly youth club sessions begin again on Tuesday 14 January and we’re excited to welcome everyone back.

We’ll also be launching our temporary indoor skatepark in Hove over the coming weeks. The new space will tide us over until we can return to our skatepark at Edward Street. Opening date for the Hove space will be shared on our BYC Skate Instagram when we’re ready to welcome you in!