On Saturday 18th January, SIS joined together with musicians and community groups for an afternoon of international music at Brighton’s Jubilee Library. Best Foot Music is a Brighton-based organisation, collaborating with musicians from around the world who have moved to the UK, creating space for those who may have been marginalised. The annual Winter Warmer…
Peer Learning Sessions provide a space for SIS Linguists to meet their colleagues, share experience and receive information from SIS, Service Providers and other voluntary sector services. On Wednesday 17th July 2024 we were joined by Reuben from Switchboard who spoke with the group about LGBTQ inclusion. The information shared focussed on LGBT terminology,…
Sussex Interpreting Services (SIS) held a community picnic at the Friends Meeting House in Brighton on 2nd July 2024, bringing together 32 colleagues (Self-Employed Linguists, Volunteers, Trustees and Staff) for an afternoon of catching up and celebration. The picnic was a great opportunity to relax and get to know each other a little better outside…
Towards the end of each year we invite self-employed and volunteer linguists to join staff and trustees at Community Base to share food, catch up and celebrate what we have collectively achieved. Some food is provided but what really make this event special is that everyone brings a dish they have prepared or sourced to…
Following the success of our first Community Interpreter Enrolment event in Worthing in May we met with community members in Eastbourne on 7th December 2023 at Community Wise in Eastbourne. The aim of the event was to connect and build relationships with people from communities within East Sussex and give information about Community Interpreting and…
SIS continues to work to meet increasing interpreting need in Sussex by enrolling new Community Interpreters into our existing pool. On the 18th May 2023 we held what we hope will be the first of many enrolment events in Worthing at the Heene Community Centre. The aim of the event was to connect with people…
We’re currently looking to expand out Community Interpreting pool of linguists. If you know someone, who is interested in Community Interpreting, who has accredited training or voluntary experience you can encourage them to find out more and send us a CV. We often received general enquiries from across Sussex, the UK and internationally about how…
We recently submitted an application to join the this year’s Brighton & Hove Community Pride Parade and I am pleased to announce it has been accepted! The Parade takes place on Saturday 4th August 2018 setting off from Hove Lawns, making its way through Brighton to Preston Park. Click here for a map of the…
