At CAPITAL, we know connection is important. Our peer-led groups, events, and outings are all about creating safe, friendly spaces where you can be yourself, meet new people, and share experiences.
Whether you’re joining a creative session, attending a community forum, or coming along on a day trip, you’ll find warmth, encouragement, and belonging. There’s a place for everyone here.
Find Your Community With CAPITAL
At CAPITAL we bring people together through creative groups, community events and outings. Everything is peer led, friendly and designed to help you share and connect with others.
Our Regular Groups: Crawley, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath (Northern Locality)
Community Hubs (fortnightly)
- Locations: Crawley and East Grinstead
Peer-led drop in spaces to connect, share experiences and chat, craft and socialise. A safe, welcoming environment in your local area.
Online Hubs (monthly)
- Locations: Online
Drop in spaces to connect, share experiences, chat, and socialise. A safe, welcoming environment for those who can join online.
If you are interested in attending any of these groups:
Sign up for CAPITAL membership here
If you want to see events and groups local to Western/Adur regions of West Sussex please see this page:
It’s amazing to be with other people who understand my mental health issues. I love being in the groups.
Anonymous CAPITAL Member
Our Groups & Hubs
Pictured: Hub get togethers, with Members, Coordinator Lucy, Volunteer Sophie plus Trustees Sam and Roy.
Regular Events and Meetings
Member Days
Our first big get-together of the year was held in February and brought members, staff, and volunteers together in Bognor. It was a day filled with conversation, connection, and community spirit.
Patient View Point Meetings (PVP)
Patient View Point (PVP) meetings are anonymous volunteer led meetings, held across the 3 hospitals in West Sussex.
Everyone is encouraged to talk in confidence about their care, treatment and support which is then fed back to managers, in order to continually review and improve the wards.
Annual General Meetings (AGM)
Each summer, members come together to help shape the future of CAPITAL. It’s your chance to be heard, influence decisions, and celebrate what we’ve achieved.
Along with Trustees, staff and speakers, we celebrate the year together as well as the challenges and future ahead.
The Coordinator in charge of the meeting was helpful and friendly. Everyone else was so friendly too and shared some of their experiences together.
Anonymous CAPITAL Member
Other Events and Outings
Wakehurst Gardens – July & August 2025
Thanks to The Community Access Scheme, members enjoyed days out in nature at beautiful Wakehurst. The trip was all about relaxing, fresh air, and enjoying beautiful surroundings together.
Workshops – August 2025
Members, volunteers and staff enjoyed workshops, all about connecting and learning new skills together.
Outing: Wakehurst Place
Pictured: Members, Volunteers, Trustees and Coordinators enjoying wonderful Wakehurst.
Workshops
Pictured: Members, Volunteers and Coordinators at the Workshops & Outings.
Other Lived Experience & Coproduction Opportunities
West Sussex Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG)
The LEAG is a dedicated Mental Health Lived / Living Experience Network with a focus on challenging and changing Local Mental Health Care, open to new members.
Read more about West Sussex LEAG
Drug & Alcohol Partnership:
Run in partnership with West Sussex County Council, CAPITAL are commissioned to bring the voice of service users to the Drug and Alcohol Partnership and how people with lived experience could help to offer solutions.
Keep Up With What’s On at CAPITAL
Every month, we publish a Diary of Events along with our newsletter. You’ll find all the dates, times, and locations of upcoming groups, meet-ups, and trips here so sign up as a member to be in the know.