Are you interested in what’s going on in your neighbourhood – and have an urge to share it with others?

Then a new network of community reporters just started in the city could be the road to making this a reality.

Argus bloggers and community correspondents are among the first to join Brighton and Hove Community Reporters, set up by community IT charity SCIP.

Scheduled to be part of the city’s Learning Festival, it has kicked off with a series of free taster sessions to introduce people to community reporting.

It is also starting monthly meetups for community reporters and media professionals to share skills and ideas, the first of which will be held next Thursday, March 11.

Argus web editor Jo Wadsworth and Judith Townend from journalism.co.uk will be speaking about citizen journalism.

Trainer & project development worker Amy Riley said: "I'm really excited about the possibilities that Community Reporters has as a new project to bring together people from across the city, from seasoned journalists to first-time writers, photographers or videomakers.

“The taster sessions are going well, and I'd encourage anyone who would like to try out something new or needs help to come along to the meetup to find out more.

”People can come down and network, share skills, ask questions and just generally be in a relaxed learning environment. We're lining up different speakers for each meet up, so there's a chance to listen to professionals as well as learning from one another."

For more information, and to sign up to the first meetup, click here.

If you would be interested in reporting on your neighbourhood or blogging about something which interests you for The Argus online, email jo.wadsworth@theargus.co.uk.

Our community correspondents report at www.theargus.co.uk/communitypages and our bloggers write at www.theargus.co.uk/blogs.