A community group designed to tackle climate change has halted its work due to rows between members.

Thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money has been awarded to Transition Brighton and Hove to promote the environmental agenda in the city.

But some members of the organisation, which was founded in 2007, proposed to disband the group citing internal disputes and arguments over money as the reason.

Martin Grimshaw, the chairman of the group, said that while the group will not disband immediately, its activities have “come to a stop”.

Mr Grimshaw said: “Sadly, over the last year many people have wanted to engage with Transition, but have left uninspired, annoyed, exhausted or burned.

“For many it has become a place to avoid, and subsequently once vibrant projects and interest groups have withered.”

He added “what happens next is open” but finished by describing the movement as “a bold experiment with plenty that we can all learn from”.

Successful transition groups already exist in Lewes and Worthing with members believing oil use has already reached peak consumption point.

The idea is to create a plan for a sustainable low energy future.

If the Brighton group is dissolved the £5,200 in reserves would be transferred to a local not-for-profit organisation.

A spokesman for Brighton and Hove City Council confirmed the group was awarded a grant of £2,500 in 2009-10.

He added any unspent money would be returned to the local authority under the terms of the agreement.