Community News Bedford and Grosvenor link up for Easter Bonnet and Charity Drag Races The Bedford Tavern and Grosvenor Bar once again bring you Brighton’s annual Easter Bonnet Parade and Drag Races. A fun packed day kicks off at noon on Sunday April 1 when Western Street will be closed to traffic and the street party begins. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Tonight at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Expenses Only The Musical! – World Premier. Dust off your sequins and spend some time with drag queen royalty in Expenses Only The Musical! onstage at The Phil Starr Pavilion, Brighton as a part of LGBT History Month and The B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival. This new musical has been written by Andrew Stark, the writer of the Alternative Pa By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Today at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Meet up with MindOut As part of LGBT HISTORY MONTH and The B Right On LGBT Community Festival, the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum highlight the amazing work of MindOut, the LGBT mental health service. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive hold planning day for volunteers Lunch Positive volunteers met in February to start planning delivery of the HIV lunch club over the next 18 months. Starting with a group reflection of 2017 to learn from and build upon experiences, the team expressed deep appreciation to all their supporters and members, before moving on to key pri By Besi • 2 min read
General News Work starts to restore Rose and Coronation Gardens Work has started to restore and improve the Rose and Coronation Gardens in Preston Park, in a bid to have them looking blooming lovely by the summer! The improvements are being made as part of the Preston Park Conservation Management Plan, developed by consultants, in partnership with Brighton & Hov By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Register now for free tickets for UKPride 2018! Tickets for this years UKPride on the Isle of Wight this summer are now available online. UKPride is anticipated to be one of the largest free events on the Island in 2018, bringing new visitors with the potential to boost the local economy by hundreds of thousands of pounds. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Exeter City FC say no to homophobia EXETER City Football Club said “no to homophobia” at its home game with Mansfield on Saturday, February 17. The match was designated as the Club’s annual Football v Homophobia fixture and a number of initiatives to mark the day were organised by Exeter City Supporters’ Trust, its One Game One Commun By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Rob ‘The Voice’ Stevens to headline Hibernation community luncheon Bear-Patrol’s annual community fundraising luncheon, Hibernation takes place on Sunday, October 21, 2018. Hibernation has become one of the most sought after tickets in the LGBT+ calendar of events. Tickets are priced at a reasonable rate covering the cost of the event with ALL profits donated to th By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Waterstones presents Jake Shears in conversation At this special event the lead singer of multiplatinum-selling glam rock band Scissor Sisters and one of the World’s most famous LGBT+ icons will discuss his beautifully wide-eyed and determined coming-of-age memoir: Boys Keep Swinging with award winning journalist and author, Matthew Todd. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Council launches e-asy way to read and listen to books The city council’s library service launches new way to download and read eBooks and listen to eAudiobooks. Members of Brighton & Hove library services will be able to download the new BorrowBox app to their digital devices and access thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks free of charge at any time of By Besi • 2 min read
In The South LGBT and want to adopt or foster? RENTS And Children Together (PACT) will hold a special Brighton event for anyone interested in finding out more about LGBT adoption. The event, on Saturday, March 10, which is being held to help mark national LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week, will feature a question and answer session with a panel o By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Community Lunch brings people together at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival Lunch Positive held a Community Lunch on Saturday February 17 as part of the B.RIGHT.ON LGBT Festival at the Phil Starr Pavilion in central Brighton. The lunch was attended by the Mayor of Brighton & Hove Cllr. Mo Marsh and around 120 people. By Besi • 2 min read
