Community News Homeless Pride community blanket donated to Brighton MCC Following Homeless Pride last summer, organisers needed to find a home for the Community Blanket that was woven on the day by those attending. Homeless Pride 2017, a free family event to enable the homeless, members of the public and service providers to come together, took place at The Level on Sun By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Bear-Patrol raise almost £30,000 for good causes in 2017 Bear-Patrol Christmas party at Camelford Arms in December raises £605.38 for Rainbow Fund. This makes the total raised by Bear Patrol in 2017 to £29,968.28, bringing the running total raised for good causes since the group started fundraising in January 2011, to £188,098.02. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive volunteer receives Rotary Club Citizens Award Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex presents Rotary Club of Brighton’s Citizens Awards to volunteers who have made an outstanding contribution to the community, at a presentation event on December 20, 2017. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Sea Serpents RFC play Bristol Bisons tomorrow in Hove Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents, Sussex’s first fully inclusive rugby club, play the Bristol Bisons in Hove this Saturday, January 27. The Bisons, the South West’s only gay friendly rugby union team last came to visit the Sea Serpents at Brighton Pride, but this time they’re coming to play a rugby matc By Besi • 1 min read
Health Labour demand emergency money for NHS Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Shadow Health Secretary, Jonathan Ashworth MP, call on Government to introduce emergency budget to help end winter crisis in the NHS last night central London rally. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Bear Weekend 2018 logo launches at Prowler Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) will have the launch of its new 2018 logo in the Prowler store on Saturday, January 27 between 5 pm and 7 pm. This year’s brand new logo has been created by international designer Bobo Bear. He will be in the Prowler store to sign, chat and do those all-important selfies By Besi • 2 min read
In The South LGBT radio station attracts worldwide audience Listeners across the globe often risk their lives to tune into an LGBT radio station, based in the North East of England. Pride World Radio, which operates from studios in Newcastle, now attracts an audience in 125 countries, including those where homosexuality is still illegal. By Besi • 2 min read
News National Student Pride to tackle homelessness this year National Student Pride, now in its thirteenth year returns to the University of Westminster’s Marylebone campus in London, from February 9-11. The centre piece of the event for the 1,700 people attending will be the main daytime festival on Saturday, February 10 featuring discussion panels, performa By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Love is…. a concert in support of Samaritans Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans invite you to join them for an evening of song and celebration on Saturday February 3, in Brighton. The Brighton Welsh Male Voice Choir and The Ouse Valley Singers will head the bill with a starring guest appearance from the mezzo-soprano soloist, Fiona Hunnise By Besi • 1 min read
Community News New play raises awareness of LGBT+ people with dementia Award winning play The Purple List… a gay dementia venture by Libby Pearson will be performed by Ian Baxter on Thursday, February 15 at the opening of the Rainbow Cafe. The performance takes place at Brooke Mead, (the new extra care housing accommodation to be opened by Brighton & Hove City Council) By Besi • 2 min read
Community News New trustee at Lunch Positive Local HIV charity Lunch Positive appoint new trustee to the board. Lunch Positive provides a weekly peer-led community lunch club for people with HIV every Friday at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Kemptown. In joining the board at Lunch Positive, Richard Jeneway, who co-founded the HIV charity Pee By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Manchester Pride event – How to have a one woman show Superbia curates unique celebration of women in performance. Manchester Pride’s year round calendar of cultural events, Superbia, is holding a unique Q&A event with some of the city’s most talented female performers and theatre-makers. By Besi • 1 min read
