Community News London to Brighton cycle team raise £575 for Sussex Beacon On Sunday, September 17, a team from HIV charity The Sussex Beacon tackled the ‘Do it for Charity’ London to Brighton cycle ride, raising over £575 to help people living with HIV in Sussex. Joshua Long, Mark Beadle and Sam Beadle tackled the challenge, cycling 54 miles from Clapham Common in London By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Lincoln librarian shortlisted for Gay Times honours Dr Beth Hellen, a Systems Librarian at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) in Lincoln, has been shortlisted for the Barbara Burford Gay Times Honour for Excellence in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths). By Besi • 1 min read
Health Terrence Higgins Trust appoints new advisory board HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), appoints new advisory board to help steer the charity into the future which includes Stonewall co-founder Lisa Power MBE and former Hove MP Ivor Caplin among its members. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Grease – Tom Parker from boy band to leading man Voted The No.1 Greatest Musical in Channel 4’s 100 Greatest Musical – GREASE comes to the Theatre Royal, Brighton for Christmas 2017! In the absence of a traditional Christmas Pantomime at the Theatre Royal again this Christmas, it’s time to dust off your leather jackets, pull on your bobby socks an By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Back To School Charity Spectacle tonight at Charles Street Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents Rugby Football Club with Sister Kara Van Park, Sister Sally Vate and Father Jason Thorpe present: Our Lady of the Serpent Rugby School for Boys’ BACK TO SCHOOL CHARITY SPECTACLE tonight at Envy above Charles Street Bar. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Fundraiser for Brighton Women’s Centre There will be a Fabulous Charity Cabaret Fundraiser for Brighton Women’s Centre on Saturday, September 23 @ The Brunswick Pub, Hove. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts New LGBT+ night in Brighton El Geebee Tea Queue, a brand new variety evening celebrating local, national and international LGBT + talent, launches at The Brunswick, Hove on Sunday, October 8. By Besi • 1 min read
Fundraising News HALLOWEEN: The Night of the Living Zombears The annual Brighton Bear Halloween party returns to the wicked depths of Subline on Saturday, October 28. This time it’s The Night of the Living Zombears. The team behind Brighton Bear Weekend will again be inviting you to dress up and party until the dead are rising out of the grave. There will be By Besi • 2 min read
Health ME and Fibromyalgia research The Sussex ME Society is helping to recruit subjects to take part in an important research study to be carried out in Sussex. The study will seek to understand mechanisms of chronic pain and fatigue. Researcher are looking for people aged 18 to 65 who have a firm diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndro By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Researcher seeks Gay Men in Brighton, c.1967-1990 Joe Pieri, a third year history undergraduate at the University of Cambridge, is looking for five–six self-identifying gay men (born between 1940-1975) to interview about their experiences of the Brighton gay scene during the period of approximately 1967-1990. By Besi • 1 min read
General News Council take action to tackle anti-social behaviour Brighton & Hove City Council has successfully applied for closure orders on two properties in Brighton to tackle anti-social behaviour. The orders, granted at Brighton Magistrates Court, relate to properties on May Road and Camelford Street and are designed to bring relief to neighbours in the vicin By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Proud Seagulls – A new LGBT+ supporters group A new football supporters group is in the process of starting at Brighton & Hove Albion. Proud Seagulls will join the many Premier League and Championship clubs that now have an LGBT+ supporters group. In fact Brighton & Hove Albion are one of the few clubs that do NOT have an LGBT+ supporters group By Besi • 1 min read
