Community News Annual Easter Bonnet Parade and Drag races in Hove today at 2pm The annual Easter Bonnet Parade and Drag Races organised between the Grosvenor and the Bedford Tavern in Hove kick off this afternoon at 2pm. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Hove running club smash target raising £34k for children’s charity Hove-based running club, The Run Squad, has surpassed their £25K fundraising target, raising over £33,000 for Whoopsadaisy, a unique Brighton-based charity which helps local children with disabilities. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Learn to Dance in Brighton with Gay Men’s Dance Company Returning to Brighton for the Spring term, The Gay Men’s Dance Company offer two trial dance classes, Learn to Dance (Brighton) on April 20 and 22. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove Council respond to Chechnya concentration camp reports Following media reports that gay men are being arbitrarily detained and killed in Chechnya and that a ‘concentration camp’ has been established in the Chechen town of Argun, the Labour administration running Brighton & Hove City Council have issued a statement. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Bear Weekend Quiz at Camelford Arms tonight Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) get the Easter holidays off to a cracking start this evening (April 13) with their annual Easter Quiz at the Camelford Arms starting at 9pm. Questions will be set by Matt Brooks from BBW, Dale Dury from the Camelford Arms will be on the mic and the winners of the Quiz wil By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Venues celebrate a job well done! A partnership of LGBT+ venues have raised £2,186.30 to purchase memorial benches in memory of two former employees. Managers at Bar Revenge, Charles Street, Legends, Revenge and Queens Arms came together from March 30 – April 2 for a UNITY Fundraiser Weekend in memory of Gary ‘Gloria’, Swan who work By Besi • 2 min read
In The South BRIGHTON FESTIVAL PREVIEW: HIV experts to discuss Brighton’s ‘Fast Track City’ status Experts in HIV will attend a special Brighton Festival event hosted by Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), in association with the Martin Fisher Foundation, to discuss the city’s United Nations ‘Fast Track City’ status. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus – Bring on the Men@St Andrews Church After working with the same musical director for more than 10 years, Actually Gay Men’s Chorus appointed a new MD last summer as Jason Pimblett passed the baton on to Samuel Cousins. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Pride in London leads protest against LGBT+ genocide reports in Chechnya Pride in London is leading a protest close to the Russian embassy in London tomorrow, Wednesday, April 12 at 5.30pm. The protest is in response to recent media reports of gay men being arbitrarily detained and killed in Chechnya with some citing a concentration camp being set up in the Chechen town By Besi • 2 min read
General News Brighton Kemptown MP urges cross-party approach to Madeira Terraces funding bid Simon Kirby MP urges Brighton & Hove City Council to work on a cross-party basis to come up with a new bid for funding for Madeira Terraces. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South ‘Forever family’ needed for five-year-old boy ADOPTION charity Parents And Children Together (PACT) has created a short animated film to help its search for a forever family for a lively and affectionate five-year-old boy, who has been in foster care since he was a baby. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Facing the future with Samaritans and Cruse Free support groups for people bereaved by suicide set up by Samaritans and Cruse Bereavement Care have been running in Brighton and Hove since October 2016. Facing the Future groups – each with a maximum of eight participants – are free of charge and available to anyone over 18 who has been bereave By Besi • 2 min read
