PCC receives OBE in Birthday Honours list Sussex Police and Commissioner Katy Bourne has today (June 8), been awarded an OBE for public and political services. The Commissioner has worked hard among other things for the victims of stalking after being stalked herself for 5 years. By Besi • 2 min read
Queen recognises local accessible travel pioneer in Birthday Honours The local and national work of bus manager Victoria Garcia has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Victoria, Accessibility and Community Manager at Brighton & Hove and Metrobus, has been making travel by public transport more accessible for disabled people and will receive the MBE By Besi • 2 min read
Bike Weeks returns to Brighton and Hove Kick-start a summer of cycling by taking part in Bike Week from June 8 to 16. The week-long celebration of cycling will be delivered by Cycling UK and Love to Ride. Anyone who logs a bike ride during the week will be in with a chance of winning some great prizes. By Besi • 3 min read
Stop Ken being deported! – Gay Rugby player faces deportation Kenneth Macharia, a gay rugby player from Bristol, faces imminent deportation to Kenya, where he will face serious danger of harassment, blackmail, and sexual violence, as well as up to 21 years in prison. By Besi • 2 min read
More funding for sexual health services urgently needed Increases in STI diagnoses show more funding for sexual health services urgently needed. New STI figures published by Public Health England show there were 447,694 STIs reported in England in 2018. By Besi • 4 min read
Celebrate Brighton’s LGBT+ volunteers on Thursday, June 6 at Friends Meeting House Working To Connect (WTC), the organisation that brings together small LGBT+ and HIV groups in Brighton & Hove will celebrate their volunteers during National Volunteer Week from June 1-7 with an event at Friends Meeting House on Thursday, June 6. By Besi • 2 min read
Phelim.McCafferty Greens call for Council to back local projects tackling climate emergency Ahead of World Environment Day, on June 5, Greens urge city council to do more to back a ‘food waste to community energy,’ project run by Brighton and Hove Energy Services Cooperative (BHESCo) that could reduce the fuel bills of hundreds of residents and boost the city’s efforts to tackle the climat By Besi • 3 min read
Northern Pride announce plans for Stonewall Remembrance Garden Supporters of one of the UK’s largest free LGBT+ festivals will be able to take a walk through history at this year’s event. Northern Pride Festival returns to Newcastle from July 19 to 21, with the Festival Arena taking place at the Town Moor and Exhibition Park housing the Community Village. By Besi • 2 min read
Buy a 12″ pizza and raise money for Rainbow Fund THE Dodo pizza company at 6 York Place, Brighton – telephone 01273 567356 will donate 20% of all sales on Sunday, June 9 from 11am-6.30pm to local good causes. Treat yourself to a 12″ Pepperoni or Cheese & Tomato pizza for just £5. By Besi • 1 min read
Martlets thanks its 500 volunteers as part of Volunteers Week 2019 Marlets says ‘thank you’ to over 500 volunteers by highlighting the essential contribution they make to the care and support that it is able to give local people and their families as part of National Volunteers’ Week from June 1-7. By Besi • 3 min read
Local action group announce date of AGM St James’s Street Community Action Group to hold their AGM on Friday, June 14. The AGM will be held St Mary’s Church Hall, Upper St James Street, Kemptown, Brighton starting at 7pm. By Besi • 1 min read
Planes and Perverts: Pride and Protest – an alternative event for London Pride LGBT+ activists and community groups in London organise alternative Pride event on the evening of Pride in London (July 6), to raise cash for LGBT+ people seeking asylum. By Besi • 3 min read
