Arts Over 1,500 artists to exhibit at Artists Open Houses Festival 2017 The Artists Open Houses (AOH) festival 2017, the largest event of its kind in the UK, will take place in Brighton, Hove and beyond over four weekends in May, starting Saturday 6th May 6 to May 28. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News POLITICS: LGBT people and the Council’s budget Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty, conveyor of the Green group on Brighton & Hove City Council explains why this is not the time to cut the council’s LGBT+ Community Safety post and other cuts affecting the LGBT+ communities in Brighton and Hove. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Annual Brighton Trans and Non-Binary Conference 2017 Brighton University holds its Annual Brighton Trans and Non-Binary Conference on July 20, to take place alongside Brighton Trans Pride. Conference organisers invite trans and non-binary people; researchers; people from the public, community and voluntary sector, and those who want to know more about By Besi • 1 min read
Health Speaker Tour features young people with HIV There is nothing more powerful than hearing the life experiences of people affected by HIV & AIDS to motivate you to take action. That’s why on Tuesday, Brighton will have the chance to hear the inspiring stories of young people living with HIV. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Polari Soho Special As part of its tenth birthday celebrations, London’s award-winning LGBT+ literary salon returns to its Soho roots with this special event for London Book & Screen Week. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts International Women’s Day: Free events at Brighton Museum and Dome on March 4 Brighton Museum, Brighton Dome and Brighton Women’s Centre (BWC) join forces to present their annual celebration of International Women’s Day. A specially curated programme of inspiring speakers, activists and innovators, workshops, arts and crafts, causes and campaigns for all the family has been p By Besi • 5 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Sisters are doing it for themselves! An event celebrating International Women’s Day – Singing workshop led by Aneesa Chaudhry. Time for a workshop where women can sing out their views on today’s unsettling times. This will be a kick ass workshop encouraging women, sisters, mum’s, daughters, friends to come together and make some noise. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Greens claim their ‘spend to save’ budget proposals will save £2 million to protect essential services Green Councillors have released their budget proposals ahead of todays annual Budget Council meeting laying out ways the Greens would seek to make changes to the present budget, with a spend to save approach they argue would net the Council an additional £2 million and prevent cuts to essential serv By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Manchester Pride supports local LGBT projects with community grants Manchester’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) charity, and organiser of The Manchester Pride Festival, reveals first projects to receive grants from its community fund in 2017. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Gogglebox stars to open Cats Protection’s first shop in Brighton Gogglebox stars Chris Steed and Stephen Webb will officially open Cats Protection’s first shop in Brighton next month. The cat-loving duo, who appear on the hit Channel 4 TV show, will be at the store to cut a ribbon and meet shoppers on Wednesday, March 8 between 10.30am and 11.30am. By Besi • 2 min read
General News International travel conference come to Brighton Centre VisitBritain, the UK’s national tourist board, will host its flagship annual event ExploreGB in Brighton next week. The tourism event will take place at the Brighton Centre from March 2-3, 2017 and is estimated to be worth an additional £1m to the local economy. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Forever LGBT+ families needed for sibling groups of three Parent and Children Together (PACT) search for adopters to provide a forever family for groups of siblings who need to stay together. PACT supports families across the south-east through adoption, award-winning therapeutic support and community projects. Last year they placed 91 children with 58 fam By Besi • 2 min read
