Community Safety Guardian Initiative calls out for volunteers The newly formed Community Safety Guardians Initiative is now up and running with regular patrols on St James Street between 10pm and 4am by SIA registered professionals. By Besi • 2 min read
Let the Good Times Roll – 25 Years of Komedia: 1994 – 2019 On May 1, 1994, the directors of Umbrella Theatre, Colin Granger, Marina Kobler, and David Lavender, opened a new venue called Komedia, in a converted former billiard hall in Kemptown, Brighton.They modelled the venue on the cabaret theatres they had seen while touring with Umbrella in cities such a By Besi • 3 min read
COMPETITION: Win a pair of tickets to the South of England Show The South of England Show is returning this year from June 6-8 at the iconic South of England Showground in Ardingly, West Sussex. The annual event has earned the ‘must attend date’ spot in the family calendar thanks to its varied programme of entertainment that allows every generation to re-connect By Besi • 3 min read
Trans project recruiting new Trustees The Clare Project, a Brighton based transgender support and social group are recruiting Trustees to help move the project forward in 2019. By Besi • 2 min read
Weather Girls added to Stockholm Pride line-up This summer, it’s going to rain men and other hit songs from the legendary Weather Girls at Stockholm Pride, hallelujah! By Besi • 1 min read
ME taken very seriously! Researchers at Sussex University are leading the way in studying ME or Chronic fatigue syndrome and Fibromyalgia by investigating the post-exertional malaise that is a key marker of the illnesses and also looking at the mechanisms of chronic pain and fatigue. By Besi • 1 min read
Greens launch easy-read version of manifesto Brighton and Hove Greens launch easy-read version of manifesto ahead of accessibility husting ahead of the local elections on Thursday, May 2. By Besi • 2 min read
Make a Will and support Martlets during ‘Will Writing Fortnight’ It is estimated that over half of adults in the UK don’t have a will, potentially causing difficulties for their families and loved ones. Booking is now open for ‘Martlets Will Writing Fortnight’ which runs from Monday, May 13 to Friday May 24 2019 and Martlets is encouraging local people to sign u By Besi • 3 min read
‘Community Safety Guardians’ to patrol St James Street late into the night Following a spate of vicious late night attacks in and around St James Street targeting members of the LGBT+ communities – the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum cancelled their scheduled AGM to have an emergency public meeting to allow people to ask questions of the police. By Besi • 2 min read
PREVIEW Brighton Fringe: Virginia Woolf’s Orlando @The Warren The Marvellous Machine Theatre Company is a female-led theatre company made up of theatre maker Lou Corben and musician/composer Becki Reed. They’re a small ensemble-driven company with limited resources, yet the stories they tell are ones of castles, beasts, and magical transformations. They bring By Besi • 1 min read
TODAY at B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Community Festival: Community HIV Quilt Care Workshop The B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Community Festival are holding a Stitch, Care & Share Community HIV Quilt Care Workshop today, Sunday, April 15 at 11am in the Phil Starr Pavilion. By Besi • 1 min read
TONIGHT: Charity Gala – ‘Out of the Darkness & Into the Spotlight’ with Gay Men’s Dance Company The GMDC (Gay Men’s Dance Company) host their third annual Charity Gala on Saturday April 13, 2019 at the Troxy, music venue in London. ‘Out of the Darkness & Into the Spotlight’ is a variety show with a cast of around 150 GMDC members from their voguing, musical theatre, pole dancing and choir grou By Besi • 1 min read
