General News Local credit union continues to go from strength to strength Savings deposited with East Sussex Credit Union (ESCU) top £2 million for the first time as Brighton based ‘not for profit’ savings and loans provider continues to develop strongly within the local community. This latest achievement follows an excellent year for the credit union; membership continue By Besi • 2 min read
Community News ‘Brief Moments’ charity calendar A new charity calendar is being launched at Charles Street in October. The calendar has been created to raise money for the work of the Sutton LGBT Forum and will be launched over the weekend of October 24-26 at Charles Street bar. It will be available to buy online from their website www.lgbtsutton By Besi • 3 min read
Arts MindOut Human Library – volunteers needed MindOut, the LGBT Mental Health project, are once again holding a Human Library at the Falmer Campus of the University of Brighton. The event will take place on Wednesday, October 29 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and MindOut are currently recruiting volunteers. A Human Library event is designed to challenge By Besi • 1 min read
News World record attempt to raise funds in aid of children’s hospital Michelle Rhodes prepares to set a Guinness World Record in aid of the Great Ormond Street Hospital charity World class neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) trainer and inspirational speaker, Michelle Rhodes, has announced her intention to break a Guinness World Record by hosting a marathon NLP chari By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News PACT launches new inclusive adoption service in Brighton Adoption charity, Parents and Children Together (PACT), launches new service in Brighton & Hove to help gays and lesbians adopt a child. Funded by the Department for Education (DfE), the service focuses on the LGBT community in Brighton and Hove and is intended to find loving and secure families for By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Festival Fringe! returns to East London for the fourth year running from Hovember 4-9. East London’s alternative queer film and arts festival, Fringe!, returns this November with a programme of film, art, workshops and parties! Alex Karotsch, the Festival Producer, said: “We’re delighted to bring back Fringe By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Marriage of Figaro A new production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro is the centrepiece of the OperaUpClose autumn 2014 season. The cast features Louisa Tee as the Countess, fresh from rave reviews as Violetta in La Traviata at Soho Theatre, sharing the role with Fae Evelyn, alongside a host of OperaUpClose favourit By Besi • 1 min read
General News A competition for Disability History Month Disability History Month runs from November 22 to December 22 every year. The theme for this year will be “War and impairment” and the Social Consequences of Disablement. With the centenary of World War 1 being commemorated all over the world, organisers want to explore the disabling effects of conf By Besi • 1 min read
News Labour Kemptown team raises over £100 for Macmillan Cancer Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, raised £125.16 for Macmillan Cancer yesterday. She hosted a public coffee morning at her office at 72 St. James’s Street, Kemp Town, Brighton on Friday, September 26 between 10 a.m. and noon. Every day in this area By Besi • 1 min read
Community News London entertainers support first Brighton Frocks benefit night London entertainers La Voix and Sandra were among the VIP guests at the inaugural Brighton Frocks fundraiser for the Sussex Beacon at The Old Ship Hotel on Tuesday night. Organised by Jason Sutton, aka Miss Jason, and Simon Puttock, owners of Centre Stage Costumes, the unique event presented 20 new By Besi • 2 min read
General News Labour set out ten key pledges for council elections in 2015 Labour leader Cllr Warren Morgan set out 10 key pledges on which Labour will fight the local elections between now and polling day in May 2015, at an event on Brighton seafront last night (September 25) attended by candidates and Party members. Calling the pledges a “Contract With Brighton and Hove” By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Cabaret in comfort and style comes to George Street The newly refurbished Queens Arms opened its doors last night after undergoing an extensive refit and restyling. Walls have been pulled down, the bar remodelled and new toilets have been installed, bringing the Queens Arms stylishly into 2014 while providing Gay Brighton with its latest new venue, a By Besi • 2 min read
