LGBTQ+ News Trans organisation receives £19,000 donation KOKO, the live music venue in Camden Town, recently held a memorial concert in honour of Julia Brightly, who lost her battle with cancer in July 2014. The concert raised over £19,000, which KOKO has donated to Gendered Intelligence (GI), a Community Interest Company (CIC) that looks to engage people By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Michael Lewton’s Mirando comes to the South Marlborough Theatre Brighton and Omnibus Theatre Clapham are to host Theatre North’s latest production, Mirando. Mirando is an exuberant adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Four centuries after the death of the playwright, this production will honour the original text but re-imagine the By Besi • 1 min read
Arts GFEST 2014 announces visual arts line-up London annual gay cross-arts festival GFEST 2014 announces line-up of events featuring newly commissioned works presented along with curated LGBTQI art. The eclectic annual cross-arts event in London’s November calendar is organised by art charity Wise Thoughts and has been recognised by high profil By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Polari First Book Prize shortlist announced The shortlist for the Polari First Book Prize was announced last week at the Polari Literary Salon at the Southbank Centre. For the first time this year, the five shortlisted books will be displayed at selected W H Smiths travel outlets across the country. The Polari First Book Prize is for a first By Besi • 2 min read
General News ‘Stay Alive’ – a new suicide prevention app To coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day, the suicide prevention charity Grassroots Suicide Prevention has launched a new suicide prevention pocket resource for the UK called Stay Alive. It’s a pocket suicide prevention tool for both those worried about someone and those with thoughts of suicid By Besi • 1 min read
General News Local mum needs stem cell donor Could you be the perfect donor and save a local mum’s life? Brighton mum of two, Nikki Braterman, has launched a global appeal in the hope of finding a ‘perfect match’ stem cell donor to enable her to have an essential bone marrow transplant. 45 years old Nikki was diagnosed with acute myeloid leuka By Besi • 2 min read
Health Benefits advice workshops for people with HIV Lunch Positive, the HIV charity who provide a healthy meal every Friday for people with HIV, are hosting a series of support workshops during October. The workshops are being run by the Welfare Support Coordinator from THT South for anyone who is HIV positive. People who want to take part do not nee By Besi • 1 min read
News Brighton Pavilion MP is Picture Perfect at Prime Minister’s Questions Caroline Lucas, took Brighton’s Big Picture petition to 10 Downing Street (and into PMQs) last week, urging David Cameron to ‘Show Some Heart’ for what matters most. Not one to renege on a promise to constituents, Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, went the extra mile last week to s By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Transport for London supports Stonewall, Rainbow Laces Campaign Arsenal Underground station hosted its first-ever rainbow zebra crossing over the weekend as part of Transport for London’s support for Stonewall’s 2014 Rainbow Laces campaign to kick homophobia out of football. The rainbow crossing was created outside the entrance to Arsenal Tube station until Sund By Besi • 2 min read
News Labour anger at Fire Authority spending plans to implement cuts to fire service East Sussex Fire Authority have voted through a proposal to “approve the drawdown of up to £200,000” to establish a ‘Service Transformation Team’. The team will be responsible for implementing savings plans which include cutting one of only five fire engines and 24 firefighters in Brighton and Hove. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Excellent songs for children at the Old Market Friday, September 19 is National talk like a pirate day! What better way to celebrate all things swashbuckling than with an action-packed musical pirate adventure show! This family musical will capture your imagination and sail off with it into the sunset. It will take place at the Old Market in Hov By Besi • 2 min read
General News Alzheimer’s dementia cafe in Kemptown Do you suffer from dementia or care for someone who does? The next dementia cafe organised by the Alzheimer’s Society is on Saturday, October 25 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Patching Lodge, Freshfield Road, Kemp Town, Brighton. The afternoon will include beauty and computer sessions as well as information an By Besi • 1 min read
