Health GMFA seek full time health campaigns and website manager Are you passionate about improving gay men’s health? Do you have the imagination to develop campaigns that will engage a wide variety of gay men, helping to prevent ongoing HIV infection? Are you smart with technology and up to date with media and social media? Do you have the wit, the will and the By Besi • 1 min read
General News PREVIEW: Rugby World Cup 2015 Try Outs touch down in Brighton to find The Pack for Rugby World Cup 2015. England Rugby 2015, the organising committee for Rugby World Cup 2015 (RWC 2015), has been in Brighton for the third leg of the volunteer Try Outs to find members of The Pack. The selection process is an exciting and informat By Besi • 3 min read
Gay Pride. Castle Park. Date: 13/07/2013 Photographer: Joanne Copyright: Bristol News and Media Community News Great main stage line-up for Bristol Pride this weekend Record numbers of visitors are expected to attend this year’s Bristol Pride Festival in Castle Park today. The event will feature two headline acts with 90s dance sensation, and Rhythm of The Night singer, Corona and The Big Reunion Boyband A1. The donation entry festival will feature 46 acts across By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Huge crowds flock to Bournemouth Pride The Theme of Bourne Free, Bournemouth’s LGBT Pride taking place today is Decades. The parade starts at 11am on top of the East Cliff (by the East Cliff lift) in Bouremouth, making its way through the town and arriving at The Triangle at 12 noon. Trustee Louise Clarke who is organising the entertainm By Besi • 1 min read
General News Successful project to get women back onto their feet expands into Sussex A scheme to help women offenders get their lives back on track is being expanded across Sussex. The Inspire Project, which is co-ordinated by the city’s Brighton Women’s Centre, has a good track record, having reduced women’s re-offending in Brighton & Hove in almost nine out of ten cases. Inspire w By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund supports deaf people wanting to attend Brighton Pride The Rainbow Fund’s Independent Grants Panel has agreed to fund a package of measures to support deaf people to attend Pride events this year. The bid, submitted by the LGBT Community Safety Forum Accessibility Matters group will, for the first time make Brighton Pride fully accessible to LGBT people By Besi • 3 min read
General News Hove MP Weatherley urges residents to get insured Mike Weatherley MP, is backing a joint campaign by The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), encouraging holidaymakers to take out adequate travel insurance before they go aboard for their summer holiday. Most at risk are younger travellers as almos By Besi • 1 min read
News Rainbow Fund agrees ‘Accessibility Matters’ funding The Rainbow Fund’s Independent Grants Panel has agreed a proposal to fund a package of measures to support deaf people wanting to attend Brighton Pride events this year. The bid, submitted by the LGBT Community Safety Forum ‘Accessibility Matters’ group, will make Brighton Pride fully accessible to By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Gay men climb mountains too! Keith Tomlinson is a 29 year old gay man from Surrey living in Brighton who loves climbing mountains. This year he decided to take on one of his biggest challenges yet and probably the scariest. On August 9, Keith will fly out to the Caucasus mountain range in southern Russia to attempt to scale Eur By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Art Exhibition by local Brighton artist, Richard Denne Richard Denne is staging a solo exhibition of recent art works as part of the Brighton and Hove, Pride Arts and Film Festival at Redroaster Coffee House, St James Street Brighton. The exhibition runs from June 30 2014 until August 31 2014. Richard has created two limited edition prints, limited to 3 By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall Garden takes gold prize at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Christopher Biggins helps garden designers celebrate Gold Prize award. Designers Amanda Miller and Emma Harvey were joined by Christopher Biggins this week to unveil their Pride themed garden at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. The display has been created to support Stonewall’s work and raise By Besi • 2 min read
Community News American Express® announced as an official partner of Brighton and Hove Pride 2014 American Express®, the City’s largest private sector employer, has signed up as an Official Partner for Brighton Pride 2014. Financial support provided by American Express and other partners contributes towards helping Brighton Pride meet their production budget and running costs. Brighton Pride, a By Besi • 2 min read