Arts PREVIEW: Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games Flatley confirms he is bringing his new production to Brighton Centre during the 2015 UK Tour. Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance: Dangerous Games – a spectacular new staging of the traditional master piece will return to the UK for a nationwide tour playing 18 venues next year. With all the viscer By Besi • 1 min read
General News Bus travel is thriving in Brighton & Hove The latest bus travel figures show an increase in people using buses in the city with more services running on time. Passengers made more than 46 million single bus passenger journeys during 2013-14 and bus patronage increased by 3.6%. Bus punctuality improved from 88% of buses running on time last By Besi • 2 min read
General News Hundreds to cycle naked through Brighton Throughout June, thousands of people in over 60 cities around the world will be stripping off and cycling to celebrate bikes, bodies and low impact living for the annual World Naked Bike Ride to aid a vulnerable planet. For ten years, these mass protest rides have saluted the bike and the raw power By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Why ‘Pride Matters’ to Father Andrew Manson-Brailsford Father Andrew Manson-Brailsford explains why Pride Matters to him. “I have visited the Brighton Pride event for several years now. It is a good party but I also hope it reminds us of two important things. What we can achieve when we work together and respect each other and how far we have come from By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Drink in Brighton Pride cocktail Brighton Pride are raising a glass or two to DrinkInBrighton.co.uk who offer the largest collection of pubs, clubs and bars in Brighton. For the entire month of July, DrinkInBrighton venues will be selling a very special Pride Cocktail at each and every one of their 40 venues across the city includi By Besi • 1 min read
Community News LGBT Community Groups Network launch new website The newly formed LGBT Community Groups Network has launched a new website today to help all local LGBT organisations work closer together and support each other. The LGBT Community Groups Network has been set up to help smaller, not-for profit LGBT groups get to know and support each other better, s By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Why Pride Matters to Neil Borrett from Brighton Bear Weekenders Neil Borrett explains why Pride Matters to him. “I was born and raised in Brighton. I went to a local comprehensive during the 80s. As a shy, quiet, overweight lad with no interest in sports but with a great love of pop music, I was picked on and told I was gay. At the time, […] By Besi • 2 min read
News ‘Community Works’ callout for LGBT membership Community Works wants voluntary and community action to have the greatest possible impact on people in Brighton and Hove. The organisation formerly known as the Community Voluntary Sector Forum puts in place networks that helps make this type of support happen and organisations develop. There are a By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Mme Butterfly: The one man show at the Marlborough Mme Butterfly – The One Man Opera will be at The Marlborough Theatre, Brighton from June 5–7, before going on national tour. The show, set 30 years after the end of the iconic Puccini opera and starring Ignacio Jarquin, follows Mme Butterfly’s son, Tomisaburo, who travels to America in the hope of m By Besi • 1 min read
Margaret Bondfield General News Blue Plaque campaign launched for Hove’s pioneering political heroine A campaign to secure a commemorative blue plaque for the political pioneer Margaret Bondfield is being launched by Labour’s Peter Kyle this weekend in Hove. Peter, Labour’s parliamentary candidate in Hove & Portslade, will be joined by Jacqui Smith, the country’s first woman Home Secretary, and fema By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Sussex Beacon’s Garden Gadabout The Garden Gadabout sees over 60 private gardens and community spaces in Brighton & Hove and surrounding areas, open to the public over two weekends in June. The event raises money for The Sussex Beacon, a charity for men, women and families that are affected by HIV. Open 365 days a year, the Sussex By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News New sponsor for Newcastle Pride Business Improvement District Company, NE1, has signed up to sponsor Northern Pride’s annual LGBT festival, Newcastle Pride. The free event, which is now the second largest of its kind in the UK, is expected to attract more than 65,000 visitors to the city between July 18 and July 20, contributing a By Besi • 2 min read
