LGBTQ+ News Budget accomodation available during Pride During the summer, the Sussex University Residential Services are offering some budget and self catering rooms on their Falmer campus, bookable by individual visitors on a night by night or weekly basis. Falmer Station is just nine minutes from Brighton train station, and trains run every 15-20 minu By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News F.A. Centre to host cup final of world’s largest LGBT Football League This Saturday, May 31, the Gay Football Supporters Network (GFSN), national cup final will be held at the English FA’s state-of-the-art training facility in St. George’s Park near Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire. The game will be contested between Village Manchester FC and London Romans FC. The cen By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Oxford Pride Festival: ‘Role Models’ launches May 30 Oxford Pride commence their ten-day Pride festival with a launch party on Friday May 30. The event takes place at the Oxford Beach, in conjunction with The Big Bang in the Oxford Castle Quarter, which plays host to this years’ Pride Arts Exhibition. The theme of Oxford Pride this year is Role Models By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Shared office space for smaller LGBT organisations Member groups of the newly formed LGBT Community Groups Network have been given shared office space to carry out their day-to-day administration, and to hold meetings. The office space is provided free, with electricity, insurance and wi-fi included. Centric Charity which manages unused office space By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Bourne Free announce theme for 2014 Now in its tenth year, the organising committee of Bourne Free, Bournemouth’s LGBT Pride have announced the theme for 2014 will be Decades. Bourne Free Trustee Chris Ashton, said: “With this theme you can choose from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and the naughties.. erm I mean noughties” “We are ex By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Make it a Knight to remember at Stonewall’s Summer Party! Beverley Knight will perform an exclusive set at Stonewall’s annual Summer Party at the Kensington Roof Gardens on June 13. Beverley, whose hits include Come As You Are, Shoulda Woulda Coulda and Piece of my Heart and has recently become a West End sensation with her starring role in The Bodyguard, By Besi • 2 min read
Brighton Beach Lifeguards General News City lifeguards take up their posts Teams of lifeguards took up their posts on Brighton & Hove’s beaches this weekend to get the summer season off to a safe start. 30 new recruits have joined Brighton & Hove City Council’s seafront team, to help ensure visitors enjoy a safe and happy time on the beach this summer. Many of the lifeguar By Besi • 2 min read
Health 500 miles 4 smiles: Local business supports epic fundraising walk The Sussex Sign Company is supporting Dental Hygienist of the Year, Christina Chatfield in her monumental fundraising walk from Scotland to Brighton to help raise awareness of mouth cancers. The company not only designed and wrapped the Camper van that is escorting Christina throughout her journey b By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Celebrities to speak at Stonewall Workplace Conference in Manchester Marcus Collins and John Amaechi are to speak at the Stonewall, Manchester Workplace Conference on June 6. John Amaechi OBE, the organisational consultant and former international basketball player and X Factor’s Marcus Collins are two of the keynote speakers at Stonewall’s 2014 Manchester Workplace By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Third Pride Ambassador revealed Jenny Bennett, who has been volunteering for Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard since 1984 has been announced as Pride’s third Ambassador. Jenny who has not missed a single shift during those years, is a former recipient of a Golden Handbag Award for Service to the LGBT Community, was nominated for th By Besi • 1 min read
News GAYSURFWEEK 2014: New queer winter getaway Sun, fun, beach & surf and a little bit queer…. Gay Surf Week 2014 offers a week of sun, fun and waves for gay and lesbian surfers and beach lovers in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, from November 8-15. Known for its endless beach, multiple breaks and bustling nightlife, Tamarindo is the leading tropical bea By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Polari announces Arts Council Lottery funding and National Tour Polari, London’s award-winning LGBT literary salon has been awarded a grant from Grants for the Arts, supported by the Arts Council of England and the National Lottery. The grant will fund a national tour in the Autumn, beginning in September and ending at the Southbank Centre in November, which mar By Besi • 1 min read
