Community News Pride’s pussycat doll! Multi-million record selling global superstar Kimberly Wyatt, Pussycat Doll and Sky 1’s Got To Dance judge will be performing a live PA on the Pride Festival Main Stage. Kimberly promises she will thrill fans with Pussycat Doll Number One tracks including Don’t Cha, Buttons, Stickwitu and her fabulo By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Pride in One Direction One Direction fans across the UK are being given the chance to win money-can’t-buy tickets to the sold-out opening night of the band’s Where We Are World Tour. North East LGBT charity, Northern Pride, is offering one lucky One Direction fan the chance to win a VIP trip for two to see the biggest boy By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus raise nearly £1,000 from their annual ‘Jamboree’ The annual Jamboree takes place outside the Brighton Tavern every year around April time and involves a home-baked cake sale, a tombola and a second-hand book store. The choir relies on the generosity of its members and supporters through donating their time, effort and baking skills to raise money By Besi • 1 min read
Health GMFA: It’s time for Young Gay Men to ‘Think Again’ about HIV A new campaign to get young gay men thinking, talking and taking action about HIV and sexual safety. In response to the increasing number of HIV infections amongst gay men in their teens and twenties, GMFA has launched a new campaign focused on raising awareness of HIV. The campaign invites young ga By Besi • 3 min read
Health Race against time to save 20,000 lives Horsham-based charity launches campaign to bring HIV treatment to 20,000 people in Malawi. HIV and AIDS charity AVERT has set out to raise £6,000 by July 1, to purchase the equipment needed to allow their partner organisation in Malawi, the Umunthu Foundation, to provide access to life-saving HIV tr By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News New support network for small LGBT organisations A new LGBT support group network will meet for lunch this Saturday, April 26. Community Works, (formerly the Community Voluntary Sector Forum) is setting up a support network for small local LGBT groups. The network will meet throughout the year to help groups get to know each other, keep updated wi By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Heather Peace to perform on the Pride main stage Actress and singer songwriter Heather Peace is to appear on this years Brighton Pride Festival main stage. A welcome addition to the Pride line-up, the star of TV’s London’s Burning, Ultimate Force, The Chase, Lip Service, Waterloo Road and ITV’s forthcoming Prey with John Simm, will be performing t By Besi • 2 min read
Music Looking for a unique event for that special celebration? Brighton Events Live is a brand new public and corporate events company providing tailor made events and bespoke productions. Each project is individually designed for every occasion, venue, client and is suitable for either corporate entertainment, public events or private functions. Using a pool o By Besi • 1 min read
General News Act now to secure your Euro vote! With the European Parliamentary elections due to take place on Thursday, May 22, Brighton & Hove City Council is urging voters to make sure they are registered to vote in time. Brighton and Hove City Council registration officer, Penny Thompson said: “People are talking about the elections, but you’ By Besi • 1 min read
General News Donate non perishable food at Brighton & Hove customer service centres Brighton & Hove City Council is collecting non perishable food items in support of FareShare. Customers and staff will be able to donate items at the Customer Service Centres in Brighton and Hove until Friday, May 3. For details of location of centres, CLICK HERE: This initiative came off the back o By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund grants support older gay men, thanks to Brighton Pride Outcomes from last year’s funding by the Rainbow Fund have highlighted the value of grants to local LGBT and HIV community groups. Working with Brighton Pride, the Brighton Bear Weekender and other fundraising groups and venues to maximise the money available to give out, community organisations suc By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News ‘Supersonic’ raises over £9,000 for Manchester Pride X Factor winner Sam Bailey performs at first class fundraiser. Manchester Pride 2014 kicked off this years fundraising campaign in style by raising £9,185.88 for the Manchester Pride Community Fund at its annual event held under the wings of Concorde. Hundreds of people from Manchester’s LGBT commun By Besi • 3 min read
