Community News Volunteers needed to carry placards on Brighton Pride parade Brighton Pride’s campaign theme for 2014 Freedom To Live will highlight the 78 countries where it is illegal to be homosexual or engage in homosexual conduct. This year, the Brighton Pride LGBT Community Parade will include 78 placards representing those countries including Russia, India, Nigeria, U By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Dandifest secures lottery funding from Arts Council England Art collective extraordinaire, The Norwich Dandies have received Arts Council funding to stage a two week happening in Norwich called Dandifest launching on April 28. Dandifest!, a two week happening is an independent artist led festival centred on St Margaret’s Church of Art, on St Benedict’s Stree By Besi • 4 min read
General News ‘A Better Tomorrow’ for Brighton’s problem drinkers A Better Tomorrow alcohol counselling service provides confidential and effective telephone counselling in Brighton for people worried about the effect their drinking is having on their day to day life, health, finances, job and relationships with family and friends. Qualified and registered alcohol By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Speaking Volumes go live! The Speaking Volumes project hosted a successful launch event at the Jubilee Library in Brighton on Monday, April 7. Speaking Volumes is a storytelling project that is working with HIV positive people from Sussex to enable them to share their stories and experiences of living with the virus. It is h By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus sing with Russell Watson tonight Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) are to reunite with best-selling British tenor Russell Watson at Brighton Dome tonight. The chorus first met Russell during the BBC show Last Choir Standing. Russell who was a judge, famously fought to keep the Chorus in the game as they competed against acclaimed we By Besi • 1 min read
General News City Council to commemorate war anniversary with a ‘sea of poppies’ Visitors to Brighton and Hove will be welcomed with a sea of wild red poppies this summer. Brighton & Hove City Council parks staff are currently sowing the wildflower seeds across the city. The flowers in the seed mix are all shades of red and are predominantly poppies – a fitting commemoration for By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Glittering award for North East Charity A North East charity, which promotes equality and diversity for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, has been recognised for its glittering contribution to Newcastle. Northern Pride, based at the city’s Westmorland Road, was given a special Outstanding Contribution to the New By Besi • 1 min read
International News Toronto to host North America’s first ever WorldPride Ontario takes the world-stage as Toronto showcases the first ever WorldPride celebration held in North America this June. WorldPride 2014 Toronto (WP14TO) presented by Pride Toronto is shaping up to be one of the biggest international LGBT events of our times! Ten days of colourful and friendly reve By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton Equality Walk celebrates 25 years of Stonewall Stonewall’s 2014 Equality Walk is on Sunday, May 11. This years walk which has moved from it’s traditional May bank holiday weekend slot forms part of the the charity’s 25thanniversary celebrations and is supported by American Express. Walkers will be raising funds to support Stonewall’s work in ove By Besi • 1 min read
General News Kemptown MP to walk for equality Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, will be taking part in the annual Brighton Equality Walk, in support of Stonewall the LGB equality charity on May 11. It will be the fifth time that Simon has taken part in the Equality Walk which this year also marks the 25th Anniversary of By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News BRIGHTON PRIDE: Early bird parade registrations up on 2013! On Saturday, August 2 the streets of Brighton & Hove will become a giant disco. This years Pride parade entitled The World’s A Disco promises to be the biggest ever with early bird parade registrations up by over 40% on the same time last year. Light, love and laughter will reign supreme as the exp By Besi • 2 min read
General News Increase in cases of diarrhoea linked to school holidays and visits to petting farms Every April, Public Health England (PHE) sees an annual rise in cases of a diarrhoeal illness caused by a bug called cryptosporidium. Cryptosporidium is a parasite that can be found in soil, water, food or on any surface that has been contaminated with human or animal faeces. Anyone can get cryptosp By Besi • 2 min read
