General News ‘Thoughtshift’ stage charity fashion auction to benefit Starr Trust Local business, ‘ThoughtShift’, are staging a fashion auction from 5pm-7pm on Thursday, November 28 at The Theatre Royal in Brighton to raise money for Hove charity the Starr Trust. The Starr Trust are a family run charity that support individuals aged 10 –18 to fulfil their potential in sports, art By Besi • 1 min read
General News Late night Xmas shopping night at Churchill Square The countdown to Christmas is on! Brighton’s Churchill Square Shopping Centre will be hosting a special late night Christmas Shopping Night on Thursday, December 5 from 5pm – 9pm Many of the stores will be offering fantastic one night only discounts and offers and there will be entertainment to get By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Date for Brighton Pride 2014 announced Tories fight on to reinstate Pride grant! Pride 2014 will be on Saturday, August 2. Brighton & Hove Council granted Landlord’s Consent last week to Brighton Pride Community Interest Company (BPCIC) to use Preston Park for the weekend starting Friday, August 1 to Sunday, August 3, 2014. The council h By Besi • 5 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund announces record funding for local LGBT and HIV groups thanks to Brighton Pride In what will be seen as a significant end of year boost to the local LGBT and HIV voluntary sector, the Rainbow Fund has announced its autumn grants round, giving out over £46,000 in grants to the community groups who need it most locally. Brighton Pride made a significant donation to the fund of ov By Besi • 4 min read
General News Labour Kemptown candidate calls for free bus travel for a day Nancy Platts Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven is calling on Brighton and Hove buses to offer passengers free bus travel for a day on December 7 to tie in with a day of free parking in the city. Drivers in Brighton will be able to come into the town centre and par By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Brighton Rainbow Chorus new members drive Following their Winter concert, ‘Fairytale of Kemptown’ on Saturday, November 30 at St Georges Church in Kemptown, the Rainbow Chorus, the only LGBT choir in the south outside London, will be visiting Brighton’s LGBT venues before Christmas to lift your spirits and light up your day. Hear them sing By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread Brighton’s LGBT substance misuse project James Ledward talks to Gary Smith, recruited by CRI to take forward the LGBT substance misuse project in Brighton & Hove. In October 2010 CRI, a social care and health charity working with individuals, families and communities across England and Wales that are affected by drugs, alcohol, crime, home By Besi • 5 min read
Features & Longread Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven – mid-term report With just under two years to go until the next General Election, James Ledward has compiled a mid-term report on local Kemptown MP Simon Kirby. For many LGBT people in 2009, the thought of having a Conservative MP back representing the constituency of Kemptown and Peacehaven after 13 years of Labour By Besi • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton Trans* Day of Remembrance event today International Trans Day of Remembrance will be marked in Brighton & Hove today, November 24 with a community memorial service at the Dorset Gardens Methodist Church starting at 3pm. The purpose of the day is to remember Trans* people worldwide who have been murdered or have suffered violence due sim By Besi • 2 min read
General News Arundel by candlelight Organisers have announced the entertainment programme for this year’s Arundel by Candlelight on Saturday December 7. The day starts at 1pm with Arundel Baptist Church, the Parish & Priory Church of St Nicholas, and Arundel Cathedral joining together for a combined Churches service with carols. Throu By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Ninth Annual BLAGSS Bowling Extravaganza at Brighton Bowlplex BLAGSS, the LGBT sports group will take over the entire Bowlplex at Brighton Marina on March 18 next year for their ninth Bowling Extravaganza. Last years Challenge was a huge success, attracting over 200 bowlers from a wide range of Brighton & Hove’s community groups. The format of the competition By Besi • 1 min read
News Brighton MP, Kirby attends Westminster debate on gay to straight conversation therapy Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown, attended a Westminster Hall debate on gay to straight conversion therapy in the UK last week. Gay to straight conversion therapy refers to the attempt to alter the sexuality of gay, lesbian or bisexual (LGB) people through supposed psychiatric treatment. Simon By Besi • 1 min read
