Community News New trustee for Kemptown Day Centre The Centre has operated in the City for the last 30 years and is currently based at St.Mary’s church at the top of St.James’ Street. It provides much needed support for those less privileged and provides a hot meal and a range of other services in a warm and caring environment. Chris hopes that his By Besi • 1 min read
Cllr Geoffrey Theobald Community News Conservatives to support Pride in bid to retain annual £25,000 grant Following a meeting with the directors of Brighton Pride CIC, the Conservative group on Brighton and Hove council have announced they will support Pride’s bid to have the annual grant of £25,000 reinstated by the Green administration. Plans by the Greens to withdraw the annual grant were highlighted By Besi • 2 min read
Community News ‘Reclaim the Night Brighton’ returns! Last year over 500 people came together to take a stand against gender based violence. Join them once again at 6pm on Saturday November 16 at Brighton Station to Reclaim the Night in Brighton and show those who “deny us the right to walk the streets without fear that they are not welcome in the […] By Besi • 2 min read
The Keep Community News The future of our LGBT history archive Following the announcement earlier this year on the Brighton Our Story website that the charity were unable to continue their work, there was a widely publicised public meeting on October 7 at the Marlborough in Princess Street to discuss the future of an LGBT archive for the city. Those present hea By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Resound to launch Billy Joel music video Resound, Brighton & Hove’s newest male voice group, will debut their professionally filmed music video of Billy Joel’s classic song ‘The Longest Time’ at 7:30 pm on Sunday, December 1 2013 at Legends on Marine Parade in Brighton. The public are welcome to attend this launch event where donations wil By Besi • 1 min read
International News European Tories and UKIP join forces against better sex education in Europe European Conservative and UKIP members of the European Parliament have stalled progress on a bill which calls for universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights throughout Europe. Conservative Party MEPs, as well as other politicians from UKIP and other parties, voted to delay the pas By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Count Me In team publish new book ‘Ordinary in Brighton?: LGBT, Activisms and the City’, the first academic study of LGBT life the city of Brighton and Hove, discusses how equalities legislation was experienced on the ground in the New Labour era (1997-2010) by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. It examines the i By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Stonewall launches Global Diversity Champions Programme Stonewall has launched its Global Diversity Champions Programme, a best practice forum for organisations that employ people around the world. The programme will work with international companies to ensure that their lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) staff, regardless of which country they operate in, By Besi • 2 min read
General News Shiverers and Hove MP Weatherley jointly launch 50m pool petition Following repeated calls from residents for a 50m swimming facility in the city, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hove and Portslade, has launched a petition for a new 50m swimming pool at the King Alfred site with the famous Shiverers Swimming Club. A petition backing the By Besi • 1 min read
News Simon Kirby MP to attend Pink News Awards Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown, is attending the first annual Pink News awards in the House of Commons this evening, Wednesday, October 23. PinkNews the online LGBT news website is to host the ceremony in the State Rooms at the Palace of Westminster at the invitation of the Speaker of the Hou By Besi • 1 min read
News Conservatives call for free Christmas parking Conservatives are calling on the Green Administration of Brighton & Hove City Council to offer free parking in selected Council owned car parks in the run up to Christmas in order to give local traders a much-needed boost. The proposal will be put forward at tomorrow’s (24th October) Full Council me By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Do you know a local LGBT charity that could benefit by receiving £5000? Staff and students at the University of Brighton can nominate local charities to give them a chance to receive between £500 and £5000 from the Community Plus Fund at the Santander Foundation. The Fund covers equipment, materials or salaries that benefit more than 10 local disadvantaged people. There By Besi • 1 min read
