Community News Marine Tavern raises funds for charity Jamie Jones, barman at the Marine Tavern, hands over a cheque for £175 to Helen Jones, the director of MindOut, the mental health project. The proceeds were raised from the ‘Great Bake Off’ held at the Marine Tavern last month. Regulars at the Marine Tavern paid a fee to enter their cakes into the By Besi • 1 min read
Community News LGBT Hangleton WIld West Line Dancing How many line dance instructors does it take to change a light bulb? Five!…Six!…Seven!…Eight! What better way to keep fit and meet new friends. Wild West Line Dancing is open to anyone over the age of 18, and all LGBT friends and family are welcome too. Go on your own and make some sweaty new […] By Besi • 1 min read
Film Brighton ‘big screen’ returns Brighton’s Big Screen, Brighton’s free beachfront cinema returns for 28 days from 30th July – 26th August 2013. The screen will be sited on Brighton Beach next to Brighton Pier and the Wheel, and will showcase some of the biggest recent box office hits including, Les Miserables, Life of Pi and Obliv By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Music of the night, Actually! The Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Bill Randall, the Lady Mayor, and the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex were special guests at last night performance by the Actually Gay Men’s Chorus of their new show Music Of The Night at St Andrews Church in Waterloo Street, Hove. They are pictured with (from le By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Brighton Ourstory Project to close Brighton Ourstory is a registered charity and was set up to collect and preserve our lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) history. Their long term aim was to establish an archive in its own premises. We are a registered charity. Sadly the people who run the organisation have decided to call it a day and By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Conversations for life! Martlets Hospice is holding two events to encourage local people to talk about what they’d like to happen at the end of life. The Conversations for Life events are friendly and informal sessions using a film and a card game to facilitate discussion. The events are free and being held at the Martlets By Besi • 2 min read
Community News U turn on Seven Dials tree An elm tree located in the ward of the Leader of the Council, Cllr Jason Kitcat, that could have been felled as part of safety improvements to the Seven Dials road junction is set to be reprieved by the city council following a protest campaign by community activists. Councillors are being asked to By Besi • 2 min read
News Seafront Plinth given the go ahead A plinth that will display a series of temporary sculptures and changing art installations has been given the go ahead at a Council Planning Committee on April 24. The Hove Civic Society plans to install the plinth on the King’s Esplanade, opposite the statue of Queen Victoria to the south end of Gr By Besi • 1 min read
News Bishop of Chichester attends gay Christian conference in Brighton’/ The Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner, the 103rd Bishop of Chichester, addressed the Annual Conference of the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (LGCM) on Saturday April 20 in Brighton. His principal message to those present was “You are among friends”. This was the first time a senior Anglican bishop By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Pride’s first ‘Ambassador’ chosen Brighton Pride’s first ever ‘Ambassador’ has been chosen to march at the front of this year’s community parade. Danny Dwyer, the organiser of Bear- Patrol, received the most nominations in the first selection round. Bear-Patrol is a social networking group for bears and their friends and in the shor By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Paloma Faith plays Brighton Pride The main stage returns to Brighton Pride this year as the focus of the Icons on the Park event on Preston Park with organisers promising the best lineup of performers ever seen at Brighton Pride. Following the huge success of Norman Cook’s appearance at Pride 2012, Paloma Faithwill be playing a DJ By Besi • 1 min read
Health MMR vaccination programme to be rolled out nationally Public Health England, NHS England and the Department of Health have announced a national catch-up programme to increase MMR vaccination uptake in children and teenagers. The aim of the programme is to prevent measles outbreaks by vaccinating as many unvaccinated and partially vaccinated 10-16 year By Besi • 3 min read
