Health Dementia Awareness Week The Alzheimer’s Society, the charity leading the fight against dementia, will be hosting an open day for those living with dementia and their carers and professionals, at The Cornerstone Cafe, Hove to coincide with the launch of Dementia Awareness Week on Saturday, May 18 at 2pm. On the day there wi By Besi • 1 min read
News Hove MP sponsors EDM following report on homophobic chanting Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has sponsored an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling on football clubs, supporters, the police and football authorities to act against homophobic chanting during football matches. His action follows the publication of a recent report which sho By Besi • 2 min read
News Date announced for Pride Scotia 2013 Pride Scotia 2013 takes place in Edinburgh on Saturday, June 15 The March, subject to council permission, assembles outside the Scottish Parliament from noon and, after speeches, will move off up the Royal Mile, past the City Chambers and into George IV Bridge before terminating in Bristo Square. Th By Besi • 1 min read
News Bear-Patrol raise £9,560 for The Sussex Beacon A team of twenty four runners from Bear Patrol the networking group for bears and their friends ran in the Brighton Half Marathon in February. They raised a magnificent £9,560 for the Sussex Beacon. 2013 was the the Brighton Half Marathon’s 23rd anniversary. The race was originally started by local By Besi • 1 min read
Health New Volunteer Opportunities at MindOut MindOut the LGBT mental health project are looking for enthusiastic people who would like to support LGB&T people with mental health issues. As a volunteer you will carry out a role as a Peer Mentor offering one-to one support and/or as an online support volunteer. Full training will be provided and By Besi • 1 min read
News Labour leader to step down Councillor Gill Mitchell, Leader of the Labour and Cooperative Group on Brighton and Hove City Council will not stand for re-selection as leader at the groups AGM in May. She will however, continue as a Councillor and will look to be re-elected in her East Brighton seat in 2015. Cllr Mitchell stood By Besi • 2 min read
News Learn the basic about Hepatitis C NAM, a charity working to change lives by sharing information about HIV and AIDS, have announced the publication of four new illustrated leaflets to provide straightforward and accessible key information on hepatitis C. The leaflets, titled Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C treatment, How hepatitis C is pass By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ‘Have a word’ Have a Word, Brighton’s new LGBT arts, literary and performance night takes place the second Wednesday of each month from June 12 at the Arundel Suite, Holiday Inn, Brighton. The event will be an opportunity to hear Polari prize winner John McCullough read from his book The Frost Fairs and singer/st By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Peer Action events in May Peer Action, the charity providing peer support to those living with HIV, are organising a programme of social activities, fundraising events and well-being sessions in May. These include: a trip to Eltham Palace, an art deco masterpiece bolted onto Henry VIII’s Tudor mansion. and the Camelford Arms By Besi • 2 min read
News New parents group at Allsorts Allsorts Parents Group, a new group for parents and carers of LGBT children and young people, will be meeting for the first time on Wednesday, April 24 at the Friends Meeting House, Brighton at 6.30pm. The group will be the perfect opportunity for parents or carers of LGB or T children or young peop By Besi • 1 min read
News Share the Roads, Share the Responsibility Cyclists and road users will have chance to see the roads from a bus drivers point of view at an exchanging places event at New road in Brighton. It is part of the council’s road safety Share the Roads, Share the Responsibility campaign highlighting how important it is that all road users are not di By Besi • 1 min read
News More one to one support for new parents in Brighton Kemptown More disadvantaged new parents in Brighton Kemptown will benefit in the future from one to one help and support from a specialist nurse. Around 11,000 families are already benefitting from personalised support from family nurses and the Government will extend this to a further 16,000 of the most dis By Besi • 1 min read
