First Diversity Festival for West Country this weekend REPORTS of racist incidents and hate crimes are the inspiration behind the first Crediton Diversity Festival at the Boniface Centre in Crediton, Devon on Saturday, November 10. By Besi • 2 min read
CRUSE Charity Gala at Queens Arms tonight, November 6 Three years ago, following the death of his mother, the Scottish singer Allan Jay recorded a single written by Jason Prince and Lewis Greenslade to raise funds for CRUSE Bereavement Care, the national charity that helps people deal with grief and loss. By Besi • 1 min read
Police appeal for witnesses to Brighton rape Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses after a man reported being raped by another man at Dukes Mound, Brighton. The 20-year-victim was approached by a man who started talking to him before pushing him to the ground and raping him sometime between 5am and 7am on Saturday, November 3. By Besi • 1 min read
“One Day that Changed My Life” – My dream job – from nurse to train driver In September, a former NHS nurse was featured in the BBC programme One Day that Changed My Life as she trained to become a train driver. Recently-qualified train driver, Laura McDonald, was featured in a new BBC series – about her journey to become a train driver for Southern Trains. By Besi • 2 min read
Lord Fowler visits Mildmay Hospital Lord Fowler attends Mildmay Hospital to mark the charities 30th year working in HIV. Lord Fowler closed his address by saying: “As a health issue HIV has not gone away. We have come a long way there is no question of that, but above all the fight must go on. It is not the time to relax our efforts j By Besi • 2 min read
Special status for city’s War Memorials Four public spaces in Brighton & Hove designated as Centenary Fields as part of a national initiative to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1. By Besi • 3 min read
QTIPOC Narratives presents ‘REPARATIONS’ at Marlborough REPARATIONS the first fundraiser organised by QTIPOC Narratives, will celebrate all things queer and melanin in Brighton at the Marlborough Pub on November 11. REPARATIONS will be presenting an authentic and contemporary offering of world music selected by three, Brighton’s based POC DJ’s – I AM FYA By Besi • 1 min read
Share World War I memories on board Brighton & Hove Buses’ WWI heritage bus The strains of ‘Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag’ will echo around Hove on Thursday November 15 as locals gather to share their family memories and memorabilia of the First World War on board Brighton & Hove Buses’ Heritage Bus. By Besi • 2 min read
Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham. Government committed to end the hierarchy of Hate Crime law Sarah Champion, the Labour MP for Rotherham, welcomes Government commitment to end the hierarchy in Hate Crime legislation in forthcoming review. By Besi • 2 min read
Bids open for the Pride ‘Social Impact Fund’ grant applications Community groups and good causes across the city are invited to bid for grants to put ‘Pride in our city.’ For one weekend every year, hundreds of thousands of people flock to Brighton and Hove to mark the LGBT celebration, which is Brighton Pride, one of the biggest Prides in the UK. By Besi • 5 min read
PREVIEW: Hove for the Holidays – Resound and Rebelles Christmas Concert Following last year’s highly acclaimed Christmas concerts, Resound Male Voices and Rebelles Female Voices return to the wonderful acoustic of St Andrews Church for two evenings of fresh and festive music. EXPERIENCE festive evergreen songs – music from your childhood, songs that have outlasted the By Besi • 1 min read
PREVIEW: Diversity Choir to raise funds for Positive East Diversity Choir to perform Fauré’s Requiem at a World AIDS Day Concert raising money for Positive East. On World AIDS Day, Saturday, December 1, The Diversity Choir will sing the Requiem by the French composer Gabriel Fauré, featuring some of the most beautiful melodies he ever composed. By Besi • 1 min read
