UKPRIDE Arts Festival launched in Newport, IOW Isle of Wight Pride (IWPride), UKPRIDE Arts Festival launched in style with a Private View at Quay Arts in Newport on Friday, June 15. Guests at the event were treated to a dazzling performance from This, May, Them, a non-binary musician who will also perform at the main Pride event on July 21. By Besi • 4 min read
Council set to expand bike share scheme Brighton & Hove’s shared bikes scheme is set to expand, with 120 new bikes and more hubs installed in the west of the city. New hubs will be created in Preston Street, Connaught Road, New Church Road/Pembroke Gardens and Portland Road. By Besi • 2 min read
Full day of events at Brighton Bear Weekend Brighton Bear Weekend kicked into gear last night (June 15) with welcome parties at Bar Revenge and Envy night club. A full day of events is scheduled today (June 16) starting with breakfast with the bears at the Camelford Arms this morning from 10.30am. Try the All Day Camelford Breakfast. It is ep By Besi • 1 min read
Switchboard looking for new trustees Are you interested in volunteering your time and sharing your skills with a charity supporting LGBT+ communities in Brighton and Hove? If you are – then Switchboard want to hear from you as they are currently looking for individuals to join the Switchboard Trustee Board? By Besi • 2 min read
Brighton Bear Weekend hits the jackpot! Brighton Bear Weekend got off to a smashing start at the Camelford Arms last night (June 14) when hotshot quizzlers ‘Bearly Legal’ growled their way to the £300 cash jackpot. By Besi • 1 min read
NHS England considers expanding PrEP trial NHS England are considering expanding the IMPACT PrEP trial which started in September 2017. The NHS board had received a proposal from the Trial Management Group to consider increasing the total number of places available for the trial from 10,000 to 13,000. By Besi • 3 min read
LGBT+ artists and their supporters present ‘UNITY’ during Pride Brush Gallery and Nineteen Hotel join forces to bring an exciting exhibition of their work during Brighton Pride. UNITY is a group-show featuring some of the city’s finest established and emerging artists and will take place on Thursday July 26 from 7pm with a gin-themed reception at the Kemp Town h By Besi • 1 min read
Photography project to focus on the homeless Free cameras are being given to homeless people in Brighton and Hove for a Christmas calendar. The one-time-use cameras, provided free by Fujifilm UK, will be given to 100 street homeless or people with experience of homelessness. The project is being run by volunteers who work with the homeless com By Besi • 2 min read
Big Chailey Picnic launched on i360 Local charity launches The Big Chailey Picnic with a VIP flight on the British Airways i360. CHAILEY Heritage Foundation, a local children and young adults charity is encouraging picnic lovers nationwide to share a sandwich, flask of tea, or a cupcake or two whilst raising money for the charity with By Besi • 2 min read
HIV charity appoints new chairperson Glynn Jones OBE, DL has been appointed the new chair of HIV charity, The Martin Fisher Foundation. Glynn a former chief executive of Brighton Borough Council was a key campaigner for Brighton and Hove becoming a unitary authority in 1997 and then obtaining city status in December 2000. He was the fi By Besi • 2 min read
Councillors look to increase income from beach hut licences The city council’s Tourism, Development and Culture Committee will decide whether to approve new licences, with modernised terms and conditions, for the city’s 459 beach huts on Hove seafront. By Besi • 1 min read
Apprenticeships – Council run two information workshops! Brighton & Hove City Council’s apprenticeship team are hosting an information event on Wednesday, June 20 from 4.30pm to 7.30pm at Hove Town Hall. Apprenticeships aren’t just for school and college leavers. Anyone over the age of 16 can apply. By Besi • 2 min read
