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# Friendship bench dedicated to the memory of James Ledward to be unveiled on Wednesday, September 20
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/friendship-bench-dedicated-to-the-memory-of-james-ledward-to-be-unveiled-on-september-20/
- Published: 2023-09-17T12:10:25.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-17T12:06:40.000Z
- Description: The late James Ledward, founder of Gscene magazine (now Scene magazine), the Brighton Rainbow Fund, and responsible for commissioning the Brighton AIDS Memorial ‘TAY’, is to have a ‘friendship bench’ dedicated to his memory installed right by the memorial in New Steine Gardens.
- Author: Chris Gull
- Tags: Brighton, Brighton & Hove, Brighton Rainbow Fund, James Ledward, LGBT, LGBTQ, Romany Mark Bruce

The late **James Ledward**, founder of *Gscene* magazine (now *Scene* magazine), the **Brighton Rainbow Fund**, and responsible for commissioning the **Brighton AIDS Memorial** ‘**TAY’**, is to have a ‘friendship bench’ dedicated to his memory installed right by the memorial in **New Steine Gardens**.

The bench will be one of a series forming a friendship trail organised by the **Brighton & Hove Tourist Alliance**, with other benches already placed by **Hove Lagoon**, **White Street Gardens** and on **Brighton Palace Pier**. Each bench has been donated by **Brighton & Hove City Council**, and decorated by a local artist, in this case **Romany Mark Bruce** – designer and sculptor responsible for the creation of TAY.

The Brighton Rainbow Fund was in talks with the council about placing a memorial bench alongside TAY before the pandemic, which was of course delayed. At the end of last year an unrelated application to the **Pride Social Impact Fund** from the **St James’s Business Alliance** had the same idea – great minds… -and Brighton Rainbow Fund was pleased to pass on the progress they had made to the Brighton & Hove Tourist Alliance, working with St James’s Business Alliance, and the Pride Social Impact Fund gave them a grant of **£500**.

The result of all this collaboration will be unveiled by the Mayor of Brighton, Cllr **Jackie O´Quinn**, on **Wednesday, September 20** at **5.30pm**, and everybody is invited!