Community News Entertainers raise £4,207 for LGBT+ community safety initiatives Dine With The Stars raises £4,207 for The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF). Now in its sixth year, Dine with the Stars, the brainchild of ‘Baz’ Barry Nelson (formerly of Queens Hotel, Queens Arms and now the Burgershack at Bar Revenge) returned to the Jurys Inn Waterfront H By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Dine with the Stars for The LGBT Community Safety Forum Dine with the Stars returns to the Jury’s Inn Waterfront Hotel (next to Dr Brightons) on Thursday, October 12. Now in its 6th year, Dine with the Stars is the brainchild of ‘Baz’ Barry Nelson (formerly of Queens Hotel, Queens Arms and now the Burgershack at Bar Revenge). By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread FOOD & DRINK: Revenge of the Burgers! You can’t keep a good man down – it was only a matter of time before Barry Nelson would surface again and he is back managing and cooking in the kitchen of a new Burger Bar upstairs at Bar Revenge called Burgershack. By Besi • 2 min read
Business News Moving on! After three years at the helm of The Queens Arms, Barry Nelson is moving on to new challenges. When Barry took over the reins, The Queens Arms was in need of a face lift to re-establish it as a full-time cabaret bar. That was his aim and this he has now achieved. A full refurbishment in October 2014 By Besi • 2 min read
Barry Nelson Business News Who’s the boss behind the bar @The Queens Arms? Morgan Fabulous chats with Barry Nelson, manager of the Queens Arms in George Street, about Thailand, cabaret and Victoria Sponge. By Morgan Fabulous • 2 min read
Barry Nelson (left) and Chris Gull, Chair of the Rainbow Fund Fundraising News Queens Arms raises over £1,000 for Rainbow Fund Barry Nelson, manager at the Queens Arms on George Street, hands over a cheque for £1,044.00 to Chris Gull, Chair of the Rainbow Fund. The money was raised during Barry’s Birthday Bash at the Queens Arms on Sunday, January 31. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts ‘First LGBT Poet Laureate’ appointed To help promote LGBT poetry, Camden LGBT Forum have created the post of First LGBT Poet Laureate. The recipient of the title “First LGBT Poet Laureate” which will be formally announced during LGBT History Month in February is Trudy Howson. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Fundraising News Capt Baz birthday bash to benefit the Rainbow Fund Former Lollipop Girl and landlady at the Queens Arms, Barry Nelson, will be celebrating his birthday with a bevy of friends and the cream of Brighton’s entertainers at the Queens Arms on Sunday, January 31. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Cabaret in comfort and style comes to George Street The newly refurbished Queens Arms opened its doors last night after undergoing an extensive refit and restyling. Walls have been pulled down, the bar remodelled and new toilets have been installed, bringing the Queens Arms stylishly into 2014 while providing Gay Brighton with its latest new venue, a By Besi • 2 min read
