George Monague, The Oldest Gay in the Village Arts Oldest Gay in the Village on London Community Parade In his last month as an Ambassador for Pride in Brighton and Hove, George Montague appears on the London Pride community parade to raise money for Rainbow Fund. 91 year old George, a Brighton resident and a current Ambassador for Brighton Pride took to the streets of London today on his mobility sco By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Princes & the Treasure The Princes and the Treasure is a modern take on a very old, well-loved story. Review by Syd Spencer Written by Jeffery. A. Miles and illustrated by J. L. Phillips, the book comes alive as soon as you open it. It tells a tale of bravery, quests, magic, witches and above all true love, but […] By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Celebrating city’s successful libraries More than one million people visited Brighton’s Jubilee Library last year securing its place as the top performing library in the region and second most popular in the country. Last year the service attracted 17,000 new members and a survey concluded that library staff are the second most trusted pr By Besi • 1 min read
Arts The Oldest Gay in the Village raises money for the Rainbow Fund Local treasure, George Montague currently in his last two months as a Pride Ambassador was at the Kemptown Carnival on Saturday promoting his new book and raising money for the Rainbow Fund. George was born in 1923 and has seen many changes in his lifetime, few greater than the attitude towards bein By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Polari announces Arts Council Lottery funding and National Tour Polari, London’s award-winning LGBT literary salon has been awarded a grant from Grants for the Arts, supported by the Arts Council of England and the National Lottery. The grant will fund a national tour in the Autumn, beginning in September and ending at the Southbank Centre in November, which mar By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Adopting our 2 Dads Having two years ago purchased Panzini’s and Karmer’s previous book Some people have two Dads we, as a family, were keen to read their new book and excited to be asked to review it. Laid out in the same way as the previous books with the same simple, affective illustrations our 7 and 9 year […] By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Alex Through the Looking Glass: Alex Bellos Bellos is at his best when talking about the gritty nerdy bits of numbers which seem to interest only him and although he seeks to share the joy of numbers by attaching curious personal stories to them, and he’s kind enough to share with us as long as we are kind enough to show enough interest By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts Record your coming out stories for IDAHOBIT Today, Saturday May 17 is IDAHOBIT: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. LGBT people across the globe will be staging a day of action today to fight for LGBT rights, which are basic human rights, the right to exist, the right to be yourself, the right to love. Poets and campaigners By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Bletchley Park presents Andrew Hodges Alan Turing’s biographer Andrew Hodges, is to speak at Bletchley Park on Sunday, August 17. Andrew will talk about his biography of Alan Turing; the definitive account of an extraordinary mind and life of a man now widely recognised as the founder of computer science. A gripping story of mathematics By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Charleston Festival Celebrates 25 Years Carol Ann Duffy, Richard Dawkins, Grayson Perry and Alan Bennett are amongst a string of high-profile names speaking at the 25th Charleston Festival. Set up to reflect the intellectual and creative ideals of Bloomsbury group artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, the original inhabitants of Charlest By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Just Between Us: J. H. Trumble: Book review It’s an engaging story and one which will keep you reading. It’s also good to read a book that deals with HIV and young people but without too much judgment just a lot of reflection and soul searching. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: LGBT themed events during Brighton Fringe 2014 Brighton Fringe 2014 are hosting 38 LGBT themed events during this years festival. Below is a roundup of all the events on offer, starting from the first scheduled event, and cascading in date order: Speaking Volumes: HIV+ Life Stories When: May 4,11,18, 25 June 1, 8: 11-5pm. April 30 May 2- 3, 7 By Mitchell Orriss • 6 min read
