Community News Crowdfunder for Sussex disability charity Amaze reaches £10,000 target Local charity Amaze is celebrating hitting their target for their crowdfunder campaign for Amazing Futures, their youth work project supporting young people aged 14-25 with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Brighton & Hove and East Sussex. The Amazing Futures project helps young p By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Flying the Flag: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus on top form for Eurovision spectacular Well there could not have been a camper, more exuberant start to the festival than Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus‘ (BGMC) Eurovision spectacular. The choice of songs ranged from classics to the comic and back again and as an ensemble they were on top form. The music team of Joe Paxton and Tim Nail gave u By Andrew Kay • 3 min read
News Weed growth “a big problem for the city”. Brighton & Hove City Council announces its “new approach” to tackling overgrown and dangerous weeds Brighton & Hove City Council has announced its “new approach” to tackling overgrown and dangerous weeds on pavements and roads will start next week. According to the council, uncontrolled weed growth is “a big problem for the city”. In a release, the council said: “Five years of relying solely on ma By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Fundraising Champion: The Sussex Beacon awards The Sussex pub in Hove with certificate after raising over £5,000 for the HIV charity Local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon has awarded the new general manager of The Sussex pub in Hove with a certificate after the venue raised an incredible £5,000 for the charity. The Sussex Beacon said on Facebook: “In August 2021 we met with Mike, the new general manager at The Sussex, to discuss a By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Capturing authentic trans joy: new Brighton exhibition, Beyond the Binary, launches in time for inaugural Trans+ History Week Proud Studios CIC and award-winning photographer Chris Jepson present an exhibition of new work for the inaugural Trans+ History Week. Beyond The Binary – A Celebration Of Trans Joy is a collaboration between Brighton-based award-winning photographer and queer artist Chris Jepson, trans groups inclu By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Making Brighton ‘POP!’: local artist Dave Pop! and city centre businesses team up to dress city centre for the summer The city centre’s streets of Brighton are brightened up this summer by colourful and fun banners, created by Brighton artist Dave Pop! with the support of local businesses, to signal the start of a celebratory season of creativity. Dave Pop!’s playful illustrations, which take inspiration from tradi By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Museum of Transology to hold Trans Pride archiving day at Brighton’s Trans Pride Centre this weekend The Museum of Transology has been collecting items from Trans Pride Brighton & Hove over the last ten years. This weekend – Saturday, 27 April – they are holding an archiving day at the Trans Pride Centre (93 St James Street, Brighton BN2 1TP) and you’re invited! Pop along to see the collection and By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Scene to publish your memories of Miss Jason in May issue Following the sad news of Jason Sutton‘s passing, we will be publishing memories and photos of Jason in and out of drag in the May issue of Scene magazine. If you have a memory and/or a photo to share, please email info@gscene.com. RIP, Jason. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Komedia to celebrate 30th birthday in May This month, the Komedia will celebrate its 30th birthday. From humble beginnings at a small venue on Manchester Street in Kemptown in 1994, to their home for the last 26 years on Gardner Street in the North Laine, Komedia has been through its ups and downs but has managed to weather the storm, in an By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove Rainbow Run to return for third fabulous year in August Rapidly becoming an essential part of the Brighton & Hove Pride weekend, the Brighton & Hove Rainbow Run – a 5K fun run raising money for local LGBTQ charity, the Brighton Rainbow Fund – returns to Hove Park on Friday, August 2 at 7pm. This year promises to be bigger, better, louder and prouder! Org By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Queer Heritage South awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to develop new strategy for LGBTQ+ heritage across Brighton & Hove Queer Heritage South – run by the team from queer producing company Marlborough Productions – has announced initial support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the development of its project Queer Heritage South: Live Archive, which aims to create a city-wide, long-term strategy for the coll By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Brighton loneliness charity, Together Co, to help The Grand Hotel celebrate 160 years with 160 afternoon teas On Monday, April 22, Brighton’s Grand Hotel will join forces with Brighton-based loneliness charity Together Co to mark the hotel’s 160th anniversary with a community-focused afternoon tea. In a celebration of togetherness, the Spring Tea will celebrate 160 years of The Grand, with 160 afternoon tea By Graham Robson • 1 min read
