LGBTQ+ News
Cinderella – The Fairy Godmother of all Pantos returns to The Doubletree by Hilton Brighton Metropole this Christmas with 20 performances from Wednesday, December 20 until Saturday, December 30. Brighton’s David Hill from E3 Events is the producer, and he says it’s going to be an absolutely great pa
Community News
Help and advice is available for Brighton & Hove residents worried about rising energy bills this winter, as the cost of living crisis continues. The Local Energy Advice Partnership (LEAP) is a free service that helps eligible people keep warm in their homes and reduce their energy bills. LEAP w
News
New research from Shelter has shown at least 29,500 people in the South East – 3,155 people in Brighton & Hove – including more than 13,500 children. Shelter’s analysis of official homelessness figures and responses to Freedom of Information requests reveal homelessness in the region has risen rapid
Community News
Simon Webster Hair on Gardner Street in Brighton has launched a Pay It Forward campaign to support Brighton Women’s Centre. The initiative is very simple; people can donate £10 by adding it to their bill or purchasing a Pay it Forward voucher online, Simon Webster Hair matches it, and donates a blow
LGBTQ Choirs
Brighton’s choral scene has never been more buoyant and increasingly accomplished. And much of that success lies in hands of our incredible LGBTQ+ choirs. At Christmas they come out, forgive the allusion, and deliver festive treats with programmes that reflect the season from the religious to the s
Fundraising News
Having recently taken on one of the most gruelling challenges imaginable, when he joined the cast of Channel 4’s celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, reality TV star James ‘Arg’ Argent will now be taking on the challenge of the Brighton Half Marathon as part of Team Beacon, in support of the Sussex Beacon
In The South
Brighton & Hove City Council has announced today (Wednesday, December 6) it will be recommending to a meeting of Full Council the appointment of Jess Gibbons as its new Chief Executive. Ms Gibbons has been Chief Operations Officer of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council since December 2
Community News
Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard is inviting LGBTQ+ survivors of domestic abuse to reflect on 2023 at its free December Survivor Space event, hosted by the Domestic Abuse team from 11am – 2pm on Monday, December 18 at Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG. The charity will invite grou
Community News
Home is at the heart of Martlets’ forthcoming Christmas concert, taking place at All Saints Church in Hove on Tuesday, December 12 and featuring local choirs including Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus. As the Sussex charity prepares to return all staff and patients to its redeveloped Hospice site in Wayfie
Community News
Josh Braid from Hurstpierpoint is following in the footsteps of his Great Uncle by taking on a South Pole challenge this December in aid of Rockinghorse Children’s Charity and Kidscape.
Community News
Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard has teamed up with fellow Brighton-based charity Conversation Over Borders (COB) to start a new service for LGBTQ+ refugees, asylum seekers and migrants – and are inviting people to its free first event on Monday, December 11. The new service called IRIS, which sta
LGBTQ Choirs
‘Tis the season to be choral, yes Christmas brings out all our excellent community choirs in a festive feast. Regular readers will have spotted the review of the World AIDS Day concert at St Mary’s in Kemptown, a taster menu of what’s to come and my word are we in for a treat. A treat […]