Community News Burning the Clocks 2023 – Brighton’s annual winter solstice celebration – to be city’s “largest ever lantern parade” Following the success of Burning the Clocks 2022, event organisers Same Sky has invited more community groups – including the Ledward Centre – and expanded the parade by 40% for its celebration of the winter solstice in Brighton on December 21. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Brighton & Hove councillors to lead City Centre Big Clean on Saturday, November 25 Brighton & Hove councillors are leading a City Centre Big Clean on Saturday, November 25, which will focus on removing stickers, cleaning graffiti tagging and repainting bins in the city centre. Councillors will be focussing on the area around Brighton Station and Queens Road, West Street, New Road By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Reclaim the Night Brighton: a trans-inclusive protest against street harassment and rape culture Join us for Reclaim the Night Brighton 2023 on Friday, November 10 for Reclaim the Night – a trans inclusive protest against street harassment and rape culture, which starts at Brighton Station at 6pm and ends at New Steine Gardens. By Contributor • 1 min read
Business News Brilliant Brighton’s Festive Afternoon to spread Christmas cheer and celebrate Small Business Saturday throughout city centre Brilliant Brighton’s Festive Afternoon is to take place on Saturday, December 2 from 2 – 6pm to spread a little Christmas cheer and celebrate Small Business Saturday throughout the city centre! As well as having festive helpers visiting businesses and giving out goodies, a brass band and Christmassy By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove’s STI Testing Week from Monday, November 6 aims to encourage sexually active residents to get tested Words by Terrence Higgins Trust Brighton & Hove’s STI Testing Week starts on Monday, November 6. The aim is to encourage sexually active residents to get tested. You can’t always tell if someone has an STI by looking at them, and people are often unaware they have an infection. Only by testing can By Contributor • 2 min read
News Brighton & Hove Buses announces Christmas and New Year bus schedule Brighton & Hove Buses has announced its Christmas and New Year schedule, including a Christmas Day bus services for the second year running. This Christmas Day will also see the addition of the Coaster route 12, running between Brighton, Peacehaven, Newhaven and Seaford. A detailed rundown of the ad By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News For the Love of Paul: Brighton tribute to the wonderful Paul O’Grady to be held on Saturday, December 30 A special variety show is to be held in Brighton on Saturday, December 30 as a tribute to the wonderful Paul O’Grady who sadly passed away this year aged 67. Organisers of the event, which will raise funds for local HIV charity Sussex Beacon, said: “Paul always had a close connection to Brighton, wh By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Exhibitions Queer(ing) Home and Belonging: new exhibition at Ledward Centre presents artworks created by Sussex-based LGBTQ+ migrants What are the experiences of migration and settlement of migrants who belong to the LGBTQ+ community and who have decided to make Sussex their home? And what are their thoughts about home and belonging? A new exhibition at the Ledward Centre in Brighton presents the artwork created by Sussex-based mi By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard and Brighton Rainbow Fund to benefit from this year’s Santa Bus Brighton & Hove Buses’ Santa Bus is once again returning to the city for its 20th anniversary. To help celebrate 20 years of Christmas giving, this year’s Santa Bus will travel across 20 routes, over 20 separate nights, whilst raising money for 20 local charities, including Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Sw By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Exhibitions New exhibition – Trans-Sensory Storying of Gender-Based Violence – at University of Brighton’s Grand Parade Building A new exhibition – Trans-Sensory Storying of Gender-Based Violence – is showing at University of Brighton‘s Grand Parade Building from November 5-7. The exhibition includes a collection of responses to stories of gender-based violence in the UK and Mexico during and after the Covid 19 pandemic. It By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Features & Longread Activism, Brighton and me: We campaign on Brighton’s roads, we kiss on the beach, we embrace on the Pier, we dance down the streets. Growing up queer in an age of political division, it is very easy in today’s current climate to get swallowed up into a black hole of fearful journalistic pieces. We are surrounded by hollering headlines on war, violence, corruption, greed and selfishness. It appears that the world has become a syst By Xantippe Steele • 4 min read
Community News HIV Chaplaincy, active within community Connecting and working with other people and with community groups is an enjoyable part of both my HIV Chaplain and HIV Pharmacist roles, and is essential to delivering an effective service (which I hope I do!). In both positions the needs of the person living with HIV and/or their loved one(s) are By Contributor • 2 min read
