Arts
Rainbow Chorus to take part in Tesco Community Grants Scheme
Brighton’s longest running LGBTQ+ choir needs your help to reach out to deaf and sign language users in our community.
News
Kennedy Street Recovery wins funding to secure its Community Recovery Hub
Brighton addiction recovery charity Kennedy Street Recovery has been awarded funding through Postcode Society Trust, which will enable the charity to achieve its main priority of 2022: to secure a permanent base for its Community Recovery Hub.
Fundraising News
Legends Brighton to raise funds for Brighton Rainbow Fund today!
The mark the 40th anniversary of the British 20p coin, Legends Brighton will today be donating 20 x 20p’s for every £100 that passes through the tills to the Brighton Rainbow Fund
Community News
The Sussex Beacon and Peer Action to merge
Local HIV charities Peer Action and the Sussex Beacon have agreed to collaborate, to ensure that the activities provided by Peer Action can continue following the winding up of the charity.
Community News
The Ledward Centre is recruiting a Deputy Centre Manager
The Deputy Centre Manager will be intimately involved with moving The Ledward Centre forward, and ensuring the smooth running of the day to day activities in the centre
Arts
FEATURE: Beginning A Rainbow: The Origins of the Rainbow Chorus, Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ Choir
The Rainbow Chorus is 25 years old this year and has a celebratory summer concert on the Sunday, July 9
Community News
Lunch Positive receives Queens Award for Volunteering
Brighton-based HIV charity Lunch Positive has received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service; the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK, which is equivalent to an MBE.
News
New LGBTQ+ centre, The Proud Place, opens its doors in Manchester
Manchester-based brand-new multi-million-pound centre, The Proud Place, has opened its doors to the nation thanks to donations, grants, and funders
LGBTQ+ News
The Platinum Party at the Ledward Centre on Sunday, June 5
Dance artist Stuart Waters hosts Jubilee-themed Platinum Party at Brighton’s newly opened LGBTQ+ community and culture centre, the Ledward Centre, on Sunday, June 5 from 3pm.
LGBTQ+ News
New CCTV cameras installed in Birmingham’s Gay Village
“After years of campaigning for better safety, new cameras were installed throughout our Gay Village this week, with further upgrades happening all over the district.”
Arts
Sussex Beacon to mark 30th Anniversary with exhibition at Ledward Centre
Brighton’s newly opened LGBTQ+ community hub, the Ledward Centre, will be hosting a major exhibition from November 21 till December 9, featuring 30 years of photos and memorabilia from HIV charity the Sussex Beacon.
Fundraising News
The Sussex Beacon launches major community campaign – #BeMoreJill
You know you’ve become an icon when a hashtag is created in your name. This is very much the case with Jill Nalder, the inspiration behind hit TV series It’s A Sin, who is also a patron of Brighton-based HIV charity the Sussex Beacon