Community News Crawley LGBT CIC opens the doors to its brand new LGBTQ+ community safe space, The Pod On March 29, Crawley LGBT Community Interest Company (CIC) opened the doors to its brand new LGBTQ+ community safe space, The Pod, for the very first time. The space, in Tilgate Park, will serve as the organisation’s new office and community base, providing a dedicated hub for Crawley’s LGBTQ+ commu By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Crawley LGBT secures three years of dedicated funding from the National Lottery Crawley LGBT Community Interest Company (CIC) has secured three years of dedicated funding from the National Lottery to elevate, support and celebrate Crawley’s LGBTQ+ community through project-based initiatives, outreach commitments and events. Thanks to the National Lottery players, a community fu By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Councillor Sue Mullins with Vince and Julie (Photo by Jon Rigby) Pride Crawley Pride to celebrate diversity, inclusivity and community spirit in August This year’s Crawley Pride will place on August 16 in Goffs Park. Now in its fifth year, Crawley Pride, which was created as a way of bringing LGBTQ+ communities together in Crawley and the surrounding areas, will bring together LGBTQ+ acts mixed with local artists, businesses and people to celebrate By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride This weekend’s Crawley Pride to be held in memory of Miss Jason While Brighton & Hove Pride is over for another year, it is most definitely still Pride season. This Saturday, Crawley Pride returns, with a parade from 11am – 12pm, followed by a festival in Goffs Park right through until 10pm. Everyone attending is in for a real treat, with the lineup including Ki By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News New exhibition exploring the lives and experiences of Crawley’s LGBTQ+ population opens at Crawley Museum A new exhibition from CrawleyLGBT‘s Queer Crawley Heritage Project has opened at Crawley Museum. Running till June 1, this free exhibition explores and documents the lives and experiences of the local LGBTQ+ population – to capture what it means to be queer in Crawley, now and in the past. Interview By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News LGBTQIA+ Pathways to Family: networking event for those in the LGBTQ+ community looking for info and advice on surrogacy, fostering and adoption Keen to welcome a child into your home? LGBTQIA+ Pathways to Family is a networking event and an opportunity to learn more about surrogacy, fostering and adoption, which takes place at The Hawth in Crawley on Tuesday, October 17 from 6pm – 7.30pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Business News Petition launched to save Bar 7 Crawley Bar 7 Crawley, the town’s only gay bar, has revealed on Facebook that recent planning permission puts the venue at risk. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Crawley Pride to return next month – Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21 Crawley Pride returns next month with two days of entertainment on Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21 with Crawley’s first ever Pride Parade taking place on the Saturday. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Crawley Pride 2022 needs you! If you’re an act or would like volunteer or have a stall at this year’s Crawley Pride, applications are now open on their website By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community The NHS and Metrobus launch Covid-19 Mobile Vaccination Unit The NHS and Metrobus launched one of the UK’s first Covid-19 Mobile Vaccination Units in a bus yesterday in Crawley, targetting hard-to-reach and vulnerable communities. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Business News CrawleyLGBT to benefit from the Co-op’s Local Community Fund CrawleyLGBT, which raises awareness of the LGBTQ+ community in the town, has announced it has been been specially selected to benefit from the Co-op’s Local Community Fund. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community CrawleyLGBT bring the LGBTQ+ to County Mall Shopping Centre CrawleyLGBT, an organisation providing educational and advisory services for the local LGBTQ+ community, will be at County Mall Shopping Centre in Crawley, handing out flyers, rainbow flags and chatting with the public, till Friday, August 20. By Contributor • 1 min read
