Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Silver Service from the LGBT Community Safety Forum Switchboard would like to thank volunteers from the LGBT Community Safety Forum for their silver service at our Cream Tea on Monday, February 19. Volunteers from the LGBT Community Safety Forum lovingly prepared and served guests attending the Switchboard Cream Tea cucumber sandwiches, scones with c By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Brighton Pride This week sees the launch of the Rainbow Café, a new project of Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard. Rainbow Café will support LGBTQ people living with memory loss and dementia, their friends, families and loved ones. This, much-needed, community service is made possible thanks to Brighton Pride and th By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News New play raises awareness of LGBT+ people with dementia Award winning play The Purple List… a gay dementia venture by Libby Pearson will be performed by Ian Baxter on Thursday, February 15 at the opening of the Rainbow Cafe. The performance takes place at Brooke Mead, (the new extra care housing accommodation to be opened by Brighton & Hove City Council) By Besi • 2 min read
In The South LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Rainbow Fund I would like to thank the Rainbow Fund for awarding Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard a grant in this year’s awards to set up The Rainbow Café a new initiative for LGBT+ people living with dementia and their friends, families and carers. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Switchboard CEO to speak at Village MCC The Village Metropolitan Community Church host Daniel Cheesman as their guest speaker on October 15. Daniel is the current CEO of Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard having taken up the role in April 2017. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Trans survivors switchboard continues….. Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard (B&H LGBT Switchboard) continues to support trans survivors of sexual violence. B&H LGBT Switchboard will continue to host the Trans Survivors Switchboard after a successful pilot ended in March. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Local counselling service to close its doors Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard are to close their counselling service. After 22 years supporting hundreds of individuals within the LGBT+ communities in Susssex, the Trustees of Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard have made the difficult decision to close the counselling service. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News LGBT Safety Forum to discuss online abuse at Easter meeting The Spring quarterly meeting of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF) is at the Queens Hotel on Wednesday, April 12, starting at 7pm. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News LGBT Switchboard appoint new CEO LGBT Switchboard have recruited a new CEO who will start work at the organisation on March 20. Daniel Cheesman is presently Director of Brighton, Hove & District Samaritans and has extensive experience of working in the voluntary sector. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Samaritans say forget Blue Monday, have a ‘Brew Monday’ January gets some bad press, home as it is to huge credit card bills, failed fitness programmes, broken New Year’s resolutions, cold weather and what’s known as ‘Blue Monday’, the day that has been dubbed the most depressing day of the year, which falls on Monday, January 16 this year. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans would like a word….. Samaritans the suicide prevention charity challenges everyone in the UK to become better listeners. To help people improve their listening skills, Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans will be taking a stall at Trans Pride at Brunswick Terrace on Saturday, July 23. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
In The South Become a Samaritans helpline volunteer Samaritans in Brighton and Hove are turning what’s become known as Blue Monday on January 18 into Happy Monday, by encouraging people to become volunteers. By Graham Robson • 2 min read