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Drag queen Orla Nothin’ has announced she is running five marathons across five countries – France, England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales – over the next twelve months to raise funds for multiple charities, including HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust. Orla said: “I’m so excited for this challenge,
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Having recently highlighted a new, expanded lineup of celebrities joining Team Beacon, the group of runners specifically running in aid of the Sussex Beacon at the Brighton Half Marathon, the Beacon has announced two new records in 2025. Team Beacon, previously comprising around 250 runners, this ye
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Drag prince Alfie Ordinary has raised almost £3,000 for local HIV charity Sussex Beacon by running the Brighton Half Marathon and hosting an EastEnders cabaret special at Queen’s Arms Brighton. Alfie’s JustGiving page has now reached £1,932 in donations, and the EastEnders cabaret special raised alm
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Thousands of runners turned out for the Brighton Half Marathon, the largest fundraising event for the Sussex Beacon, on Sunday, March 2 in beautiful conditions, running 13.1 miles around the city. The event kicked off at 9.27am with the Wheelchair Race, followed by the main race at 9.30am, all start
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A T-shirt designed by Conner Ives, featuring the ’80s ballroom culture-inspired term Protect the Dolls, is to go on sale to raise funds for the US-based, trans-led organisation Trans Lifeline. Ives wore the T-shirt to close his autumn/winter 2025 collection at this year’s London Fashion Week. The sh
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A former Special Forces Operator, a well-known actor, a musician and a maths whiz might seem an unlikely combination, but that is in fact the celebrity lineup within Team Beacon, at this year’s Altra Brighton Half Marathon on Sunday, March 2. Chris Oliver, Matt Robson-Scott, Craig Parkinson and Bobb
Business News
London is to lose yet another LGBTQ+ venue after plans to turn the The Apple Tree, a “quirky, non-conformist” pub in the heart of Clerkenwell, into an eco-decking firm’s showroom were presented to the council. The Apple Tree, which failed to return after Covid, offered a safe haven to those living a
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Daren Kay met with the Sussex Beacon’s CEO Rachel Brett in the garden at the centre on Thursday, February 6 to donate royalties from his book The Brightonians Under Siege to the charity. Daren, who handed over more than £600 to the local HIV charity, said: “With flashbacks to Brighton’s gay scene in
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Cardion Arts, a new organisation dedicated to showcasing LGBTQ+ artists in the UK, is partnering with the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London to present a special one-night event, Cardion Nights: Queer Performance, which will raise funds for LGBTQ+ homelessness charity akt (formerly Alber
Fundraising News
Allsorts Youth Project, the Brighton-based LGBTQ+ youth charity, has thanked supporters for their generosity after £520 was raised from its 12 Days of Allsorts festive campaign. All money raised will go towards continuing to support LBTQ+ young people and their parents/carers across Sussex. Allsorts
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Dine With The Stars, a gala charity dinner in aid of local HIV charity Lunch Positive, will take place in the Paganini Ballroom of the Old Ship Hotel, Brighton on Thursday, March 20 from 7.30pm – midnight. Dine with your favourite star of the Brighton cabaret scene, or let the organisers choose for
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Queens Arms Brighton is celebrating 40 years as a cabaret venue this week with five nights of events featuring over 30 artists, with every night raising funds for local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon. The Queens Arms will be celebrating in style with the cream of the cabaret scene taking to the Quee