Community News Dance like a Diva for Martlets Club DJs including Lucy “Elle J” Small from Funk the Format and Soul Casserole want you to Dance Through the Decades as they pump out the very best dance anthems from the 60s to the 90s over the course of four hours. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Punktured Snail Hits The Snailway One of Brighton’s most established, independent business has signed up as a Snailspace sponsor. Based in the North Laine, Punktured is the city’s ‘go to’ piercing studio for people looking for body adornment. Now in it’s 18th year, Punktured is celebrating with its very own giant gastropod on the Sn By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Reverbathon, a fundraiser for RadioReverb To help preserve local radio, Reverbathon 2018, RadioReverb’s annual fundraiser for Brighton’s not-for-profit radio station, takes place on, March 3, 2018. The event will be raising funds for the community radio station, which aims to be ‘the sound of your city’ by creating programmes that represent By Besi • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Time to acknowledge the superb work of Paul and Ducie I’m very saddened to see that there are certain elements of our community have nothing better to do than make nasty comments about people who have for many years worked tirelessly with little thanks to make Brighton Pride the huge success it is. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Clare Project stand with Pride! As a trans community representative, I want to express my support for Pride and the Rainbow Fund which benefits from it. The Rainbow Fund is a crucial source of grant funding for many grass-roots community-led groups in the LGBT+ sector including those run by, and for trans and non-binary people. By Sam Hall • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: MindOut Proud of Pride! I am SO proud of Brighton Pride, and the fantastic work it does to raise money for local good causes. The money raised to be distributed by the Rainbow Fund is a wonderful way to redistribute the profits from ticket sales. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Without Brighton Pride we could not provide our services Lunch Positive is a local charity, providing a community lunch club to people with HIV, with a wide range of support activities. Like most charities, funding to provide and develop services is increasingly stretched, with fewer funding sources and those that are available having greater overall pres By Lunch Positive • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Stand with Pride! I was glad to see Gscene report a further batch of tickets for Brighton Pride will go on sale on Monday morning exclusively for BN residents.I’ve been concerned about some of the negative comments on social media about Pride and wanted to say ‘Thank you’ to Brighton Pride for its ongoing and increas By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News Rough sleeping totals in Brighton continue to rise The number of people sleeping rough and experiencing homelessness in the Brighton & Hove continues to rise despite considerable resources being allocated to help ease the problem. This year’s rough sleeper review produced by the government confirms the number of rough sleepers in Brighton & Hove as By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Pride tickets go on sale exclusively to BN residents on Monday morning at 9.30am Demand for Brighton Pride tickets this year have exceeded organisers expectations, causing the new Pride ticketing platform to crash. In order for as many local BN residents to attend this year’s Festival on Preston Park, tickets for the main event on Saturday, August 4 will go on sale exclusively t By Besi • 2 min read
Community News 28 years of Brighton Half Marathon fever Meet the man behind the scenes who helps to make it all happen. On February 25, 2018, The Grand Hotel Brighton Half Marathon will take over Brighton and Hove for the 28th time. The race is among the first major half marathons in the running calendar and a hugely popular event in the UK with […] By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts Celebrate love and diversity at Refugee Valentine LOVE is in the air! A line up of local musicians, Yamaya (Afrobeat Funk Fusion) and Alaa (Oud and vocals from Syria) will bring the music of their international origins to create a night that defies categorization as either global or local. By Besi • 1 min read
