In The South B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL: Brighton HIV charity run Community Café at Phil Starr Pavilion LGBT History Month events Lunch Positive the Brighton based HIV charity will be catering at a wide range of events being staged as part of the B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival which celebrates LGBT History month during February. The Lunch Positive Community Café, situated just outside the Phil Starr Pavilion in New Steine Gardens wi By Besi • 2 min read
Health HIV and Finance tour to come to Brighton The first ever HIV & Finance Tour organised by Chris Morgan and Unusual Risks in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust will visit Brighton on March 9 2017 from 2pm to 4pm. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News HIV charity confirm Vitality Brighton Half Marathon will continue as planned Sussex Beacon organisers of the Vitality Brighton Half Marathon confirm the race is unaffected by news the charity faces risk of closure. The Sussex Beacon, the charity behind the Vitality Brighton Half Marathon, has said that next year’s race will not be affected by today’s announcement that the ch By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton HIV charity at risk of closure due to funding cuts Brighton based HIV charity The Sussex Beacon face the prospect of closing services, including its ten bed inpatient unit, following a reduction in the funding it receives from the NHS. By Besi • 6 min read
Arts Film makers to create history of lost generation of LGBT+ people Two film makers are looking for LGBT+ people to help to make a documentary about the early years as well as the legacy of living with HIV today. ‘Aids since the 80s’, will be a feature-length documentary film that will reflect how HIV and AIDS affected gay men, their friends and partners during the By Besi • 1 min read
Health Brighton Kemptown MP says “HIV stigma: Not Retro, Just Wrong” World AIDS Day is tomorrow, December 1, and this year Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven is asking people to join the fight against HIV stigma. By Besi • 2 min read
Simon Burgess Community News Seagull fans support Sussex Beacon on match day After being chosen as one of Brighton & Hove Albion’s charity partners this year, local HIV charity The Sussex Beacon were raising money at the Brighton & Hove Albion home match against Fulham yesterday, November 26. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News What does World AIDS Day mean to you in 2016? World AIDS Day often means so many differing things to different people, and most likely reflects our own personal experiences and those we have shared with people close to us. By Lunch Positive • 5 min read
Health Brighton Kemptown MP tests for HIV at start of National HIV Testing Week This morning, Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven, took an HIV test at Terrence Higgins Trust in Brighton as part of National HIV testing week which starts today Saturday 19th November. By Besi • 1 min read
Fundraising News Vitality Brighton Half Marathon 2017 JustGiving announced as Official Online Giving Partner for HIV charity’s largest annual fundraiser. The owners of The Vitality Brighton Half Marathon, Brighton based HIV charity The Sussex Beacon, have announced JustGiving as the Official Online Giving Partner for the 2017 race which will take place By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Halloween ball raises almost £35,000 for Brighton HIV charity The Halloween Horror Show fundraising ball, held at Grand Hotel on Friday, October 28, raises almost £35,000 for the Sussex Beacon. By Besi • 2 min read
Health Labour want Brighton to be the UK’s first ‘Fast-Track City’ to tackle HIV At full Council this Thursday, October 20, the Labour administration will be asking opposition parties to back an ambitious plan for tackling HIV in the city. By Besi • 2 min read
