Community News Bobo-Bear launches 2018 Brighton Bear Weekend t-shirts Bobo-Bear designer of this years Brighton Bear Weekend logo paid a visit to the city last month for the launch of his t-shirt design for the Brighton Bear Weekend festival in June. On a very wet and stormy Saturday night, fans turned up at Prowler to meet the man behind the art. By Besi • 2 min read
Business News BAR PERSON PROFILE: Dominic Wood @Camelford Arms The first friendly face many LGBT+ folk meet when they arrive in the city is the bar person at their local LGBT+ venue. These gatekeepers to the community provide an important role both befriending and signposting new arrivals to the city. Gscene finds out a little more about them and what makes the By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Tonight at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: An Evening with Gabriella Parrish As part of LGBT HISTORY MONTH and The B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival, the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum presents An Evening with Gabriella Parrish. Gabriella will be singing musical theatre, power ballads and party anthems with her live band Human Jukebox, all raising money for Acc By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Pride launch new Cultural Development Fund Brighton & Hove Pride launches new Pride Cultural Development Fund supporting local artists and groups. Brighton Pride is earmarking up to £10,000 for community grants to help local artists participate in local 2018 Pride activities and promote Pride’s inclusive ethos. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Author wants to hear from LGBT soldiers suffering from PTSD Declan Henry, a professional writer, would like to hear from soldiers or ex-soldiers who are LGBT for a new writing project he is working on. He would like to particularly hear from those who are suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or any other mental or emotional distress. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South NHS Digital defies Health Committee NHS Digital has today defied the Health and Social Care Committee’s call to suspend its practice of providing patients’ addresses to the Home Office for immigration tracing purposes. NAT (National AIDS Trust) has been campaigning for an end to this practice since it came to light in 2014. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Gin art prize exhibition at Brush Gallery The Brighton Gin Art Exhibition in association with BRUSH opens at the Gloucester Road gallery on Friday, March 9 with over 85 pieces all customised from empty Brighton Gin bottles. The month-long exhibition which kicks off the city’s Spring into Summer arts season will showcase winning and wider en By Besi • 2 min read
Community News ‘Month of Makeup’ – raising money for mental health Every day in May, Marc Edwards will apply his face makeup differently, anything from his favourite cartoon character to a Zombie. He is undertaking the venture ‘Month of Makeup’ to raise awareness and much-needed funds for the Brighton based mental health group, MenTalk Health (MTH), who are current By Besi • 1 min read
General News Brighton & Hove shows it is ready for more community-led housing Around 200 people filled the Brighthelm Centre in Brighton on Wednesday, February 21 for the launch of the Brighton & Hove Community-Led Housing Programme. With support from Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC), Brighton & Hove Community Land Trust (BHCLT) is supporting local people who want to star By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW Brighton Fringe: Daphna Baram in Sugarcoating Daphna Baram’s sixth solo show finds this middle eastern Mary Poppins breathless, with good reasons. Just as she came to terms with her chubby wonderfulness she is told to lose weight or lose her toes. And just as she finally gets that coveted red passport, her new country folk vote out of Europe. W By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW Brighton Fringe: Passing On by Sean Denyer Brian and Tom, together for ten years, would like to have a child, to be as Tom says, “a proper family with two dads”. When their friend, Jane, agrees to act as a surrogate, it seems they can really have it all. But after Tom is very reluctantly pressed into finding out about his biological parents, By Contributor • 2 min read
Business News Doctor Brightons celebrate ninth and final birthday in March Doctor Brighton’s to celebrate ninth birthday under current owner on Saturday, March 10th with a party to remember. Sadly this will be the last year at the pub for Charles Child as the council who owns the building are not renewing the lease to the Brewery. By Besi • 2 min read
