Arts COMPETITION: Win a pair of tickets for Holiday on Ice at Brighton Centre Holiday on Ice returns to the Brighton Centre on Friday, January 5, with a brand new show, TIME, celebrating ‘the best and most memorable times of our lives’! Holiday on Ice, has been running for over 73 years, and this new production, TIME, is directed and choreographed by David Liu, renowned for h By Contributor • 2 min read
Health Sussex Beacon appoint new Executive Director Local HIV charity The Sussex Beacon recruits an Executive Director, Bill Puddicombe, to take the charity forward in 2018. Mr Puddicombe has a wealth of experience in the voluntary sector and a track record of securing the future of small and medium-sized charities. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Eastbourne Rainbow’s Christmas Party Over thirty members of Eastbourne Rainbow and friends attended the groups Christmas lunch at Butlers Restaurant in Eastbourne on Tuesday, December 5. Not only was this a Christmas lunch, but a celebration of six successful years for Eastbourne Rainbow, an LGBT+ group for the 50+ Lesbian, Gay, Bisex By Besi • 1 min read
Arts World AIDS Day concert raises over £3,000 for HIV charity World AIDS Day Charity Concert – Together We Stand raises over £3,000 for Lunch Positive, the HIV lunch club. The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Kemptown was, once again, the venue for the sell-out annual World AIDS Day concert which brings together LGBT+ music groups from Brighton and the surround By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Sports fundraiser at Bar Broadway tonight Customers at Bar Broadway will be RUCKING around the Christmas tree this evening to raise money for Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents. Brighton & Hove’s Gay Rugby Club will be raising funds to provide more coaching and help encourage more LGBT+ people take up rugby in a safe, non-judgemental environment. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Community News BLAGSS Bowling Extravaganza The 13th Annual BLAGSS Bowling Extravaganza takes place at Bowlplex, Brighton Marina on February 28, 2018. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Mental Health worker moves on after eight years at MindOut Si Campbell leaves MindOut, the mental health service after eight years in post. The team at MindOut will be saying a very fond farewell to Si Campbell, who is leaving the team after eight years. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Switchboard to open ‘The Rainbow Cafe’ Continuing their work with hard to reach and seldom heard of groups, Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard are to open an LGBT+ dementia café in early 2018. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News MindOut counselling service is up and running! MindOut, the LGBTQ mental health service opened its doors for the new LGBTQ counselling service on October 1, 2017. LGTBQ Counselling at MindOut provides relational counselling, which is not goal orientated, or about telling you what to do. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund announce Spring small grants round Rainbow Fund announce extra funding round for 2018. This will be a small grants round offering up to £1,000 per eligible group or organisation. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Sussex artists wanted for giant snails Next autumn the streets of Brighton and Hove will come alive with a colourful and magical art installation featuring up to 50 giant snail sculptures, in aid of Martlets Hospice in Hove. ‘Snailspace’, the much-anticipated follow up to ‘Snowdogs by the Sea’, is reaching out to local artists to submit By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Pink Singers celebrate the music of Hollywood The Pink Singers return to La La Land for A Night at the Movies – The Sequel on Saturday, January 20, 2018. With such a rich seam of popular music, Europe’s longest running LGBT choir has created a night of iconic and unforgettable hits from movies past and present. By Besi • 1 min read