In The South LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you for helping the disabled at Pride Pride is over for 2015 but it was for me a wonderful day despite the delay caused by the bomb scare. I felt I had to write this letter because of all the support I got from the LGBT Community Safety Forum Team on the day. The Purple Angels I called them because without their help I would not have ha By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Access for all at Pride I would like to thank all of the team, helpers and volunteers that worked so hard to make it possible for disabled people to have a fun day at Pride this year. If it was not for the Access Tent I would not have been able to attend Pride, as I suffer from blackouts and need a fast entry and exit into By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you – the best Pride ever! I would like to offer huge congratulations to the organisers of this years Pride. I have lost count of the number of people who have said it was the best Pride ever and social media was awash with praise for a simply wonderful weekend. I cannot begin to imagine the huge amount of work that went into By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters Thank you from THT Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), Brighton would like to say a big thank you to the 15 volunteers who came and helped them clean up the Dukes Mound/Bushes area on Saturday, April 25. By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Chav night at Revenge Brighton’s biggest ‘gay and lesbian’ club is hosting a ‘chav night’ on January 22. The advertisement floated on my Facebook feed a week before the event, complete with Burberry background and a picture of the renowned and grotesque character of Vicky Pollard from Little Britain. The accompanying tag By Contributor • 3 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Subline Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) Brighton would like to thank all the staff, contestants and customers of Subline. A fantastic £477.50 was raised from the fourth Mr Subline 2014 competition. The event was hosted by Wilma Fingerdoo on November 21. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Thank you Bar Revenge! Terrence Higgins Trust Brighton (THT) thank all the staff and customers at Bar Revenge for their support over World Aids Day weekend. The second annual staff auction for World Aids Day raised a brilliant £2,107. By Besi • 1 min read
Letters Access facilities first class! I would like to thank the Pride Access team for the services they provided at Preston Park this year which were first class. The assistance offered at the dedicated Access tent, together with the ability to recharge my scooter battery enabled me to leave the scooter charging in a safe area while I w By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters It’s what pride should be about! I would like to say a big thank you to the Pride Access volunteers for helping me get to this years Pride. Because of major health problems I was not going to go, due to problems getting into the park and the need to access a toilet urgently. Pride Access volunteers sorted both problems out, […] By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters Thank you for caring I attended the Pride Parade and event at Preston Park – and had a wonderful time. I am writing to thank the Pride Volunteers who assisted me on the day. I have a non-visible disability – and am not registered disabled, as such. On the day, I found the queues quite a challenge for the […] By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Save the Hippodrome Brighton needs a large lyric theatre for operas and musicals and it has one – the Hippodrome. However, planners have chosen to allow it to be chopped up into a new multiplex cinema, despite us having two already (one just 250 metres from the Hippodrome). If we did need a purpose built cinema, we als By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Brighton On behalf of the Rainbow Fund, I am writing to thank all involved and all who attended this weekend’s Brighton Pride events. So many people put so much time and effort into the weekend, which again showed Brighton and Hove at its very best. Of course there will be issues or concerns but overall it w By Contributor • 1 min read
