Arts Celebration! gets the B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival off to a great start Two icons of the drag scene were smiling in heaven last night as hundreds of ‘queens’ battled the elements on Brighton Seafront to take their seats in the Phil Starr Pavilion, while storm Doris blew outside. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Petition to save Brighton HIV charity hits 10,000 signatures 10,000 people have now signed a petition asking the Government to take action to save local HIV charity, The Sussex Beacon. The charity faces the prospect of closing services, including its ten bed inpatient unit, following a reduction in the funding it receives from the NHS. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Performers rally to Celebrate and support the Sussex Beacon Tickets are now on sale at Prowler and Nice ‘n’ Naughty in St James Street for the opening gala night to benefit the Sussex Beacon who are in danger of closing in June due to NHS cutbacks. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Broken Biscuits at Komedia Broken Biscuits, an evening of spoken word, music, comedy and film, returns to the Komedia in Brighton on Sunday, January 29 from 7.30pm. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts LGBT History Month celebrates 25 years of the Sussex Beacon In the presence of the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Pete West, Celebration! will be the curtain raiser to LGBT+ History Month 2017, and the opening event of the B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Festival being staged for the first time in the specially constructed Phil Starr Pavilion on New Steine Gardens. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Lorraine Bowen’s Christmas Crumble Lorraine Bowen joins up with Martin Green to make your mid-week misery into a super bumper bonanza! Christmas songs, dancing, prizes, sing-alongs will get you in the mood for a seasonal blast. By Contributor • 1 min read
Fundraising News It’s a Bear’s World – Kemptown welcomes bears from all over the world Hundreds of Bears roared into Dorset Gardens in Kemp Town on Saturday, June 18 for the annual Bear’s Picnic at Brighton Bear Weekend. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News David Walliams supports MindOut! David Walliams who is sponsoring Britain’s Got Talent star Lorraine Bowen when she swims in MindOut’s Swim-a-Thon on Saturday, March 19 has made a surprise donation of £1,000 towards her fundraising efforts. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts Lorraine Bowen to open the golden envelope at the Handbags Fresh from her appearances on Britain’s Got Talent, zany comedienne and writer of funny ditties Lorraine Bowen will be walking the red carpet at the Golden Handbag Awards on Sunday (21) at the Metropole Hilton. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Fundraising Gala for MindOut Bar Broadway in Steine Street are holding a Cabaret and Cocktail fundraising Gala this evening, January 30 to benefit MindOut, the LGBT mental health project. Entertainment will be provided by Lorainne Bowen, Boogaloo Stu and members of the Brighton’s Gay Men’s Chorus. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Lorraine Bowen releases new single Singer, songwriter, performer, Lorraine Bowen, Queen of the Quirky Chorus, has come up with a great one! with her latest single, BEARS! Lorraine is fond of BEARS having cuddled up to loads of them during a freezing cold holiday at the Yumbo Centre, Gran Canaria. By Besi • 1 min read
