Community News Today at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Tackling hate crime and domestic abuse in Brighton & Hove What can you do if you or someone you know is affected by domestic abuse and how can you challenge hate crime? Those are just some of the questions being posed at two free training workshops being held by the Crown Prosecution Service in the South East as part of the B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festiv By Besi • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Silver Service from the LGBT Community Safety Forum Switchboard would like to thank volunteers from the LGBT Community Safety Forum for their silver service at our Cream Tea on Monday, February 19. Volunteers from the LGBT Community Safety Forum lovingly prepared and served guests attending the Switchboard Cream Tea cucumber sandwiches, scones with c By Contributor • 1 min read
General News Have your say on our rights of way! Brighton & Hove’s footpaths and rights of way provide important links to the city’s countryside, parks and open spaces and are enjoyed by hundreds of people each day. By Besi • 1 min read
Health Anthony Nolan blood cancer charity launches new LonDONORS campaign Over a hundred student volunteers in universities across London are attempting to recruit hundreds of Londoners to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register this week as part of a charity campaign to recruit more young people to become potential lifesavers. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Tonight at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Celebrating Sisterhood Join the panel of inspirational women as they debate their authentic understanding of sharing strength, compassion and discussing ways of collectively repairing the harm caused by an unequal society by listening to women’s voices and lived experiences. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Diva and Gay Times synchronise ‘Gender Capitalist’ covers for March issues Rain Dove, who does not identify as male or female, makes history appearing simultaneously on cover of Gay Time and Diva magazines. In a publishing first, two of the UK’s leading magazines for LGBT+ people are synchronising the launch of their March 2018 issues, both of which feature activist, model By Besi • 2 min read
General News Volunteers collect 90 bags of rubbish Volunteer litter pickers were in action again last weekend collecting 90 bags of rubbish from woodland adjacent to Moulsecoomb Way. The event was organised by dog walkers Lee Juney and Amanda Wright, supported by Brighton & Hove City Council ranger Garry Meyer, from the Tidy Up Team, who provided By Besi • 1 min read
Community News B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Women only Restorative Circle Brighton & Hove aims to be a ‘Restorative City’ and is committed to meeting the needs of those harmed by crime and conflict, by ensuring safe, secure and effective restorative practices are embedded throughout the city. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News COMPETITION: Win a trip to San Francisco with Newcastle Pride and Manchester Airport ONE of the UK’s largest, free LGBT festivals has teamed up with Manchester Airport to offer the chance to win a once in a lifetime trip for two to San Francisco. Newcastle Pride, sponsored by Newcastle’s business improvement district NE1, is offering the sought-after competition prize thanks to main By Besi • 2 min read
Cabaret B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Dine with the Stars! Eurovision sensation Nicky French to headline ‘Dine with the Stars’ dinner, dance, cabaret extravaganza celebrating LGBT History Month 2018. Your host for the evening Kara Van Park will be joined on stage by local entertainers Maisie Trollette, Jennie Castell, Krissie DuCann, Sally Vate, Pooh la May By Besi • 1 min read
Arts FILM PREVIEW: The Ice King Tony Fenwick, CEO of LGBT History Month hosts a screening of The Ice King, a feature documentary about John Curry, in the view of many the greatest figure skater of all time and the first openly gay Olympian. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts OPERA REVIEW: Iolanthe @ENO Iolanthe English National Opera This all new production of Iolanthe has a different director Cal McCrystal from the ENO G&S smash hit Pirates of Penzance, but looks like being as huge a success as that was. McCrystal – who is newish to opera – plays it straight, proper Gilbert and Sullivan and this By Eric Page • 5 min read
