Arts COMPETITION: Final chance to win a pair of tickets to the 70s/80s Disco Ball on Saturday, March 3 Gscene have five pairs of tickets to give away for the closing party at the B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival 2018. Dance the night away on the disco bunny dance floor at the 70s/80s Disco Ball fundraiser for the Rainbow Fund in the Phil Starr Pavilion on Saturday, March 3, from 7.30pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Bedford and Grosvenor link up for Easter Bonnet and Charity Drag Races The Bedford Tavern and Grosvenor Bar once again bring you Brighton’s annual Easter Bonnet Parade and Drag Races. A fun packed day kicks off at noon on Sunday April 1 when Western Street will be closed to traffic and the street party begins. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Brighton Pride This week sees the launch of the Rainbow Café, a new project of Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard. Rainbow Café will support LGBTQ people living with memory loss and dementia, their friends, families and loved ones. This, much-needed, community service is made possible thanks to Brighton Pride and th By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Time to acknowledge the superb work of Paul and Ducie I’m very saddened to see that there are certain elements of our community have nothing better to do than make nasty comments about people who have for many years worked tirelessly with little thanks to make Brighton Pride the huge success it is. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Clare Project stand with Pride! As a trans community representative, I want to express my support for Pride and the Rainbow Fund which benefits from it. The Rainbow Fund is a crucial source of grant funding for many grass-roots community-led groups in the LGBT+ sector including those run by, and for trans and non-binary people. By Sam Hall • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: MindOut Proud of Pride! I am SO proud of Brighton Pride, and the fantastic work it does to raise money for local good causes. The money raised to be distributed by the Rainbow Fund is a wonderful way to redistribute the profits from ticket sales. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Stand with Pride! I was glad to see Gscene report a further batch of tickets for Brighton Pride will go on sale on Monday morning exclusively for BN residents.I’ve been concerned about some of the negative comments on social media about Pride and wanted to say ‘Thank you’ to Brighton Pride for its ongoing and increas By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Bear Christmas Quiz raises £278.73 for Rainbow Fund The annual Brighton Bear Christmas Quiz organised by Brighton Bear Weekend at the Camelford Arms raises £278.73 for Rainbow Fund. The Camelford was so busy for the annual quiz people were perched on the bar and sat in the Moroccan garden out the back to play. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Bear-Patrol raise almost £30,000 for good causes in 2017 Bear-Patrol Christmas party at Camelford Arms in December raises £605.38 for Rainbow Fund. This makes the total raised by Bear Patrol in 2017 to £29,968.28, bringing the running total raised for good causes since the group started fundraising in January 2011, to £188,098.02. By Besi • 1 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
Community News MindOut celebrate their achievements in 2017 Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Mo Marsh joins service users and supporters of MindOut the LGBTQ mental health service at their annual celebration event on Wednesday, November 15 at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. By Besi • 1 min read
Fundraising News Brighton Bear Halloween party breaks the vault for Rainbow Fund This year’s annual Brighton Bear Halloween party raised a record breaking £533 for the Rainbow Fund. The Night of The Living Zomibears held at Subline on October 27 was a huge success with many turning out in costume to enjoy the raucous party atmosphere. By Besi • 2 min read
