Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you for supporting people with HIV I would like to say thank you to the Rainbow Fund and everyone who raises funds for it. The grant of £8.082 which Lunch Positive has received for 2017-18 will have a huge impact on over 140 people who use and volunteer for Lunch Positive. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you for helping us support people with HIV We’d like to say a huge thank you to the Rainbow Fund for its donation of £7,500 towards our group work for people living with HIV. The Sussex Beacon’s groups help people manage their health and give them the opportunity to meet others with HIV, share experiences and gain confidence. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thanks for helping us make Brighton safer for all LGBT+ people On behalf of the service users, volunteers and working partners of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Trustees, Grants Panel and Fundraisers of the Rainbow Fund. By Contributor • 2 min read
In The South LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Rainbow Fund I would like to thank the Rainbow Fund for awarding Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard a grant in this year’s awards to set up The Rainbow Café a new initiative for LGBT+ people living with dementia and their friends, families and carers. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund call summit for LGBT+ and HIV sectors on October 16 The Rainbow Fund is the central hub for community fundraising, created to support the LGBT+ and HIV communities in Brighton and Hove. Each year organisations, businesses, venues and individuals (Brighton & Hove Pride, Brighton Bear Weekend, Bear Patrol and many more) fundraise or donate money, which By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Comedy at Dr Brightons for Rainbow Fund! Smiley Sunday, a brilliant night of laughter and comedy is back at Doctor Brightons for its ninth outing on Sunday, October 8. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Brighton Pride 2017 smash fundraising target Brighton & Hove Pride raise a magnificent £147,263.74 for good causes at Pride 2017. This record amount will be distributed as grants by the Rainbow Fund, the Pride Social Impact Fund and the new Pride Community Fund. By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Prowler raise £95 for Rainbow Fund Prowler raise £95.00 for Rainbow Fund over Pride weekend. Prowler in St James Street made a collection for the Rainbow Fund from their customers over Pride weekend. Pictured with the certificate are Paul Dale and manager Peter Booth. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Dr Brightons comedy nights raise £950 for good causes Dr Brighton comedy nights on Sundays have raised £950 for good causes this year. Charles Childs, owner of Dr Brightons is pictured receiving a thank you certificate from Chris Gull, Chair of the Rainbow Fund for £950. By Besi • 1 min read
From left to right: Chris Gull Rainbow Fund Chair, Graham Munday Brighton Bear Weekend Chair and Danny Dwyer from Bear-Patrol Community News Bear-Patrol raise £716.61 for Rainbow Fund Bear-Patrol raise a total of £716.61 for the Rainbow Fund over the Pride weekend. The money was raised at the Bear-Patrol pre-Pride Quiz at the Camelford Arms on August 3 (special thanks to the Co-Op Funeral Care who donated the wonderful hamper prize) which was won by the Fantastic Foreskins; By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Brighton Bear Weekend raise record amount for local good causes Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) raised a total of £11,855 for the Rainbow Fund, Lunch Positive and Brighton & Hove Community Safety Forum during their events in 2016-2017. The record breaking amount (£4,000 more than 2015-16) was raised from a variety of events during the year including quiz nights at t By Besi • 1 min read
Business News Brighton Gin celebrates Brighton Pride with limited edition bottle Brighton Gin to donated percentage of sales to The Rainbow Fund. Small batch, super premium Brighton Gin has created just over 400 limited edition bottles of the UK’s favourite gin (as voted for by the public in the 2017 People’s Drinks Awards) – with specially-created rainbow labels and pink wax se By Graham Robson • 2 min read
