LGBTQ+ News “She did look like a beautiful young man.” Cleo Rocos recalls Princess of Wales’ night out at a gay bar with Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett Cleo Rocos has shared an anecdote about the Princess of Wales‘ night out at a gay bar with Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett in her memoir, Power Of Positive Drinking. Rocos, who starred alongside Everett on The Kenny Everett Television Show, remembers that for one night only, Diana dressed up as a By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News LGBT HERO, the national LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing charity, adopts South Western Railway’s Vauxhall station South Western Railway (SWR) today (Thursday, October 24) celebrated the ‘adoption’ of Vauxhall station by its Pride Network of LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies and the charity LGBT HERO, the national health and wellbeing charity for LGBTQ+ people, based in South West London. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Community News Take Courage: LGBTQ+ community needed for new project commemorating queer London of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s Duckie, a group of veteran LGBTQ club runners that emerged out London’s Vauxhall a quarter of a century ago, has launched queer history project Take Courage, which is asking those who attended Vauxhall’s gay pubs in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s to share their thoughts on the “heyday” of London’s queer By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News David Hoyle to return to his spiritual home – the Royal Vauxhall Tavern – for a series of exclusive shows, monthly from August to November David Hoyle, the original performance avalanche – an all singing, all raging bona-fide performance legend – returns to his spiritual home – the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London – for a series of four exclusive shows, monthly from August to November. David Hoyle’s Think Tank is an opportunity for you to By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Terrence Higgins Trust’s Big Shave Off returns this Thursday – bigger, better and hairier! On Thursday, 11 July, eight supporters brave a shave at the iconic Royal Vauxhall Tavern to raise money for HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust. Overseen by host Son of a Tutu, professional barber Darren Evans and friends will be shaving the head, chest or faces of the charity’s inspiring supporters! By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News ‘Hear the People Sing’ – THT fundraiser at Royal Vauxhall Tavern on Thursday, August 18 London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern has announced a special night of musical theatre with Jill Nalder, The WestEnders and drag superstar Lola Lasagne on Thursday, August 18. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Transport for London shines spotlight on LGBTQ+ stories in its biggest poster exhibition to commemorate 50 years of Pride Transport for London (TfL) is celebrating the 50 years of the Pride movement with a collection of LGBTQ+ community and people-focused posters across the public transport network By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News LGBTQ+ venues offered as Covid-19 vaccination centres Both Heaven nightclub, owned by G-A-Y’s Jeremy Joseph, and LGBTQ+ bar, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, have been offered as Covid-19 vaccination centres. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts FEATURE: Spotlight On – Tim McArthur Brian Butler talks to singer, actor , presenter, director Tim McArthur about his bumper December By Brian Butler • 4 min read
The Royal Vauxhall Tavern Business News London’s LGBTQ+ venues provided with COVID-19 funding The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has provided several LGBTQ+ venues in the city with emergency funding to help them survive the coronavirus pandemic. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
In The South RVT Future wins ‘Sui Generis’ battle – but war isn’t over Following a huge effort from RVT Future and the wider LGBT+ community last summer – including the submission of 600+ representations, over 1,000 pages of emails, and around 2,000 file attachments – Lambeth Council have now granted Sui Generis classification to the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. By Gary Hart • 4 min read
Community News Mayor appoints Amy Lamé London’s first Night Czar Amy Lamé co-founder of Duckie and chair of RVT Future is London’s first dedicated Night Czar and will work with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, to help shape the future of the capitols nightlife. By Besi • 2 min read
