News Get sporty and active! The country’s biggest sporting festival is back for two weeks this summer. The annual TAKEPART festival runs from June 22 to July 7. The festival offers hundreds of events, activities and taster sessions featuring sports and activities of all types. The celebration links local clubs and organisation By Besi • 2 min read
News Rugby League equality champion honoured by Queen The sterling work done by Rugby Football League (RFL) Equality and Diversity Manager Sarah Williams has been recognised by the Queen in her Birthday Honours list. She has been awarded the MBE. Since her appointment in November 2007, Sarah has helped Rugby League become the most proactive governing b By Besi • 2 min read
News Last call for teams to sign up for ‘Brighton Half Marathon Corporate Challenge’ Public places to run the Brighton Half Marathon are almost sold out. Organisers have issued a last call to anyone wishing to enter the race on February 16, 2014 either as part of a corporate team or as an individual runner. More than half of the 11,000 available places were snapped up in the first m By Besi • 2 min read
News LGBT football fans voice concerns over Russian anti-gay bill The Gay Football Supporters Network (GFSN), has raised concerns that LGBT football fans at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup could be persecuted and arrested simply for carrying rainbow flags after a Russian court passed a bill criminalising anyone spreading “homosexual propaganda”. The non-profit orga By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Abseil down Peachehaven Cliffs The Abseil, a sponsored challenge in aid of the Martlets Hospice, will be taking place at the top of Peacehaven Cliffs on Sunday, July 28. Absolutely no experience is needed to for the 115ft descent; just a good head for heights and a sense of adventure. All equipment will be provided and experience By Besi • 1 min read
News Gay Football Supporters Network welcome new research The Gay Football Supporters’ Network (GFSN), have welcomed results of Kick It Out’s ‘Tackling Discrimination’ survey, which showed that 84% of football fans see homophobia as an important issue. The survey, which was completed by over 5,000 fans, was carried out by Populus and supported by the Footb By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Hove MP says thank you Following the success of last months King Alfred public meeting, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has thanked residents for sending him their views on the future of the King Alfred Leisure Centre and has announced announce that a video of the meeting is now available onli By Besi • 1 min read
News Brighton Half Marathon 2014 places selling in record time Following the official launch event of the Brighton Half Marathon, 2014 less than a month ago the organisers have announced that places for the 2014 race have hit the half way mark, with more than 5,500 places snapped up already. The Brighton Half Marathon 2014 takes place on Sunday, February 16. 20 By Besi • 2 min read
News Former Albion player charged over alleged homophobic gesture Colin Kazim-Richards, 26, a professional footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers has been summonsed to appear at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on August 22 to answer a charge under Section 5 of the Public Order Act. The summons relates to an alleged homophobic gesture that Kazim-Richards made to the By Besi • 1 min read
News Denver loses North American Outgames in 2015 The Board of GLISA North America (Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association – North America) has announced that it has regretfully terminated discussions with the Denver Outgames Host Committee to hold the next North America Outgames. in 2015. “We really did not want to take this action,” said By Besi • 2 min read
News Hove MP promotes women’s football Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove and Portslade, and Vice-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Leisure, has met with footballers at a reception in the House of Commons in a bid to promote women’s football. On display at the parliamentary event, where Mike met with a number of women footballers a By Besi • 1 min read
News Celebrate 10 years of ‘Healthwalks’ Brighton & Hove City Council’s ‘Healthwalks’, a scheme providing free walks in the city to improve local people’s physical and mental health, will celebrate its tenth anniversary with a seafront walk and picnic on Saturday, May 11 from 11.30am. A mass balloon release will signal the start of the fre By Graham Robson • 1 min read
