News Self-Defence Taster for women and girls Sussex Personal Safety Training (SPST) are running a self-defence taster course for women and girls on Saturday, May 11 at the KICKS Martial Arts Centre, Lewes Road, from 2-5pm, costing £15 (£10 conc.) SPST are self-defence trainers based in Brighton. They have developed their skills working mostly By Besi • 1 min read
News Get fit at BLAGSS’ Big Gay Sports day Those Brighton lads and lasses from BLAGSS, determined to get us all fit and Adonis-like, are giving us a taster of all the sports on offer in the city, handily packaged in one Big Gay Sports Day next month. Taking place at the Stanley Deason Leisure Centre on June 19, almost all the sports […] By Kat Pope • 2 min read
News Rugby World Cup group matches come to Brighton The Amex Community Stadium will be used for group matches during the Rugby World Cup in 2015. Only four traditional rugby venues feature in the list announced today, the rest being football grounds and the Olympic Stadium. Coventry, Bristol, Derby and Sunderland failed to make the final list. Conse By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Runners support MindOut In April a team of runners ran the Brighton Marathon for MindOut, the LGBT Mental Health Project raising an impressive £3,500 for the charity. The runners were Michael Gaunt, Linda Morrish and Adam Cox. Helen Jones, Director of MindOut said: “What a brilliant effort! Thank you on behalf of everyone By Besi • 1 min read
News Registration opens for Brighton Half Marathon 2014 The Brighton Half Marathon 2014 was officially launched at the Seattle Hotel in Brighton Marina last night, Monday, April 23 and registration for the 2014 is now officially open. The 2014 race will take place on Sunday, February 16, 2014, starting at 9 am on Madeira Drive on Brighton’s seafront wit By Besi • 2 min read
News Caroline Lucas co-sponsors ‘homophobic chanting’ EDM The Gay Football Supporters’ Network (GFSN) and the Brighton & Hove Albion Supporters’ Club (BHASC) have welcomed an Early Day Motion (EDM) to end homophonic chanting at football matches, which was tabled on Monday, April 15 by John Leech MP, Liberal Democrats spokesperson on Culture, Leisure and Sp By Besi • 2 min read
News Hove MP sponsors EDM following report on homophobic chanting Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has sponsored an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling on football clubs, supporters, the police and football authorities to act against homophobic chanting during football matches. His action follows the publication of a recent report which sho By Besi • 2 min read
News Report shows that Brighton fans abused by two-thirds of away supporters The Brighton & Hove Albion Supporters’ Club (BHASC) and the Gay Football Supporters’ Network (GFSN) have sent a report to the Football Association, the Football League and the Football Supporters’ Federation highlighting the levels of homophobic abuse aimed at Brighton supporters this season to date By Besi • 2 min read
News Leap into Spring and enjoy an active Easter this weekend Enjoy an active Easter with one of the many sporting activities organised by the Council across the city this April. The council’s Active for Life team is offering a range of events, from organised sports courses to Easter eggs hunts, during the school holidays. Activities for all ages to enjoy are By Besi • 1 min read
News Kemptown MP pushes for Rugby at the Amex Stadium Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has written to the International Rugby Board (IRB) in support of Brighton’s bid to be a host city for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Mr Kirby has been a vocal supporter of the bid to host tournament matches at the Amex Stadium in his constituency. The By Besi • 2 min read
News Brighton Gay Boxers Brighton Gay Boxers, a boxing club for men and women meets on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons! It is a fun, friendly and non-threatening place for people to get involved in Boxing, keep fit and make new fiends. Training takes place every Thursday evening from 8pm and Saturday afternoons fr By Besi • 1 min read
News ‘Brighton Blaggards’ softball team If you’ve ever been in Preston Park, and heard cries of Let’s play ball or Two and One followed by high-fives and people waving baseball bats you’ve probably come across Brighton’s very own gay softball team. Formed in 2011 as part of BLAGSS sports group, Brighton Blaggards plays as a mixed team of By Besi • 2 min read
