Community News The Sussex Beacon to host Open Day with Miss Jason on Saturday, July 2 Enjoy the Sussex Beacon’s gardens, seed swap, buy plants and meet the garden team for some tips! By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News The Sussex Beacon and Peer Action to merge Local HIV charities Peer Action and the Sussex Beacon have agreed to collaborate, to ensure that the activities provided by Peer Action can continue following the winding up of the charity. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Sussex Beacon Women’s Group to meet for summer workshop The Sussex Beacon’s Women’s Group, a group for women living with HIV, is to meet on Friday, June 10 from 10am for a workshop of summer wreath making and floral headpieces. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Sussex Beacon to mark 30th Anniversary with exhibition at Ledward Centre Brighton’s newly opened LGBTQ+ community hub, the Ledward Centre, will be hosting a major exhibition from November 21 till December 9, featuring 30 years of photos and memorabilia from HIV charity the Sussex Beacon. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Jill Nalder Fundraising News The Sussex Beacon launches major community campaign – #BeMoreJill You know you’ve become an icon when a hashtag is created in your name. This is very much the case with Jill Nalder, the inspiration behind hit TV series It’s A Sin, who is also a patron of Brighton-based HIV charity the Sussex Beacon By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News The Sussex Beacon appoints new trustee – Dr Richard Ma With more than 20 years of experience as a GP and working in sexual and reproductive health practice, Dr Ma is also a researcher at Imperial College London. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Run for #TeamBeacon at the Brighton Half Marathon 2023 Sussex HIV charity the Sussex Beacon has announced early bird tickets for the Brighton Half Marathon 2023. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
The Sussex Beacon, St James’s Street Fundraising News Brighton HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon, announces 30 years supporting the community Brighton-based HIV charity the Sussex Beacon has launched a series of community and fundraising activities, commemorating 30 years since the foundation stone was laid at its main centre. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Fundraising News Global management consulting company Bailey & French donates over £820 to Sussex Beacon Local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon has announced the team at Bailey & French managed to raise more than £270 for the charity at their car boot sale at the end of February, which was then double matched, bringing the total to over £820. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Business News Cin Cin restaurant in Hove chooses Sussex Beacon as official charity partner “We’re delighted that the wonderful Cin Cin have announced the Sussex Beacon as their official charity partner for the coming year!” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Nice ‘n’ Naughty supporting the Sussex Beacon The adult product retailer has joined forces with HIV charity the Sussex Beacon to offer all Nice ‘n’ Naughty customers a bespoke promotion code that will not only benefit them, but also generate a donation to the Sussex Beacon on every purchase made. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
In The South ON YOUR MARKS: Brighton Half Marathon 2022 race report The Brighton Half Marathon is the main fundraising event for HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Fundraising News Global management consulting company Bailey & French choose the Sussex Beacon as its quarterly charity partner On this occasion, the team at Bailey & French have been working hard to source donations of items to sell at a car boot sale at Brighton Racecourse on Sunday, February 27. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Business News Centre Stage Brighton chooses Sussex Beacon as its preferred charity Centre Stage Brighton is the jewel set between two LGBTQ+ – venues Charles Street Tap and Legends. The bar is all about having a good time with top-flight tunes, live music, drag and more By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Dame Kelly Holmes MBE (mil) announced as race starter for Brighton Half Marathon The race starts for runners at 9am on Madeira Drive before winding its way around some of Brighton’s most iconic sites including the Palace Pier, the Grand Brighton, the Royal Pavilion, the West Pier, Brighton Marina, and the colourful Hove Beach Huts. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Fundraising News Organisers of the Brighton Half Marathon – the main fundraiser for the Sussex Beacon – are seeking volunteers to help out on race day on Sunday, February 27. Always a rewarding morning, volunteering offers the opportunity to be part of the unique buzz of race day By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News SAVE THE DATE: Sussex Beacon’s Bizarre Bazaar on Sunday, February 13 Stricly for 18+, pick up new and used items with a fetish/kinky twist, sold to raise vital funds for the Brighton-based charity which specialises in offering care and support for people living with HIV in Sussex By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News COMEDY: ‘Banter with the Beacon’ on Friday, March 25 After three sell out shows, the Sussex Beacon’s fundraising comedy night returns in 2022 bigger and better with Banter with the Beacon at the Grand Brighton on Friday, March 25 at 6.30pm By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Get your running shoes on for the Sussex Beacon! The Brighton Half Marathon is one of the biggest events in the city’s calendar and the Sussex Beacon want YOU to join them as an exclusive runner and fundraiser for #TeamBeacon on Sunday, February 27! By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community News Sussex Beacon to fundraise at ‘Round the Horne’ at Theatre Royal Apollo Theatre Company’s production of Round The Horne will be at Theatre Royal Brighton on Monday, January 31 (for one night only!) and the Sussex Beacon will be there shaking buckets to raise vital funds to care and support people living with HIV in Sussex. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star ANUBIS spills the tea at Sussex Beacon Expectations were high and Brighton-based RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star ANUBIS didn’t disappoint, when she made an exclusive ‘meet & greet’ in-store appearance at the Sussex Beacon shop at St James’s Street in Brighton. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts The Ultimate Gay Icon Marlene Dietrich raised funds for the Sussex Beacon with a new show about her life which took a look at her lesbian exploits, her film career and her later success as a concert artist. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts The Brighton Box, Affinity Bar Brighton and artist Sid Spencer raise over £900 for the Sussex Beacon Sid presented Bill Puddicombe, executive director of the Sussex Beacon, with the cheque for £921.07 from artworks sold at the event, which saw Affinity Bar create a special Sussex Beacon Espresso Martini and culminated in a fabulous cabaret show from the magnificent Lovinia Belle By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Brighton Half Marathon, which is organised by Sussex Beacon, seeks volunteers for the event on Sunday, October 10 The Brighton Half Marathon, organised by Brighton-based charity the Sussex Beacon, which provides specialist support and care for people living with HIV, is seeking volunteers to help out on race day on Sunday, October 10 By Graham Robson • 2 min read
