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LGBT Switchboard move to new premises

By James Ledward
Jan 19, 2012 - 10:48:19 PM
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To help ease their present financial difficulties, LGBT Switchboard have been released from their office lease at 6 Bartholomews, which they share with Pride in Brighton and Hove, by their landlord, Michael Blencowe of the Baron Homes Corporation Ltd in an effort to help save the organisation from closure.

Switchboard are relocating to Community Base on Queens Road where their overheads and expenses will be considerably reduced.

Natalie Woods from LGBT Switchboard, said:
"The move to Community Base will be great for Switchboard. Not only does it reduce our overheads and give the charity a fighting chance at survival but it also means we will be housed with a number of the City’s Community and Voluntary organisations including MindOut, and our new home is central and accessible.

We would like to offer our sincere thanks to Michael Blencowe (Baron Homes) for enabling us to re-locate – without his co-operation and help, Switchboard’s future would be even more uncertain."

Switchboard made an appeal to the community in October to raise £20,000 to help them through their present difficulties.

To date Switchboard have raised £12,000 which includes a £7,000 grant from Brighton and Hove Council.

Switchboard would like to thank the following for their fundraising support in recent weeks:

Brighton + Hove City Council’s LGBT worker’s forum for raising £300 at their Christmas party: The Rainbow Chorus for raising £100: The public in local bars for donating £150: Personal donations received amounting to £200.

 Switchboard continues to appeal to members of the LGBT community to support the continuation of the help-line and counselling services.

If you can’t afford to donate money there are other ways in which you can help.

Switchboard needs people to run the marathon for the charity, and always needs volunteers to run its help-line and especially right now needs volunteers to organise fundraising events.

If you can help contact Natalie Woods
(Services and Development Manager) on 01273 234009

LGBT Switchboard’s new contact details are:
Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard
Community Base
113 Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XG

The new office telephone number is 01273 234009.

The Help-line number remains the same, 01273 204050 and now operates a call back system so if you cannot get a volunteer straight away leave a message and a volunteer will call you back as soon as one is next on shift.


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