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‘Just Good Friends’ at Purple Playhouse in Hove

Just Good Friends

Just Good Friends, a cabaret-style show of material by composer and lyricist Mark Bunyan, will be playing at The Purple Playhouse in Hove on Friday, March 8 – Sunday, March 10 at 7.30pm.

Directed by Johnnie Worthy, and starring Mark Bunyan, Kate Dyson and Mark Inscoe, the show takes a contemporary look at love, and is a compilation of songs to make you laugh and cry, with a few risqué numbers added to the mix.

Tickets £7 on the door, or telephone 01273 207055 to reserve them in advance.

Event:   Just Good Friends

Where: The Purple Playhouse, 36 Montefiore Road, Hove, BN3 6EP.

When:  Friday March 8-10

Cost:      £7

For more info, view: www.markbunyan.com

Double your money for the Rainbow Fund right now

Rainbow FundLocalgiving.com and Sussex Community Foundation are matching monthly donations made to local charities in Sussex!

Beginning at 10am on Tuesday, March 5, monthly donations made to eligible Sussex charities will be matched up to £10/month for a full year!

 To benefit the Rainbow Fund, click here: 

Pledging to give a small amount each month to your favourite charity makes a huge difference to their ability to continue the great work they do in your community.

Knowing that £10 or more is coming in every month means small, local charities can:

• Become more financially sustainable
• Plan ahead with confidence
• Expand their services to the community

Localgiving.com have made it easy to set up a monthly donation. Just click on the Give Monthly button on your charity’s webpage and follow directions.

Paul Elgood
Paul Elgood

Paul Elgood, Chairman of the Rainbow Fund said:

“This is a great way to get extra funding into our community. You can double up the money you donate, simply by making a regular payment online.

“Last year we were able to help a range of local LGBT groups and societies working in our community – from Allsorts to Lunch Positive. Your donation will help us do it again this year.

“We are only able to give out what is donated – there is no magic source for funding these days, so without these donations, the LGBT community groups will lose out. Please make sure you play your part to help our local community.”

 

Localgiving.com often runs campaigns to match donations made through the website, helping local charities and groups to raise even more funds online. Everyone can make a difference: a £10 donation really matters to a small, local charity struggling to survive – particularly when Gift Aid is claimed. And a matched donation boosts the impact local charities can have on our communities.

Here’s how match funds work:

£10.00     Your donation
+ £10.00      Donation matched by Localgiving.com
+ £  2.50      Gift Aid (For UK taxpayers)
£22.50

After a small processing fee, your £10 donation with Gift Aid means the charity of your choice will receive £21.54! A £10 donation without Gift Aid means the charity of your choice will receive £19.16.

Since the first match campaign in May 2011, over £3 million has been raised for thousands of local charities across the UK.

LGBT Community Parade meeting

Brighton PrideThe organisers of Brighton Pride 2013 have issued an invitation to LGBT voluntary sector organisations and groups to meet and hear plans for the new LGBT Community Parade at this years Pride.

The meeting is being held upstairs at Charles Street Bar on Tuesday March 12 at 8pm.

For more information or if you cannot attend email:

Gala Dinner raises just under £10,000 for The Sussex Beacon

Sussex Beacon A celebrity Gala Dinner to benefit the Sussex Beacon and hosted by EastEnders actress and Beacon Patron Ann Mitchell at the Seattle Hotel in December, raised £9,898.65.

Eighty guests enjoyed a champagne reception followed by a three course meal and entertainment including performances by Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, Miss Hope Springs and Jennie Castell.

Sussex BeaconAlmost half the money raised came from the auction facilitated by celebrity auctioneer, Mark Stacey (from BBC’s Flog it!). Star prizes included: a holiday in Greece, a weekend at a Scottish Lodge, and Dot Cotton’s Handbag (used by June Brown in the BBC’s EastEnders).

Simon Dowe, CEO for The Sussex Beacon, said:

‘The event was a great success and has raised valuable funds for the services we provide for people living with HIV. I would like to give particular thanks to those who donated their time, gifts or auction items to make this event happen”.

To find out more about The Sussex Beacon click here: 

SUssex BeaconThe Sussex Beacon is a clinical care centre for men and women living with HIV/AIDS. It is  based in Brighton, Sussex and have a ten bedded Inpatient Unit as well as Outpatient Services including, Anxiety Management, Sleep Service, Day Service and Women & Families Service.

Maisie Trollette

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