10/06/2014 – Page 2 – Scene Magazine – From the heart of LGBTQ+ Life

Done & Dusted the DJ duo currently taking clubland by storm will be headlining the Men’s Zone Dance Tent at Brighton Pride in August.

Done & Dusted

Comprising of the legendary scene DJ Alan X and newcomer Louis Lennon, Done & Dusted have lit up the dancefloors of many clubs and festivals including East Bloc, Tonker, Barcode, Bear Necessity and Summer Rites with their progressive must-dance house music.

Alan X is very excited to be part of Brighton Pride and is promising a set to remember.

He said: “It’s great to be asked to play the biggest and best UK outdoor festival and it’s even better that it’s Pride celebrated by the wider community. You can expect lots of energy from our Men’s Dance Tent set along with plenty of old skool party classics mixed with our latest upfront secret weapons. Music to make your body move!”

“Pride is important to us. Because of the legacy left by gay people in the gay rights movement we are now able to celebrate our sexuality and dance freely for the whole world to see”.

What: Pride Brighton & Hove 2014: Freedom To Live

Where: Pride Festival Preston Park

When: Saturday, August 2

Time: 12noon – 10pm.

Tickets: £9 /£12.50 Early Bird & £15 first release advance tickets have Sold out. £17.50 Advance second release available in June /£20 in July and more on the day.

London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard (LLGS) calls on former volunteers to join the charity’s 40th birthday celebrations.

Former volunteers at the London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard (LLGS) are being invited to celebrate the charity’s 40th birthday with a picnic in the park.

The “Great Volunteer Reunion Picnic” will take place on Sunday, June 29 between 1300-1700 in the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, London SE11 5HY, as part of a weekend of Pride celebrations in London.

Organiser and LLGS trustee Richard Desmond, said: “It will be a great opportunity for our former volunteers to get together, catch up with old friends, and celebrate our big birthday,”

“Over 40 years, we’ve taken an estimated three million calls and we couldn’t have done it without hundreds of volunteers offering a listening ear and calm words when they were needed most.”

All former LLGS volunteers, as well as their friends and families, are welcome to join the picnic, and those coming on the day are asked to bring cakes to share.

Richard continued: “Cake has been a big part of life in our phone-room for over four decades and there is no better way to celebrate our milestone birthday.”

The event, part of the Big Pride Picnic in the Park 2014, is free to attend and easily accessible. There will also be a marquee so the picnic can go ahead come rain or shine.

Based in London, LLGS acts as a national helpline, operating from 10am to 11pm every day throughout the year. Many of the contacts now come through the internet and volunteers answer e-mails and instant messaging.

London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard is a voluntary organisation with charitable status, whose aim is to provide an information, support and referral service for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people and anyone who needs to consider issues around their sexuality.

They have about 160 trained telephone volunteers. All volunteers identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans, which enables them to fully understand the needs and situations of our service users.

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