Pride directors Paul Kemp and Dulcie Danger recognised the fundraising efforts of two local businesses at the inaugural Pride Business Supporter Awards on Monday September 1 at the Brighton Metropole Hilton.
With sponsorship support of the cabaret tent to the value of £5,000 and 640 Village Party pledgebands sold, raising £640 for the Rainbow Fund grants programme, Legends received the Large Venue award, one of the two Pride Supporter Business awards on the evening.
The Small Venue award was given to the Marine Tavern, which sold 795 pledgebands, raising £795 for the Rainbow Fund .
The top 10 financial supporters for Pride 2014 are:
Legends: £5,640
Aeon Events/Wild Fruit: £4,695
New Steine Hoteliers: £2,000
Prowler: £1,018
Charles Street: £882
Marine Tavern: £785
Nice n Naughty: £700
Revenge/Bar Revenge: £631.20
Girls Weekender dance event: £500
The Bulldog: £431
Organiser Hizze Fletcher, of 13 Art Productions, said: “I’d like to say a big thank you to the artists and all who were involved in the event. It’s always great how supportive the arts community are with charity fundraisers and this year the standard of work was exemplary. The LGBTQ Arts and Film Festival is an important addition to Brighton and we hope to continue its success and expansion.”
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