Residents living in the BN21 to BN24 catchment areas are being invited to attend the Royal Hippodrome Theatre on Sunday, March 22 at 5.30pm to see the Summer Season Showcase FOR FREE!
THIS one hour show will highlight what people have been missing for the past 2 years during the Summer Season at the Royal Hippodrome Theatre.
It will also contain a sneak preview of this season’s forthcoming show, Hooray for Hollywood, which opens on, April 15. This is an ideal opportunity for anyone living in the area to rediscover the Royal Hippodrome Theatre and for those who have never been to go and see this lovely theatre.
To apply for tickets, click here: and quote the passcode “jazzhands”.
No more than 4 tickets permitted per household
Darren Weir, Pre-Show Director for the Royal Hippodrome Eastbourne CIC said:“We are very pleased to be offering this opportunity for people who live locally to come and see a show at the theatre for free. We want the locals of Eastbourne to be proud of the asset that they have in the Devonshire West Ward. We look forward to seeing some new faces come through our doors”
The Royal Hippodrome Theatre is run by a Community Interest Company and all the front of house staff are made up of volunteers. If you would like to know more about volunteering at the theatre then email: volunteersrht@gmail.com
The LGBT Community Safety Forum are holding a one day workshop in personal awareness and safety tomorrow, March 11,to help empower people to develop an awareness of basic defence techniques and demonstrate an understanding of how to implement them.
THE workshop is open to all members of the LGBT communities in Brighton & Hove including older people and those with physical and learning disabilities.
A free lunch and refreshments will be provided.
The workshop will cover:
Situations & Personal Safety
• Avoidance of conflict. The GOLDEN Rule.
• What makes a situation dangerous?
• Outside Factors
• Inside Factors
• Safe behaviours – What can we do differently?
• Body Language and Signalling
• Power Switch – Psychological strength
Self Defence Foundations
• Stance – being ready to defend yourself
• Blocking punches and kicks
• Distraction Techniques
• Body Weapons & Body Targets
• Principles of Martial Arts
• Escape techniques
The course is funded by the Safer in Sussex Community Fund and is free to participants.
Older and Out provides the opportunity once a month, for older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people to meet, chat and make new friends.
THE next social and lunch is on Friday, March 13 at Somerset House Day Centre between 1 and 3pm.
This month a speaker from the charity Compassion in Dying will be giving a talk.
Planning for the end of life is something that few of us want to do when we are healthy and many people do not start to think about the end of life seriously until the first symptoms of an illness or the death of a loved one.
Whenever the time is right, Compassion in Dying can help help older people get the information they need to make informed decisions about their care and treatment.
Event: Older and Out March Social
Where: Somerset House Day Centre, 62 Saint James’s Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 1PR
When: Friday, March 13Time: 1 – 3 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more information about Older & Out, click here:
The Martlets Hospice is calling all enthusiastic, or persuaded, husbands, sons, & brothers – to slip into a pair of stilettos and sign up to their maiden Men in Heels sponsored dash along Cliffe High Street, Lewes, on Saturday, March 28.
Men in Heels is a fun and laughter fuelled obstacle course, for men only, offering an opportunity to try something new and entertaining, whilst raising as much money as possible for the Martlets Hospice in Hove.
Martlets Community Fundraiser, and Event Organiser, Clem Hunnisett, said:“This is our first Men in Heels Event, and we’re really looking forward to seeing as many men as possible tottering around the course!
“Shoes can be provided for those who don’t have their own – just sign up and tell us what size so we can find the perfect heels! All shoes must have at least a 2 inch heel, and we’re encouraging all chaps to complement their shoes with fancy dress!
“Every man who takes part will be rewarded with a certificate and a drink of their choice at The Dorset Pub, Lewes, afterwards.”
Martlets supporter, Chris Newitt, has already signed up to the challenge, and has nearly reached his target of £1000 in sponsorship through his just giving page.
Chris said:“The Men in Heels challenge is something new and innovative, hopefully it will be a huge success and a lot of fun – a group of guys tackling an obstacle course along a partially cobbled street in 2 inch, minimum, heels – what could go wrong!
“The initial excitement has now subsided – So why am I doing this? The bottom line is to honour the memory of several of my closest friends and family who were cared for by the Martlets before they passed away.”
Entry is £12 per man, and everyone taking part is asked to raise as much sponsorship as possible.
The funds raised will help the Martlets provide end of life care to adults who are affected by terminal and life limiting illness, as well as caring for their families and loved ones. Facilities include an 18 bed In-Patient Unit, Hospice at Home service, Patient and Family Support team and Martlets Day Services. The Martlets receives less than a third of their funding from the government and must raise £9,000 every day to care for patients and their families.
Event:Men in Heels – A fundraiser for the Martlets Hospice
Throughout his latter years Ron could be found most days taking afternoon tea, firstly at Freddie’s cafe on St James Street and subsequently at Charles Street where we shared tea and biscuits. Friends knew where to find him at this time, and his amiable nature ensured he always made new friendships and acquaintances.
Ron Martin 1926 – 2015
RON was born in London, his father being a railways union official and his mother a seamstress for various West End stores.
During WWII the family were evacuated first to Dover and then to Wales. He was called up to the army late in the war but was soon released on health grounds.
Ron spent his working life in catering, working in the early years at various Joe Lyons Corner Houses in the West End and what sounds like a pretty disreputable hotel in Earls Court (late entrance through the basement kitchen).
He then worked mostly on railway company dining cars of which his memories and tales were legion, including his favourite story of a certain Royal Princess who, on a long journey to an official engagement, became bored with being alone in a first class compartment and came to the kitchen car for a chat and joined in the washing up.
As dining cars slowly disappeared his final job was with the newly formed British Telecom, as a telephone operator.
Ron came to live in Hove twenty-seven years ago as, at that time, many of his London circle of friends were doing.
Unfortunately he contracted severe flu just before Christmas and died on January 13 of pneumonia complications.
Friends old and new celebrated his life and memory at Down’s crematorium in a touching service on February 10.
Ron will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by them all.
Abseil 100 metres down the side of the Iconic Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth to raise money for the Rainbow Fund.
DANNY Dwyer is organising a Bear Patrol charity abseil down the side of the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Soaring 170 metres above Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent, the Spinnaker Tower is taller than the London Eye, Blackpool Tower, Big Ben and is now well established as an iconic British building.
A world-class visitor attraction, the much-admired, elegant viewing Tower stands proud over one of the most fascinating seascapes in the world.
Situated on the waterfront at Gunwharf Quays, it offers amazing 350º panoramic views of Portsmouth Harbour, The historic Navel Dock Yards, the South coast and the Isle of Wight, with views stretching out for up to 23 miles – breathtaking by day and a glittering sea of lights by night.
There are three viewing decks to explore including the Cafe in the Clouds at 105 metres above sea level, plus a gift shop and Waterfront Cafe on ground level.
A maximum of forty bears and their friends will be allowed to abseil down the side of this iconic building to raise funds and awareness for the Brighton based Rainbow Fund who give grants to LGBT/HIV organisations providing front line services to LGBT people in Brighton & Hove.
The view from the top of the Spinnaker Tower is spectacular!
Gscene joined Danny Dwyer on a visit to Portsmouth last September to make the arrangements. The experience is breathtaking and it promises to be a spectacular day for everyone taking part.
The cost of the Abseil is £100 person which includes a 12.5% donation which goes directly to the Rainbow Fund plus a minimum requirement to raise £100 of sponsorship per person also for the Rainbow Fund. The Rainbow Fund makes grants to LGBT/HIV organisations providing effective front line services to people in Brighton & Hove.
A non-refundable deposit of £30 is required to register your place.
Numbers abseiling are limited to 40 people and there are a few places left. However, there is no limit to the number of supporters and spectators allowed to cheer people on come the big day.
The weight limit is 21st / 130Kg / 286 lbs to take The Ultimate Spinnaker Experience and abseil 100 metres down the side of this iconic building.
For more information about the abseil, click here:
For more information about the Spinnaker Tower, click here:
Elly Barnes, CEO of Educate & Celebrate, talks about her experience educating primary school children and introduces a film showing the Educate & Celebrate PRIDE in Primary Education resources being used.
CHILDREN are not born racist, sexist or homophobic; this is a fact I say in every training session and staff meeting!
Young people learn negative behaviours very early on from outside influences, therefore it is our job as educators to ensure that ALL these discriminatory views are challenged and eradicated. We need to create a safe space for everyone in our school community to ensure LGBT+ students, teachers at school are not bullied or discriminated against.
When I started LGBT+Inclusive work 10 years ago I quickly realised that my students were not the root of this problem, it was us; the adults; the teachers who were simply not referencing LGBT+ people, families and history within the curriculum. No sooner had I talked about famous LGBT people when hands went up to tell me about LGBT members in their families. This is one of the reasons I founded Educate & Celebrate, an organisation that challenges homophobia, biphobia and transphobia to make all schools LGBT+Friendly.
Our PRIDE in Primary Education resources allow our students to explore diversity and differences through the use of illustrated books, YouTube links, videos, songs, and downloadable Mp3’s. We encourage our young people to join us on the journey to institutional change through recognition of discrimination through race, disabilities, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and beliefs.
The key to developing our teaching resources is not to have to create new lessons and schemes of work but to tap into existing frameworks for ease of accessibility for teachers and students, along with dispelling the myth that we are teaching are ‘gay’ lessons.
To clarify: There is no such thing as a gay lesson, only inclusive ones.
For example Tango Makes Three is used as one of our primary school reading books. It is the story of two male penguins in a New York Zoo who hatched an egg and raised their baby penguin Tango.
Responses to this book from primary school kids included:
“I like the book because it tells you that your parents don’t just have to be male or female.”
Some responses did not comment on the LGBT content at all:
“I predict that when Mr. Gramzey thinks Tango is old enough to live in the wild, he will set him free.”
For me, this is the utopia; a classroom, a school, a community, a world where it is a non-issue to read a book about different families and not have to justify the existence of LGBT+ people.
Recently we have received criticism that primary schools are not the right environment for LGBT+Inclusive work. These accusations and misconceptions only prove the continued need for further education in our schools and communities about lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people especially with regard to the Equality Act 2010 and Ofsted section 5 briefing criteria which all schools must adhere to. Therefore, when validation of our work comes through a recent Ofsted report we know we are making institutional change.
The positive impact of the work of teachers at Allens Croft Primary, one of our partner schools was highlighted in their inspection February 2015:
‘Pupils in Year 5 demonstrated the fine impact of the school’s approach to inclusion and community values through their discussions about the book ‘My Princess Boy’ and the concept of unconditional friendship. Pupils showed true empathy in the ways they talked, for example, about the importance of people having an ‘open heart and being beautiful’.
As one pupil said: “We are all human, we are all unique.”
Please enjoy our short film that captures the views of students and teachers using our PRIDE in Primary Education resources in Birmingham:
To access PRIDE in Primary Education resources click here:
When I started LGBT+Inclusive work 10 years ago I quickly realised that my students were not the root of this problem, it was us; the adults; the teachers who were simply not referencing LGBT+ people, families and history within the curriculum. No sooner had I talked about famous LGBT people when hands went up to tell me about LGBT members in their families. This is one of the reasons I founded Educate & Celebrate, an organisation that challenges homophobia, biphobia and transphobia to make all schools LGBT+Friendly.
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