Embody your imagined future at Futures: Design the Alternative, a night of visionary fun to welcome the end of summer, at Envy above Charles Street, Brighton on Friday, September 30 from 10pm.
Featuring DJ Butch, celebrating all degrees of butch, DJ Alex Spinks celebrating all things diva and camp, plus a performance from Harry Clayton-Wright. This is a night dedicated to imagined futures and the extraordinary.
Envy is fully wheelchair accessible.
Event:Traumfrau Futures: Design the Alternative.
Where: Envy above Charles Street, 8 Marine Parade, BN2 1TA.
Brighton & Hove City Council and East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service team up to offer free electric blanket testing, from Tuesday, September 20 to Thursday, September 22.
We may still be enjoying summer weather – but now is a good time for anyone who uses an electric blanket to plan ahead to ensure it is safe and sound to use this winter. One in four electric blankets tested in Brighton and Hove have been found to be unsafe in previous testings.
Given the high number of fires blamed on faulty blankets – 5,000 a year nationally – the council’s Trading Standards and Health & Adult Social Care teams, together with East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, are offering these free tests again.
The Fire and Rescue Service recommends that all electric blankets are tested every three years and replaced every ten years.
The council is urging everyone to check for wear and tear, dampness, scorch marks and flex damage before using their blankets this year.
When buying a new blanket people are also advised to look out for the British and European standard and safety certification mark.
Last year the council and fire brigade tested hundreds of electric blankets and found that 23 per cent were unsafe.
The dates are September 20 at Hove Town Hall, September 21 at Preston Circus Fire Station and September 22 at Roedean Fire Station.
You can book an appointment by telephoning 0800 177 7069.
The Fire and Rescue Service is also offering to fit smoke alarms for free.
Green councillors call for a halt to proposals by Brighton and Hove City Council to remove over 15,000 people from its waiting list for council housing.
Cllr David Gibson
Greens say that proposals have been rushed through following a poor consultation that has failed to properly engage with tenants living in council housing, and are calling for further scrutiny of the plans.
Green councillor and spokesperson for housing, David Gibson said: “These proposals constitute the biggest shake up of the way council housing is allocated in the city in decades, yet it is being rushed through after a shoddy and limited “consultation”. Councillors are being asked to sign-off on proposals that haven’t been subject to any real democratic oversight.
“Despite hearing from estate agents and home-owners in abundance, the Council has completely failed to consult with tenants groups, many of whose members are currently on the housing list or have gone through the process of being allocated housing. It is scandalous that these groups have been ignored, and that’s why we’re calling for a halt to the plans to allow for further consultation and proper scrutiny.
“While we support the idea of reducing the housing list so that those accepted onto it have a realistic chance of being housed, it is vital that in removing over 15,000 people we do this in the fairest way possible. At the same time, we must also start really pushing the Government to give us the resources we need to build more truly affordable council homes”.
Daniel Harris
Daniel Harris founder of the Emergency & Temporary Housing Residents Action Group, ETHRAG, said:“We are concerned with the current number of hidden homeless LGBT people off the radar and often living on friends sofas because of the current need for housing, this new policy looks set to exclude vulnerable LGBT people who are often attracted to Brighton and Hove from Council Literature promoting out LGBT values. We feel that there needs to be safeguards in place for LGBT people, who are often forgotten but still a marginalised minority group while recent hate crimes locally should make the council think twice.”
Samantha Wright was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer on 09/01/16. Her mother Sandy has contacted Gscene asking for help with her daughters Gofundme campaign.
Sandy says:“My daughter is gay, was born and lived in Brighton until recently and was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year. Unfortunately she can no longer afford to live in Brighton or this country for that matter due to the lack of housing and high rental costs, which means at the time she most needs her family and friends she is having to live abroad as rents are much cheaper there and she does not have to go through the rigmarole of agents searches/fees/deposits etc.
She has registered on the GoFundMe site to try to raise capital for much-needed treatment to fight the cancer. I wonder if anyone that knows Sam or even if they do not would consider donating to her even if it is only a small amount as it all adds up.
Sam says:“I have been on an integrative healing journey since January and I count myself both blessed and lucky that I’m writing this, that I found the strength and courage to trust my instincts and know that I can heal my body…
“I have been shunned, told I’m going to die more than once, had 95% of people I know tell me what to do with my body, moved across 2 continents, moved up a Spanish mountain.. and now, lost my job! I’ve also been blessed with the support of longstanding friends, random acts of kindness and inspired by incredibly brave women with breast cancer.
“Unfortunately Brexit killed my job on July 1..….and now I need your help on the final stretch of my healing journey to get the cancer into remission!
“I am working with an Integrative Cancer Specialist and I need 6 months of treatment to beat the cancer into remission. My monthly treatment and costs for drugs, tests and supplements for the next 6 months are £12,300 or until I can replace my income..
Any excess funds donated will be made available to other women with Breast Cancer who are struggling financially with their integrative treatment costs.
If you want to help Sam and make a donation, click here:
Justin Lloyd Estate Agents in St James Street will raise money for the Rockinghorse Children’s Charity on September 23 at Sussex County Cricket Ground.
They have joined forces with a bunch of local businesses, mainly estate agents and will be looking very silly (nothing new there then!) doing events such as wellie throwing, sumo relay race, melon shot putting and blind golf to name a few!!!!
They will be participating in the Crazy Sportathon at the Sussex County Cricket Club in Hove, raising money on Friday, September 23, 2016.
If you can spare a couple of quid to help them reach their total of £1,000, click here:and donate on their JustGiving page.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails.
Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
We may still be enjoying summer weather – but now is a good time for anyone who uses an electric blanket to plan ahead to ensure it is safe and sound to use this winter. One in four electric blankets tested in Brighton and Hove have been found to be unsafe in previous testings.
The Fire and Rescue Service recommends that all electric blankets are tested every three years and replaced every ten years.
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