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TODAY: B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: HIV History Day and Community Meal

As part of LGBT History Month during February, local HIV community groups and organisations are staging an HIV History Day in the Phil Starr Pavilion on New Steine Gardens tomorrow, Friday February 10.

This is an event for all the community, remembering how HIV has affected us and where we’re at now. It will be open from 11am until 4pm, and people can just drop in.

There will be information stalls and displays from local HIV community groups and organisations, the opportunity to meet people involved in running HIV groups and services, Radio Reverb HIV recordings, an HIV History Wall for people to share their stories and recollections, interesting talks and information on HIV activism, and a space to share your suggestions for future events.

Lunch Positive, the charity that provides a weekly HIV Lunch Club will be serving an all-day freshly prepared community meal from 12 noon, and refreshments in a café area where there will be plenty of tables and chairs.

There is no charge for this meal, donations are welcome and for people to ‘pay as you feel’.

Organisations involved in staging the HIV History Day include Community HIV Specialist Service, Lunch Positive, LGBT Community Safety Forum, Martin Fisher Foundation, Peer Action, Radio Reverb, Sussex Beacon and THT South.


Event: HIV History Day Remembering how HIV has affected us and where we’re at now

Where: The Phil Starr Pavilion, New Steine Gardens, Brighton

When: Friday, February 10

Time: 11am – 4pm

Cost: Free entry

For more information, click here:

B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: ROCK UP! – Open Mic Night

Join local musician and open mic host Robin Coward for a mic night with a difference as part of the B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival celebrating LGBT History Month.

Robin is well-known across Brighton and Hove for his friendly, inclusive music nights, which he has run for the last 15 years and have proved a great starting point for many musicians of all backgrounds.

This is a rare Friday Night Brighton open mic, in a custom-built pavilion, with full sound and lighting.

Get there early to secure your slot and have a social drink at the bar. Everyone is welcome.


LGBT History Month is an international month-long annual observance of LGBT+ History and the opportunity to commemorate and remember the bravery of those who campaigned and spoke out over the years to help us achieve the freedoms and equality we enjoy today.

Inside the Phil Starr Pavilion
Inside the Phil Starr Pavilion

The PHIL STARR PAVILION, New Steine Gardens, Brighton, has a fully functional stage, light and sound system with heating and licensed bar.

This ground breaking affiliation seeks to engage the city in the wide range of issues highlighted through the work of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum, as well as partner/stakeholder work.


Robin Coward
Robin Coward

Event: ROCK UP! Open mic night

Where: Phil Starr Pavilion, New Steine Gardens, Brighton

When: Friday, February 10

Time: 7pm-11pm

Cost: Free entry

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Rainbow pancakes, TV stars battle to become the ‘Biggest Tosser’ and raise money for THT

Comedians Katherine Ryan and David Morgan battled it out for the title of Biggest Tosser at the launch of Terrence Higgins Trust’s (THT) pancake-themed fundraiser, Toss Off.

The TV favourites whipped up a stack of rainbow pancakes to mark LGBT History Month.

THT is urging supporters to host a party for Pancake Day (February 28) and raise money to support people living with HIV.

Friends Katherine and David went along to East London LGBT venue Dalston Superstore to see just how much fun it is to Toss Off for THT.

Katherine, who was accompanied by her tiny dog Megan, said: “Toss Off combines three of my favourite things: over-eating, being competitive and raising money for the brilliant work of Terrence Higgins Trust. As far as I’m concerned, Pancake Day just got a whole lot more fun.”

Canadian Katherine, a regular on Mock the Week, 8 out of 10 Cats and Have I Got News For you, added: “I’ve never wanted to be known as the Biggest Tosser before, but now I wear that title with pride. The rainbow pancakes look amazing and they’re so easy to do – I encourage everyone to hit the food colouring aisle and celebrate Pancake Day and LGBT History Month in one go.”

David, who co-presents I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! NOW, said: “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my first Toss Off because I love rainbows and I love pancakes. As a gay man, HIV support, prevention and awareness-raising is very, very close to my heart and I’ll happily flip some pancakes with my friends to support THT this Pancake Day.”

You can sign up for a free Toss Off party pack on the charity’s website, which includes colourful bunting, a chef’s hat for the host and delicious pancake recipes to help you get creative in the kitchen.

Charlotte Crosby
Charlotte Crosby

Geordie Shore’s Charlotte Crosby will also be getting her frying pan out to Toss Off for a second year.

She said: “I’m a massive fan of THT’s pancake-themed fundraiser, Toss Off! I take Pancake Day extremely seriously and I’ve already been in my kitchen practicing my Toss Off skills ahead of the big day. I can’t wait to have my friends round, eat way too many pancakes and raise money for Terrence Higgins Trust to support people affected by HIV.”

The rainbow pancakes were the brain child of Dalston Superstore chef Adam Gerard- Newman.

Adam said: “The great thing about pancakes is they’re made of stuff you already have – milk, eggs and flour. Then the flipping and the rainbow effects are what makes it really fun. There are lots of options too – marbling the pancakes, making a stack with lots of different coloured pancakes, or piping out a rainbow using a nozzle-topped bottle.

“I’m really into burgers and I made rainbow cheese for Pride in London last summer. But this was my first attempt at rainbow pancakes and I would definitely recommend it to a friend.”

Pancake Day is on Tuesday, February 28. You can support THT by hosting a Toss Off party for your friends any time from Saturday, February 25 through to Sunday, March 5.

You provide the pancakes and your guests donate money to support people living with or affected by HIV.

To sign up for your free party pack, click here:

 

 

 

 

Gatwick Airport sponsors Brighton Pride Community Parade

Gatwick Airport, the UK’s second largest airport partners with Brighton Pride Festival 2017 to be the first ever sponsor of the event’s biggest attraction, the Brighton Pride Community Parade.

The Brighton Pride Festival takes place from August 4-6, 2017 with the parade taking place on Saturday, August 5 2017.

This premier Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) community event has become the UK’s biggest Pride festival with over 300,000 people participating in the celebrations across the city last year.

This year’s event will be themed ‘Summer of Love’, to celebrate of the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales.

It is expected to a attract huge numbers of participants, spectators and visitors from across Sussex and further afield for what, Tourism South East says is, “the biggest event and tourist attraction in Brighton”.

A spokesperson for Gatwick Airport, said: “As a partner of Brighton Pride, Gatwick is proud to be leading this year’s parade with our branded bus, as the first ever Community Parade Sponsor.

Gatwick enjoys close links with the Brighton community and has been a strong supporter of the Pride event.

With the airport just 30 minutes away by rail, we look forward to welcoming many of the international visitors who will once again be flying into Gatwick from the more than 220 destinations Gatwick serves.”

Last year’s Brighton Pride Festival raised £100,000 for good causes bringing the total raised over the past 4 years for LGBT and HIV organisations and good causes across  the city to £310.000. Beneficiaries of grants have included Allsorts Youth Project, Blue Print 22, Lunch Positive, LGBT Community Safety Forum, MindOut, Peer Action, Sussex Beacon and Clare Project.

Paul Kemp
Paul Kemp

Paul Kemp, Brighton Pride Community Interest Company, said: “We are delighted that Gatwick Airport has once again partnered with Brighton & Hove Pride. Pride has evolved over the years with more communities coming together to celebrate the diversity of our city. Many of our international visitors will fly into the event through Gatwick and, with grant funding no longer in existence, their support for the Community Parade is essential in enabling even more community groups to participate in Sussex and Brighton’s biggest single event.”

To purchase tickets online for Pride 2017, click here:

TODAY at B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: Learn more about your mental health with MindOut

On Thursday February 9 there is a full day of activities regarding mental health and how it affects the lives of LGBT+ people.

Go along to the Phil Starr Pavilion in New Steine Gardens from 10am and get involved in the activities and workshops taking place all day. You can Meet Up with MindOut and discover exactly what they do.

Learn more about mental health and how it intersects with LGBT+ identities. There will be an activity table with mindful and fun activities, bite-sized information, quizzes and conversation to stimulate learning about wellbeing and how you can help yourselves and others.

MindOut is a mental health service run by and for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people offering online chat, advocacy and and anti-homophobia training.


11am-12pm: Films about lived experience of mental health

Workshop programme:

12.30-1.30pm: Sleep Matters workshop

1.30-2.30pm: Assertiveness workshop

2.30-3.30pm: Peer Support workshop

4-5pm: Mindfulness Meditation

Event open from 10am-5pm. Free entry.

For more information click here:

 

TODAY at B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: Be Safe Stay Safe personal safety workshop

BE SAFE STAY SAFE is part of the B RIGHT ON Festival Mental Health Day and hosted by the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF).

The session will introduce the principles of personal safety, including how to keep safe without using any physical techniques.

You will also discuss and practice some techniques to increase your confidence and help you distract or escape a potential attacker.

This is not a session in martial arts and refreshments will be provided.

If you have any access requirement needs, email: info@lgbt-help.com or telephone 01273 855620 and select option 4

LGBT History Month is an international month-long annual observance of LGBT+ History and the opportunity to commemorate and remember the bravery of those who campaigned and spoke out over the years to help us achieve the freedoms and equality we enjoy today.

The PHIL STARR PAVILION, located in New Steine Gardens, Brighton, BN2 1PB has a fully functional stage, light and sound system with heating and licenced bar.

This ground breaking affiliation seeks to engage the city in the wide range of issues highlighted through the work of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum, as well as partner/stakeholder work.


Event: Be Safe Stay Safe a personal safety workshop

Where: Phil Starr Pavilion, New Steine Gardens, Brighton

When: Thursday, February 9

Time: 2pm – 4pm

Cost: Free subsidised by a grant from the Rainbow Fund

TODAY at B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: Learning to Listen with the Samaritans

As part of Mental Health Day during the B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival, part of LGBT History Month, Brighton & Hove District Samaritans bring you Learning to Listen.

Have you ever wondered whether or not you are a good listener or do you think that you talk too much and don’t let others get a word in?

Volunteers from Brighton and Hove Samaritans will be running their ‘Learning to Listen’ workshop in the Phil Starr Pavilion on Thursday, February 9 from 6pm-8:30pm.

As part of the ‘Mental Health’ themed day during the festival, Samaritans will be running a 2.5 hour workshop that will help you to, describe elements of active listening, explore the barriers that prevent you from listening and help you look at the importance of consciously putting your own ‘stuff’ to one side to be there for someone else.

The workshop is funded with a grant from the Rainbow Fund.

Other workshops will also be delivered during the day by MindOut and Accessibility Matters.

For more details, click here:

The PHIL STARR PAVILION, New Steine Gardens, Brighton, BN2 1PB has a fully functional stage, light and sound system with heating and licenced bar.

LGBT History Month is an international month-long annual observance of LGBT+History and the opportunity to commemorate and remember the bravery of those who campaigned and spoke out over the years to help us achieve the freedoms and equality we enjoy today.

This ground breaking affiliation seeks to engage the city in the wide range of issues highlighted through the work of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum, as well as partner/stakeholder work.


Event: Learning to Listen with Samaritans

Where: Phil Starr Pavilion, New Steine Gardens, Brighton

When: Thursday, February 9

Time: 6pm-8pm

Cost: Free entry

To register your place, click here:

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