Marc Edwards will be celebrating the end of his month wearing different face make up everyday in May with a closing party at Bar Broadway starting at 8pm on Saturday, June 2.
Marc Edwards
MARC has been raising money for the mental health charity, Men Talk Health by wearing different face make up every day during the month in May.
To date he has raised £728 on his Just Giving page and hopes he will reach his target of raising £1,000 at Bar Broadway on June 2, with among other activities a hook-a-duck raffle.
Get along, support him and be generous.
To make a donation to his Just Giving page, click here:
The Rainbow Fund Annual Grants Round opens today, Friday, June 1.
APPLICATION are invited from groups and organisations to fund, or part fund, LGBT+ specific, or HIV specific, projects in Brighton and Hove that deliver effective front line services to LGBT+ people in the city.
Chris Gull
Chris Gull, Chair of The Rainbow Fund, said: “As in previous years there is no cap on the amount that can be applied for, nor on the number of projects that any group or organisation can apply for, but the remit of the independent grants panel is to ensure that funds raised within our communities through the efforts of volunteer fundraisers, and from individual donations, is spent to achieve the most benefit from the limited amount of money available. We also need to be convinced that applicants have the ability to deliver their projects to completion.
“From June 1 the application form can be found at www.rainbow-fund.org/application-form together with a link through to a detailed description of the criteria for this years grants round.
“The website also has a contact form, and if there are any questions regarding making an application, contact us there and we’ll be happy to help.”
Last year LGBT/HIV organisations including Allsorts Youth Project, MindOut, Brighton GEMS, Older and Out, Peer Action, Sussex Beacon, Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum, Rainbow Chorus, The Clare Project, Accessibility Matters, Trans Alliance, Whitehawk LGBT+ Support Group, LGBT Switchboard, Lunch Positive and Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum, received grants totalling £110,688.
Brighton and Hove Sea Serpents RFC won their first league match, against East Grinstead third team at the end of April (28).
Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents and Wessex Wyverns RFC
THE match was played at Hove RFC as part of the Club’s league commitment of playing eighteen matches over the season. Dan Humphrey scored a try within a minute of kick off. Three more tries were scored by Kevin Mann, Nick Simpson and Ryan Irvine (all converted by Kevin) to take the score to 26-0 after 30 minutes. East Grinstead responded scoring two tries (one converted) to finish the half 26-12. East Grinstead rallied in the second half but despite scoring two tries (unconverted) the match finished 33-31 for the Serpents.
Masked Ball Fundraiser at Envy above Charles Street
Celebrations started after the match with a few bottles of port in the club house changing rooms and continued afterwards at Envy above Charles Street Tap where the club hosted a Masked Ball. £524.52 was raised after costs with £262.26 of that is being donated to MindOut, the LGBT Mental Health Service.
On Saturday, May 5, the Sea Serpents RFC, played a home post season friendly against the Wessex Wyverns RFC from Southampton as they both prepare to play in the Bingham Cup in Amsterdam in June.
The sides previously met twice in the 2016-17 season, with the Serpents losing on both occasions, 32-0 away and 10-58 at home. After a year gaining experience playing a full season of league rugby in Sussex RFU Harvey’s of Sussex 4 East “Bonfire Boy” division, the Serpents ran out 78-5 winners.
After the match both teams went to the Camelford Arms, the sponsors of the Sea Serpents’ kit for a well deserved beer and a buffet laid on for the players.
On Saturday, May 26 The Sea Serpents undertook a sponsored fundraising static cycle ride on the patio at the Amsterdam Bar & Kitchen, cycling from Hove RFC (their home ground) to Amstelveense RFC (the ground for the Bingham Cup in Amsterdam) a distance of 320 miles.
They started at noon with chairman, captain and coach leading the way. Static Bikes had been lent by David Lloyd Club at the Marina. The day continued into the evening with Jason Thorpe hosting karaoke. After costs, a grand total of £1,082.78 was raised to help towards the Sea Serpents attending the Bingham Cup competition in Amsterdam this month.
Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents are Sussex’s first fully inclusive rugby club, encouraging gay, bisexual, trans guys to learn, experience and play rugby in a non judgmental atmosphere.
They are members of the Sussex RFU, the RFU and IGR – the body that encourages inclusive rugby across the world and their kit is sponsored by Camelford Arms.
For more information check out Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents RFC on Facebook or email: info@bhssrfc.com
RadioReverb, Brighton’s not for profit community radio station, has been joined by The Brighton Palace Pier as a station sponsor.
BOTH organisations are coming together over their shared passion for entertaining Brighton residents and celebrating this vibrant city by the sea.
RadioReverb, with the support of Brighton Palace Pier, looks forward to continuing to provide an accessible and representative community radio service for Brighton and Hove by producing a diverse mix of locally relevant speech and music programmes, all created by home-grown broadcasters. The partnership will commence on June 1.
A spokesperson from Brighton Palace Pier said:“Brighton Palace Pier is proud to work alongside RadioReverb and further tune in to Brighton’s thriving creative independents as part of our continued community engagement.”
Tracey Allen
RadioReverb Director Tracey Allen, added:“We are delighted that the Brighton Palace Pier has decided to support RadioReverb. Our listeners love visiting the Brighton Palace Pier, so the partnership is a natural fit. We look forward to continuing to create locally focused radio programmes for the people of Brighton & Hove with Brighton Palace Pier’s support.”
You can hear RadioReverb at 97.2FM, on DAB+ and on-line at www.radioreverb.com.
APPLICATION are invited from groups and organisations to fund, or part fund, LGBT+ specific, or HIV specific, projects in Brighton and Hove that deliver effective front line services to LGBT+ people in the city.
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