The late James Ledward, founder of Gscene magazine (now Scene magazine), the Brighton Rainbow Fund, and responsible for commissioning the Brighton AIDS Memorial ‘TAY’, is to have a ‘friendship bench’ dedicated to his memory installed right by the memorial in New Steine Gardens.
Brian Butler talks to the new Chair of Brighton Fringe about changing people’s lives
James Ledward’s personal archive collection of Scene and Gscene magazines from 1996 onwards donated to Bishopsgate Institute
Brian Butler makes his mark to help the Ledward Cenre’s first fund-raising campaign
Brighton’s newly opened LGBTQ+ community hub, the Ledward Centre, will be hosting a major exhibition from November 21 till December 9, featuring 30 years of photos and memorabilia from HIV charity the Sussex Beacon.
Brighton’s new LGBTQ+ community and cultural centre, the Ledward Centre, has launched an initiative inviting everyone to Make Your Mark in support of LGBTQ+ communities.
The Brighton Rainbow Fund has facilitated the acquisition of the 10-year renewable lease, and the creation of the Ledward Centre, which is centrally situated in Jubilee Street, adjacent to Jubilee Library and Jubilee Square.
Arranged by his long-time friend and colleague Billie Lewis, and Brighton & Hove Buses, the number 1 service will travel past the new Ledward Centre and through St James’s Street – the heart of LGBTQ+ Brighton.
Community help is needed with an exciting new LGBTQ+ community project in the heart of Brighton & Hove.
James Ledward 05/09/1954 – 03/10/2019 On Saturday, October 19 2019 we said goodbye to our friend, Gscene editor, and LGBTQ+ community champion.
