Snow White Trash, the UK’s ‘Saxy Drag Queen’, has raised a whopping £7,555 for local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon after running the Brighton Marathon on Sunday, April 6 and hosting a raffle and bingo at the Bedford Tavern after. Writing on social media, Snow White Trash said: “Having now added the money raised from […]
Award-winning singer, songwriter and BAFTA-nominated actor Olly Alexander has confirmed that he has left his record label a month after releasing his critically acclaimed solo album Polari. The Years & Years singer, who signed with the label in 2014, went solo following the departure of bandmates Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Turkmen. Looking ahead, Olly said […]
Having recently highlighted a new, expanded lineup of celebrities joining Team Beacon, the group of runners specifically running in aid of the Sussex Beacon at the Brighton Half Marathon, the Beacon has announced two new records in 2025. Team Beacon, previously comprising around 250 runners, this year contained an incredible 400 people, all supporting the […]
Drag prince Alfie Ordinary has raised almost £3,000 for local HIV charity Sussex Beacon by running the Brighton Half Marathon and hosting an EastEnders cabaret special at Queen’s Arms Brighton. Alfie’s JustGiving page has now reached £1,932 in donations, and the EastEnders cabaret special raised almost £1,000 for the pot! Alfie said: “Inspired by Snow […]
Thousands of runners turned out for the Brighton Half Marathon, the largest fundraising event for the Sussex Beacon, on Sunday, March 2 in beautiful conditions, running 13.1 miles around the city. The event kicked off at 9.27am with the Wheelchair Race, followed by the main race at 9.30am, all started by comedian and actor Joe Wilkinson.
A former Special Forces Operator, a well-known actor, a musician and a maths whiz might seem an unlikely combination, but that is in fact the celebrity lineup within Team Beacon, at this year’s Altra Brighton Half Marathon on Sunday, March 2. Chris Oliver, Matt Robson-Scott, Craig Parkinson and Bobby Seagull will all be running in […]
Award-winning singer, songwriter and BAFTA-nominated actor Olly Alexander interrupted a busy schedule on Saturday, February 8 to visit Brighton-based HIV charity the Sussex Beacon. Having launched his debut solo album Polari the day before, Olly met with a number of staff and service users at the Beacon to find out more about the work done […]
Daren Kay met with the Sussex Beacon’s CEO Rachel Brett in the garden at the centre on Thursday, February 6 to donate royalties from his book The Brightonians Under Siege to the charity. Daren, who handed over more than £600 to the local HIV charity, said: “With flashbacks to Brighton’s gay scene in the 1980s […]
Brighton Half Marathon, the annual fundraiser for local HIV charity Sussex Beacon, has revealed that comedian and actor Joe Wilkinson will be the official race starter of the main race. This year’s event will be held on the first weekend in March from its new home on Hove Lawns, with the Youth Races taking place […]
Brighton-based HIV charity the Sussex Beacon has announced a restructure of its service provision, effective April 2025. According to the Sussex Beacon, care for people who live with HIV has changed immeasurably in recent decades. Earlier diagnosis and the introduction of effective anti-retroviral treatments helps people live healthy lives, with HIV now considered a long-term […]
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