The Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) Quiz at the Camelford Arms last night (June 15) raised a record-breaking £552.67 for the Rainbow Fund. Twenty-two teams battled it out in a packed Camelford Arms to find out who are the brainiest Bears in the city. In joint second place were Bear Force One and the Strong and…
Sussex Beacon awarded £4,350 at Rainbow Fund and Pride Business Awards to pay for essential equipment in one of their inpatient unit treatment rooms. The treatment room is where the medicine and specialist equipment that patients will need during their stay at The Sussex Beacon is stored and is used on a daily basis by nurses…
Adam Brooks, the current Golden Handbag Landlord of the Year and Matt Richards the current Golden Handbag Barman of the Year receive their certificate for raising £760.06 for the Rainbow Fund. The Bedford Tavern raised the money during their Christmas in June weekend at the end of June. The money will be distributed to LGBT/HIV…
Jason Sutton, aka Miss Jason, joined Danny Dwyer, Ant Howells and Ian Chaplin from Bear-Patrol at Emporium on London Road to hand over £3,601.60 to Chris Gull, Chair of the Rainbow Fund. The money was raised by Miss Jason and members of Bear-Patrol abseiling from the top of the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth in May (£3,419.90) and from a…
With the announcement of the Spring Grants, and with Brighton Pride looming, Chris Gull, Chair of the Rainbow Fund gives a progress report on the activities of this unique fund. First of all what do we do? Historically The Rainbow Fund started as a legacy project after successful fundraising for the commission and erection of…
With just two weeks to go till they leave the Marine Tavern, Steve and Nat hand over a final £600 to the Rainbow Fund, the result of their weekly fundraising activities at the bar. Steve, Nat and the Marine Tavern are the current holders of the Gscene Golden Handbag fundraising award. Over the last few years…
The Brighton Bear Weekenders staged a successful weekend of events in June bringing hundreds of bears to party in Brighton and spend money in the bars and clubs. The weekend raised a total of £2,655.12 and along with the totals raised from their Saints and Sinners events at Subline and the pub quiz at the Camelford…
A grant by the Rainbow Fund has enabled Lunch Positive to continue its well-received work providing a popular weekly lunch club for people with HIV, serving healthy food and offering a community space for people to meet up and make new friends. The funding was made possible by Brighton Pride from the revenue raised through its scheme to donate £1…
Thanks to last year’s funding from Brighton Pride, the Rainbow Fund has been able to continue its support to MindOut, the LGBT mental health project working in the city. Following a Rainbow Fund grant provided to the group last year, Helen Jones, Director of MindOut has reported that: “The funding enabled us to provide peer support groups for LGBT people…
Since its inception, the Rainbow Fund has repeatedly supported a range of local community groups and charities working in the field of HIV. Last year funding was provided to groups including the Sussex Beacon, Lunch Positive and Peer Action. The Sussex Beacon offers specialist care and support for men, women and families affected by HIV. Their services are designed…