Bear-Patrol organiser Danny Dwyer and entertainer Jason Sutton, joined 17 friends and Bear Patrol members at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth at 8am this morning to abseil down the 560 foot high Spinnaker Tower. THE purpose of the early start was to raise funds for the Brighton based Rainbow Fund, who make grants to LGBT/HIV organisations delivering effective front…
The Rainbow Fund are inviting applications from LGBT and HIV organisations providing effective services to the LGBT community in Brighton & Hove. The total available is smaller than for the Summer “Pride” grants round, and applications should be for £3000 or less. Priority will be given to applications from members of the LGBT Community Groups…
Brighton Pride organisers smash this years fundraising target and have so far raised £64,578.00 for good causes following this years Pride on Preston Park and Pride Village Street Party. The funds will be distributed by the Rainbow Fund Community Interest Company (9138066) through their grants programmes. This year’s fundraising total was raised from the £1 ring-fenced from…
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…
Over the Pride period, the Rainbow Fund benefits from a whole host of fundraising events and activities arranged on its behalf. This year’s list is bigger than ever, helping to raise vital funds for our main grants round this summer. Listed are the authorised Rainbow Fund events, and we are grateful to all who are giving their time and…
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…
The Rainbow Fund’s Independent Grants Panel has agreed to fund a package of measures to support deaf people to attend Pride events this year. The bid, submitted by the LGBT Community Safety Forum Accessibility Matters group will, for the first time make Brighton Pride fully accessible to LGBT people with hearing loss. A £3,000 Rainbow Fund grant will pay for…
On Tuesday, 13th May 2014, the Rainbow Fund will launch its 2014 main grant funding round, thanks to the financial support of Brighton Pride and fund’s other donors. Local eligible LGBT and HIV community groups are being invited to apply for grants of up to £5,000. Last year £53,550 was distributed by the Rainbow Fund…
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…