Brighton Bear Weekend raise a whopping £503.55 for the Rainbow Fund at their Halloween party at Subline on Saturday, October 29. The Bear Witch Project was a feast for the eyes with the majority of those attending having dressed up and ready to put the willies up each other. The winner of the fancy dress competition…
Chris Gull, Chair of the Rainbow Fund, explains the difficulties in deciding which LGBT/HIV groups receive grants to provide effective front-line services to LGBT people in Brighton & Hove. Until the advent of the Rainbow Fund local fundraising was somewhat haphazard, with fundraisers having to choose a specific charity to support, without knowledge of the…
Rainbow Fund support young and old people, trans people, people with HIV, people with mental health issues and the organisations who support them, at the Rainbow Fund Pride Awards last night (September 21) at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel. The annual post Pride awards ceremony was hosted by local entertainer Lola Lasagne. Dignitaries in attendance included…
Brighton Pride exceed their fundraising target for Pride 2016, raising £100,000 for local good causes, bringing the total raised by Pride over the past four years to over £310.000. The total is made up from a guaranteed ring fenced £1 per head on every ticket sold for the Preston Park Event and Pride Village Party…
Chris Marshall the manager of Charles Street and jukebox wizard Ruby Roo aka Rupert Ellick celebrated birthdays in style with a joint party on Sunday (September 4), raising £1,000 for the Rainbow Fund in the process. The evening was brilliantly hosted by Lola Lasagne, artists appearing included Stephanie Von Klitz, The Vixens, Rose Garden, Martha D’Arthur,…
Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) raise a massive £7,752 for the Rainbow Fund. The total raised was revealed at a reception this evening, (July 11), at the Camelford Arms for supporters and friends who had helped the BBW committee raise the money in the past twelve months. Before presenting the cheque to Maria Baker who sits on the…
Rainbow Fund invites applications for grants from Brighton and Hove groups and organisations who provide services to our LGBT and HIV communities. Preference will be given to groups and organisations that are LGBT and volunteer led. Chris Gull Chris Gull, Chair of The Rainbow Fund, said: “This year we are not imposing a maximum on the value of…
Rainbow Fund launch Community Consultation Survey to listen to feedback about services on offer to the LGBT/HIV communities they fund in the city. The Rainbow Fund receives donations from the Brighton LGBT communities, raised through events such as Brighton Pride and Brighton Bear Weekend, fundraising by venues, and donations from individuals throughout the year. Those funds…
Brighton Bear Weekend gets off to a great start with a quiz at the Camelford Arms raising £320 for the Rainbow Fund. Two teams tied for first place and after a tie break Sent to Coventry the team from Gscene magazine were declared the winners on the night. The main £300 cash star prize was…
Rumour Has It the monthly LGBT club night at Funfair nightclub on Brighton seafront receive a certificate for the £528.96 they have raised from their monthly parties for the Rainbow Fund. Each month Rumous has it… donates a percentage from the door take to the Rainbow Fund. The next Rumour has it…. will be at Funfair…