Rainbow Fund supports SWITCHBOARD in developing a new and essential initiative – Grief Encounters. GRIEF Encounters is a pilot project that aims to support LGBT+ people who have experienced a bereavement. In addition to the universal experiences of grief, pain and distress, LGBT+ people face other barriers and stressors in bereavement including homophobia (trans/bi/queerphobia), failure…
Switchboard would like to say thank you to the Rainbow Fund for awarding us with a grant of up to £18,500 this year at last nights Rainbow Awards (Oct 15) at the Hilton Brighton Metropole. THIS award will help us carry on our Rainbow Café – a service for LGBTQ people living with dementia and…
Brighton entertainers honoured at last nights (October 15) Rainbow Fund Awards for their support of the city’s LGBT+ organisations over the last thirty years. THE Rainbow Fund distributed £146,481 in grants to LGBT+/HIV organisations at the Hilton Brighton Metropole last night (October 15) following their post Pride grants round which was conducted by an independent grants…
Pho, the Vietnamese cafe in Black Lion Street Brighton donated £1 for each of their special Pride cocktails sold during this years Brighton Pride raising £695 for The Rainbow Fund. CHRIS Gull, Chair of the Rainbow Fund, said: “The Rainbow Fund is grateful, on behalf of the twenty-two local LGBT+ and HIV projects that we…
The organising team behind Brighton Bear Weekend reveal the 2019 event will run from Thursday, June 13 to Sunday, June 16. OVER recent years, Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) has gone from strength to strength, and is now widely recognised as the one of the biggest and best bear weekends in the UK, attracting men not…
Brighton Pride smash all previous records, raising £250,000 for good causes in Brighton & Hove during Pride 2018. THIS record amount will be distributed as gran ts to LGBT+/HIV organisations and generic community groups through the Rainbow Fund, Pride Social Impact Fund, Pride Cultural Development Fund and the new Pride Solidarity Fund. THIS year’s bumper…
Local artist, Lez Ingham supports Hibernation 2018 fundraising luncheon with new painting of Freddie Mercury. LAST year Lez donated a painting of George Michael which was auctioned at Hibernation, the community luncheon organised by Bear-Patrol raising £3,300 for the work of the Brighton and Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum. This year Lez has kindly offered…
Rupert Ellick and Chris Marshall, general manager of Charles Street Tap, celebrated their combined birthdays on Sunday, September 2 to raise money for the Rainbow Fund. CHRIS Marshall (pictured) accepts a certificate of thanks from the Rainbow Fund. Artists donating their time on the evening included Lola Lasagne, Davina Sparkle, Drag With No Name, Jennie Castell, Lady Imelda, Rose Garden, Sandra, Heart & Soul, Sally…
Bedford Tavern are committed to raising funds for all LGBT/HIV organisations in the city. GOLDEN Handbag Favourite Barman Matt Richards and Adam Brooks, the multiple winner of the Golden Handbag Favourite Landlord award, receive certificate for raising £650 for Rainbow Fund during their Christmas Summer Xmas Weekend in June fundraiser at the Bedford Tavern. Events during…
Danny Dwyer at Bear-Patrol HQ is currently organising on behalf of Bear-Patrol the annual community ‘Hibernation’ charity luncheon on Sunday, October 21 at The Old Ship Hotel. THIS year Bear-Patrol will be raising money for MindOut the LGBTQ Mental Health Service and The Rainbow Fund, a grant giving organisation who give grants to local LGBT/HIV organisations that deliver effective front line services…
Brighton businesses donate to Rainbow Fund from Pride weekend activities. APART from Pride’s direct fundraising through ticket sales and other events, businesses across the city held independent fundraising events, and have entrusted The Rainbow Fund to distribute the funds they raised through grants to local LGBT+ and HIV projects and organisations. Chris Gull, Chair of…
Danny Dwyer, organiser of Bear Patrol organises new shakers and fundraising buckets for bars and shops to support the work of the Rainbow Fund. Look out for bright yellow shakers and buckets that are popping up in bars and shops all over the city to capture your spare change. Danny Dwyer organiser of Bear-Patrol has…