Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) organisers hosted a thank you party at the Camelford Arms on Tuesday, July 10 to thank volunteers, performers and venue owners who helped stage BBW 2018 from June 14-17. THE weekend was raising money for the Rainbow Fund, a Brighton based fund who give grants to LGBT/HIV organisations that deliver effective front…
Rainbow Fund make final call reminding LGBT/HIV groups and organisations applications to their Annual Funding Round are now open and close on August 31. THE online application form, together with an explanation of this year’s criteria, can be found on The Rainbow Fund website at www.rainbow-Fund.org/application-form The closing date is 5pm on Friday, August 31, 2018…
Brighton Pride headline sponsor raises money for Rainbow Fund and Terrence Higgins Trust. boohoo and boohooMAN, headline sponsors of Brighton Pride launch their new Love is Love collection in time for the 2018 Pride season. ONLINE re-tailer boohoo has created an exclusive capsule collection – the ‘Love is Love’ collection is a range designed to empower, embrace, support and celebrate…
Alan Baser, Chair of Actually CIC, and members of Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (Actually GMC) receive a certificate of appreciation from Chris Gull, Chair of The Rainbow Fund. THE Rainbow Fund was Actually GMC members’ chosen charity for 2017 – and the chorus were thrilled to present The Rainbow Fund with £1,445.80 following fundraising and proceeds…
The Rainbow Fund Annual Grants Round is now open. APPLICATION are invited from groups and organisations to fund, or part fund, LGBT+ specific, or HIV specific, projects in Brighton and Hove that deliver effective front line services to LGBT+ people in the city. Chris Gull, Chair of The Rainbow Fund, said: “As in previous years…
Bear-Patrol mark the third anniversary since receiving The Queens Award for Voluntary Service at Brighton Marina today (June 2). BEAR-Patrol the social networking group, celebrated the third anniversary of receiving The Queens Award for Voluntary Service by hosting a breakfast of tea and bacon butties, for the new Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Dee Simson…
Danny Dwyer, organiser of Bear-Patrol, celebrated his birthday with friends at the Amsterdam Bar and Kitchen on May 19, raising in the process an impressive total of £2,206.95 for local good causes. DANNY asked friends attending not to buy birthday presents or give him cards but rather to make a donation to his JustGiving Fundraising…
Organisers of the Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) secure biggest prize fund yet, worth over £2,500 for this years fundraising raffle. RAFFLE prizes include a money can’t buy one-off piece of art worth over £1,700 from The Strange Case Company called Master Tom, and ten party packages from the Boiler Room Sauna in Hove, worth over £700. Other prizes…
Brighton’s longest established LGBT+ chorus win first Golden Handbag of the season and help raise £540 for the Rainbow Fund. TWENTY seven teams from local LGBT+ community organisations and businesses battled it out at Charles Street Tap on Tuesday night (May 15) to establish who has the brightest LGBT+ supporters, staff and volunteers in the…
Brighton Bear Easter Quiz raises record-breaking £450.70 at the annual event held at The Camelford Arms over Easter. THE winning team, the topically named Sandpaper down under, just missed out on the £300 cash prize and won the 6 bottles of beer. The chocolate filled 18 prize raffle was very popular and supported by kind donations…
The annual Easter Bonnet Parade and Charity Drag Races organised between the Bedford Tavern and Grosvenor Bar in Hove, drew a huge crowd to Little Western Street on Easter Sunday. AN amazing £1,883.66 was raised for the Rainbow Fund to distribute through their independent grants program to LGBT/HIV groups and organisations providing effective front line…
Organisers of Brighton Bear Weekend announce a full programme of events taking place from Thursday, June 14 to Sunday, June 17, 2018 to raise money for the Rainbow Fund. EVENTS planned over the weekend include a welcome party at Bar Revenge, pub quiz at Camelford Arms, club nights at Envy, Subline and Latest Bar, a Bear breakfast…