Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) raise £11,855 for the Rainbow Fund, Lunch Positive and Brighton & Hove Community Safety Forum during their events in 2016-2017. The record breaking amount (£4,000 more than 2015-16) was raised from a variety of events during the year including quiz nights at the Camelford Arms and club nights at Subline as…
Legends annual Brighton Pride cabaret fundraiser on Sunday, August 6 raised a fantastic £3,650.75 for the Rainbow Fund. Hosted and organised by Lola Lasagne the lineup of cabaret stars appearing during the afternoon and evening included Mary Mac, Mrs Moore, Rose Garden, Martha D’Arthur, Miss Jason, Sally Vate, Stephanie Von Klitz, Cassidy Connors, Beverly Ball Crusher,…
Prowler raise £95.00 for Rainbow Fund over Pride weekend. Prowler in St James Street made a collection for the Rainbow Fund from their customers over Pride weekend. Pictured with the certificate are Paul Dale and manager Peter Booth. The Rainbow Fund make grants to local LGBT/HIV organisations who deliver effective front line services to LGBT+…
DJ Claire Fuller receives certificate from Rainbow Fund Chair, Chris Gull, after raising £300 at her Cowboys and Queens cabaret dinner and dance at the Old Ship Hotel at the end of June. The money was raised from the raffle during the dinner which was hosted by Kara Van Park. Chris Gull said: “The Rainbow Fund is…
Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) smash last years fundraising total raising a magnificent £11,855 from their events in 2016-2017. The grand total was announced last night (July 10) during a special VIP party at the Camelford Arms, to recognise the contributions of all the volunteers, businesses who staged events, The Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents RFC and…
Applications for The Rainbow Fund’s Annual Grants Round have been open for several weeks. The closing date has been set later this year, on Friday, September 1, so that those involved in Pride have time to recover fully. No applications received after September 1 will be considered by the grants panel. The Rainbow Fund is…
Dr Brighton comedy nights on Sundays have raised £950 for good causes this year. Charles Childs, owner of Dr Brightons is pictured receiving a thank you certificate from Chris Gull, Chair of the Rainbow Fund for £950. Charles said: “It makes so much sense to donate our money to the Rainbow Fund as this is…
New Steine Hotel in Kemptown will hold a charity preview evening of their latest exhibition Heroes on Monday, July 31 to celebrate the start of Brighton Pride week. During the evening, 10% of any art sold will be donated to the Rainbow Fund. There will also be a raffle with prizes including a three-course meal…
Cowboys and Queens cabaret dinner and dance at the Old Ship Hotel on June 23, raises £300 for Rainbow Fund from raffle. Following a first class three course steak dinner, Kara Van Park whipped the audience into life with some cowboy numbers including Oklahoma before line dancing instructors took to the floor, to put the line dancing…
Love, love, love! Crazy little thing called love! The Power of Love! Join Actually Gay Men’s Chorus on August 4 as they usher in Brighton and Hove Pride’s Summer of Love. Embracing the universal language of ‘love’, Actually will explore loves many aspects through music, from bliss to heartache, and everything in between. The men…
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus prepares to celebrate Brighton Pride in style with their new production, Showtime. For its Pride show 2017 the Chorus has chosen a new format to showcase its talent and celebrate the rich diversity of musicals and show tunes. Showtime will take centre stage on Friday July 28 and Saturday 29…
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…