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…
Former Lollipop Girl and landlady at the Queens Arms, Barry Nelson, will be celebrating his birthday with a bevy of friends and the cream of Brighton’s entertainers at the Queens Arms on Sunday, January 31 from 5.30pm. Artists appearing will include Miss Jason, Kara Von Park, Mrs Moore, Allan Jay, Christopher Howard, Maisie Trollette, Cassidy Connors, Sally…
Sonny and Nicole from Dr Martens, the iconic footwear brand and retailer handover £570 to Chris Gull the chair of the Rainbow Fund. The money was raised during Pride when staff at the shop sold raffle tickets to win various pairs of unique Dr Martens boots specially designed for the Rainbow Fund raffle. You can…
Sussex Beacon awarded £4,350 at Rainbow Fund and Pride Business Awards to pay for essential equipment in one of their inpatient unit treatment rooms. The treatment room is where the medicine and specialist equipment that patients will need during their stay at The Sussex Beacon is stored and is used on a daily basis by nurses…
The Rainbow Fund Awards on Tuesday, September 8 at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel saw more than £78,000 in grants awarded to local LGBT/HIV groups and organisations who deliver effective front line services to LGBT people in the city. The awards were hosted by comedienne and Rainbow Fund Patron, Zoe Lyons who was joined by…
Adam Brooks, the current Golden Handbag Landlord of the Year and Matt Richards the current Golden Handbag Barman of the Year receive their certificate for raising £760.06 for the Rainbow Fund. The Bedford Tavern raised the money during their Christmas in June weekend at the end of June. The money will be distributed to LGBT/HIV…
Jason Sutton, aka Miss Jason, joined Danny Dwyer, Ant Howells and Ian Chaplin from Bear-Patrol at Emporium on London Road to hand over £3,601.60 to Chris Gull, Chair of the Rainbow Fund. The money was raised by Miss Jason and members of Bear-Patrol abseiling from the top of the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth in May (£3,419.90) and from a…
The Autumn Grants Round for The Rainbow Fund is now open, and organisations are invited to submit their grant applications. The Autumn Grants Round is the bigger of the Fund’s two annual grant rounds. Applications are invited from local LGBT and HIV organisations in Brighton and Hove who provide effective front line services to LGBT people in the…