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…
From a conventional Surrey upbringing to global notoriety via “The Naked Civil Servant”, Quentin Crisp was an extraordinary raconteur and wit. Following a UK tour and off-West End season at the St. James Theatre, this much-acclaimed production shows Quentin both in his beloved Chelsea flat as the 1970s dawned, and in his final years…
With the announcement of the Spring Grants, and with Brighton Pride looming, Chris Gull, Chair of the Rainbow Fund gives a progress report on the activities of this unique fund. First of all what do we do? Historically The Rainbow Fund started as a legacy project after successful fundraising for the commission and erection of…
Rainbow Fund supports small LGBT groups in the Spring Grants Round. In the spring grants round the Rainbow Fund has been able to support a range of LGBT/HIV groups, including three trans* organisations working to build confidence within the local trans* community, two organisations providing frontline services to people with HIV, two projects providing BSL signers…
Bear-Patrol organiser Danny Dwyer and entertainer Jason Sutton, joined 17 friends and Bear Patrol members at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth at 8am this morning to abseil down the 560 foot high Spinnaker Tower. THE purpose of the early start was to raise funds for the Brighton based Rainbow Fund, who make grants to LGBT/HIV organisations delivering effective front…
The Rainbow Fund are inviting applications from LGBT and HIV organisations providing effective services to the LGBT community in Brighton & Hove. The total available is smaller than for the Summer “Pride” grants round, and applications should be for £3000 or less. Priority will be given to applications from members of the LGBT Community Groups…
Brighton Pride organisers smash this years fundraising target and have so far raised £64,578.00 for good causes following this years Pride on Preston Park and Pride Village Street Party. The funds will be distributed by the Rainbow Fund Community Interest Company (9138066) through their grants programmes. This year’s fundraising total was raised from the £1 ring-fenced from…
With just two weeks to go till they leave the Marine Tavern, Steve and Nat hand over a final £600 to the Rainbow Fund, the result of their weekly fundraising activities at the bar. Steve, Nat and the Marine Tavern are the current holders of the Gscene Golden Handbag fundraising award. Over the last few years…
Over the Pride period, the Rainbow Fund benefits from a whole host of fundraising events and activities arranged on its behalf. This year’s list is bigger than ever, helping to raise vital funds for our main grants round this summer. Listed are the authorised Rainbow Fund events, look and we are grateful to all who are giving their time…
The Brighton Bear Weekenders staged a successful weekend of events in June bringing hundreds of bears to party in Brighton and spend money in the bars and clubs. The weekend raised a total of £2,655.12 and along with the totals raised from their Saints and Sinners events at Subline and the pub quiz at the Camelford…