13/04/2013 – Scene Magazine – From the heart of LGBTQ+ Life

Council wins funding to make cycling safer

Posted on 13/04/201314/04/2013 by Besi

Brighton & Hove has won government funding to improve the design and layout of roads which will benefit road users and cyclists in particular.

The city council have secured £300,000 which will be spent on improvements to the Seven Dials area of Brighton. With council match-funding, it will mean that £600,000 has been allocated to improving safety at one of the city’s most dangerous junctions.

Cllr Ian Davey, Chair of Transport Committee said:

“We’re delighted that the council bid for a £300k contribution for the Seven Dials scheme has been successful. This amount will come from central government as part of Norman Baker’s Safer Cycle Routes funding.

“The junction has seen 20 casualties in the past three years, and half of them have been cyclists. This money will help fund safety improvements, which will benefit everyone using the junction, particularly cyclists. This will contribute towards making Brighton and Hove a city fit for cycling.”

The Seven Dials is an important destination for local people with many small businesses. The scheme has been designed to improve the look and feel of the area, as well as address safety concerns.

Work began last month on the project, which is expected to be completed at the end of the year.

Changes mainly involve creating a longer oval traffic island to replace the current mini-roundabout so that vehicles from various roads will merge more gradually rather than converging on a single point.

Any unspent funds will be reinvested in other transport priorities set out in the city’s Local Transport Plan.

The project which is in the ward of the leader of the Council, Cllr Jason Kitcat has been surrounded by controversy following an earlier decision to cut down a historic elm tree by the side of the road. Protesters took to the tree to stop it being cut down. They have now finished their protest pending discussions with the Council.

New Mayor plans a record breaking year for local charities

Posted on 13/04/2013 by Besi

Homeless charity Off the Fence, The Martlets Hospice, The Rockinghorse Children’s Charity, Age Concern and The Argus Appeal have been chosen by the incoming Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Councillor Denise Cobb, as her charities for her mayoral year.

Councillor Denise Cobb, 59, has been a Conservative member of Brighton & Hove City Council since 1999 and represents the Westbourne ward in Hove.

The decision to appoint her as the next Mayor was made by councillors at a meeting at Brighton Town Hall on Thursday, December 13.

Councillor Denise Cobb said:

“I’ve selected more charities than usual because I found it impossible to decide between them. They were all close to my heart in some way, and they benefit people from a range of backgrounds.

“I’ve a lot of first hand experience with these charities, Age Concern delivers a lot of help to my mum, and I know how vital the support the Rockinghorse Children’s Charity provide is, because when my grandchild was born, he wasn’t in good health.

“I want this to be a record breaking year in terms of fundraising and I plan to work hard to make this happen. I’m keen to hear if residents have any ideas on how to help.”

The outgoing Mayor Councillor Bill Randall supported Allsorts, the LGBT Youth Project among his charities during the last year.

Theatre: Watery Journey of Nereus Pike

Posted on 13/04/201320/05/2013 by Graham Robson

The Watery Journey of Nereus Pike will be playing at The Marlborough Theatre, Brighton on Saturday, April 13.

Comedian and storyteller Laura Mugridge offers the audience an acutely personal and intimate performance, with Laura telling the story of Nereus Pike, an old man floating to the bottom of the sea.

Created in collaboration with improviser Katy Schutte, and with an original musical score performed live by Tom Adams, The Watery Journey of Nereus Pike is an epic comic tale of love, gods and sea creatures, with an impromptu rave scene, a bit of Van Halen, and a nautical jumper.

Laura said:

“I wanted to create a story that was both magical and domestic. Epic, but with tiny details. It’s a true story that I made up.”

Tickets: £8.50/£6.50 on the door or in advance.

To book, CLICK HERE: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/328508

Hove MP nominates Hove bands to Parliamentary competition

Posted on 13/04/201313/04/2013 by Besi

Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, and founder of Rock the House, a music competition which draws attention to the importance of Intellectual Property, has put forward his nominations for Hove’s entry into the parliamentary competition.

Following a fierce battle of the bands, local artists from Sin to Survive and The Basis (an under-18 entry, whose music video was also submitted), have been nominated into Rock the House 2013, along with solo artist Julia Fitness. Rock the House, now Parliament’s biggest competition, was set up by Mike to raise awareness amongst MPs of Intellectual Property, copyright and live music.

For more information on the competition, CLICK HERE:

Mike said:

“We’ve had an incredible 440 MPs nominate artists, bands and venues from their constituencies into this year’s competition – that’s over two thirds of MPs, which makes Rock the House Parliament’s largest ever competition. Hove has some excellent musical talent and we received so many entries that we decided to have a battle of the bands night to choose the final nominations.”

He added:

“It was tough having to narrow it down to three finalists, but I am delighted to nominate Sin to Survive, Julia Fitness and The Basis as Hove’s entries for Rock the House and wish them all the best of luck for their respective categories.”

Hove’s Nominations to Rock the House 2013

Best Band: – Sin to Survive – www.facebook.com/sintosurvive

Best Solo Artist – Julia Fitness – www.juliafitnessmusic.com

Best Band (Under 18) and Best Music Video: – The Basis – www.facebook.com/thebasisband

Local performers raise money for Eastbourne charity

Posted on 13/04/2013 by Besi

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Last month, Musical Director Josh Mills took his production of We Are What We Are (not just men in tights) to a delighted sell out show at the Underground Theatre, Eastbourne, with the help of some friends.

Their aim was to raise funds and awareness for the life limiting condition Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

The show featured many classic Show Musical tunes, all with a twist and many lyrics had been re-written, for this outrageous adult comedy evening.

The event was hosted by the divine and statuesque (6’6” in heels) Billie Lewis, and included plenty of audience participation. Maisie Trollette gave a star performance to much applause and laughter. Individual numbers varied from Eartha Kitt, Adele, Wicked, A Chorus Line, Annie, Les Miserables and many more, all in the hilarious style of Forbidden Broadway.

The ensemble ended the evening with an Abba Medley, arranged especially by Josh Mills, to include a musical overlay of One singular sensation.

The performers raised £685 for their chosen charity, and would like to thank everyone for their wonderful support.

Let’s hope it’s not long before we get to see this show in Brighton!

Fringe Festival: Cabaret: Neurovision

Posted on 13/04/201320/05/2013 by Graham Robson

Electro-comedy duo Eccentronic will be presenting their show Neurovision at The Quadrant as part of the Brighton Fringe in May.

The show sees Ms Hypnotique, a performer of gothic chanson and the theremin (a 1920s electronic instrument played without touch) and producer John Callaghan, an “eccentric life model” use experimental sound installations, stadium rock and Casio keyboard ska to explore the flippant, feather-boa’d and sequinned side of Eurovision culture

Where: The Quadrant, 12 North Street, Brighton, BN1 3GJ (Fringe Venue 247)

When: May 10, 12, 13, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27 at 2pm.

Cost: Tickets: £5 from Brighton Fringe Box Office (2 for 1 tickets available: May 10, 11, 12 , 24 ).

To book, CLICK HERE:

Or Telephone: 01273 917272

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Hampshire Youth Project

Posted on 13/04/2013 by Besi

Breakout, the LGBT Hampshire wide youth project are currently looking for a full time and a 3.5 hour a week part time Breakout Youth LGBT project worker to join their Hampshire wide young people’s project.

Breakout Youth is a project for young people aged 11 to 25 who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender or unsure (LGBTU) of their gender or sexual identity.

Hosted by No Limits, Breakout aims to:
•    offer advice, information and support to LGBT young people on a range of issues relevant to their lives
•    to provide a safe and accessible environment for young people to meet & socialise, working with young people in providing a program of activities and events to enable them to    have fun and make informed choices about their lives
•    to raise awareness of and deliver training on issues surrounding homophobia and transphobia.

Full time worker – 37 hours per week – Hampshire wide

Closing date Noon: Thursday April 25
·         You will have experience and expertise in working with LGBT young people, of case holding clients and maintaining individual client files. You will also have in-depth knowledge around safeguarding and child protection as well as having the ability and enthusiasm to run an LGBT evening youth project – Breakout PLUs in Fareham (Monday evenings).
·         As the Breakout Youth project worker you will be up to date with the major issues facing LGBT young people and have the knowledge and expertise to provide quality information, advice, advocacy and support to vulnerable children and young people.
·         Working Hampshire wide you must also have use of a car as you could be in Fareham one day then Basingstoke the next potentially via Eastleigh then Alton!

Part time worker – 3.5hours per week. Closing date NOON Tuesday April 30
· Running Breakout Southampton youth group on Tuesday evenings 6-9.30pm

For more information and to download the job information packs CLICK HERE:
Salary scale for both: NJC 20-26 (£18,453-£22.221) p/t role pro rata

Are the city’s taxis accessible?

Posted on 13/04/2013 by Besi

Brighton and Hove City Council’s Licensing Committee is seeking the public’s views to help develop an accessibility policy for hackney carriage drivers, vehicles and operators in the city.

Interested parties can join in the consultation process by completing a questionnaire on the council’s website before May 8, 2013:

To view questionnaire, CLICK HERE:
The city council is responsible for licensing taxi vehicles and their drivers and the Equality Act 2010 requires public transport services providers, including taxi drivers and operators, to ensure people with disabilities are not discriminated against or treated less favourably.

The questionnaire looks at all aspects of vehicle accessibility, from the positioning and type of door handles to the availability and positioning of steps and includes a section on advice and training for taxi drivers. Results of the survey will be reported at the next Licensing Committee meeting in June 2013.

Once agreed, the accessibility policy will sit alongside the council’s handbook, the ‘Blue Book’, which provides guidance to taxi drivers, proprietors and operators.

To find a copy of the Blue Book, CLICK HERE:

Cllr Duncan, chair of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Licensing Committee, said:

“Taxis are an important, and sometimes the only, means of transport for many disabled people and we want to ensure the city’s fleet is accessible to all our residents and visitors. The council has and continues to support a policy of maintaining a mixed fleet of wheelchair accessible vehicles and saloon cars and this study will help us determine an accessibility policy that reflects the diverse needs of different passengers.”

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Day: April 13, 2013

Council wins funding to make cycling safer

New Mayor plans a record breaking year for local charities

Theatre: Watery Journey of Nereus Pike

Hove MP nominates Hove bands to Parliamentary competition

Local performers raise money for Eastbourne charity

Fringe Festival: Cabaret: Neurovision

Hampshire Youth Project

Are the city’s taxis accessible?

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