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Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus support ‘Pride at the Fringe’ tonight

Brighton Gay Men's Chorus
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus

Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus is appearing at the Ladyboys of Bangkok’s Sabai Pavilion this Sunday, May 12 after selling out the Brighthelm Centre last Saturday in the opening weekend of the Brighton Fringe Festival.

Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus: Douze Points! will have a special reprise performance at the Ladyboys Pavilion venue in conjunction with Pride at the Fringe.

Pete Boon, a Trustee for the Chorus, said:

“We are delighted to be supporting Pride’s Fringe season by bringing ‘Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus: Douze Points!’ to the Ladyboys’ Pavillion. We can’t wait to appear in such a fabulous and iconic venue, and it will hopefully be the perfect setting for our Eurovision inspired show.”

The show has already hit the headlines after receiving public endorsements from former Eurovision stars Andy Abraham, Nicki French and Sonia. More locally, the Chorus received high praise from Councillor Bill Randall, Mayor of Brighton and Hove, at last Friday’s performance.

Speaking to the audience following their standing ovation, he said:

“Long may they continue to make a joyful noise!”

Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus: Douze Points! imagines what would happen if Brighton decided to stage it’s own alternative to the Eurovision Song Contest.

Tickets are still available from the Brighton Fringe box office: www.brightonfringe.org

Or telephone: 01273 917272, and cost £12/£10 concessions.

Event: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus: Pride at the Fringe: Douze Points!

Where: Sabai Pavilion, Victoria Gardens, Brighton

When: Sunday, May 12

Time: 8pm

Cost: £12/£10 concessions

 

Stonewall raise £65,000 on Brighton Walk

Stonewall Equality Walk 2013
Stonewall Equality Walk 2013

Over 800 Stonewall supporters took to the streets of Brighton for the charity’s tenth annual Equality Walk last Sunday, May 5. The annual fundraiser – supported by American Express and Square Peg Media – made over £65,000. Stonewall will use the funds to support its new DVD film for primary schools, FREE, which will help strengthen the charity’s campaign against homophobic bullying.

This years host, Zoe Lyon was joined for a picnic in the Royal Pavilion Gardens by hundreds of families and fundraising teams. MPs John Bercow, Caroline Lucas and Simon Kirby, and the Mayor of Brighton & Hove Bill Randall, also attended the 10k walk, which ended at sea-front bar Coalition where Zoe congratulated the top fundraising team (PwC, who made nearly £2,700) and the best individual fundraiser, Jason Sloan, who made over £1,000 and won a weekend in Paris courtesy of American Express.

Stonewall Head of Education Wes Streeting, said:

“We’re truly bowled over by how hard our 800 walkers worked to raise such a huge sum for our anti-bullying work. While we all enjoyed the sunshine, we always keep in mind the fact that over half of gay young people in Britain face a gloomy nightmare of homophobic bullying at school. Every penny raised this weekend will help us make sure those young people can look forward to better days.”

Stonewall’s new DVD for primary schools, FREE, will help teachers tackle homophobia, which is one of the most common causes of bullying in primary schools. The film follows the success of the charity’s popular secondary school film FIT, which was distributed to every secondary school in Britain.

Playwright Rikki Beadle-Blair produced FIT and has returned to work on Free, which is currently in production and will be released later this year.

Stonewall Equality Walk 2013
Stonewall Equality Walk 2013

National Volunteers Week

Lunch Positive Volunteers
Lunch Positive Volunteers

Lunch Positive, the charity which provides a weekly lunch club and community space for people with HIV is developing a three year business plan to respond to greater numbers of people attending the project and increased need for the service.

The lunch club  is provided through a  team of twenty five volunteers who are helping look at future plans  for the project and how to contribute.

The business planning project is being supported in its initial stages by Impetus, the local charity which empowers local people by championing volunteering and strengthening community and voluntary organisations.

Gary Pargeter, Project Manager, said:

We continue to see consistent uptake of new people using Lunch Positive, many of whom do not access any other support services locally. The difficult economic climate has shown that many more people are struggling financially – finding difficulty in eating healthily on a regular basis. Large numbers also find it difficult to meet their peers and find support. As we see more people and respond to greater need it’s essential that everyone has the opportunity to get involved in planning for the future. Along with our members we’ve a great team of people who bring a host of knowledge and skills, and commitment to our future. We are just about to celebrate National Volunteers Week and also our fourth anniversary, so this is a great time to start work on our longer term plans.”

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