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Day: January 9, 2016

Bumper fundraising year from Bear-Patrol

Posted on by Graham Robson

2015 was a bumper fundraising year for Bear-Patrol, the LGBT social group, with lots of gatherings, awards and fundraising events raising a staggering £40,351.36.

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This brings the grand total raised by Bear Patrol to an amazing £129,198.62 since their first fundraising event in January 2011.

The organisations to benefit from the fundraising in 2015 included:

♦ The Sussex Beacon – £33,175.04
♦ The Rainbow Fund – Brighton & Hove – £3,601.60
♦ Canine Partners – £3,574.72

Danny Dwyer
Danny Dwyer

Bear Patrol organiser, Danny Dwyer, said: “I would like to thank everyone who contributed by making a donation or giving their time to help raise this fantastic amount of money. Lets make 2016 just as successful.”

For more information about Bear Patrol, click here:

PREVIEW: Would Like To Meet

Posted on by Contributor

Would Like To Meet is a brand new play written by Christine Kempell and Hilary Handel.

WEB.600It features the trials and tribulations of dating in the digital world, with a collection of hilarious true life dating disasters, embarrassing speed dating scenarios and shocking statistics.

Ally is looking for love before she gets too old to Tinder. Liz longs for a night of naked Jenga. David loves Grindr but has terrible taste in men. Keith the loser thinks he’s Tom Cruise. Janet seeks solace in a drawer full of chocolate.

The premiere of this comedy play will take place at Rialto Theatre, Brighton from February 11-14, 2016.

Rialto Theatre is a beautiful grade 2 listed building at the end of Dyke Road, in the heart of Brighton and home to The Treason Show, Brighton’s legendary political satirical comedy nights.

Set in cabaret formation, audiences will be able to take their drinks from the beautiful art deco Bacalls bar into the venue to sit, drink, relax and laugh out loud as they listen to true stories that are funny, poignant, touching, relatable and sometimes just plain weird.

Event: Would Like To Meet

Where: Rialto Theatre, 11 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 3FE

When: February 11-14

Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: Thursday £10/£8 conc. Friday, Saturday, Sunday £12.50/£10 conc.

To book online, click here:

Or telephone: 01273 725 230

For more information about Rialto Theatre, click here:

 

Tories call for return of scratch card parking vouchers

Posted on by Sarah Green

Clock is ticking to reintroduce scratch card voucher parking scheme.

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A petition championed by Conservative Councillors Vanessa Brown and Jayne Bennett has been launched to reintroduce scratch card voucher parking following ongoing concerns from residents and visitors regarding the current pay-by-phone parking system.

As highlighted in recent press, a significant proportion of the City’s residents and visitors are experiencing difficulties due to the increased use by the Council of pay-by-phone parking.

This particularly impacts on elderly people and those without, or who have difficulty using, mobile phones.

To make their lives easier, the Conservative Group is calling for the reintroduction of scratch card vouchers as a means of paying for parking in the city.

Under Council rules, if a petition reaches 1,200 signatures a debate can be had at the next Full Council meeting.

Cllr Vanessa Brown
Cllr Vanessa Brown

Cllr Brown said: “We felt we had a duty to organise a city-wide petition regarding the difficulties that the elderly and those without mobile phones are experiencing with the Council’s new pay-by-phone parking system. We will also be organising a protest at a future committee meeting to highlight people’s strong feelings on this issue.”


Cllr Jayne BennettCllr Bennett added: “This is about giving residents and visitors a genuine choice over how they pay for parking in the City. If you agree then please sign the petition and help to secure a debate.”

To sign the ‘Reintroduce scratch card voucher parking’ petition, click here:

For further details of the protest regarding the pay-by-phone parking system, or to submit a paper response to the petition, email:

 

‘Toss Off’ for Terrence Higgins Trust!

Posted on by Gary Hart

National HIV charity launches new tongue-in-cheek fundraiser.

Toss Off Fundraiser

Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the sexual health charity, has launched a new tongue-in-cheek fundraiser ‘Toss Off’, which focusses on raising money this coming Pancake Day.

Toss Off asks people across the country to throw pancake parties in their homes on Pancake Day, Tuesday February 9.

By bringing friends together, feasting on delicious, tossed pancakes and donating to THT, the charity hopes to see thousands raised to support people living with and affected by HIV.

THT is asking people to register to host a Toss Off party with friends, get tossing, and raise money by asking guests for a £10 donation.

Parties will be taking place across the UK on and around Pancake Day, February 9.

Sonya Trivedy
Sonya Trivedy

Sonya Trivedy, Fundraising Director at THT, said: “This Pancake Day we hope people all over the country will come together, toss pancakes with their friends and raise money to support people living with and affected by HIV.

“Toss Off is a cheeky play on words, encouraging people to host pancake tossing parties and support the UK’s largest HIV and Sexual Health charity at the same time.

“It’s a new, fun and easy way to raise money for THT, so register today to host your pancake party and get tossing for charity!”

For more information, click here:

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