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Norman Cook pledges support to Madeira Terrace crowdfunding campaign

This morning celebrity superstar DJ Norman Cook aka Fat Boy Slim gave his backing to the city’s crowdfunding campaign to save Madeira Terrace.

The crowdfunding campaign set up by the council has a target of £430k to reach before 30 November 30.  So far, half the money needed has been raised through pledges made by the council, residents and local businesses.

Posing in the selfie arch, Norman, said: “From the first time I saw Quadrophenia, Madeira Terrace has been an iconic part of Brighton to me.  It means as much to the town as the Royal Pavilion, the piers, the i360, Fat Boy Slim and muesli itself!    

Cllr Warren Morgan
Cllr Warren Morgan

“It’s a great shame it’s fallen to decay so please get involved with the crowdfunding so we can all help can save it and ensure it doesn’t meet the same fate as the West Pier.”

Council leader Warren Morgan, said: “Norman’s support comes at a crucial time and is very welcome. He’s an iconic figure for the city so having his backing for our equally iconic Terraces will boost the campaign to a huge audience.”

“Public support for the campaign has been brilliant but with less than a month to go now, the clock is ticking and we need to show that this project has widespread backing. Once we’ve done that it will unlock further funding opportunities from government and heritage groups.

“There’s a strong will in the city to protect and restore the terrace so I would urge all those who care about this to pledge whatever they can.” 

For more information about the campaign or to make a pledge, click here:

Village MCC – guest preacher, Rev Kate Harford

Rev. Kate Harford, will be the guest preacher at the next Village MCC service on Sunday, November 5.

Rev. Kate Harford, a priest of the Metropolitan Community Churches is a chaplain at Oxford Brookes University. She studied archaeology, classics, and classical art at UCL in London and theology at the University of Oxford and was ordained in November 2015.

Kate has a particular interest in queer theology and lived experience of mental health issues. She enjoys knitting and disrupting cis-hetero-patriarchal systems.

During the service the new assistant pastor Rev. Peta Evans will also be installed.

The Village MCC Brighton and Hove is a church created by LGBT+ christians, their families, friends, and allies, a Metropolitan Community Church called to support the LGBT+ communities in whatever ways it can offering a safe space where anyone can feel at home, fully affirmed in their sexuality and gender identity.

Church members are active in the larger community, offering emergency aid and support to the homeless and vulnerably housed.

Their minister, Rev. Michael Hydes, offers spiritual direction and pastoral care. You are welcome to join then for worship every Sunday evening.


Event: Installation of new assistant pastor Rev. Peta Evans – Guest speaker Rev Kate Harford

Where: Somerset Day Centre, 62 St James’s Street, Brighton

When: Sunday, November 5

Time: 6-8pm

PREVIEW: Resound and Rebelles Christmas concert

Resound and Rebelles present their Christmas concert Hope for the Holidays – A New Hove at St Andrew’s Church, Waterloo Street, Hove on December 15 and 16.

Following the huge success of their Christmas concert last year. Resound male voices and Rebelles female voices will be performing two nights of festive cheer this year at St Andrew’s conducted by their musical director Stefan Holmström.

Founded in 2011, Resound Male Voices are based in Brighton & Hove and perform a diverse repertoire from baroque to bee bop. They actively welcome new members and run a thriving Facebook page.


Event: Hope for the Holidays – A New Hove with Resound Male Voice and Rebelles Female Voices

Where: St Andrew’s Church, Waterloo Street

When: Friday December 15 and Saturday December 16

Time: 7.30pm, doors open 7pm

Cost: Tickets £12 can be purchased on the door.

To book tickets online, click here:

Or via: www.resoundmalevoices.org

PREVIEW: Gilbert & George – THE BEAR PICTURES and their FUCKOSOPHY

White Cube celebrates 50 years of the art of Gilbert & George with a new exhibition across all four galleries at Bermondsey.

THE BEARD PICTURES go on show alongside THE FUCKOSOPHY, a collection of nearly 4000 pronouncements and mottoes created by the artists.

 

Gilbert & George appear in THE BEARD PICTURES as looming, otherworldly figures masked by surreal and symbolic beards; referencing beards not only as an emblem of millennial youth, but also as a mark of religious faith and social status.

This new exhibition features more than 40 BEARD PICTURES, including a monumental quadripartite which comprises 4 x 7m wide pictures emblazoned with the words ‘SEX’, ‘MONEY’, ‘RACE’ and ‘RELIGION’.

Also on display is THE FUCKOSOPHY, a collection of nearly 4000 pronouncements and mottoes created by Gilbert & George and installed on a large-scale in the main corridor and 9x9x9 gallery.

Gilbert & George first met as students at Saint Martin’s School of Art in 1967 and have lived and worked together in east London as a single artist ever since. They have been the recipients of many honours and awards, represented Great Britain at the 2005 Venice Biennale, and won the Turner Prize in 1986. Central to Gilbert & George’s approach to art-making is the motto Art for All.

Gilbert & George join writer, novelist and cultural commentator Michael Bracewell in conversation at Hoxton Hall, London on November 28 2017 at 6:30pm


Event: Gilbert & George: THE BEAR PICTURES and their FUCKOSOPHY

Where: White Cube, 144 – 152 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3TQ

When: November 22, 2017 – January 28, 2018

Time: Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 6pm, Sunday 12pm – 6pm

Cost: Free entry

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