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Queer Heritage South awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to develop new strategy for LGBTQ+ Heritage across Brighton & Hove

Graham Robson November 19, 2024

Queer Heritage South, a programme of Marlborough Productions, an LGBTQ+ producing cultural organisation, has announced initial support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the development of the project Queer Heritage South: Live Archive. Made possible by National Lottery players, as well as the support of many major partners across the city, the project aims […]

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Arts

Lorraine Le-Blanc Davis, centre manager for BN1 Arts Centre in Brighton, awarded £35,600 to run Community Arts Programme for marginalised groups in Brighton

Graham Robson August 1, 2024

Lorraine Le-Blanc Davis, centre manager for BN1 Arts Centre in Brighton, has been awarded £35,600 through Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants to run a Community Arts Programme for marginalised groups in Brighton. The award will be used to develop a sustainable, inclusive arts space reflecting the diversity of the community – bringing together aspiring […]

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Community News

Community organisations in Brighton, Hove and East Sussex celebrate securing four-year funding of £1.21million

Graham Robson April 10, 2024

Fifteen community organisations in Brighton, Hove and East Sussex are celebrating securing four-year funding of £1.21million from the National Lottery’s Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK to build Food Use Confidence in communities across the region to support work tackling food waste and engaging communities in climate action. The groups involved already […]

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Exhibitions

National Lottery Grant to fund ‘The Power of Holly’ – a new exhibition in Liverpool, exploring the life and art of the Frankie Goes to Hollywood star

Graham Robson November 22, 2023

Liverpool arts organisations Homotopia and DuoVision have announced a grant of £142,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for The Power of Holly – a new exhibition documenting the life and work of pioneering LGBTQ+ musician, songwriter and artist Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes To Hollywood) The project will explore Johnson’s personal archive and work with […]

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Community News

Pink Singers awarded £94,625 by National Lottery Heritage Fund to archive and celebrate the 40-year history of the LGBTQ+ choir

Graham Robson October 2, 2023

Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, over the next year the project will unlock the history of the London-based organisation from its origins in gay liberation to its identity today as the UK’s longest-running LGBTQ+ community choir, turning 40 this year. The project will make the choir’s archive collections more easily accessible and will enable new ways to engage with the Pink Singers’ archive digitally.

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Health

Sussex Beacon awarded over £370,000 for three years from National Lottery Community Fund

Graham Robson July 6, 2022

Local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon has announced it has been awarded over £370,000 for three years from the National Lottery Community Fund towards the charity’s Community Services

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Arts

Iris Prize celebrates National Lottery award

Graham Robson January 30, 2021

Organisers of the Iris Prize have launched a Wales-wide, three-year project working with community groups from across the country to discuss issues faced by LGBTQ+ people.

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Community

Proud2Be receives £160,000 to support LGBTQ+ young people in Devon

Graham Robson June 26, 2020

Totnes-based social enterprise, Proud2Be, is celebrating after being awarded £160,000 in National Lottery funding to support its work with LGBTQ+ young people and their families in Devon.

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