Wednesday, 21st May 08

Pride in Brighton & Hove Awards over £5,500 in grants

As part of its Summer Events Grants programme, Pride in Brighton & Hove has awarded £5,667.50 to thirteen local LGBT charities, voluntary groups and organisations. The money is to help support the likes of MindOut, GEMS and The Dyke Modern to hold events during the Summer Pride Festival week, that they might otherwise not be able to afford.

From Saturday 26th July to Sunday 3rd August the money awarded will help towards more than twenty different events in Brighton, Hove and Charleston; the type of events is diverse and aimed at a variety of interests and ages. Saturday 26th will start things off with the Dyke Modern’s Lesbian Art/ Lesbian Lives during the day, and the evening providing a choice between GEMS ‘Keyboard Cuisine’, Brightwaves MCC’s line dancing barbeque, and a ‘Pride Around The World Concert’ with the City of Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus.

The rest of the week will feature events from Brighton Wotever Crew, The Gender Trust and the Clare project. Queer Writing South will be hosting an evening at The Marlborough to launch their new anthology, MindOut are curating a photography exhibition and for a bit of light relief they are also collaborating with Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard to put on a comedy night at Komedia.

Other highlights will include ‘Amor Dicea’ an evening of baroque love songs and stories, a wonderful day at Charleston based around Virginia Wolfe’s novel ‘Orlando’ and throughout the whole week a range of sporting events to take part and learn from run by BLAGSS. All of these grant funded events will be complimented by the vast array of activity run by local businesses that we have come to look forward to as an integral part of the Summer Pride Week. For full event details as they are confirmed visit the Pride Website www.brightonpride.org or requested from the Pride office by calling 01273 775939 or

Further details of individual grants awarded by Pride in Brighton & Hove:
GEMS - £500 towards a musical food quiz evening
The Dyke Modern - £500 towards a 1 or 2 day lesbian & art celebration
Queer Baroque - £280 towards a Musical concert at St Michaels Church
B&H LGBT Switchboard - £400 towards a comedy night in conjunction with MindOut
MindOut - £400 towards a comedy night in conjunction with Switchboard
MCC Brightwaves - £500 towards a line dancing evening and BBQ at
City of Brighton’s Gay Men’s Chorus - £500 towards a Pride Around The World Musical concert
The Charleston Trust - £500 towards a gay outing event with lecture, discussion and film screening
Brighton Lesbian And Gay Sports Society - £500 towards a variety of sporting events incl. walking, cycling, running, golf and a tournament
The Gender Trust & Clare Project - £262.50 towards a trans film night
Queer Writing South - £465 towards a readings & music at event to launch their anthology
MindOut - £500 towards a photography exhibition of LGBT service users
Brighton Wotever Crew - £360 towards a day and evening event of speakers, bands and DJ