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WWW.GSCENE.COM BRIGHTON RAINBOW FUND JOINS WITH ONE LOTTERY TO CREATE BRF LOTTERY
RADIOREVERB RAISES £1,000 WITH PRIDE ON AIR
) RadioReverb, Brighton’s not-for-profit community radio station, raised over £1,000 during its Pride fundraiser, Pride on Air 2020, last month. Funds raised will be split equally between the radio station and the Brighton Rainbow Fund, which gives grants to local LGBTQ+/HIV groups that deliver effective frontline services to LGBTQ+ people in the city. Ben Noble, director of RadioReverb, said: “Our presenters and listeners really stood together in support of the local LGBTQ+ community, and this money will make a huge difference to us and to local LGBTQ+ causes. Our presenters managed to tackle a lot of important issues while joyfully celebrating the LGBTQ+ community of our city. The money raised is fantastic, but beyond that we also hope we raised the profile of the Brighton Rainbow Fund and increased awareness of the need for continuing support for LGBTQ+ people in Brighton and around the world. A huge thank you from all of us at RadioReverb to our listeners and supporters.” D For more info on RadioReverb, visit: www.radioreverb.com D For more info on Brighton Rainbow Fund, visit: www.rainbow-fund.org/
CP RAISES FUNDS FOR MINDOUT
) Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Chris, a trustee at MindOut, and his partner Eros had their civil partnership in June and, instead of buying presents for the big day, their family and friends donated almost £1,750 to MindOut, the LGBTQ+ mental health charity which provides mental health support, counselling and advocacy services to LGBTQ+ people. Chris and Eros said: “These services are now in demand more than ever. MindOut was an easy choice; we know the stress they are under to raise funds.” D For more info on MindOut, visit: www.mindout.org.uk
) The Brighton Rainbow Fund, which distributes community raised funds to local LGBTQ+ and HIV projects as grants, has joined with One Lottery to create The BRF Lottery.
tickets is a great way to do it, giving you the chance to win cash and other prizes while specifically supporting local LGBTQ+ and HIV projects. Please join us today ready for the first draw.”
Chris Gull, chair of the Brighton Rainbow Fund, said: “With the necessary cancellation of our major fundraising events this summer, such as Pride and Brighton Bear Weekend, we have only a fraction of the usual amount of money to distribute to the projects that provide vital services to so many within our LGBTQ+ communities.
The BRF lottery will be part of the weekly draw made by One Lottery, with a jackpot prize of £25,000. Tickets are £1 each and the first draw will be on Saturday, October 3.
“This year we are asking those in our communities who are able to, to consider making a small regular contribution, and buying weekly lottery
D For more details and to sign up to choose your numbers, visit https://bit.ly/3gnzzPW D For more info on the Brighton Rainbow Fund, visit: www.rainbowfund.org
NEW SWITCHBOARD CEO ) Switchboard has announced that Jacob Bayliss will be taking over as the new chief executive officer from mid-September. Jacob is joining Switchboard after a role with LGBT Foundation leading the Pride in Practice national pilot, but before this role largely worked in and around Brighton and Sussex, including with Switchboard on establishing the Health Inclusion Award. He has also worked in the VCS for more than 10 years and with large and small LGBTQ+ organisations in the UK and Australia, as well as other charities, including Amnesty International and YMCA. Most of his work has focused on LGBTQ+ communities and health and social care, and he is passionate about community engagement and coproduction, intersectional social justice, and health inequality.
run by and for LGBTQ+ people, still providing a vital listening service for anyone who needs us, and still rising to meet the changing and emerging needs of LGBTQ+ people in the south east. I feel honoured to be part of continuing
Jacob said: “I’m incredibly excited to be joining the team at Switchboard, and want to thank Lyndsay Macadam for all of their brilliant work and leadership over the past 18 months. I've been reflecting on the rich history of LGBTQ+ communities in Brighton, and on the importance of Switchboard (or what was the Lavender Line back in 1975) to those communities.
Dawn Draper, chair of Switchboard, said: “We’re delighted that Jacob will be joining us as our new CEO in September following the departure of Lyndsay for pastures new. Jacob has a wide range of skills and experience that he will bring to Switchboard that will allow us to continue to take the organisation forward in our 45th year and beyond for the LGBTQ+ community.”
“So much has changed in the 45 years since Switchboard was founded, but almost half a century later we’re still
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this long history of making a real difference for LGBTQ+ communities through the many projects and services Switchboard offer.”
D For more info, visit: www.switchboard.org.uk
