We loved taking part in the Brighton Pride parade this year! We really appreciated the opportunity to show up for LGBTQ+ rights, especially for LGBTQ+ refugees and for the TNBI community. Pride has always been an important way for our community to be loud, proud and visible. It was amazing to see 300,000+ people in… Continue Reading Looking back on Brighton Pride 2024
It’s been brilliant to attend some of the amazing Pride events around Sussex. We kicked off Pride Season at Chichester Pride on May 25th. where some of our staff and volunteers ran a stall advertising the support we offer. They loved meeting attendees and asking what pride means to them. They had a range of… Continue Reading Happy Pride Season!
We would like to say thank you to all the amazing fundraising initiatives supporting Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, over this Pride season and beyond. Have you checked out Soctopus’s new Pride sock range, which donates £4 per sock sale to Switchboard? Team members Emily (she/they) and Astrid (she/her) visited the store, where they checked… Continue Reading Thanks to our Fundraisers!
We’re Hiring: Fundraising Manager Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Location: Switchboard office, Community Base, Brighton. Role may involve some travel around Sussex Hours of Work: 37.5 (part-time hours or job shares considered) Salary: £34,500 We are looking for an experienced and proactive professional to oversee Switchboard’s fundraising and income generation. The post will work closely… Continue Reading We’re Hiring: Fundraising Manager
A trainee social worker is aiming to help the LGBTQ+ community in Sussex by running the Brighton Marathon in aid of Switchboard. Libbie Nicklin will put her body through the 26.2-mile test of endurance with thousands of other runners on Sunday 7 April. It will be the first time the 23-year-old Oxford Brookes University student… Continue Reading Libbie to run Brighton Marathon in aid of Switchboard
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of our new chief executive. Paul Hook (he/him – pictured) will take up the post on Tuesday 2 April following four years at the helm of Asylum Matters, a charity which works to secure social and political changes to improve the lives of refugees and people seeking asylum. Simon… Continue Reading We’re delighted to announce the appointment of our new chief executive
Today, Thursday, 14 March 2024 is Social Prescribing Day, a celebration of the people, organisations and communities who connect people to non-medical support to address issues including loneliness, debt, or stress and other unmet needs. Since 2019, thousands of local and national organisations, link workers, medical professionals, academics and students have taken part across the… Continue Reading Social Prescribing Day 2024: Reuben lifts the lid on his ‘rewarding and empowering’ work
Today, Friday, 8 March 2024, is International Women’s Day (IWD), a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. IWD has been marked for over a century, with the first gathering in its name in 1911 supported by more… Continue Reading International Women’s Day 2024: Interview with Jane
Today, Friday, 8 March 2024, is International Women’s Day (IWD), a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. IWD has been marked for over a century, with the first gathering in its name in 1911 supported by more… Continue Reading International Women’s Day 2024: Interview with Astrid
We’re inviting primary care staff across Sussex to attend our free Introduction to Inclusion in Healthcare webinar. Scheduled to run from 1pm to 2pm on Wednesday, 27 March 2024, the session will give participants an opportunity to brush up on their knowledge and conversational skills around inclusion. It will also allow them to learn more… Continue Reading Sussex primary care staff invited to our free healthcare inclusion webinar
Hove-based business Shutterly Fabulous have kindly agreed to extend an arrangement under which they donate £50 to us for every order received from customers with a BN postcode. The company, a leading seller and fitter of interior shutters, has also offered to give the same customers a 30 per cent discount if they enter the… Continue Reading Shutterly Fabulous develops new customer offer to help Switchboard
New app package keeps treasured LGBTQ+ memories alive for people living with dementia The memories of LGBTQ+ community members from across the globe have been captured in a new app package designed to help people living with dementia keep treasured moments alive. LGBTQ+ charity Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard and National Museums Liverpool’s award-winning House… Continue Reading New app package keeps treasured LGBTQ+ memories alive for people living with dementia