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Future Plans!

Shoreham Wordfest – 18 December 2021 We will be planning the Shoreham Wordfest programme for 2022 from January onwards in the hope that normal service will resume, and will be pleased to […]

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Springboard 2022 – Speech & Drama

Springboard Brighton & Hove

Springboard 2022 (11th October 2021) Springboard 2022 – Speech & Drama We are pleased to announce that the Speech & Drama syllabus for 2022 is now available. Classes will take place on […]

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Brighton Consort has a new Music Director

Brighton Consort – 16 August 2021   We are very pleased to announce that Greg Skidmore has been appointed to succeed James Dixon in the post of Music Director for Brighton […]

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BHAC’s Sussex Poetry Competition 2021

BHAC – 12 August 2021     This year’s Sussex Poetry competition is finally open with a first prize of £1000 and many others. All winners will be invited to […]

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Annual Art Show 2021

Annual Art Show 2021

After having to cancel the art show scheduled for April 2020, which was replaced by a very successful online show last summer, finally, there was a chance for people to […]

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Nothing can stop Sussex Voiceworks having fun with music!

Sussex Voiceworks – 31 July 2021 Nothing can stop Sussex Voiceworks having fun with music! After 14 months of rehearsing and performing on Zoom, local choir Sussex Voiceworks was preparing […]

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Update from South East Dance

South East Dance – 6th July 2021 UPDATE FROM SOUTH EAST DANCE Here, Fundraising Co-ordinator at South East Dance, Hanna Stepanik, updates us on some exciting news re the city’s new […]

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Update from Society of Catholic Artists

SCAR – 5 May 2021 Update from Society of Catholic Artists   The National Society of Catholic Artists was started in 1929 but the Regional Group (SCAR) was started in Brighton […]

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Springboard: Call for new trustees

Springboard Brighton & Hove

SPRINGBOARD – 01 May 2021 Springboard: Call for new trustees Springboard is looking for people to join our friendly and hands-on team of trustees.  This would be an opportunity to […]

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Update from Brighton Consort

Brighton Consort – 17 April 2021 Brighton Consort is getting excited at the prospect of being able to resume live rehearsals from May 19th.  If all goes well our aim […]

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Out of Lockdown with a New Chorus Director

Sussex Harmonisers – 26 April 2021   OUT OF LOCKDOWN WITH A NEW CHORUS DIRECTOR . Sussex A Cappella are thrilled to announce the appointment of Penny Homer as their […]

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Music For Connection

BHMC – 13 April 2021 Open Strings  becomes Brighton and Hove Music for Connection . For the past eight years Open Strings have been Brighton & Hove’s inclusive music hub: […]

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Sculpture in Our City needs your support

Hove Civic Society – 01 April 2021 Sculpture in Our City needs your support Hove Civic Society is passionate about improving our local environment and public space for the benefit […]

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Update on The Dance Space

South East Dance – 31 March 2021 Update on The Dance Space We are thrilled to announce that construction for The Dance Space, a brand-new home for dance located in […]

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Keeping the Stage Light Burning Bright

Wick Theatre Company

Wick Theatre Group – 24th March 2021 Keeping the Stage Light Burning Bright Weekly Stories from Around the World – Free Online Keeping you company until we can welcome you […]

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Update from The Sussex Guild

Sussex Guild

The Sussex Guild – 12 March 2021   After the turbulence of 2020 we are all hopeful for a more settled 2021, we are optimistic with the gradual unlocking we can welcome […]

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Who Dunnit? We Dunnit!

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Southwick Players – 1st March 2021 Who Dunnit? We Dunnit!   What does an Am Dram group do when a pandemic strikes and live theatre is out of the question?  […]

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Update from Sussex Chorus

Sussex Chorus

Sussex Chorus – 17th February 2021 UPDATE FROM SUSSEX CHORUS Our committee continues to progress in such a way that keeps us all safe  –  no face to face meetings  –  […]

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Update from Open Strings

Open Strings – 17th February 2021 Update from Open Strings   We’re currently running several online sessions every week.  The ones which are open to the public are: Stretch and Sing […]

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Bringing a show to stage in the Pandemic

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Southwick Players – 17th February 2021 Bringing a show to stage in the Pandemic By Gary Cook, President of Southwick Players Back in March 2020 BP (Before Pandemic), the Southwick Players […]

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Update from Brighton and Hove French Circle

Brighton & Hove French Circle  –  6th February 2021    On 13 January 15, members got together via Zoom to recall memories of being in France at Christmas time.  One member, […]

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New Livestream Talks from Brighton Dome and Fane

Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival  (21 January 2021)             New Livestream Talks from Brighton Dome and Fane The latest series of livestream talks featuring celebrated […]

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News from Strings Attached

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Strings Attached   (14 January 2021)   News from Strings Attached   On 22 November, Strings Attached was to have held a socially distanced live chamber music concert in the Brighton […]

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Update from Open Strings

Open Strings   (14 January 2021) Update from Open Strings We are continuing to deliver several online workshops per week: Mondays at a local care home: songs from the 40s to […]

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Springboard’s Spring 2021 Festival

Springboard Brighton & Hove

Springboard   (11 January 2021) Our chair, Jannet King, did an interview with Latest TV explaining the benefits of the online festival, which runs at weekends from 27 February to 21 […]

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St Thomas More Art Group – Update

St Thomas More Art Group  (11 January 2021) As we can’t meet in person as a group, we’ve been meeting on WhatsApp and by Zoom meetings on Wednesday afternoons.  Sometimes […]

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Apply now for U.Dance 2021

South East Dance  (18th December 2020)   Apply now for U.Dance 2021   South East Dance are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the U.Dance Digital South […]

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Sussex Guild Shop is now Online

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Sussex Guild  (1st December 2020) We are delighted to announce that the Sussex Guild Shop is now ONLINE, bringing some of the best designer/makers’ new work direct to your living room.   […]

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Ghostly Christmas Advent Calendar

Wick Theatre Company

Wick Theatre  (24 November 2020)   Ghostly Christmas Advent Calendar Designed and Produced by Guy Steddon and Suse Crosby Deliciously Dark & Chilling Tales each December day until Christmas . […]

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Virtual Voices

BHMA  (12 November 2020)     Brighton & Hove Music & Arts and East Sussex Music (part of Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival) are the biggest music service in the […]

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An opportunity to perform in your own home

Springboard Brighton & Hove

Springboard Festival (6th November 2020) (updated 6 December 2020) . An opportunity to perform in your own home . On a Sunday afternoon in October, a group of young singers […]

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News on Temporary Closure of Fabrica

Fabrica  (05 November 2020) News on Temporary Closure of Fabrica . This autumn it was wonderful to welcome visitors back into our gallery for Earthworks by Semiconductor.  Following the recent UK […]

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French Circle Update

Brighton & Hove French Circle  (21st October 2020)     The Cercle Français has been delighted to be able to resume its meetings this season.  Brighthelm Centre has generously allowed […]

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A sculpture well worth waiting for

Hove Civic Society (4th October 2020) A Sculpture Well Worth Waiting For  It’s been a long spring and summer under Covid and inevitably the timescale for the next sculpture for  […]

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Gift the Magic of Music

Brighton & Hove Music & Arts (17th September 2020)   Gift the magic of music and sign up for music lessons in school, at home or online We are on […]

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BPO announces new Music Director

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Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra (7th September 2020)   Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra announces new Music Director   Joanna MacGregor CBE, one of the world’s leading musicians, has been appointed as Music Director of […]

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Latest News – Rottingdean Preservation Soc.

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Rottingdean Preservation Society (31st August 2020)   Welcome To The Rottingdean Preservation Society Latest News We are pleased to inform you of some major developments. 1) The Grange is now open. […]

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Music & Wine – back on at St Luke’s!

Music & Wine at St Luke's

Music & Wine at St Luke’s  (30th August 2020) We are delighted to announce the return of live music at Music & Wine at St. Luke’s under new distancing guidelines. The […]

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Shoreham Wordfest News

Shoreham Wordfest (25th August 2020)   Wordfest August Newsletter Poems for Our Time Shoreham Wordfest will launch Lines from the Lockdown in September, a book of children’s poetry inspired by their hopes, fears, observations […]

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Rottingdean Arts

Rottingdean Arts (24th August 2020) UPDATE FROM ROTTINGDEAN ARTS The Management Committee of Rottingdean Arts has reluctantly decided to cancel the rest of this year’s planned programme: the three remaining […]

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Lighting The Barn Red

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Southwick Players (24th August 2020)   Lighting The Barn Red     On August 11th, we lit The Barn red in solidarity with the theatre industry that has suffered a […]

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Open Strings’ Musical Box Scheme

Open Strings  (23rd August 2020)   MUSICAL BOX SCHEME (MBS)     ‘I thought it would be really remote-feeling but it wasn’t. It gave me a lift – I was […]

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Sussex Voiceworks Update

Sussex Voiceworks  (23rd August 2020)   Sussex Voiceworks, normally based in Shoreham-by-Sea, has been continuing its activities through lockdown.  We have met online weekly, using Zoom-based rehearsals backed up with […]

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Sussex Harmonisers – and their choruses

Sussex Harmonisers (22nd August 2020)   SUSSEX HARMONISERS – KINGS OF HARMONY & SUSSEX A CAPPELLA The Sussex Harmonisers, based in Burgess Hill, is a one-stop entertainment centre for unaccompanied […]

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Update from Sussex Chorus

Sussex Chorus

Sussex Chorus (22nd August 2020)    UPDATE FROM SUSSEX CHORUS . . Our committee has been exceptionally careful to keep all of our choir members as safe as possible from […]

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Brighton Consort Update

Brighton Consort (11th August 2020)   Brighton Consort was formed in 1971 and is looking forward to celebrating its 50th anniversary year in 2021.  We are a small choir of about […]

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Music & Wine on Friday nights…

Music & Wine at St Luke's

Music & Wine at St Luke’s (1st August 2020) Music & Wine at St. Luke’s is currently consulting with its audience regarding starting concerts in a ‘physical distance’ format. Numbers […]

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The Jamie Watton Fund 2020: supporting South East dance artists affected by COVID-19

South East Dance (28th July 2020)   Two years after Jamie Watton’s death in July 2018, we are today relaunching the fund created in his name, this time to support […]

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Coastline Goes Virtual!

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Coastline Harmony (23rd July 2020) Coastline Harmony, a women’s acapella group that usually meets in Southwick Community Church, has been hard at work, rehearsing on Zoom, mastering new technology and […]

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Live Online from Seaford

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Seaford Music Society (16th July 2020) Coming soon? When the government allows indoor concerts, Seaford Music Society has planned a ‘Three Day Beethoven Festival’ including concerts to be played in […]

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A Simple Act of Wonder

Fabrica (16th July 2020) Walter and Zoniel . We have an exhibition which is launching at the end of July called ‘A Simple Act of Wonder’; this is the spring […]

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Becoming A Virtual Choir

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Coastline Harmony (22nd May 2020) You live and learn they say. Well we’re certainly doing that as Coastline Harmony morphs into a virtual choir. There’s no real substitute for singing […]

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Online Surgeries for Arts Sector Support

Brighton & Hove Arts & Creative Industries (06 May 2020)   Free 1:1 support if you need to talk things through   The Covid-19 disruption is hitting the creative, cultural, heritage, […]

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BHAC Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award 2020

Brighton & Hove Arts Council (20 April 2020) Call for Nominations Brighton & Hove Arts Council (BHAC) is delighted to invite its group members to nominate an individual for its […]

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Brighton & Hove Quill Poetry – listen online…

Brighton Hove Quill of Poetry

Brighton & Hove Quill Poetry  (23 Feb 2020)     Due to the current Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic,  the Brighton & Hove Quill Poetry group have had to close for the foreseeable […]

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Open Strings Music at Brooke Mead

Open Strings Music (20/3/20)   Now that Brooke Mead is closed to outside activities, we are reflecting on alternative ways that we can continue to use music to reach out […]

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Celebrating Shakespeare

Shoreham Wordfest (19 February 2020) CELEBRATING SHAKESPEARE – SHOREHAM WORDFEST’S FIFTH ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 22 – 26 April 2020   Welcome to a diverse array of Shakespearean delights in our […]

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Farewell by Outgoing Chairman, Nicolas Chisholm, MBE

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Brighton & Hove Philharmonic Society (14 January 2020) Nicolas Chisholm at the Society’s AGM, Sunday 1 December 2019   “As I come to the end of nine years as a […]

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Spring Art Show Organiser Needed

Brighton & Hove Arts Council (6th October 2019) Enthusiastic volunteer required! Are you interested in running the best annual art show in Brighton (well, we think it is)?   Our committee […]

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Marketing, PR and Social Media Volunteer Needed

Brighton & Hove Arts Council (6th October 2019) Do you have expertise in marketing, PR, and social media?  Could you spare a couple of hours a week to help us? […]

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Springboard 2020

Springboard Brighton & Hove

  The online entry system is now open for Springboard 2020. Please take a look at our syllabuses, which are all available on the web pages of the relevant section. […]

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BPO’s Young Musician Award Winners

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Brighton Philharmonic  (29 July 2019) Every year the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra awards prizes of a pair of season tickets to two talented young musicians who have taken part in the […]

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2019 BHAC Contribution to the Arts Award

BHAC (4th July 2019)  2019 Contribution to the Arts Award Andrew Sherwood (Member group: encore)     At the BHAC Annual General Meeting on 3rd July, we were delighted to […]

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Art & Inspiration Discussion Group

St Mary’s Kemptown (12th May 2019)   Art & Inspiration Discussion Group Monday afternoons, 2.15pm Returns 13 May – FREE   Our Art & Inspiration Group is back on Mondays […]

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BHAC Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award

BHAC (1st May 2019) Brighton & Hove Arts Council (BHAC) is delighted to invite its group members to nominate an individual for its annual Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award. […]

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Coastline Harmony in search for a new Musical Director!

Coastline Harmony (24 April 2019)     Southwick-based singing group Coastline Harmony is looking for a new MD as they sadly bid farewell this summer to their encouraging, funny and […]

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The Turn of the Screw

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Southwick Players – 2nd March 2019 Around a year ago I directed “The Turn of the Screw” (an adaptation of the Henry James ghost story) for the Southwick Players.  Working with […]

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The Forum Society Needs You!

Forum Society  (23rd January 2019) The Forum Society, which has been running now for 61 years, urgently needs a new Chair and Talks Secretary . A social society formed in […]

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Sussex Chorus Welcomes New Conductor

Sussex Chorus

Sussex Chorus  –  9th January 2019   One of the county’s best-loved choirs, Sussex Chorus,  is looking forward to an exciting 2019 under the baton of new Director of Music, Jack […]

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Springboard Festival 2019

Springboard Brighton & Hove

Springboard Festival 2019   The festival is held annually during weekends in  March at Brighton & Hove High School GDST, Montpelier Road, Brighton, BN1 3AT. This year’s dates are: Speech […]

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The Adjudication of BHAC’s 2018 Drama Awards’ Entries

Jane Collins – Adjudicator – BHAC 2018 Drama Awards  (12th December 2018) First of all I would like to say a big thank you to Brighton and Hove Arts Council […]

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Voluntary Marketing & PR Executive Required by BHAC

BHAC  –  28 November 2018 Brighton & Hove Arts Council (BHAC), a local charity run entirely by volunteers, is looking for an experienced marketing executive to join our team. The […]

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Resound Residential

Resound Male Voices  (27 November 2018) Foggy Friday – taking our lives in our hands on a wintry, darkening and dense foggy Friday evening Resound ventured over to Eastbourne Youth […]

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THE ART OF GOOD HEALTH

Brighton & Hove City Council  (15th November 2018) THE ART OF GOOD HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2018 Foreword by Alistair Hill Should we look closer […]

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Providing Not-for-Profit Arts in and around Brighton & Hove

Brighton & Hove Arts Council  (14 November 2018) Are you interested in the wider arts?  Would you like to join a group and take part yourself?  Or not miss out […]

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THE JAMIE WATTON FUND: Creating a home for dance in the south east

South East Dance (25th October 2018)   An inspirational leader and passionate advocate for dance, former Artistic Director/CEO Jamie Watton’s tireless tenacity and vision has for more than a decade […]

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Brighton Phil musicians’ highlights of the new season

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Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra  (11th October 2018) We asked our musicians which pieces of music they were particularly looking forward to playing this season: “This season is offering several things that are […]

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Dupont Art Club’s Annual Exhibition

Dupont Art Club  (21st August 2018) This year was a successful year for the Dupont Art Club’s annual art exhibition. We saw close to 500 people attend with over £1000.00 […]

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I Want To Thank…

Brighton Hove Quill of Poetry

Brighton & Hove Quill of Poetry  (1st July 2018)   The National Health Service is 70 years old on 5 July 2018.  Terry Godwin of Brighton & Hove Quill of […]

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Wick Theatre Company – 70th Anniversary

Wick Theatre Company

Wick Theatre Company   (30th May 2018) Back in 1948, a stage-struck young lass named Betty Carpenter persuaded the leader of the Unity Youth Club to invite two members of the Southwick  Players – Elizabeth […]

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25th Anniversary – Sussex Symphony Orchestra

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Sussex Symphony Orchestra  (30th May 2018)   It is very hard for many of us to believe that we are this year celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Sussex Symphony […]

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Music Marathon

encore  (30th April 2018) encore with Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival present MUSIC MARATHON   A joint fundraising event for encore and Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival, supporting the next generation of […]

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“And the winner is …”

BHAC – 21st April 2018   The 2018 Spring Exhibition by Brighton & Hove Arts Council ended today, 21st April, with our Trustee, Mr John Hird, announcing the winner of […]

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2017 Springboard Winner’s Family Connection to Howard Shelley

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Brighton & Hove Philharmonic Society  (1st April 2018) As part of their prize from the Brighton Phil, last year’s Springboard Festival winners Berniya Hamie and Natasha O’Flynn chose to attend […]

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Coastline sweeps the board at Chichester

Coastline Harmony   (20 March 2018) Coastline Harmony, a local women’s a cappella chorus, competed on Saturday 10 March 2018 at the Chichester Music Festival. This is the first time they have […]

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Forum Society’s 60th Year

Forum Society (28th February 2018) The members of The Forum Society are proudly celebrating its 60th year since its first meeting in the Royal Albion Hotel in 1958.  Despite all […]

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Update on The Plinth

Hove Civic Society  (20th January 2018) This is the year when the Hove Plinth becomes a reality after all the hard work to reach this stage.   From next month, you […]

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Thirty Five Years…

Embroiderers’ Guild – Brighton Branch  (18th January 2018)   We celebrated our 35th anniversary last year, with many members producing a wide range of pieces. The common theme was using the […]

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What is going on?

Brighton Unitarian

Brighton Unitarians   (21st December 2017) Many people see our building in New Road, with its giant columns and large red doors, and wonder what such a place could stand for […]

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“… As Others See Us”

BHAC  (16th December 2017) “Oh would some Power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us” – Robert Burns This article was included in the recent edition of […]

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OnStage in Prague

Coastline Harmony   (23rd November 2017) Coastline Harmony, an acapella group from Southwick, love to sing all over the world.  In 2013 they visited Cyprus, in 2015 they took a trip […]

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What Do They Like To Play?

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Brighton & Hove Philharmonic Society    (22nd November 2017) We asked the orchestra which pieces of music, and indeed concerts, they are most looking forward to this season, and our […]

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BREMF –  A Festival Trainee’s View

Brighton Early Music Festival   (26th October 2017)     I feel very privileged to be one of four trainees at the Brighton Early Music Festival (BREMF) this year. I have […]

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2017 BHAC Poetry Festival

Brighton & Hove Arts Council (24th October 2017) Now that the BHAC Poetry Competition has closed with a record six hundred entries all eyes and efforts turn to the Poetry […]

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50 Years With The Brighton Phil

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Brighton Philharmonic  (24th October 2017) By Richard Watson – double bass The first time I came to the Dome was in the very early ’50s when as a small child we […]

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Announcing the Dance Space

South East Dance  (21st September 2017) Announcing the Dance Space…on the cusp of South East Dance’s 20th anniversary Fanfares and bunting!  It’s with enormous excitement that we are finally able […]

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Keeping it in the (BPO) family

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Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra  (19th September 2017)   Our recent story about Barbara & Samuel Burston, who met playing the violin in the Brighton Philharmonic in 1948, got us thinking about […]

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William Nicholson Studio

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Rottingdean Preservation Society  8th September 2017 Over the last few months, the Society has worked closely with the Whiteway Centre to renovate the Nicholson Studio, which was once part of […]

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Dupont’s Winner 2017

Dupont Art Club   (6th September 2017) Victor Perkins was the winner of the Peoples Choice award at this years Dupont Art Club annual Art Exhibition, which ran from 24th […]

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