Good morning, Brighton. We’ve been hearing plenty about the rubbish left on our beaches after the recent heat wave so it’s time to do your bit to help with the clean-up. Read about Sunday’s beach clean by Leavenotracebrighton here. Get involved and get an ice cream 🍦

In today’s Brighton Scoop:

- Phil Reynolds

Brighton & Hove, it's time to get your blue and white on! 💙🤍 The Seagulls — Brighton & Hove Albion Women — are flying high and heading to Wembley for the Women's FA Cup Final against Manchester City this Sunday at 3pm, and the whole city is being asked to cheer them on - Full Match Guide

Council leader Bella Sankey is urging shops, businesses, and residents to deck out windows with Albion flags, scarves, or homemade good luck messages — basically, if it's blue and white, stick it up!

It's not just about the trophy (though yes, please). The Albion's investment in women's football is genuinely inspiring the next generation of players — and Brighton is on a mission to become the UK's capital for women and girls in sport.

So whether you're Wembley-bound (Buy Tickets) or cheering from your sofa — come on you Seagulls! 🏆⚽

🏄‍♂️ Brighton Surf Life Saving Club is making waves 🌊 with two LGBTQ+ inclusive beach sessions this summer! On 20 June and 19 July (12–1:30pm, near Sea Lanes on Madeira Drive), the club is throwing open its doors — and its wetsuit cupboard — to welcome LGBTQ+ residents for a relaxed, fun introduction to lifesaving skills.

No need to bring anything except yourself; all equipment is provided. Whether you fancy learning to save lives at full throttle or simply enjoy the camaraderie at your own pace, there's a place for you. The club trains lifeguards and lifesavers of all ages and is genuinely keen to hear from the community about how to keep improving inclusion.

Think sun, sea, and solidarity — with a side of CPR. Free booking and more info are available at Brighton Surf Life Saving Club . 🏳️‍🌈

⚡️ B&H has just made EV history — char.gy installed its 5,000th public charge point right here in the city, and it's only getting started! ⚡🔌

The clever bit? Rather than digging up pavements, char.gy clips chargers onto existing lamp columns — minimal fuss, maximum reach. Brighton & Hove is rolling out around 6,000 kerbside chargers, making it the biggest on-street charging programme outside London. Not bad for a city famous for its lanes rather than its driveways!

It's great news for the roughly 40% of UK households with no off-street parking — the people most likely to have been stuck thinking EVs "just aren't for them." Powered by renewable electricity via EDF, every charge is a green one too. 🌱

With Reading, Barnet, and the Isle of Wight also joining the party, char.gy is gunning for 100,000 charge points by 2030. Watts not to love? 😄 Access full ev resources from char.gy

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Cinema’s aren’t going to fill themselves. Break a habit of a lifetime, turn off Netflix, get off the sofa and potter down to your local (cinema).

Duke of York’s Picturehouse - Book

Relaxed Screening: Dr Strangelove | The Christophers | Tuner | Obsession | Book Club: Elizabeth Strout in Conversation - Live Broadcast

Dukes at Komedia - Book

Backrooms | Obsession | Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu | Looney Tunes: The Day The Earth Blew Up | Met Opera Live: El Ultimo Sueno de Frida y Diego | Hard Boiled (4k Restoration) | National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

🗑️ 9.30-11.30am | Sunday 31st May | Sea Lanes | Free ice cream | More Info

🎈- Family friendly events

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