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In today’s Brighton Scoop:
LGBT+ History Month Celebrated in the UK
Test Flights Begin at Brighton Helipad
The Brighton and Hove Beach Bus Kicks of 5th Feb
Phil Reynolds
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LGBT+ History Month Celebrated in the UK
🏳️🌈 February marks LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK, celebrated in Brighton & Hove with rainbow flags, events, and exhibitions honouring LGBTQ+ lives and contributions. This year’s theme, Science and Innovation, highlights the vital role LGBTQ+ people have played in shaping fields such as medicine, engineering, chemistry, and biotechnology, while also acknowledging the historical misuse of science to marginalise LGBTQ+ identities.
The campaign spotlights five figures: Barbara Burford, Charles Beyer, Elke Mackenzie, Jemma Redmond, and Robert Boyle. Alongside this, the city hosts a rich programme of exhibitions, talks, workshops, and social events exploring gender, identity, queer history, and community resilience. Councillor Mitchie Alexander emphasises the importance of visibility, diversity, and learning from LGBTQ+ pioneers whose work continues to benefit society today. 👏
Brewing Identities (A Queer Tea Party) | 2pm to 4pm, Sunday 22 February | Museum Lab, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Where are all the Lesbians? Researching the museums’ collection for representation | 10.30 am to 12.30 pm, Sunday 22 February | Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Project Uncut/Exhibition | Monday 9 February to Sunday 8 March | The Seafront Gallery
A Queer Night at the Museum | 7.30pm to 11pm, Friday 6 February | Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Queer Scrapbooks and Archival Fragments | 2pm to 4pm, Wednesday 4 February | The Keep
Gender Stories/Exhibition | Saturday 31 January to Sunday 12 April 2026 | Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
The Sussex Lancers: Tailor-made Leather Lovers/Exhibition | Saturday 31 January to Sunday 12 April 2026 | Prints & Drawings Gallery, Brighton Museum
Test Flights Begin at Brighton Helipad
🚁 Test flights are set to begin for the Royal Sussex County Hospital helipad, eight years after work started. The £15.5m project, originally due to open in 2019, was delayed by structural safety issues and rising costs, including concerns that helicopter downdraft could dislodge cladding.
Once operational, it is expected to handle up to 70 flights a year, operating daily between 07:00 and 19:00, and reduce transfer times for critically ill patients who currently land in East Brighton Park. The helipad is expected to cost over £452,000 a year to run, with test flights likely to begin in early March, weather permitting.🤞
Brighton & Hove Mental Health Beach Bus
🚌 The Brighton and Hove Beach Bus will tour the city on Thursday 5 February 2026 to mark Time to Talk Day, promoting open conversations about mental health and reducing stigma. Run in partnership with Mind in Brighton and Hove and Brighton and Hove Buses, the bus will stop in Whitehawk, Churchill Square and Hove Town Hall.
It will offer free wellbeing resources, conversation starters and teabags to encourage discussion. Organisers say the initiative helps bring mental health conversations into the heart of local communities and reminds people that mental health affects everyone. More Info Here.
Weather
Wednesday 4/2
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Thursday 5/2
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Beautiful Brighton
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Winter Festivals ‘26
Brighton has endless festivals, conventions and get-togethers year round for everything from coffee, music & trees, to animation, food, Pride and of course the might fringe. Be sure to scan over this each week to see what’s’ on the beautiful horizon.
What’s On & Community Fun
Wednesday 4/2
Cool Ain Comedy | Caroline of Brunswick | 7.30pm
Live Storytelling with Brighton Telltales | Yellow Book | 7pm
Hotpipe Hillbillies Screening | Komedia | 7pm
After Supper Swing | The Actors | 7pm
Thursday 5/2
Vegan Cheese Making with Chef Sophie | B&H Community Kitchen | 6pm
The Harty Quiz Night | The Harrtington | 7pm
Artist Talk & Photography Networking Event | Fabrica Gallery | 6pm
Oui Creperie | MODA Hove | 3pm
BRIGHTONS NEXT DRAG MONARCH 6 | Daltons | 7pm
Inn on the Square | 6 Nations Rugby Fra v Ire | 8.10pm
Mesmerist | 6 Nations Rugby Fanzone | 8.10pm
Brighton Soul Club | Komedia | 8pm
Ria Lina: Riabellion | Komedia | 8pm
The Portrait Guy with Guy Lloyd | The Actors | 7.30pm
Swingin’ Thursday at The Bootlegger | 6.45pm
Russell Hicks: This Time It’s Personal | Forge Comedy Club | 8pm
Live Music
Wednesday 4/2
Live Jazz with Mike Potter | Bell Tower | 7.30pm
Vukovi | Chalk | 7pm
SYPHA // BAD CHOICES ALBUM RELEASE SHOW | Daltons | 7.30pm
Molly Rose | Green Door Store | 7pm
Open Mic Night | Bee’s Mouth | 9.30pm
Benoit Viellefon Hot Club | Brunswick | 7pm
Meryl Streek | Hope & Ruin | 8pm
Paige Kennedy + support | Prince Albert | 8pm
Safehouse Open Session | The Rose Hill | 7pm
Nick Mills with The Chris Coull quartet | Wick Inn | 7.30pm
Thursday 5/2
Vinyl Thursday’s | Permit Room | 7.30pm
The Gulls, Ziggy Phoenix & Greedy Karl | Alphabet | 7.30pm
Traditional Irish Session | Ancient Mariner | 8pm
Droop | Green Door Store | 7pm
Rosie Isabella | Old Albion | 8pm
Wyldest | Folklore Rooms | 7.30pm
THE EVENING SONS + SILVER SONS | Brunswick Cellar | 7.30pm
Better Than The Book presents: Ten Years On, with Special Guests Look What Happened & LUVD | Hope & Ruin | 7pm
Long Play Sessions presents: Talk Talk Spirit of Eden | Rose Hill | 7pm
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