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I live in the area and don’t recognise much of the complaints listed in the PRIDE VILLAGE PARTY report.” GETS THUMBS UP FROM CITY Tom Druitt , Green Councillor for Regency, said: “I see no case for moving the event from the heart of the gay community.” He went on to say he hoped the COUNCILLORS TILL 2020 police would use officers that know the area well to police the event. Tourism, Development and Culture Committee gives approval for Brighton Mary Mears , Conservative Councillor for Pride Village Party (PVP) to continue in the St James’s Street area of the city Rottingdean, said she felt the council needed to as part of the annual Pride celebrations. “stand up to the plate and do more to support the event while continuing to listen carefully to the concerns of local residents.” Anne Norman , the Conservative Councillor for Withdean, congratulated the Pride organisers and said they did "a great job" organising the event. Phélim McCafferty , Green Y T Councillor for Brunswick and R E F F Adelaide and Convenor of the A C C Green group of Councillors M M I L on Brighton & Hove City E H P Council, said he saw no case R L L C for moving the event from its present location and, rather than moving the event, everyone should concentrate on ensuring the event was as safe as possible for everyone attending and made a special plea to the organisers of Pride to “implement the use of re-usable plastic cups for drinks served on the streets" . Robert Nemeth , Conservative Councillor for Wish ) A public consultation, which sought the views of S Councillor Alan Robins , Ward in Hove, questioned council officers on what N I B residents, businesses and stakeholders on the O Chair of the Tourism, they thought was the crux of the matter when it came R N event, received over 2,800 responses. The A Development & Culture L to the complaints. They assured him each item of A R consultation asked whether the Pride Village L Committee, said: “It is clear concern either had been or was being addressed. He L Party (PVP) should continue in its current form or C from the responses we said: “I hope that organisers and community can get be relocated to Madeira Drive or another part of the received from the public on a little better going forward.” city. People were also invited to comment on other consultation on the PVP that Finally, Mo Marsh , Labour aspects of the event. the majority of people, including residents as well as Councillor for Moulsecoomb the emergency services, want the event to continue Over 68% of respondents were in favour of & Bevendean, and Mayor of • on St James’s Street. The event has been well- H S keeping the event at St James’s Street with R Brighton & Hove last year, managed by Pride organisers who, since taking on A M respondents either strongly agreeing or tending to O asked everyone to remember M the event in 2015, have put resources in place to R agree that the PVP had a positive effect on the city. L what Pride is all about, why manage the disruption to local people including L C we have Pride and why it is Over 80% of respondents strongly agreed or additional security personnel, street cleaning and • important to a city like Brighton & Hove. She said: “I tended to agree that the PVP should continue where toilets. live in the footprint of the PVP and do not recognise it is at present. “The annual Pride event is an important fixture in many of the complaints listed in the report. I’m Over 63% of respondents strongly agreed or the city’s calendar and we look forward to the event particularly concerned about the nature of some of • tended to agree that there should be no change to returning again this August.” the comments reported in the media to have been the current arrangements. made at a public meeting on January 15 by people The decision to continue allowing the PVP to be who wanted to move the event away from the Gay The majority of respondents felt that the event felt held in the St James’s Street area received cross- • Village to Madeira Drive.” safer since it had been ticketed (59%). party support from all three political parties with some senior politicians making a point of saying The consultation responses and the contributions they did not recognise some of the areas of concern made by Pride organisers, as well as statutory raised by the Kingscliffe Society in the agencies, were included in a report presented to the committee’s report. Tourism, Development and Culture Committee on Nancy Platt , Labour March 7. T T A L Councillor for East Brighton, P The report recommended that the PVP not be Y C said: “At the moment the N moved and that the event continues to be run by the A N event is staged in the heart R L Brighton Pride Community Interest Company . L C of the gay community in St The recommendations were passed by majority vote James’s Street and if moved by the committee. to Madeira Drive would not DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON GSCENE 7 7 WWW.GSCENE.COM ) BRIGHTON UNITY WEEKEND - MORE VENUES GLITTER CURIOUS ADDED TO THE MIX Countdown to major new Monday pop night at Basement Club@Legends ) More LGBT+ venues ) A major new weekly LGBT+ community party will take part in this year's night, Glitter Curious , launches at Basement Brighton Unity Weekend , Club @Legends on Monday , April 1 . “Everyone is up from the original four of welcomed with open arms to this unique non- Charles Street Tap , pretentious, camp and sexy pop night”, bringing you Legends , Club & Bar every great iconic pop moment through the years, Revenge and the Queens wedged in between the freshest pop stars ruling the Arms raising funds for the Rainbow Fund . charts right now, from Ariana to ABBA, Britney to Amsterdam Bar & Kitchen , Subline, Bedford Bowie, Calvin to Cher, and Destiny's Child to Diana Tavern , Bar Broadway, Bulldog , and The Zone , Ross! have organised special fundraising cabaret Curated and promoted by Patrick Cawley (DJ events and club nights over the last weekend in Trick) and Maria Gardner , with the assistance of April - with more venues still expected to join in. Miss Disney , Glitter Curious will bring together Full details of events and venues taking part can all the camp classics, with a burst of fresh new pop be found on the Brighton Unity Weekend talent all presented in their purest most sing-along Facebook page. original glory! The original Unity Weekend was the brain child of THT will also be on site offering safe-sex packs to DJ Trick is at the helm pulling managers Chris Marshall from Charles Street help establish Glitter Curious as a responsible crowd pleasing tunes from his Tap and Andrew Roberts from Revenge, to raise brand with the very best community focus.