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Brighton Ourstory

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1106242
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 11, 2004
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Brighton & Hove And Its Environs

Address

Address
57 Newtown Road
BRIGHTON
BN3 7BA

Contact

Activities

Brighton Ourstory is about collecting memories and telling stories. We keep safe the family albums of our communities and document the way generations of gay people have survived and thrived in a hostile world, living alongside heterosexuals and gradually producing the degree of tolerance we see today. We are able to give a limited amount of assistance to researchers.

Objects: A) To Advance The Education Of The Public Of The Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual History Of Brighton And Hove And Its Environs By: - Maintaining An Archive Of Oral Histories, Photographic And Other Documentation And Artefacts; - Conducting And Promoting Research Into The Lives And Lifestyle Of Lgb People Who Are Or Have Been Associated With The Area And Into The Positive Contribution Made Historically By Lgb People To The Wider Society; - Presenting The Results Of Research And Information From The Archive In A Variety Of Ways, Including Shows, Exhibitions And Books. B) To Preserve And Promote The Good Mental Health Of Lgb People And To Provide Relief For Such People By The Provision Of Advice, Information And Education And Also The Provision Of A Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual Community History Centre. C) To Promote Equality And Diversity And To Eliminate Discrimination In Relation To Lgb People By Cultivating A Sentiment In Favour Of Equality In Particular By The Provision Of Information, Publications And Advice And Also By The Provision Of A Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual Community History Centre.

Classification

How
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
May 31, 2025 £1,500 £1,521
May 31, 2024 £521 £1,247
May 31, 2023 £2,275 £1,212
May 31, 2022 £2,445 £1,255
May 31, 2021 £965 £1,262

Trustees

Name Appointed
Linda Pointing Oct. 11, 2004
Tom Sargant Oct. 11, 2004