News From The Beacon

For more than 30 years, The Sussex Beacon has been at the forefront of specialist care and support for people living with HIV. Now, we are entering the most ambitious chapter in our history. To help realise this vision, we are seeking an exceptional Chair and several Trustees to join our Board.

He has been described as a pop visionary. An icon. A living legend. An internationally renowned singer, songwriter, talented artist (one of his artworks appears on the cover of a … Read more

Good things come to those who wait, so the saying goes. Although the wait has been longer than we had hoped, we are delighted to announce the reopening date of … Read more

Multi-award winning and three times BAFTA nominated film Pillion has received widespread critical acclaim, in the UK and USA.    Described as a subversive, sexy and surprisingly tender love story, … Read more

Award-winning singer, songwriter and BAFTA-nominated actor Olly Alexander has become a patron of Brighton-based HIV charity The Sussex Beacon. In August last year, Olly announced he would be joining Team … Read more

Setting new records at the Altra Brighton Half Marathon is par for the course, but The Sussex Beacon has done it once again, announcing a truly remarkable fundraising total and … Read more

We were delighted to be visited during the first week of January by Mr Stephen Kinnock MP, Minister of State for Care. Mr Kinnock met with staff and service users … Read more

The National Lottery – Reaching Communities England The Sussex Beacon has successfully secured a three-year funding award from The National Lottery – Reaching Communities England, to support the delivery and … Read more

The Sussex Beacon warmly welcomes the long-awaited HIV Action Plan and the government’s £170 million investment to end HIV stigma and new transmissions by 2030. We are encouraged by Wes Streeting’s commitment to ensuring no one living with HIV is left behind, and by the government’s strong focus on cross-sector collaboration with community and voluntary organisations like ours.