Author: Iain Gowers

Wow wow wow!

The parade with Brighton Hove Frontrunners at Brighton pride was probably the most fun I have ever had with the club!

There was so much positive energy, love and joy, flowing everywhere from everyone. The sun was shining too!

I really enjoyed the walk over from the peace statue to the sports area of the parade, where all the local LGBT sports clubs were positioning themselves.

We were marching with our Out To Swim Brighton (OTSS) brothers, sisters and themsters. It was such a great place to be on the parade. They had music blaring and watching them in their little red speedos and swimsuits.

We were able to copy the dance carried out by OTSS (set to the song “Came here for love”, by Ella Eyre), so was a great spectacle for the crowds to see approximately 100 people all doing the same dance routine! Crowds were going wild!

We were also able to display our banner and it was great publicity for the club.

We also threw in some “runs” as part of the run which got the crowds going even further!

We were doing “sprints”, “slow-mo runs” and “snake runs” where we all stood in a line and snaked our way across the road!

Come join us next year! I can’t wait……

Damo

On Saturday 25th June, Brighton and Hove Frontrunners will again be taking over the Hove Prom park run volunteering roles. 

We would be delighted if your members could take part in the run to make it even more fun and to increase the number of LGBTQIA+ runners on the day. The start time is 9 am by Hove lawns cafe. Optionally, as this is the end of pride month, if you would like to wear the colours of the freedom flag we would greatly appreciate it and love to see it!

As park runs are for everyone whether you’re walking, jogging or running, we would also like to invite anyone who has never run or walked 5k, taken part in a park run or has visited Hove Prom parkrun before to take part. One of the values of our club is to encourage people to get running and we are more than happy to motivate you along the route.

After this, some members along with Out to swim Brighton will be joining the Sea Birds at their 10am sea swim by Hove Lawns cafe, so why not make a morning of it and join us for that too?

Please also remember our Rainbow run, which is a 5k community run at 7 pm on Friday 5 August 2022 – the same weekend as Brighton and Hove Pride – ideal for those wanting to include it as part of their pride celebrations. The 5km Rainbow Run will take place in Hove Park and you can find out more and sign up by visiting www.bhfrontrunners.org.uk/rainbow-run