Coming events

Leigh invites CAGS members to join him at Merton Silver Rainbow launch (new club for older LGBT+ people – Merton Silver Rainbows.) They'’ll be hosting a free afternoon tea at the centre to meet people from the community and find out more about activities that might interest you. Leigh ( from Waterside ) welcomes you back to his new venture.The Elmwood Centre is centrally located in Mitcham, London Road and is very easy to get to by public transport. 264 bus stop from Croydon is 4 minutes’ walk and Mitcham Tram is 8 minutes’ walk. Many other buses stop right outside the centre from Purley (127) Lambeth, Wandsworth and Sutton areas. Age UK Merton are interested in finding out views of LGBTQ + people in Merton and surrounding boroughs about services for those 50+ .It will give you a chance to come and see the Elmwood Centre where Leigh is now based! He Hopes to see you there and please spread the word to your friends .

Beginning as usual at 11am at Hove Lawns on the seafront, the parade will pass easterly along Kings Road on the seafront turning left up West Street. It will go past the clock tower up Queens Road turning right down North Road. At the bottom of North Road the Parade will turn left and join the old route to process up Gloucester Place and London Road finishing in Preston Park.The parade is now full and unless you have got tickets from their website... Brighton Pride...you will have to watch from the sidelines. Use their website to buy tickets (pricey £40 ) for Preston Park where the stage is.Celebrating 50 years since Stonewall.

PLAY: Bad Jews 7.45pm Rehearsed reading. A dark comedy in which three cousins, all with very different religious beliefs, fight over a Jewish necklace that belonged to their recently deceased grandfather.

The Summer Pavilion is a colourful focus in the grounds of the Dulwich Picture Gallery (Gallery Road, SE21 7AD). Join SLG for snacks in the Café from 12.30pm. Various exhibitions, including the historic permanent collection, are on view inside the gallery; entry costs around £15, depending on concessions etc (online purchase saves £1.50 per ticket) but the Pavilion, grounds and café are accessible free of charge.

All members welcome to join in and make suggestions.David's house is near East Croydon station.Prompt start and tell him you are coming please.

7.00 for 7.30pm start. Stuart Feather, gay author and historian, talks about Gay Liberation Front’s response to the Festival of Light in the 1970’s. Meeting at St Botolph’s Church, very near Aldgate tube.

As we have no speaker we are cancelling the meeting. Any future suggestions from anybody ?
Instead we'll have a drink together at Wetherspoons Milan Bar downstairs from 8pm.

All members welcome to Join Tony and Peter for a classical selection of music.Please arrive at 7 for 7.30 start at Tony's house.

All members welcome to eat and drink together in a friendly mixed pub.

Monthly meeting for LGBT asylum seekers only, except by invitation. For further info, please contact info@rainbowsacrossborders.org.uk .

Join SLG members for their monthly meeting (free) Matthew Todd, journalist and former editor of Attitude magazine, talks about his recent book which documents the milestones in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality and draws on the personal testimonies of key figures in the struggle.

Monthly meeting speaker and date to be announced.

We will be discussing Natalie and Romaine by Diana Souhami.

Join CAGS members for a cheap friendly lunch at The Postal Order, Westow Street, Upper Norwood SE19 3RY

Our regular event for all trans people at our usual venue.

We will be discussing Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime by Val McDermid.

Join CAGS members for a cheap friendly lunch at

Date to be confirmed and speaker to be announced

We will be discussing The Well of Loneliness by Radcliffe Hall.

Monthly meeting for LGBT asylum seekers only, except by invitation. For further info, please contact info@rainbowsacrossborders.org.uk .