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M A new airline, Brighton City Airways has been launched to fly twice-daily
scheduled flights to Paris from Shoreham in Sussex. Shoreham Airport has
been renamed Brighton (Shoreham) Airport to celebrate the new service.
Tickets went on sale from December
1, 2012 with the first flights departing
on March 6, 2013. The airline will fly
into Paris Pontoise airport, which is
close to central Paris, allowing
passengers to reach the city centre
within two hours of parking at
Shoreham. Tickets cost from £69 one way, including taxes and charges.
Neil Laughton, one of the two Sussex-based aviation experts, who have founded
the airline, said: “This has long-term benefits for the local community too as there
are many businesses in Sussex who can use this service on a regular basis and
holiday makers or Paris day trippers can also make the most of travelling to and
from Shoreham’s charming airport, where parking is easy and check in to take off
takes just minutes.”
Special features of the airline include a 15 minute check-in, no hidden fees, VIP
lounge and service, easy local parking and the flight, which is in a 19-seat Let 410
commuter aircraft, takes one hour to reach Paris. Pontoise Airport is also
conveniently close to La Défense business district of Paris, which is just 22 miles
away.
Ric Belfield, airport manager, said: “This is absolutely what we want to see at the
airport, scheduled international travel bringing lots of people through our historic
airport, which was the first licensed airfield in Britain. This has prompted us to
rename the airport Brighton (Shoreham) Airport, to link it properly to our
neighbouring city.”
Flights to Paris in the spring can be booked straight away with a £20 deposit; the
rest of the payment is only required two weeks before the flight date, with the
opportunity to change names on the tickets for no charge. Passengers are advised
to book early to benefit from the best prices.
To book flights, view: www.brightoncityairways.com/cgi-bin/flightbooking
MIAMI BEACH
REYKJAVÍK
M The Rainbow Chorus, the South's only
LGBT-mixed choir, is looking for new
members to continue to develop their
exciting and vibrant sound. This diverse
choir sings a range of music from
contemporary melodies to choral classics.
No matter what your vocal range, there is a
place for you within their four sections
from soprano to bass.
They are an active performing choir and
undertake two annual shows as well as
participating in a number of community
events, such as Trans Memorial Day
(November 25), World AIDS Day
(December 1) and their successful
Christmas show Beaux & Belles.
The Rainbow Chorus is a non-auditioning
choir, they only ask that their LGBT
members are passionate about singing and
enjoy having a go! To find out if the choir
is the place for you, go along to the new
members night on 7.15pm, Monday
January 14, a relaxed and informal
evening where you can meet choir
members, have a go and join in with the
music.
M Lucy Spraggan, one of last
year's finalists in the X Factor
has outsold former series
winner Alexandra Burke and
transatlantic r&b diva Kelis for
their appearances at Revenge!
Lucy performed a five song
acoustic show at Club
Revenge in Brighton last
month, Thursday December
6, at the award-winning
lesbian party, Girls On Top.
Interest in her appearance was
so high in the lead up to the
event, that the Revenge online
ticketing agents broke the
club's record for pre-sale
tickets, making Spraggan
more popular than former XFactor winner, Alexandra
Burke, who upset her fans by
not taking the stage at last
year’s Brighton Pride and US
pop star Kelis.
Speaking backstage after the
gig, Spraggan heaped praise
on her gay fan base. She said:
“I loved every minute of it.”
On the subject of who she
thought would win the XFactor final? She said: “I just
wish Jahmene and James all
the best."
She declined to offer her
support to controversial
contestant Christopher
Maloney, after hesitating and
referring to him instead as
“the public's choice”.
For backstage interview view:
http://youtu.be/jQ4_7uk4P70
RAINBOW CHORUS
MIAMI BEACH AND REYKJAVIK COMPLETE
TO HOST THE 2017 WORLDOUTGAMES
M The Gay & Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA), the governing
body of the worldOutgames, have announced that Miami Beach in Florida, and
Reykjavík in Iceland have been shortlisted to host the fourth worldOutgames in
2017. Daniel Vaudrin, GLISA co-president, made the
announcement during a press conference for the 2013
Antwerp worldOutgames hosted jointly by the Prime
Minister of Belgium, Elio Di Rupo and Guy
Verhofstadt, leader of the Alliance of Liberals and
Democrats in the European Parliament and former
Prime Minister of Belgium. A spokesperson for GLISA
said:“We have
two amazing cities for our members to
choose between at our selection meeting
in Antwerp in February 2013. Both cities
are very different from each other and each
is equally exciting in its own way.”
Unsuccessful bidding cities Denver, Rio
de Janeiro and Rome were thanked for expressing interest in staging the event.
A site inspection team will now visit both cities and prepare a report that will be
presented to the members of GLISA. The final decision will take place in Antwerp,
Belgium, in February 2013 when each city will be invited to present its bid to the
members at a selection meeting. In order to be as inclusive as possible, members
will be able to take part and vote by video and teleconference. The winning city
will be announced at the conclusion of the meeting.
For more information, view: www.glisa.org
SING YOUR WAY
INTO 2013 WITH
BRIGHTON’S ONLY
LGBT CHOIR
LESBIAN X-FACTOR
FINALIST DRAWS
MORE CLUBBERS
TO REVENGE
THAN KELIS AND
ALEXANDRA BURKE
LUCY SPRAGGAN
BRIGHTON CITY AIRWAYS
NEW AIRLINE STARTS
TWICE DAILY FLIGHTS TO PARIS
FROM BRIGHTON AIRPORT
The choir meets every Monday night at St
George's Church, Kemptown, Brighton,
BN2 1ED.
New member, Nick, said: “I joined the
choir just in time to prepare for the
Christmas show. I've never done anything
quite like this before and I'm really looking
forward to the thrill of performing live with
accompanying musicians. I never saw
myself as a singer, but have always wanted
to t