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It's Pride 2010!

If you’re arriving in Brighton for the first time this weekend you are in for a pleasant surprise: it’s Pride 2010! Brighton celebrates all sexualities, and from today you will really see them all, because it’s ’showtime’!

This is Brighton: it is different, it is special and this weekend it’s the Pride festival. So, who better to explain the delights and dramas of Pride than trustee Geoffrey Bowden, interviewed here:

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Bursting onto our TV screens back in 2008 during the BBC’s Last Choir Standing, Brighton’s Gay Men’s Chorus has gone on to represent Brighton and the gay choral tradition in a number of ways.

Rod Edmunds

Here, on the eve of its Pride performance, Rod Edmunds, the chorus’ chairman, reveals all…

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Brighton Royal Pavilion

Another glorious weekend ahead; the summer holidays are going on and on! Visiting Brighton, here’s our selection of what’s on this week, enjoy.

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It's style time

This week saw the visit of stylist to the masses Gok Wan, when he awarded prizes at the University of Brighton’s fashion show.

It’s really no surprise that the TV celeb was drawn to the coast; there is so much good fashion in this town and people always travel from London to shop. It’s true.

Well if you are visiting Brighton this week, or are a local who can shop till you drop, you are in for a treat.

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Brighton Royal Pavilion

You’d be surprised just how many people live in Brighton with their families and kids, and never visit the Pavilion. It took us five years to make the trip, and it was well worth it.

The Pavilion is one of the most iconic of Brighton landmarks; along with both piers, it is one of Brighton’s defining pieces of architecture.

If you’re worried it’s going to be a boring history lecture in a dusty old room, don’t be. I was enchanted on my first visit; it’s a fascinating place.

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I’m a high maintenance woman and I am serious about hair. Very deadly serious.

Ladies, if you are dead serious about hair do not get your hair coloured at Rush. I have never had such a bad dye job. The salon refunded my money but I was devastated.

I had a wonderfully inexpensive cut at Topper’s in the North Laines. This 7 pound cut framed my face and attracted many compliments after an insane midnight chopping session left me worried and seeking a neat looking shoulder length cut.

I think one “beautiful” Brighton place which deserves a mention is the fantastic Lush. Lush products have all natural ingredients and are so wholesomely made you could eat a bit of your face mask and actually not mind. Try a bit of the slimy jelly soap or a bath bomb for an amazing bathing experience. Everything here is very affordable usually under 10 pounds.

One place any beauty queen should stop is MAC on the lanes. Although the Dame Edna line has dissapeared ages ago, MAC is timelessly good quality make-up.

If you venture further into Hove and need a really good shampoo and conditioner, you can obtain the wonderful REDKEN products at LookFantastic on Western Road. If you’ve just swum in the sea, get something and save your hair from turning to straw.

The first Body Shop ever was in the North Laines. It has since closed (there is still one on Western Road). The biggest beauty attraction is Neil’s Yard Cosmetics which has some natural cremes that smell divine.

In terms of fragrances, I buy my Viktor and Rolf cologne from Debenhams. Debenhams is in Churchill Square. I believe this is the best place for fragrances around. You might think the prices might be a little bit high but I looked at my fragrance on Amazon.co.uk and Debenhams had it at a good price.

If you are having a party or hen night, consider having your nails done by Fabulous Fingernails. My friend had a party recently and Joanna did a wonderful job painting the guests. She’s also a lovely person so she’ll be good company!

As long as you steer clear of Rush hair, you’ll have a beautiful time in Brighton.