Bridgewater Hall

We’re delighted to advise that The Bridgewater Hall has again offered us FREE tickets to various performances from the International Concert Series, BBC Philharmonic and The Hallé.

We really appreciate the support of Bridgewater Hall. Last season 67 different people enjoyed 35 concerts.

Last Saturday, despite a bus strike and atrocious weather, eleven of us made our way to the Bridgewater Hall to see the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert was recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast in Radio 3 in Concert on Tuesday, 28 October at 7.30pm.

The performance was the season opener and included a pre-concert performance of Julia Wolfe’s LAD – nine bagpipers playing drones. She is the Composer in Residence this season.

The concert proper opened with Julia Wolfe’s Fountain of Youth.

Augustin Hadelich brought his incredible artistry to one of Sergey Prokofiev’s most celebrated works – Violin Concerto No 2. The first piece brought blocks of orchestral sound, whereas this work was more precisely expressive with ravishing melodies.

After an interval, the concert ended with Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony with huge emotions and passionate melodies painted on an epic musical canvas, which could only have been written by a gay man.

International Celebrate Bisexuality Day

International Celebrate Bisexuality Day is on Tuesday, 23 September 2025.

Also known as Bi-Visibility Day, it is a global annual event celebrated on this date since 1999 to recognise bisexual people, their community and the history of bisexuality. 

The day serves as a grand finale to Bisexual Awareness Week, which runs from 16 to 23 September. 

While records have shown that several cultures throughout history openly embraced bisexuality, in recent years the LGBT community and especially the bisexual community has been marginalised.

What it is: 

• A day for celebrating bisexuality and promoting cultural acceptance of the bisexual community.
• A day to advocate for bisexual rights and raise awareness about unique challenges, such as biphobia and bisexual erasure.

Key aspects of the day:

• Visibility: 

It increases the visibility of bisexual individuals and the broader bisexual+ community. 

• Community: 

It creates platforms for bisexual people to connect with others and build community. 

• History: 

It highlights the history of the bisexual rights movement and the journey towards greater acceptance. 

Other Names and Languages:

English	International Celebrate Bisexuality Day
Arabic	يوم ثنائية الجنس الدولية
German	Welttag der Bisexualität
Hebrew	ום ביסקסואליות הבינלאומי
Korean	국제 양성애 일
Norwegian	Verdensdagen for biseksualitet
Spanish	Día Internacional de la Bisexualidad

Your Story Matters – Take Part in This Research

Cesar Augusto Kampff, a psychologist and PhD candidate in the Graduate Programme in Cultural Diversity and Social Inclusion at Universidade Feevale, Brazil is conducting groundbreaking research in Brazil, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

The study is on the psychological aspects involved in the processes of recognising and sharing one’s sexual orientation (coming out) among cisgender lesbians and gay men aged 50 and over.

He is kindly requesting your participation in this research, which is essential to better understand the experiences of the mature lesbian and gay population, give visibility to these life stories, and build knowledge that helps combat violence, prejudice and discrimination.

Research like this is only possible with the support and voices of those who have lived and continue to live these experiences. Your contribution will help strengthen public policies, support practices and initiatives that promote respect for diversity.

The interview can be conducted via a questionnaire, which can be sent by e-mail so you may answer it at your own pace.

Thank you in advance for your trust and for sharing your story.

To participate or learn more, please email cesarkampff@gmail.com