On 14th February 2015, Vice Versa will be celebrating its third anniversary – which happens to fall on Valentine’s Day; so, it’s going be a romantic birthday!

To help celebrate, the popular night will be joined by guest DJ Kevin Brooks – well known in Bournemouth, having DJed for years at Bolts, Circus and Vice. Expect an extra-special house-music set from Kevin.

ITV are making a new series about holidays and you could be part of it.

Calling families, friends & couples who know what they want from a holiday, Studio Lambert, the television producers behind such TV programmes as Gogglebox, Undercover Boss & The Great Interior Design Challenge are producing a new series about holidays for ITV.  

They want to speak to families, couples and groups of friends from across the country who might be interested in taking part. 

You haven't experienced a carol concert until you've been to a Wessex Chorus Carol Concert at MCC!

Christmas Carol Concert - Presented by Pokesdown's Wessex Chorus, this Saturday 13th December @ 7.30 pm - Entry is free!

A collection for Help & Care in Pokesdown will be received.

You are warmly invited to join us at the MCC Church on Hannington Road in Pokesdown in Bournemouth this Saturday evening for our Christmas Carol Concert presented by Wessex Chorus at 7.30 pm.  There will be a mixture of traditional carols and modern Christmas songs, along with familiar Bible passages as well as a mix of traditional and modern readings.

It's time to get out the outrageous costumes and don those tights. It's Christmas Panto time again and there are two classics on offer locally.

Bournemouth Pavilion has Peter Pan. Children’s favourite and Blue Peter Presenter Barney Harwood will be playing Peter Pan, and he is no stranger to pantomime having played the part several times previously including at the Pavilion in 2008. Barney is one of the best known faces on children’s television having presented many of CBBC’s top programmes including Smile, Totally Doctor Who, Prank Patrol, Basil’s Swap Shop, Basil’s Game Show, Bear Behaving Badly, Barney’s Barrier Reef, and Barney’s Costa Rica and of course Blue Peter amongst others. Mark Benton will be starring as Captain Hook in this year’s Pavilion Pantomime. Mark is fresh from the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing and is well known for his role as Mr Chalke in BBC1’s Waterloo Road.

Poole Lighthouse is running with Robin Hood. Join in with adventure, laughs and surprises this Christmas with Robin Hood and his band of merry men in our fun-packed traditional panto for all the family. You're going to love it - oh yes you are! Starring CBBC's Ed Petrie (All Over the Place, Marrying Mum and Dad) as Robin, Patrick O'Kane (Game of Thrones, Jamaica Inn) as the Sheriff of Nottingham and Tom Bright (who also writes and directs) as Friar Tuck. There are non-stop thrills and spills as Robin takes on the evil Sheriff of Nottingham and still finds time to catch the eye of the fearless Maid Marion in this classic tale for all the family. With a superb cast, sing-a-long tunes, stunning dancing, slapstick, silliness and lots of chances to join in, Robin Hood is the perfect festive entertainment this Christmas.

Stonewall is launching a guide celebrating older lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) role models. LGBT Voices, kindly supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, features the stories of 25 people who have contributed to the campaign for equality in Britain and around the world.

Launched at the Bishopsgate Institute, who this year celebrate their 120th anniversary, the guide will ensure that the stories of a generation who have faced persecution and discrimination will live on. The event also marked the launch of the LGBT history archives at Bishopsgates Institute, with thousands of press clippings, pamphlets, magazines and campaign materials lovingly archived and preserved for a new generation to experience.

As Christmas fast approaches, DYMK has some top cabaret this December.

Check out live on stage:

1 DEC - EVA IGLESIAS

7 DEC - LADY IMELDA

21 DEC - SON OF A TUTU

28 DEC - CASSIDY CONNORS

Are you LGB? Are you Trans? Are you 50 or older?

If so, join the LGBT Voices in Action consultation project, and complete the survey around health, well-being, and social life.

The Intercom Trust are looking for a very broad range of LGB and Trans individuals, living different kinds of lives. The respon es to this survey may make a great deal of difference to life in the area for LGBT people in the future. 

Fill in the survey at www.lgbt.voicesinaction.com

At the end of March you have the chance to meet the boys from the band Blue.

Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe are in town on the 27th March 2015 for a concert at the BIC. 

The band originally formed in 2000, releasing three studio albums, All Rise (2001), One Love (2002) and Guilty (2003) that all peaked at number one in the United Kingdom alongside releasing 16 singles, over a four-year period. 

Tickets

Get Blue - Meet & Greet Tickets

Get Blue - Standard Tickets

Celebrate World Aids Day at DYMK. With events on Sunday 30th November and Monday 1st December, DYMK is the place to go, with free entry.

See Eva Iglesias from Britain's Got Talent on Sunday form 8pm.

At 5pm on Monday 1st December join in the Remembrance Service with Arch Bishop Martyn Douglas and Father John Hyde.

Where can you see Lola Lasagna, Jenny Castelle, Vicki Vivacious, Wilma Fingerdoo and Drag with no Name this November?
DYMK in Bournemouth of course!

Top cabaret every Sunday from 10pm.

The Dorset Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans Consultation Group is looking for 4 new local members! 

• Do you know that — most homophobic and transphobic crimes and incidents in Dorset are not reported?
• Do you know that — Dorset Police are working hard to become fully LGB and Trans friendly, skilled and inclusive?
• Do you know that — YOU might be just the person to fill a gap in the Group!

If so and

• Do you live in Dorset Bournemouth or Poole?
• Are you keen to help make life better for LGB and Trans people in Dorset?
• Could you spare a couple of hours roughly every two months?
• Are you keen on working in partnership with LGBT communities and Dorset Police?

Bournemouth born Barney Ashton-Bullock plays age-defying polysexual “Torsten The Bareback Saint” in an archive film enriched theatrical song-cycle of musical missives from the hotspots of his memory as a semi-immortal learned sensualist. But is Torsten alive or dead; a carnal incarnate or munificent saint?

At 4.30am on Sunday 24 August 2014 emergency services were called to Poole Hill following a report of a number of people being struck by a vehicle which had then driven off in the direction of Terrace Road toward the BIC.

A short time later, officers located the vehicle, a grey 318 BMW estate, which had been abandoned on the East Overcliff. The driver has been described as white, in his late twenties, about five feet six inches tall and of stocky build. He has short dark hair and wore dark clothing.

A 22-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man, both from Bournemouth, were taken to Poole Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The female victim sustained bruising to her body and the male victim a head wound.

LGBT residents and visitors to Weymouth have a new web site to help them enjoy their time in the town. 

“There is so much going on now in our area for LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans) visitors”, said Colin who helps to organize the Weymouth Gay Group.

Colin continued, "We put all the local LGBT events and info on our web site. Weymouth needs to catch up with seaside towns like those in Devon and Bournemouth, but Brighton may be difficult - it leads the way. The Pink pound is up for grabs! – and why should not Weymouth market itself as a more LGBT friendly place than it has been perceived in the past.”

The lead singer from "Thriller" in the West End is launching a new Tribute Night at DYMK. Lascel Wood is performing live on the SYMK stage this August.

Starting on Wednesday 20th August there will be top tribute acts on stage every Wednesday.

Lascel is followed by Carpenters tribute, "The Carpentones" who will perform classic pop hits on the 27th August.

Entry is always free at DYMK.

The Intercom Trust are looking to recruit a new full-time support worker to cover Dorset and Wiltshire.

The new worker will be an LGB person who can provide help and support and advocacy for people who are affected by homophobic or transphobic crime in Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole, Wiltshire and Swindon.

The post is full-time (35 hours per week), at £27,300 plus 5% pension, and will be based in Intercom's offices in Bournemouth and Salisbury. It's funded till 31 March 2015 in the first instance, with the possibility of extension.

The deadline for us to receive applications is 12:00 noon on Thursday 7 August.

Bourne Free got off to a flashy start for 2014 with a flash mob in Bournemouth Square, complete with YMCA dancers and an American police car. As crowds grew the dancers were joined by some nuns and many more colourful characters.

There's lots more to come over the Bourne Free weekend!

DYMK have a new VIP List and for a limited time if you sign up online you can get a free drink on your next visit!

Simply visit www.dymk-bar.com and enter your name and email address to get an email with all the details.

Once signed up you'll also be the first to receive the latest news, events and other promotions from the DYMK gang.

What better way to enjoy the Bourne Free weekend than at DYMK?

There lots on every night and it's always free entry.

Friday night will see Rihanna vs Lady Gaga tributes. Saturday night come and party with DJs Kevin Brooks and Pete Kendall.

The highlight of the DYMK weekend must surely by Miss Jason and Dave Lynn on at 10pm on Sunday 13th July.