As you’d expect from such a cultured city, some of the most popular (and therefore lucrative) prizes at September’s Brightwest were works of fine art.

We can’t tell you how much the paintings by @infobunny and @linda_boucher raised, but it was lots and lots, it really was.

With this in mind, we’re planning on auctioning off any artworks we can get our hands on to raise as much moolah for Concern Worldwide as we can.

If you’re an altruistic artist, or know of one who might be happy to donate something, please get in touch.

The artworks will be presented to the winners on the night (March 25), and you’ll be featured in any publicity we send out.

Email jo@brightwest.org.uk, or you can tweet us @Brightwest, and we’ll do the rest.

Now we have a date for the Brighton Twestival (March 25 for those of you who haven’t been paying attention), we are on the lookout for prizes and sponsors.

The deal is that you donate some fab goodies, and in return you get:

• a namecheck in all the press releases we send out about the event
• listed on this website
• loads of tweets and retweets from the Brightwest team
• your logo displayed on the night
• the enormous sense of wellbeing which comes from knowing you’re doing something for the greater good (the charity, of course, as well as the childish joy of merry prizewinners on the night).

All proceeds will go to http://www.concern-worldwide.org/. Donations need to be made by March 21. If you’re able to give something, please contact jo@brightwest.org.uk. If you think you know someone who might be able to donate something, please send a link to this post to them.

Wow. What an amazing night we all had. Didn’t we tell you that it was going to be the Best Brightwest II 2009 ever? But we couldn’t have done it without such a huge number of volunteer backstage staff, some lovely sponsors, the great donors of such awesome prizes and of course you, the delightful guests. Together we managed to raise an astonishing £1420 for @martletshospice! We have quite a few shout outs to get through, so it’s best we get started as soon as possible:

First up is The Black Lion for accommodating the debauchery, if you had a good night, show your love by becoming a fan here.

Next props goes to Content and Motion for paying for the first round for the early birds, so thanks C&M.

Qube Media paid for the delicious buffet that soaked up as much of the beer as it could so huzah to them for reducing the need for kebabs.

Fresh Egg also sponsored the event, with their donation going straight to Martlets Hospice.

Next up we would like to thank everyone for being so patient with the Twingo, but give special mention to David Harris Intellectual Property Barrister for donating the £100 prize which was split between @peiz and @danwilson (grabbing £20 each) and @nikf (who generously settled on £60 for a full house.) We would also like to thank @amayfield for keeping the masses occupied and preventing a potential riot with his funnies.

We would like to give a special thanks to @subtleblade who took great effort in organising the Murder She Twote, and also donating the bubbly and wine as prizes. Thanks as well to all those who took part in the Murder Mystery, that was some good investigating you guys did.

The silent auction prizes donated by @stephenfry @linda_boucher and @infobunny all went for undisclosed sums, but we can tell you the winners were @oedipus_lex for the Stephen Fry cuss, @geeklawyer for the @infobunny painting and we’re not telling who won the @linda_boucher painting because it’s a surprise present for someone.

On top all this, we want to thank all the twombola prize donors, who are listed here in no order of preference:

• Funky wall stickers, donated by Stukk @stukk
• Awesome quilled pig, with wings, made and donated by @jaffne
• Up to 2kg pork roasting joint/fresh meat, donated by Standean Butchers
• Heat packs (seriously hot chilli type stuff), donated by Chilli Pepper Pete
• Software bundle of geeky things, made and donated by Realmac Software
• 2 tickets to ‘Vampires & Zombies @Komedia, donated by Trailer Trash
• £300 worth of Blu Ray Films, donated by DNA-PR
• A Press Release Masterclass course place, donated by Press Dispensary
• A fancy haircut, donated by Shine
• Delicious cream tea for two, donated by Metro Deco
• Some gorgeous vintage handbags, donated by Natasha Bailie
• 2 Tickets to Tango Fire on Sept 26, donated by the Brighton Dome
• A bottle of Sherry, donated by GlennTom Ltd.
• 1 year’s web hosting or 1-2 GB RAM upgrade or 250GB/500GB hard drive upgrade, donated by Mac Workshop
• 2 tickets to Off the Cuff comedy show, donated by Off the Cuff
• Victorian policeman’s truncheon & whistle, donated by @charonqc
• Vintage perfume bottles, donated by @sobk13
• Background Twitter design or logo, donated by Website For All @websiteforall
• Fabrica book donated by Fabrica @FabricaGallery
• Avatar shoot donated by Garage Studios
• Spanish lessons that were negotiated into French lessons. Donated by @rapella

Phew, that was exhausting. If you see them, please also give special thanks to those involved with organising the whole shebang: @special_noodles @subtleblade @rah_rah @laurencehill @divydovy @brightonargusjo @robshepherd @glennw @joshr and @mrtomasz. In particular noodles and rah for kicking the rest of us into shape.

Wow! The big night is tonight. We have just received confirmation of a few more prizes. Check ‘em out:

Stukk make great big funky wall stickers, and have donated some for us to give away in our Twombola. Have a look at them here.

The lovely @jaffne has donated a quilled pig, with wings! She made it herself, and it looks wicked.

Standean Butchers have offered up 2kg of fresh meat. I think it was a pork roasting joint. But it’s good meat nonetheless.

Chilli Pepper Pete has offered us one of his infamous heat packs. This guy seriously knows how to make chilli sauce. If you think you like hot stuff, brace yourself for this. (My friend almost suffocated at the Brunswick festival a couple of weeks ago after eating his Dragon Slayer sauce.)

Realmac Software are donating a software bundle of all the geeky things they make. They do make some really useful stuff, and you can go take a look here.

Trailer Trash have donated two tickets to their next event Vampires and Zombies @Komedia. Expect “Film scenes spliced up with themed neo-cabaret, fire and aerial live acts” Sounds exciting.

Add those to our original prizes, and the ones up for grabs at the silent auction, and it looks like you have a pretty awesome selection, so no excuse not to come. Massive shouts go out to everyone who donated a prizes. Without you guys this would just be a bunch of geeks in a pub. You can grab a ticket if you haven’t already done so, and see you tonight!

Because we like gimmicks, and because we want everyone to get involved with @brightwest (even those who can’t make it on the night) we have decided that 3 of the prizes are destined for our Silent Auction! *gasps*

@linda_boucher is a local artist who paints pretty pictures, and she has very kindly donated this one for our cause. If you would like to be in with a chance of winning the painting, send a direct message to @brightwest with your bid in pounds and add “Linda”

@infobunny is a little bit of a twitter celebrity. She has recently started dabbling in a spot of painting, and because all of the best art belongs in auctions we have got her latest work “Never had no one ever” to give to the highest bidder. Everyone has been talking about this painting for literally hours, so bid high if you want it. To be in with a chance of bagging this one, send a direct message to @brightwest with your bid in pounds and add “Bunny”

@stephenfry is an English treasure and all round nice guy. He has offered a truly unique Cuss Tweet to the highest bidder. You heard right, @stephenfry will send you your very own cuss to show off to all your friends. To get your hands on this beauty direct message @brightwest with your bid and add “frycuss”

These are all prizes money can’t buy, unless you win this auction, and all the money goes to our charity who are now on twitter! So follow @martletshospice, dig deep into your pockets and get bidding. Remember to make clear what item you are bidding for “linda”, “bunny” or “frycuss”. Prizes will be announced on the night, but you don’t need to be there to win. So everyone can take part! If you don’t have a ticket yet, get one here. Happy bidding chaps.

Say hello to Fresh Egg, our newsest sponsor. They do clever things with SEO, you can find out more about them here. Great to have you on board guys!

Three more awesome prizes have just come into the Brightwest post box, and they sure are good ones. Feast your eyes on this:

@rapella has offered us 3 Spanish lessons. If you think you want to learn one of the coolest languages in the world, then there is no cooler person to teach you than the awesome Raul.

The lovely @infobunny is donating a piece of original artwork. Previous works have sold for undisclosed amounts, and her art is rumoured to only be going up in value. If you enjoy of animals then this is collectors dream.

The final prize (and one of the best yet) is a personalised tweet cuss from the king of twitter, the big man himself, the all powerful - @stephenfry. Stephen kindly offered a custom cuss for the winner of this prize. A must have for anyone who is truly serious about online celeb stalking.

So what are you waiting for? Grab a ticket and come join us at the Black Lion from 7.30 tomorrow for the funnest night of the year. Probably even your life.

Three days to go guys, and have we got a fabulous evening planned for you? As some of you know we are playing games on the evening, including Twingo, Murder She Twote and our Twombola, and these are some of the prizes up for grabs donated by some very nice people! Come along on Thursday and see if you can win one.

• £100 cash prize from David Harris Intellectual Property Barrister (site under construction)
• £300 worth of Blu Ray Films from DNA-PR
• A copy-writing course from Press Dispensary
• A fancy haircut from Shine
• Delicious cream tea for two from Metro Deco
• Some gorgeous vintage handbags from Natasha Bailie
• 2 Tickets to Tango Fire from the Brighton Dome
• A painting from Linda Boucher…

…and loads more exciting prizes to be announced on the night including a bottle of Sherry from GlennTom Ltd.

On top of all of this, Content & Motion have very kindly offered £250 to put behind the bar and give the early birds a pint of beer or glass of wine on arrival. So if you haven’t got your ticket yet, what are you waiting for? Get one here. All the money goes to a The Martlets Hospice, so is headed for a good cause. We are also still looking for more prizes, so if you think your business has something to offer, get in touch with @brightwest

Isn’t it about time that we had another Twestival? We think it is, so here we go…

Following on from the success of the last event, we will once again be taking over the Black Lion watering hole for an evening of cheerful frolics and light entertainment.

The jaunty festivities will start at 7pm on September 10th at the Black Lion Public House and should go on well into the night. There will be aperitifs, lounge jazz and disco dancing as well as some good old fashioned parlour games. Twingo is to make a welcome return, as well as a twombola and a new and exciting “Murder She Twote” murder mystery game.

So what are you waiting for? Grab a ticket from here www.amiando.com and prepare yourself for the social media gathering to end all social media gatherings.

All money raised on the night will go to The Martlets Hospice in Hove, who help people to live life to the full, right up until the end. We are looking for local businesses to act as sponsors and offer prizes for the games we are playing on the night. If you run a local business that would like to do this, please send a DM to @brightwest or @special_noodles

We’re proud to welcome Qube Media as the first official sponsor of Brightwest 2 2009. We are thrilled that they are supporting this event.

If you would like to get involved as a sponsor or think that your company has a brilliant prize to offer for our Twombola or Twingo (yes, it’s back!), please send a direct message to @brightwest or @special_noodles.