Support meeting for small LGBT/HIV community groups.

Community Works reps announce their plans for the year ahead.

The newly formed LGBT Community Groups Network that involves and supports people running smaller LGBT community groups has its first support meeting planned for Saturday August 16th.

This first meeting will focus on deciding support priorities for the groups, putting into place the help and support they can provide for each other, and the support that can be sought from elsewhere.

The emphasis is on peer-support groups getting to know each other and becoming stronger as a result.

The meeting will set in place plans for regular quarterly meetings, ongoing networking and support, developing and sharing community resources.

Gary Pargeter and Chris Cooke, Community Works LGBT representatives are facilitating the network:

They said: “Since the network had its first Open Space discussions in May we’ve been planning for our first full meeting in August. We’ve been talking to group leaders and getting to know people better. It’s been really enjoyable, and it’s truly amazing how diverse, passionate and committed people from our smaller organisations are.

“Now’s the time to start planning the activities of the network, based on bringing people together, putting into place support that we need, and finding the shared resources which help make our groups successful.

It takes a while for word of new things to get out and to start up, and we’re incredibly excited that as a collective we can now start putting plans into action. If you run or organise a smaller LGBT group and haven’t yet joined, please get in touch to talk about how the network can help.”

The network welcomes ongoing membership of any local LGBT/HIV community group which is not-for-profit and has an annual income of £35,000 or less.

For more information about membership and the first network meeting, EMAIL:

For more information about the LGBT Community Groups Network, CLICK HERE: