HIV Lunch Positive visits Parliament for launch of new report, which warns target to end new HIV transmissions by 2030 is at risk Brighton-based community HIV charity Lunch Positive visited Parliament on Tuesday, 20 May with Councillor Jacob Allen for Woodingdean for the launch of a new report from HIV Outcomes UK, a coalition of HIV experts, which has warned that the target to end new HIV transmissions by 2030 is at risk with By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Community News Local HIV charity Lunch Positive to host World AIDS Day Community Lunch on Sunday, December 1 A special community event is happening on World AIDS Day, Sunday, December 1, and everyone is invited! HIV charity Lunch Positive will be hosting a community lunch where everyone is welcome, inviting all from LGBTQ+ communities, friends and allies. The annual World AIDS Day Community Lunch is provid By Contributor • 2 min read
Fundraising News Over £2,000 raised by friends and supporters at HIV charity Lunch Positive’s 15th birthday celebrations Friends and supporters of local HIV charity Lunch Positive raised over £2,000 for the charity at its 15th birthday fundraising party at Arcobaleno Brighton on Saturday, June 15. Over 70 people attended the event, which was hosted by Ophelia Payne with music from Hoedown Hunnies and Morgan Harris. Lu By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive – all about community! At Lunch Positive we’re so pleased that the global theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is Let Communities Lead. It speaks to everything we are as a charity, and all of our ways of working. Our work is the much needed continuation of support by and for people living with HIV that started when HIV fir By Gary Pargeter • 4 min read
Community News HIV Community Representation “I’m proud to stand alongside so many others that do just that and as a result to make a difference to the lives of people in the HIV community that I value and belong to.” By Gary Pargeter • 3 min read
Community Lunch Positive seeks Trustees Community-based HIV charity Lunch Positive is looking for trustees from all sections of the community, including though not exclusively people with HIV, to join its board. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community Lunch Positive achievements in 2020 celebrated in Sussex-wide report During 2020, HIV lunch group Lunch Positive supported more people in more ways than ever before, and the successes of their unique Covid response appear in a new strategic report published by the Sussex Health & Care Partnership. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Lunch Positive hold planning day for volunteers Lunch Positive volunteers met in February to start planning delivery of the HIV lunch club over the next 18 months. Starting with a group reflection of 2017 to learn from and build upon experiences, the team expressed deep appreciation to all their supporters and members, before moving on to key pri By Besi • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Without Brighton Pride we could not provide our services Lunch Positive is a local charity, providing a community lunch club to people with HIV, with a wide range of support activities. Like most charities, funding to provide and develop services is increasingly stretched, with fewer funding sources and those that are available having greater overall pres By Lunch Positive • 2 min read
Health HIV charity offer support to service users struggling with Universal Credit implementation Lunch Positive respond to Universal Credit implementation in Brighton & Hove. As the implementation of Universal Credit enters its final stages, there are big changes ahead with the longstanding link between disability benefits and higher levels of other benefits decreasing. By Gary Pargeter • 2 min read
Fundraising News Lunch Positive thank Pride after raising £4,465 Lunch Positive, the local HIV charity that provides a weekly HIV lunch club hosted a Community Café at Brighton Pride, on Saturday, August 5. This was the sixth year Lunch Positive have provided the café, which was situated in the Community Village on Preston Park. By Gary Pargeter • 2 min read
Community News Lunch Positive to celebrate 8th birthday! Lunch Positive, the HIV charity that provides a weekly lunch club for people with HIV will celebrate its 8th birthday on Friday June 9 from the Lunch Club at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. All members are invited to attend, including those who go along regularly and those who go less frequently or By Besi • 1 min read
