Community News HIV charity receives small grant Lunch Positive the HIV charity that provides a healthy meal every Friday for people who are HIV positive has been awarded £2,000 from the Cooperative Community Fund to help towards the cost of venue hire to deliver the weekly HIV lunch club. Gary Pargeter, Volunteer Project Manager: “We’re delighted By Besi • 1 min read
Community News New mental health support group for Hillingdon Hillingdon Mind has employed a dedicated LGBT project coordinator whose sole role is to develop a support service for LGBT adults with mental health problems in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Support services to be launched in early November will consist of a social group meeting once a week, tri By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive features in FareShare video Lunch Positive is a weekly lunch club for people living with and affected by HIV. Every Friday the charity provides a safe social space for people to meet, share a freshly cooked healthy meal and find peer support. Lunch Positive kitchen volunteers feature in a new short video to fundraise for FareS By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Kemptown MP attends HIV groups public forum Simony Kirby, the Conservative MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven was guest speaker at the Peer Action Public Forum last night (September 27) at the Friends Meeting House in Brighton. Simon, who is the Vice-Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on HIV/AIDS, praised the group for its unique role By Besi • 2 min read
General News Simon Kirby MP urges Chancellor to release hospital funding Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has spoken directly to the Chancellor, George Osborne urging him to release funding for the redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital. The hospital, which is in Mr Kirby’s constituency, is earmarked for £420 million of redevelopment fundin By Besi • 1 min read
Health Hove MP backs Mercury Phoenix Trust Following attending a fundraising evening hosted by the Mercury Phoenix Trust last month, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has backed the commendable work of the HIV/AIDS charity that was set up in 1992 in memory of Freddie Mercury. The Mercury Phoenix Trust is responsibl By Besi • 1 min read
Health Sexual health information for new students Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the HIV and sexual health charity, will be teaming up with Club and Bar Revenge at their Student Freshers’ Night to promote sexual health and welcome new LGB&T university students to Brighton on Thursday, October 3. A team from the charity will be in Bar Revenge from 9p By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health New research into mental wellbeing and HIV New research by HIV support agency Positively UK, in partnership with research based pharmaceutical company, Janssen, has provided fresh insights into the links between HIV and poor mental wellbeing. The results launched last week at Positively UK’s Conference of People Living With HIV and published By Besi • 2 min read
Health Dates announced for National HIV Testing Week 2013 National HIV Testing Week 2013 will run from November 22-29, coinciding with the first ever European HIV Testing Week. In November 2012, England’s first National HIV Testing Week saw sexual health clinics, community based testing services, national and local HIV charities and support groups team up By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health Reiki For Men Reiki For Men, a workshop dedicated to men who wish to explore healing, meditation, massage and who seek deeper inner connection, peace and balance in every day life is to take place at the Friends’ Meeting House, Brighton on Saturday, October 12 from 10am–5pm. Workshop leader, Reiki Master Miguel C By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health Kemptown MP joins the fight against breast cancer Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown, is supporting the fight against breast cancer by taking part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s biggest (and pinkest) fundraiser, Wear It Pink Day. Over the last 10 years Wear It Pink has raised £23 million and on Friday, October 25 2013, people will come together in By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Celebrate: A Year in the Life of MindOut MindOut, the award winning LGBT mental health organisation is holding an open day on Wednesday, October 16. Take the opportunity to meet their staff, volunteers, trustees, service users, supporters, friends and acquaintances. Check out what they have been up to and hear about their plans for the com By Besi • 1 min read
