Health HIV and Finance tour to come to Brighton The first ever HIV & Finance Tour organised by Chris Morgan and Unusual Risks in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust will visit Brighton on March 9 2017 from 2pm to 4pm. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News B RIGHT ON: LGBT History Month: HIV charity to serve community meal during HIV History Day As part of LGBT History Month in February, local HIV community groups and organisations will stage an HIV History Day on February 10 in the Phil Starr Pavilion on New Steine Gardens. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Social care ‘timebomb’ facing ageing HIV positive population The first generation of older people with HIV are facing poverty, loneliness and discrimination, according to a new report by Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). Older people now represent 1 in 3 of all people living with HIV, but the social care, healthcare and welfare systems aren’t ready for this new a By Besi • 6 min read
Arts Gay Men’s Dance Company to hold trial dance classes in Brighton this Thursday and Saturday GMDC run dance classes in various styles (including London’s only ‘male only’ pole dancing lessons), for people of all ages and abilities, whether you want to dance for fun, fitness or just to meet new people. By Besi • 3 min read
Health Brighton HIV charity to close its psychological services Following last month’s announcement that The Sussex Beacon was suffering financial difficulties, the charity announced today it is to close its psychological services at the end of March this year, due to a loss of funding. Three posts, the Head of Health and Wellbeing Services, the Senior Psycholog By Besi • 2 min read
General News HIV nurse historian undertakes new research project Dr Tommy Dickinson, a nurse historian at King’s College London is currently working on a project that is exploring the nursing care of people with HIV/AIDS before antiviral medication was readily available. By Besi • 1 min read
Alice Booth Community News IT Support Sessions for HIV+ Over 50s Terrence Higgins Trusts’ (THT) Health Wealth and Happiness project for over 50s living with HIV, teams up with Lunch Positive to offer IT support once a month at the popular HIV lunch club. By Besi • 2 min read
General News ME Society – 30 years of caring The Sussex ME Society will be marking its 30th anniversary during 2017. The organisation was founded in 1987 when people affected by the illness got together supported by hospital consultant, Dr Keith Hine and Brighton MP, Sir Andrew Bowden MBE. By Besi • 1 min read
Features & Longread RESTAURANT REVIEW: Zona Rosa Zona Rosa, located in the heart of Kemp Town, is the new venture of business partners Nick Roberts and Carlo Torre. Open seven days a week, Zona Rosa operates as a conventional café during the day, serving coffee and cakes, then in the late afternoon switches to a restaurant serving traditional Mexi By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Record numbers attend Lunch Positive Christmas Lunch Lunch Positive the HIV lunch club attracted 90 service users, their entire team of 26 volunteers, trustees, supporters and friends of the charity to their Christmas Lunch on Friday, December 16 at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News MindOut and Allsorts launch ‘Urgent Need Advocacy Service’ A new project launches this month which aims to support LGBT+ people in economic hardship who live in Brighton by providing free independent and person-centred advocacy. By Contributor • 4 min read
Community News Lunch Positive ‘Snapshot Report’ 2016 Lunch Positive publishes its Snapshot Report for 2016, looking at activities that have taken place at the HIV lunch club over the last year. The report includes comments from members and volunteers, and thanks supporters for all they have contributed to the project. By Besi • 1 min read
