General News Community Cafe for people with drug and alcohol addiction Cascade Creative Recovery (CCR) is a not-for-profit community centre and cafe for Brighton & Hove. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News Green Convenor visits Brighton Women’s Centre Green Convenor Phélim Mac Cafferty joined women, colleagues and friends of Brighton Women’s Centre last week to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week with a group discussion event to promote self-care for women. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Chemsex Monologues – Charity Performance for GMFA The acclaimed play Chemsex Monologues, written by Pat Cash and produced by the Dragonflies Theatre company, will be staged for a special charity performance in support of GMFA at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern on Saturday, June 11. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Health Government to pilot HPV vaccinations for MSM Jane Ellison MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health announced this morning that a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination pilot for men who have sex with men (MSM) will start from June, 2016. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Community News Lets talk about gay sex and drugs ‘Lets Talk About Gay Sex And Drugs’ is an open forum for anybody to discuss how they perceive sex drug use in the community in Brighton. The first event was staged in Brighton on the April 20. The original concept was created by Patrick Cash who hosted the first event and has been hosting similar ev By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Health People with HIV can help those living with the condition after they die Terrence Higgins Trust urges everyone living with HIV to consider becoming an organ donor and register on the NHS Organ Donor Register. By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Community News Worthing LGBTQ Carers Support Group Carers Support West Sussex (CSWS) supports family and friends carers living in West Sussex who look after a family member, relative or friend, who can not manage without them. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Community News Lunch Positive volunteers trained in substance misuse awareness In April, eighteen volunteers from Lunch Positive, the weekly lunch club for people with HIV, received training in understanding substance misuse. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health New Trustee at Lunch Positive Rosemary Faulkner Mitchener has joined the Board of Trustees at Lunch Positive the weekly HIV club. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive – Emergency food pantry for people with HIV Lunch Positive has started a new initiative, building on its previous emergency food parcels given to people with HIV in financial crisis. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Fundraising News Local dental hygienist takes oral health campaign to the Pyrenees Following her epic 500 mile walk from Kirriemuir in Scotland to Brighton in June 2014 which raised £25,000 for mouth cancer awareness, local dental hygienist Christina Chatfield stages another epic adventure. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Alright Mate? A new campaign to help prevent suicide in the city was launched at the start of Mental Health Awareness week (May 16). By Gary Hart • 3 min read