The Sussex Beacon and Peer Action to merge
Local HIV charities Peer Action and the Sussex Beacon have agreed to collaborate, to ensure that the activities provided by Peer Action can continue following the winding up of the charity.
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Co-founders of Terrence Higgins Trust, Rupert Whitaker and Martyn Butler, awarded OBEs
Co-founders of HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust, Rupert Whitaker and Martyn Butler, have been awarded OBEs for services to charity and public health for their integral role in the UK’s HIV response.
Lunch Positive receives Queens Award for Volunteering
Brighton-based HIV charity Lunch Positive has received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service; the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK, which is equivalent to an MBE.
Sussex Beacon Women’s Group to meet for summer workshop
The Sussex Beacon’s Women’s Group, a group for women living with HIV, is to meet on Friday, June 10 from 10am for a workshop of summer wreath making and floral headpieces.
Birmingham charity Saving Lives co-founds new video series for schools
The series stars Saving Lives’ own Naomi Sutton and GP Becky Foljambe, and is hosted by the charity You Before Two, of which Becky is the founder.
Sussex Beacon to mark 30th Anniversary with exhibition at Ledward Centre
Brighton’s newly opened LGBTQ+ community hub, the Ledward Centre, will be hosting a major exhibition from November 21 till December 9, featuring 30 years of photos and memorabilia from HIV charity the Sussex Beacon.
Galliard Apsley Partnership contributes £40,000 to Birmingham AIDS & HIV Memorial Fund
The generous donation from Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital brings the memorial one step closer to reality, however further funding is still need to reach the goal of £218,000.