Food & Drink Lunch Positive feed LGBT choirs visiting the city Lunch Positive, the HIV charity, provided the catering for the successful Hand in Hand choral event staged at Brighton Dome over the weekend of June 13-14. The event which brought together LGBT choirs from all over the UK and Ireland was jointly organised by Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus and the Rainbow By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Food & Drink Volunteers needed for Pride Community Cafe Lunch Positive will once again this year be running a Community Café at Pride, Preston Park on Saturday August 1. The community café on Saturday, August 1, at Preston Park, will be provided entirely by volunteers to raise funds for the HIV charity, who provide a weekly nourishing meal for people wit By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Community News Lunch Positive celebrates 6th birthday party Lunch Positive celebrated its 6th birthday and National Volunteering Week yesterday in Dorset Gardens Peace Park with a buffet picnic. The community celebration was attended by over 120 supporters of the charity, including lunch club members, friends and well-wishers, other HIV services, small chari By Besi • 3 min read
Health Welfare support workshop at Lunch Positive Lunch Positive will be hosting a Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) workshop on Personal Independence Payments (PIP) this Friday, May 22. From November 2015, people receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will be required to claim PIP, so now’s the time to prepare for the changes. If HIV affects your By Besi • 1 min read
Arts LGBT Choir Festival receives funding boost The Hand In Hand LGBT Choir Festival, taking place this summer from June 12-14, has received a huge boost in national recognition. Firstly, the National Lottery’s Big Lottery Fund agreed to provide a significant grant to support the event. Shortly afterward, Co-Operative Funeralcare agreed to get on By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Join in the Big Lunch on Saturday, June 6 Lunch Positive will be celebrating its sixth birthday on Saturday, June 6 and invite everyone to their outdoor celebration in Dorset Gardens Peace Park. They’ll be setting up marquees and a picnic area serving hot foods, salads and soft drinks. There’s no charge – but donations are welcome. You’re w By Besi • 1 min read
Arts World Aids Day Concert raises £2,214 for Lunch Positive The annual World Aids Day Concert fundraising concert, held on December 1, is renowned for the variety of its performances and the warm support of its audience. 2014’s concert, once again presented under the banner ‘We All Live Together’, was no exception and saw the Brighton Belles Women’s Chorus, By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Community Village placed at the heart of the Brighton Pride celebrations Following feedback from the local community, the Pride Community Village will be placed at the centre of the celebrations on Preston Park in August with local LGBTQI organisations including MindOut, Allsorts, Lunch Positive and LGBT Community Safety Forum playing an important role on the day. The Pr By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive Volunteers Christmas Party Twenty-three Lunch Positive volunteers were treated by the HIV charity to a Christmas celebration and meal at the A Bar on Brighton seafront on Monday December 19. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive volunteer receives Citizen Award Lunch Positive volunteer Phil Ingles receives a Rotary Club of Brighton Citizen Award for Unsung Heroes from the High Sheriff of East Sussex, Mr Chris Gebbie. Phil was nominated by the Lunch Positive Trustee Board for his contributions to the charity’s work. Phil has volunteered to support people wi By Besi • 1 min read
Community News New Year Sunday Lunch for People with HIV Lunch Positive, the HIV lunch club will be holding a New Year Sunday Lunch on Sunday, January 4 at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. The monthly Sunday Lunches will run throughout the winter to give people with HIV additional time to meet and spend time with their peers. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive thank their M.A.C. volunteers M.A.C. Cosmetics have helped Lunch Positive, the HIV lunch club throughout the last year by providing a team of employees who volunteer at the Friday lunch club and help with fundraising. They attended their last session at Lunch Positive on Friday, October 31 where a celebration meal was prepared b By Besi • 1 min read
