Community News Food poverty exists in Brighton actually! Food poverty exists despite stories to persuade us otherwise with 3,500 people in Brighton and Hove not able to afford to feed themselves or their families. Low pay, high rents, expensive fuel and household bills. Reduced welfare support, inadequate housing benefits, withdrawal of emergency support. By Gary Pargeter • 2 min read
Health Grassroots Suicide Prevention rewarded in the Lloyds Bank Community Fund Grassroots Suicide Prevention has been awarded £3,000 in the Lloyds Bank Community Fund 2014 in Brighton and Hove. Lunch Positive the HIV lunch club came a close second in the local vote and will receive a grant of £2,000. By Besi • 2 min read
Health Lunch Positive Christmas news Lunch Positive is open throughout December and looking forward to a busy month. The next new monthly Sunday Lunch club is on Sunday December 7. The weekly Friday lunch club will be open as usual on Friday December 5 and 12. The annual Christmas Lunch that brings together members and volunteers for a By Besi • 1 min read
Health Sunday Lunch at Lunch Positive In addition to the weekly Friday HIV Lunch Club, Lunch Positive will be running a monthly Sunday Lunch for people with HIV starting November 2. The Sunday Lunch will be held at the Lunch Positive hired venue, Dorset Gardens Methodist Church and will take place on the first Sunday of each month durin By Besi • 2 min read
Health Lunch Positive plans to run a Sunday Lunch Lunch Positive, the volunteer-led charity that provides a weekly Friday HIV lunch club also plans to pilot a Sunday Lunch on the first Sunday of every month, and wants to hear from people who would like to use the service, or to volunteer. By Besi • 2 min read
Health Lunch Positive need your votes! Lunch Positive, the weekly HIV lunch club provided entirely by volunteers, has been entered into a competition to win up to £3,000. Lloyds Bank South Brighton Area have selected four local charities in the area from a total of over 300 for the competition. Each will win a financial reward, depending By Besi • 1 min read
Health Benefits advice workshops for people with HIV Lunch Positive, the HIV charity who provide a healthy meal every Friday for people with HIV, are hosting a series of support workshops during October. The workshops are being run by the Welfare Support Coordinator from THT South for anyone who is HIV positive. People who want to take part do not nee By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive raises £3,211.50 at Pride A record number of volunteers, supporters and friends helped Lunch Positive host its annual Community Cafe at Pride this year. Twenty-seven people gave a total of 214 hours both behind and in front of the scenes to prepare and serve over 600 meals and 400 cakes! The café was situated in the Communit By Besi • 2 min read
Health Volunteers needed at Lunch Positive Lunch Positive, the HIV charity is looking for volunteers to help provide the Friday lunch club for people with HIV. The lunch club provides a safe and supportive space for people to share lunch, make friendships and find peer support. Volunteers are needed to help on Friday afternoons in the dining By Besi • 2 min read
