During 2020, HIV lunch group Lunch Positive supported more people in more ways than ever before, and the successes of their unique Covid response appear in a new strategic report published by the Sussex Health & Care Partnership.
10 years of Lunch Positive…
10 years of Lunch Positive……with appreciation!
Gary Pargeter reflects on the impact and achievements of Lunch Positive over 10 years.
Lunch Positive celebrate 10th anniversary in style with Mayor
Lunch Positive, the HIV lunch club, celebrated their 10th anniversary on Friday, June 7, with a special lunch and a visit from the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr. Alexandra Philips who is also the new Green MEP for the South East.
Brighton based older people’s project to close down
Brighton GEMS the social networking group for older gay men is to close down. For the last twenty years, Brighton Gems has provided a safe and friendly environment for gay men over fifty to meet and make friends.
Mayor and Green MP attend Lunch Positive 10th anniversary celebration
The Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Dee Simson and the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas attend the 1oth Anniversary celebrations and Community Lunch for Lunch Positive.
Lunch Positive Supper Group
In addition to the weekly HIV lunch club each Friday, Lunch Positive runs a regular evening supper group for people with HIV who are over 50.
Marine Tavern raise £5,519.18 for MindOut in 2018
Marine Tavern raise £5,519.18 in 2018 for LGBT+ mental health charity. Marine Tavern customers raised £5,519.18 for MindOut the LGBTQ Mental Health Service from their fundraising activities in 2018.
Lunch Positive and World AIDS Day
December was an exceptionally busy month at Lunch Positive, the weekly lunch club for people who are HIV positive. It started with huge appreciation given by the members and volunteers following the empowering speech made in Parliament by Kemptown & Peacehaven MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle about being HIV-positive for the last ten years.
New chair at Working to Connect
Things are changing at Working to Connect (WTC), the organisation that supports and represents smaller LGBT+ and HIV groups in Brighton & Hove.
LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you for my award
“I am so grateful and happy to have received the Princess Diana community award at the Golden Handbag Awards – most especially because of all the wonderful citations that people have written. Reading those, it feels quite overwhelming, in a good way! I am so grateful to everyone that contributed – and for all the kind and supportive words.”
