menu
Community News

Brighton landmarks to be lit up red and Red Ribbon flag to be flown from town halls on World AIDS Day

Graham Robson November 29, 2024

To show support and solidarity with residents and communities affected by AIDS and HIV, on World AIDS Day (Sunday, December 1) city’s landmarks will be lighting up red and Brighton & Hove City Council will be flying the Red Ribbon flag from Brighton & Hove town halls. Held globally each year, World AIDS Day supports […]

Read More
Community News

Queens Arms Brighton to join forces with Charles Street Tap on World AIDS Day

Graham Robson November 28, 2024

Queens Arms Brighton will be closed on World AIDS Day on Sunday, December 1, as it joins forces with Charles Street Tap to raise funds for THT South. In a statement on social media, Rupert Ellick, co-owner of Queens Arms, said: “Myself and Andy at the Queens Arms have decided to stand with Charles Street […]

Read More
Community News

Powerful exhibition in the main windows of Jubilee Library, commemorating lives lost to HIV/AIDS

Graham Robson November 24, 2024

Brighton AIDS Memorial Project‘s powerful exhibition in the main windows of Jubilee Library, Brighton is running November 25 to December 9, commemorating lives lost to HIV/AIDS. AIDS Memorial Quilts are acts of protest and remembrance, highlighting the stigma and healthcare inequalities faced by marginalised communities during the AIDS crisis and are a profound tribute to […]

Read More
Community News

Event with authors Mark Ward and Daren Kay to mark 40 years of Sussex AIDS Helpline on Sunday, December 1

Graham Robson October 30, 2024

Marking 40 years since the formation of the Sussex AIDS Helpline, to commemorate World AIDS Day on Sunday, December 1 the presenters of HIV Hour – David Fray and Josh Sharpe – will interview two writers – Mark Ward and Daren Kay – whose books tell the stories of people grappling with the challenges of […]

Read More
Community News

Artisan Cakery in Kemptown to raise funds for Sussex Beacon in run up to World AIDS Day

Graham Robson October 30, 2024

Artisan Cakery in Kemptown is raising funds for the Sussex Beacon in the run up to World AIDS Day on Sunday, December 1. During November, Stuart, owner of the cakery, will be donating 100% of funds made from sales of his delicious red velvet cake, priced at £4 a slice, to the local HIV charity. […]

Read More
Community News

Annual World AIDS Day Concert to light up St Mary’s Church, Kemptown

Graham Robson October 22, 2024

Get ready to celebrate the power of music and community as our LGBTQ+ choirs commemorate World AIDS Day with another spectacular concert at St Mary’s Church, Kemptown on December 1. The annual event – a night of unforgettable music, community, and celebration, which will honour those affected by HIV/AIDS and look towards a brighter future […]

Read More
Birmingham

Birmingham World AIDS Day tributes vandalised after candlelit vigil

Catherine Muxworthy December 5, 2023

Following a vigil held at Birmingham’s AIDS & HIV Memorial (Ribbons) on World AIDS Day, lanterns, candles, wreathes and flowers left as tributes were vandalised. The World AIDS Day remembrance ceremony was held on December 1 at Hippodrome Square where the city’s memorial – which was unveiled exactly a year ago – is located. The candlelit vigil […]

Read More
Community News

UK’s AIDS Memorial Quilt digitised by Google Arts & Culture to mark World AIDS Day and ensure those lost to the AIDS epidemic are never forgotten

Graham Robson December 1, 2023

The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt celebrates the lives of those tragically lost to the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and ’90s. To mark World AIDS Day (1 December), the quilt is available online for the very first time as it launches on Google Arts & Culture to ensure those who died are never forgotten. The […]

Read More
Community News

Lunch Positive invites you to its Community Lunch this Sunday, November 26

Gary Pargeter November 24, 2023

Every year in the lead up to World AIDS Day, local HIV charity Lunch Positive provides a community lunch that is open to everyone. This Sunday, November 26, the Lunch Positive Community Lunch will take place at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Dorset Gardens, Brighton BN2 1SA. Everyone is invited to drop in for lunch, and […]

Read More
Community News

Drag With No Name and Portia to host World AIDS Day annual cabaret fundraiser for Terrence Higgins Trust South at Charles Street Tap

Graham Robson November 8, 2023

Superstar drag stars Drag With No Name and Portia are to host the annual World AIDS Day cabaret fundraiser which returns to Charles Street Tap, Brighton to raise funds for Terrence Higgins Trust South on Thursday, November 30 at 7.30pm. Charles Street Tap say: “Worlds AIDS Day is December 1 and we’re coming together once again as […]

Read More
X