LISTINGS APRIL 2019
A celebration of bi community with sessions, stalls and social space
Date
Saturday 13 April 2019 from 1pm-6pm
Venue
Kingston Quaker Centre, Fairfield E, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2PT
Tickets
via eventbrite or pay on the day £10 supporter rate; £5 standard rate ; £3 cheap rate (low income etc) Free entry for people of colour/BME people; refugees/asylum seekers; and children under 16 (who must be accompanied)
Accessibility
Level and wheelchair accessible. Disabled parking outside. Non gendered toilets. Children's room with outside space, and a quiet room, available throughout. for more information see website london.bifest.org
Inky Cloak movement workshop for older LGBTQ people The Place, The Place, 17 Duke's Road, London WC1H 9PY Saturday 20 April, 10am-5pm Queer theatre company Inky Cloak are hosting a free movement workshop for older LGBTQ people, led by the brilliant movement director Gary Clarke. In this free workshop, we will create a safe, non-judgmental environment in which people can be themselves and unlock their creativity and confidence through movement and play. No performing experience of any kind is necessary. Gary Clarke has a huge amount of experience working with communitydriven projects, most recently with the LGBTQ community in Hull and the queer performance collective Duckie for Hull City of Culture 2017. You can read more about that piece, Into The Light, which explored the 50 years of LGBT life since partial decriminalisation at https://yorkshiredance.com/news/into-the-light-reflection/ Please, wear comfortable, loose clothing that is easy to move around in and bring a bottle of water, if you like. The workshop is happening at The Place, which is a friendly hub for dance training: https://www.theplace.org.uk/ It’s an eight-minute walk from King’s Cross St Pancras or a five-minute walk from Euston. We will be at reception to direct you to the studio. We are holding this workshop to help develop Inky Cloak’s new theatre show, which tells the interweaving stories of three queer elders who all rebel – in their different ways – against the efforts of their carers to drive them back into the closet. We’ll talk a little more about the show at the workshop. To book your free place or get in touch with any questions, please, email info@inkycloak.co.uk. Feel free to pass on this offer to any other LGBTQ friends who might be interested in taking part. We would love to hear from them, too! To find out more about Inky Cloak and our new show, please, visit our website: inkycloak.co.uk
ODL is a vibrant community of 2000 people from across London and beyond. Membership is free and for anyone who identifies as LGBT+, and are over 50 – you just need to sign up here: openingdoorslondon.org.uk/membership-form Make new friends and try new activities with us! As well as our events and activities, we also offer:
• A Befriending Service • The ODL Rainbow Memory Café • Lots of exciting volunteering opportunities For more information about activities and events: info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk For more information about our befriending service: befriending@openingdoorslondon.org.uk for information about volunteering: volunteering@openingdoorslondon.org.uk For organisations we offer:
• A wide range of training to raise awareness of the needs and experience of older people from the LGBT+ communities
• A national quality standard: Pride in Care • Organisational support to organisations wanting to improve their services to our communities
For information about our training, Pride in Care quality standard or organisational support: training@openingdoorslondon.org.uk www.openingdoorslondon.org.uk twitter.com/OpeningDoorsLdn facebook.com/openingdoorslondon
ODL is supported by:
Hello, I’m Jess, the new Trans & Non-Binary Engagement Officer and am really excited to meet you all! I have worked with LGBTQ+ groups for the past several years here in London, particularly at university and with social justice organisations. This has involved hosting events, running campaigns and doing advocacy work centred around the experiences of trans and non-binary people. I have two events, a coffee social on the 28th of March and a gallery trip on the 4th of April upcoming and would love to see members there. Please, feel free to email me at jess-k.barnes@openingdoorslondon.org with any questions or to say hi!
Alan Martin IT one-to-one Problem or question about your laptop, mobile phone or tablet? Book a one-toone appointment. Wednesday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st April at Tavis House. We’re really pleased to be offering one-to-one IT support every Wednesday afternoon. It doesn’t matter if you have a problem or a query about your laptop, mobile phone or tablet, Alan is happy to help you find an answer and become more confident with your IT work. Booking is essential, no one will be seen if they just turn up. Contact the office or email info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk if you’re interested.
Please, note that addresses and transport information for all venues are now included at the end of the listings.
Do you have access requirements? If there’s an event you’d like to attend, but you’re not sure if you’ll be able to make it due to your access requirements, please, contact us so we can help make sure you get the most out of being part of Opening Doors London. Contact us on 020 7239 0400 or info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Feel free to share events, exhibitions and happenings with one another by including them in the Alternative Doors listings. Email: alternativedoors@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Book Ahead! Trips to Kew Gardens for members – two trips are being planned which will be supported by volunteers and ODL staff, with optional arrangements to meet at lunch/ explore together. Tickets are free through the Community Access scheme but we encourage you to bring your own lunch. The first will take place on Tuesday 2 May with Juliet.You can book ahead here: https://kewgardensodl.eventbrite.co.uk The next will take place on Tuesday 11 June lead by volunteer Richard: full details tbc.
In preparation for our ODL stall at UK Black Pride this year, we are looking for volunteers who are people of colour/BAME members who would like to help out with the running of the stall. Please, contact our sessional worker Rachael if you are interested for full details: rachael.hinds@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Greenwich Picturehouse film club – for the moment we are not running the group as we are looking to recruit new volunteers to support the group. If you would be interested in supporting this group please email: juliet.chard@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
MindOut Online Support Our online support service is an instant message service that is confidential, nonjudgemental and anonymous. We are open every day including weekends and evenings. The service is run by trained online support workers and mental health advocates who are ready to provide emotional support, information or signpost you in the right direction. You can chat to us about whatever is on your mind, and we will always try and help in whatever way we can. If you are in a crisis or in need of urgent support, our online support service can: •
Listen to how you are feeling, without any judgement and without forcing unwanted advice or opinions
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Help you to think about ways to stay safe and develop coping strategies, if this is what you want
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Help you look for support and explore these options, if this is what you want
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Our online support service also includes the following:
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Trans and Non Binary sessions
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Advocacy sessions, giving instant access to a member of the MindOut advocacy team
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Young LGBTQ sessions
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LGBTQ Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic sessions
You will always know when we are next online by checking the pink chat bubble that displays on every page of our website – and you can also leave us a message if we are offline and someone will be back in touch. You can learn more here: https://www.mindout.org.uk/get-support/mindout-online/
Oh, the lovely fickleness of an April day! w. h. gibson At Opening Doors London our work is underpinned by four values: We are dynamic, collaborative, inclusive, and we have integrity. And as we develop as an organisation it is important to the staff and trustees that we live out these values. This means that over the coming year we aim to develop our services aimed at LGBT+ people over 50. How are we dynamic? Well, we continue to provide an exciting programme of activities and events. Last year we held a number of very successful panel events and will be doing more this year! We also want to provide a more personalised approach and will be exploring developing telephone befriending which will enable us to reach more people in less accessible parts of London. It might also provide new volunteering opportunities for people who are less mobile themselves. We are also developing our buddying service to support new members of the ODL community to re-engage with the LGBT+ community by coming along to ODL activities and events. I’ve previously written about how we want to be inclusive and reach out across the wider LGBT+ communities and to ensure that everyone receives a warm welcome. Rachel and Jess are doing some great work engaging with BAME and Trans/non-binary communities, but we are still looking for people to join our team of Member Engagement Volunteers. If you could spare a few hours a week to make some phone calls – check out the role description on our website: http://openingdoorslondon.org.uk/vacancies/#engage or call Juliet or Adrian to have a chat. It is a great opportunity to make a real difference for the growing ODL community. So much of what ODL does is in collaboration with other organisations – some of our events are done in partnerships with other charities (e.g: The Mary Ward Centre and London Friend); our corporate partners; and we are developing some great relationships with academic institutions (volunteer recruitment, research). Our training is usually hosted by other charities. And I hope that all we do is delivered with integrity! All these values will underpin our 5-year Business Plan as we continue to develop ODL in addressing the needs of LGBT+ people who are over 50 in London … and beyond! As ever, we have a fantastic selection of activities and events for you to enjoy this month – I hope the warming weather encourages you to get out and try something new this month.
Alice Wallace Director Opening Doors London
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Monday 1st Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Cafe Bridge and Scrabble is back! Join us for board games at Tavis House every Monday. Beginners welcome! Scrabble boards will be provided. 2pm – 4pm Peer-led coffee and tea social The Breakfast Club Battersea Rise The team from The Breakfast Club are providing free tea and coffee for ODL members at this peer-led monthly social. Just turn up to meet other ODL members.
Singing for fun! Room 13, Mary Ward Centre Come along to a free and friendly singing course at the Mary Ward Centre run in partnership with Opening Doors London. Develop your singing voice and learn songs covering a range of material including traditional folk, songs from yesteryear (30’s-60’s) and Pop with the main focus being fun! Learning to sing in harmony, listen and blend our voices together.
Complete beginner to confident singer - everyone is welcome. See the first Monday of the month for more information, call Adrian at ODL 020 7239 0400 to find out more. 3:45pm – 5.45pm
Sometimes The Breakfast Club team will be able to pop in to say hello, too. 4pm – 6pm
Tuesday 2nd Havering LGBT over-50s Social Havering Volunteer Centre
please, get in touch and come along.
LGBT Creative Writing Group Tavis House
Havering LGBT+ Forum is proud to present a new social group for LGBT+ older people in the east London/ Essex area. This is a great opportunity to meet up with old friends and make new ones from in and around the Havering area in East London/ Essex.
There will be free nibbles and drinks on offer, plus a great team of dedicated volunteers who will warmly greet you and introduce you to like-minded people also identifying as LGBT. Please, contact Alan Giles for more info on 07757 122 749 or info@ openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Warm, constructive and supportive writing together.
So, if you are age 50 or over and would like to experience some smashing social company within a safe and welcoming space,
2pm – 4pm
This group welcomes new writers for writing exercises and a chance to read your own work. First and third Tuesdays every month. With biscuits! 3pm – 5pm
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Wednesday 3rd Anchor Housing/ ODL Art Group Chigwell Court
Men’s Pimlico Social Pimlico Room
Why not try this friendly and informal drop-in? Meeting at 2pm every first and third Wednesday of each month. All materials for a variety of activities and range of abilities are provided free, as are the refreshments.
In the mood for a night of laughter, a good chat while enjoying coffee and cake, a nice glass of wine and nibbles? Come join us at this popular and welcoming group! 6pm – 9pm
Advice and guidance are on offer from Philippa, the volunteer/ artist. The venue is pleasant and fully accessible. Call Philippa for more info on 07951540640 2pm – 4pm
Thursday 4th 50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth The Furzedown Project
Rainbow Surfers’ 50+ LGBT+ computer drop-in Computer Suite, Tavis House
Trans & Non-Binary Over 50s Exhibition Trip + Q/A Whitechapel Gallery
50+ Coffee Morning in Wandsworth, at the Furzedown project for older people. The Wandsworth LGBT forum hosts this coffee morning with Vito from ODL. Every Thursday 10 – 12. A fee of £2 after your initial visit, which pays for room hire and drinks.
Our Age UK Camden LGBT+ friendly drop-in session provides you with an opportunity to receive IT assistance and guidance from knowledgeable volunteers and staff. For more information, please, contact Callum on 020 7239 0400.
Come along to a trip to see the upcoming exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery gallery archives: ‘Queer Spaces: London, 1980s – Today’. Also with a unique chance to meet and chat with two of the contributing artists, Rosie Hastings and Hannah Quinlan. Afterwards we’ll explore the exhibition itself!
We hope you may become members and join in some of the other activities on offer. We sometimes have interesting speakers, visits from local councillors/MPs/community workers, etc. But if you just want to chat and have coffee that’s fine, too. Every Thursday 10am – 12pm
Every Thursday 10am – 1pm
We’ll meet outside the gallery entrance at 11am. The entrance is at street level and all the galleries are wheelchair accessible. Accessible toilets. Free parking for Blue Badge holders at the top of Osborn Street. Parking spaces are available on a first come, first served basis. 11am – 1pm
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trans-non-binary-over-50s-exhibition-trip-qa-tickets-58439692694
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Friday 5th
Sunday 7th
Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café Tavis House Café
Sunday Lunch & Film Club Henderson Court Resource Centre
Everyone is welcome to come along to our Friday cafe social. It is run by members for members and is always a busy and friendly place to meet new people and chat to exsisting friends. Hot drinks can be purchased in the café. Please, feel free to bring your own cakes and biscuits. Every Friday 10am – 12pm
Join us for a lovely home-cooked lunch and film. We will select the film on the day instead of in advance. Social: 12pm. Lunch: 1pm. Film starts: 2pm, Cost £5. Community preview of Edvard Munch Love and Angst exhibition at the British Museum “We do not want pretty pictures to be hung on drawing-room walls. We want... an art that arrests and engages. An art of one’s innermost heart.” – Edvard Munch
Meet volunteer Richard at the Lion statue at 2pm for a 2.20pm entry. NO paper tickets will be issued for this event. Entry will be as a group after being ticked off the guest list by Richard. The creator of art’s most haunting and iconic face. A radical father of Expressionism. Norway’s answer to Vincent van Gogh. But who was Edvard Munch? Discover this pioneering, subversive artist as the British Museum lifts the veil on his life and works in the largest show of his prints in the UK for 45 years. 2-4pm
Join Opening Doors London as we visit the community private view of the Edvard Munch exhibition. https://sundaylunchfilmapril.eventbrite.co.uk
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-preview-of-edward-mvnch-love-and-angst-exhibition-tickets-58427832219
Monday 8th Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Cafe
Rainbow Memory Café Tavis House
See first Monday of the month for more info.
A supportive space for anyone from the LGBT`+ communities concerned about memory loss, anyone who cares for someone with memory loss or those with a dementia diagnosis.
2pm – 4pm Singing for fun! Room 13, Mary Ward Centre See first Monday of the month for more info. 3:45pm – 5.15pm
There’s refreshments and a relaxed atmosphere with occasional guest speakers, time to talk about your concerns and the opportunity for carers to talk together about things that matter to them. We meet on the second Monday of the month at Tavis House. 2pm – 4pm
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Wednesday 10th
A Carnation for a Song performance Young Vic A Carnation For a Song, which stars some of our members, and focuses on the stories of older LGBTQ+ people will be playing in April. The company is made up of LGBQ Londoners, all aged 50+, who shared their stories to help build this moving musical experience. Stories range from being on the front line of the fight for cultural acceptance and equal rights, to present hopes for a more inclusive future. They grapple with the treacherous world of online dating, face up to the realities of ageing and reflect on whether they are truly seen by society.
We have booked a block of tickets for Wednesday 10 April at 7pm for those who wish to go as a group. There are 15 places available. Please email Info@ openingdoorslondon.org.uk if you would like to attend. There are other showings which can be booked below through the Young Vic: www.youngvic.org/whats-on/carnation-for-song
Tue 9 April (Open Dress) – 6pm Wed 10 April – 3pm/7pm Thurs 11 April – 7pm Fri 12 April – 7pm Sat 13 April – 3pm/7pm 7pm – 8pm
London Friend tea & biscuits older LGBT* drop-in London Friend In partnership with London Friend, this social group is a place to meet friends for a coffee, chat and optional board games! 12.30pm – 2.30pm Camden LGBT Drop-in Union Chapel Join the friendly and welcoming Camden LGBT Forum/ Pride in Islington monthly drop-in, as a representative from Switchboard visits to share more about their signposting of pan-London LGBT services. Coffee and cake are provided. 12 – 2pm
Thursday 11th Rainbow Surfers’ 50+ LGBT+ computer drop-in Computer Suite, Tavis House See first Thursday of the month for more info Every Thursday 10am – 1pm 50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth The Furzedown Project See first Thursday of the month for more info Every Thursday 10am – 12pm
Women’s film night Tavis House Of Girls & Horses (German with English subtitles) Join us for our regular women’s film night. We’ll watch acclaimed coming of age film ‘Of Girls & Horses’. Troubled teen Alex, misunderstood by her family and running out of chances, is sent to intern for the summer at a horse ranch in the German countryside. At first, it’s Alex’s worst nightmare, but she soon finds solace among the animals and when Katy, a shy young woman her own age arrives on the ranch, it ignites feelings in Alex that go beyond friendship.
Veteran director of lesbian cinema Monika Treut (Virgin Machine) draws nuanced performances from her leads and stunningly captures the stark beauty of the German landscape, in a film that has been acclaimed as her finest to date. 6-8pm
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Friday 12th Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café Tavis House Café
Mixed ODL Dinner Club At Positive East
See 1st Friday of the month for more info.
We look forward to welcoming you to the warm and friendly Positive East dinner club. As usual, we will have a tasty meal with a meat and veggie option for the brilliant price of £7. We have a new chef who will cook three courses each month. Please, let us know if you have any dietary requirements. See you there! Book online, by email or by calling the office.
Every Friday 10am – 12pm
6.30 – 9.30pm
Saturday 13th Life drawing class – special oneoff session for members Armour Studios The session will be run by Brian Dennis, Jonathan Armour and possibly one other artist. The venue can hold up to 10 participants. Guests don’t need to have any prior artistic experience, we are happy to run through some basics at the beginning of the session, as well as offering support throughout the session. Guests should bring paper, we can supply pencils and charcoal. Our first model will be Jordan, who is anatomically male. We will start with a selection of short poses, moving on to longer poses as confidence grows.
Sunday 14th While the artist is happy to offer guidance, this is not a course. We hope people of all levels of experience will come along, have fun, and hopefully learn some things along the way! Please, book via Eventbrite or email/call the office. Accessibility - This is not a stepfree venue. There is one full set of stairs that must be negotiated, and the toilet is not accessible. This is a private studio. We are looking to organise another life drawing session in a fully accessible venue ASAP. 11 – 3pm (with a break)
https://lifedrawingodl.eventbrite.co.uk
Second Sundays – rearranged Hyde Park Walk Meet at the Lodge Café just outside Hyde Park Corner Following the high winds of March, we had to cancel our walk to Hyde Park. We hope April will be the glorious Spring month we all deserve. Join us for a walk around the park, taking in the sights and sounds of this beautiful green space. Let us know you’re coming by booking here. 12 – 2pm
https://secondsundayshydeparknew.eventbrite.co.uk
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Monday 15th
Women’s Breakfast at the Albany The Albany, Deptford Drive away those Monday blues! For a great start to your week, we look forward to welcoming you to the friendly Albany Theatre café. A place to meet other women for a chat/ discussion over a cuppa, or enjoy a breakfast.
Drop in anytime between 10am and 12pm on the third Monday of the month. As the venue is near the Thames we have the option for an occasional walk if the weather is decent. We look forward to meeting you. 10am – 12pm
Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Cafe See first Monday of the month for more info. 2pm – 4pm Singing for fun! Room 13, Mary Ward Centre See first Monday of the month for more info. 3:45pm – 5.15pm
Tuesday 16th
Wednesday 17th
Gardening session with Rainbow Grow Hackney
LGBT Creative Writing Group Tavis House
Anchor Housing/ ODL Art Group Chigwell Court
Join our regular gardening group! This is Hackney’s premier and only LGBT+ gardening group. Get out into the green and enjoy a cup of tea and homemade cakes (sometimes).
See first Tuesday of the month for more info.
See first Wednesday of the month for more info.
3pm – 5pm
2pm – 4pm
5pm – 7pm
Thursday 18th Rainbow Surfers’ 50+ LGBT* computer drop-in Computer Suite, Tavis House See first Thursday of the month for more info. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm 50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth The Furzedown Project See first Thursday of the month for more info. Every Thursday 10am – 12pm
Friday 19th ODL Greenwich Pub Club Ye Rose & Crown
Friday Coffee & Cake Club Tavis House Café
Social group for older LGBT+ people to meet in a lovely LGBT+ pub in the heart of Greenwich village.
See first Friday of the month for more info.
7pm – 10pm
Every Friday 10am – 12pm
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Monday 22nd
Tuesday 23rd
Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Cafe
Walkabout, Talkabout, and Pig out; Ian Townson's Queer Tour of Brixton
See first Monday of the month for more info. 2pm – 4pm Singing for fun! Room 13, Mary Ward Centre See first Monday of the month for more info. 3:45pm – 5.15pm
We meet outside Herne Hill station. Leave the station by the ticket office exit. Toilets are available on platform 1. Firstly, lunch (again) at Steve’s Cafe, serving all day breakfasts, hot meals, burgers, salads and sandwiches. Secondly, Ian will guide us for 1½ miles along Railton Road, and talk about radical gay life in the mid 1970s. Notably the Commercial Tavern (gays barred from), the Hamilton Arms (also barred from), St. Jude's Hall (first Brixton Faeries Theatre show), one of three women's centres, the gay houses (ten in total), the Chinese takeaway, the George hotel (barred blacks and gays, burnt down during the riots), the South London Gay Community Centre, Pearl's gay shebeen, the Windsor Castle pub (barred and also burned down), Bangladesh food co-op,the Nuclear Dawn Mural, Brady's (lesbians barred, we all picketed it),
Wednesday 24th
Thursday 25th
London Friend tea & biscuits older LGBT+ drop-in London Friend
Southwark Thursday group Stone’s End Day Centre
In partnership with London Friend, this social group is a place to meet friends for a coffee, chat and optional board games! 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Want to learn about social media? Be joined by members of Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre who will guide you through tweeting, snapchatting, and more as part of our Intergenerational Programme. We will run short tutorials on various apps as well as a discussion around the differences between how LGBT people communicate today and in the past. 5-7pm
South London Gay Community Centre
London Queer Social Centre (2014, evicted by the police), Windrush Square (the public conveniences featured in 'Gents', a Brixton Faeries production) and Brixton library (we had displays of posters and leaflets during Gay Pride). Thirdly, we join Ian for a pint or two in the nearby Prince Albert pub. 12.45 – 4pm
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Friday 26th Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café Tavis House Café See first Friday of the month for more info. Every Friday 10am – 12pm Southwark outings to Tate Late at Tate Modern – ODL Takeover! Tate Exchange, Floor 5 Join us as we lead an ODL takeover of the community space at Tate Modern for the evening. With performances including dance and theatre, as well as workshops with artists and activists, we’ll create an exciting and welcoming space for the evening. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-outings-opening-doors-london-at-tate-late-tickets-58430132098 We encourage as many members to come along as possible and join us! 6 – 10pm
Monday 29th
Tuesday 30th
Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Cafe
Bi The Way Group Tavis House
Men’s Film Night - Tickled Henderson Court
See first Monday of the month for more info.
Confused about apps? Stymied by social media? This month the ODL bi group will explore the bisexual internet with young people from Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre and share our experiences as LGBT+ people across the generations. Bring your smartphone if you have one. Refreshments provided. All ODL members welcome. (Please, note that this meeting has moved from the fourth Monday to the fifth for this month only!)
A fascinating and bizarre documentary from journalist David Farrier who stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.
2pm – 4pm Singing for fun! Room 13, Mary Ward Centre See first Monday of the month for more info. 3:45pm – 5.15pm
6pm – 8pm
Excercise Class 6.30pm Film 7pm
This is a list of support and health services available for LGBT-people in London. Though we do not have direct connections with all of these organisations, we encourage our members to contact them for support with a range of issues. 56 Dean Street 56 Dean Street is a friendly, convenient and free NHS sexual health service run from 2 locations in Soho. (56 Dean Street and Dean Street Express). The service based in London’s West End also offers full outpatient HIV clinic services. http://dean.st/ 020 3315 6699 The Albany Trust The Albany Trust provides high quality therapy and counselling services, committed to improving the emotional and sexual wellbeing of our clients and of the community. http://www.albanytrust.org 0208 767 1827 Albert Kennedy Trust Working to ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people are able to live in accepting, supportive and caring homes, by providing a range of services to meet the individual needs of those who would otherwise be homeless or living in a hostile environment. https://www.akt.org.uk/ 020 7831 6562 Antidote Antidote is the UK’s only LGB&T run and targeted drug and alcohol support service. http://londonfriend.org.uk/get-support/ drugsandalcohol/#.WtYCHC-ZPkI 020 7833 1674 (10am-6pm, Mon - Fri). Ask for one of the Antidote Team. CliniQ A team of friendly and open health & wellbeing professionals and trans* community members, dedicated to enhancing the lives of trans* people, their partners and friends. https://cliniq.org.uk/about/ 020 3315 6699 Elop Elop is a holistic lesbian and gay centre that offers a range of social, emotional and support services to LGBT communities, and our core services include counselling and young people’s services. http://www.elop.org/ info@elop.org / 020 8509 3898 Galop Galop is the LGBT+ anti-violence charity. Contact them if you have experienced hate crime, sexual violence or domestic abuse. They also support LGBT and queer people who have had problems with the police or have questions about the criminal justice system. http://www.galop.org.uk/ London LGBT+ Advice Line: 020 7704 204 National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 help@galop.org.uk
Islington Mind: Outcome Outcome is a client-led LGBTQ+ servicet hat has been run by a lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans team for 15 years and is one of the few LGBT mental health services in London. They meet every Tuesday between 10:30am and 4:00pm at Mind Spa at 35 Ashley Road, London N19 3AG. www.islingtonmind.org.uk/outcome.asp sigal.avni@islingtonmind.org.uk 020 7272 5038 LGBT Consortium A national specialist infrastructure and Membership organisation focusing on the development and support of LGBT groups, organisations and projects so they can deliver direct services and campaign for individual rights. http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/ admin@lgbtconsortium.org.uk 020 7064 6500 The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Domestic Abuse Forum A network of practitioners, activists, researchers, service providers, commissioners, funders and representatives from public sector departments working in or around the issue of LGBT* domestic abuse. http://lgbtdaf.org/ info@lgbtdaf.org 0207 359 6242 The Lesbian Therapist Directory www.thelesbiantherapistdirectory.co.uk/ London Friend London Friend is the UK’s oldest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans charity. Here to support the health and mental wellbeing of the LGB&T community in and around London. http://londonfriend.org.uk/ office@londonfriend.org.uk +44 (0)20 7833 1674 Maytree Maytree is a registered charity supporting people in suicidal crisis in a non-medical setting. If you, or someone you know, could benefit from a one-off stay in a safe and confidential space. http://www.maytree.org.uk/ maytree@maytree.org.uk / 020 7263 7070 Metro Center Providing health, community and youth services across London and the South East for anyone experiencing issues around sexuality, gender, equality, diversity or identity. https://www.metrocentreonline.org/ hello@metrocharity.org.uk 020 8305 5000 Naz Project NAZ provides sexual health promotion and HIV support services to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities in London. We specialise in providing culturally appropriate services and a supportive environment enabling people to access healthcare. http://naz.org.uk/ naz@naz.org.uk / 020 8741 1879
Positive East Positive East has been on the forefront of HIV service and care for over 26 years; supporting people from point of HIV diagnosis to longer term care. Providing a holistic range of health and wellbeing programmes from counselling to workshops to HIV testing and prevention. http://www.positiveeast.org.uk/ talktome@positiveeast.org.uk +44 020 7791 2855 Victim Support “An independent charity, we work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and the respect they deserve. Helping people feel safer and find the strength to move beyond crime. Support is free, confidential and tailored to your needs.” https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/ Supportline: 08 08 16 89 111 Spectra Provides supportive, knowledgeable, non-judgemental and peer-based engagements to marginalised communities. https://spectra-london.org.uk info@spectra-london.org.uk 0800 587 8302 / 020 3322 6920 Stonewall Housing Stonewall Housing is the specialist lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) housing advice and support provider in England. http://www.stonewallhousing.org/ info@stonewallhousing.org Advice Line: 020 7359 5767 Switchboard – the LGBT+ helpline “We are here to help you with whatever you want to talk about. Nothing is off limits, and we understand how anxious you might feel before you pick up the phone.” https://switchboard.lgbt/ chris@switchboard.lgbt 0300 330 0630 (10am-10pm every day) TAGS TAGS are a provider of body positive spaces for transgender and non-binary identified people. http://www.tagswim.co.uk/ robertatrans21@gmail.com megan.zoe.faulkner@gmail.com TransPALS TransPALS is a south London based social support group, providing a safe space for transgender people of all genders and backgrounds. http://transpals.org.uk info@transpals.org.uk.
The Albany Douglas Way, Deptford, SE8 4AG Overground/Rail: New Cross, Deptford DLR: Deptford Bridge Bus: 41, 171, 172, 225 Fully wheelchair accessible with café on the ground floor and full lift access. Accessible toilet and parking at the rear of the building with limited dedicated parking. Armour Studios 117 Brandon Street, SE17 1AA Underground/Rail: Elephant & Castle Bus: 136, 343 Not accessible step free venue Breakfast Club Battersea Rise 5-9 Battersea Rise, SW11 1HG Underground/Overground: Clapham Junction Bus: 35, 37, 87 British Museum Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG Underground: Euston Bus: 1, 8, 14, 24, 29, 38, 55, 73, 98, 171, 390 Chigwell Court 99 Ballance Road, E9 5SQ Overground: Homerton Station Bus: 26, 30, 388, 488 Community Garden Hackney CVS 24-30 Dalston Lane, E8 3AZ Overground: Dalston Junction, Dalston Kingsland Bus: 21, 38, 56, 76, 141, 242 The Furzedown Project 93 Moyser Road, SW16 6SJ Rail: 20 mins walk from Streatham Common Bus: 57, 249, 319, 333 Fully wheelchair accessible and has accessible toilets. 2 dedicated parking spaces. Havering Volunteer Centre 32-34, High St, Romford RM1 1HR Rail: Romford Bus: 86, 128, 165, 252 Fully wheelchair accessible on the ground floor. Accessible are toilet available, and public parking available within 200m Henderson Court Resource Centre 102 Fitzjohn’s Avenue, London NW3 6NS (Entrance on Prince Arthur Road) Underground: Hampstead Bus: 46 Fully wheelchair accessible on the group floor and with accessible toilets. Parking is available on the road in front (meter), but there are no dedicated parking spaces. Hyde Park Corner, W1J 7NT Underground: Hyde Park Corner Bus: 14, 23, 52 London Friend 86 Caledonian Road, N1 9DN Underground/Rail: King’s Cross. Bus: 17, 63, 91 Fully wheelchair accessible, on the ground floor and with accessible toilet. Non-dedicated parking available on the street corner.
Lumen Cafe 88 Tavistock Pl, WC1H 9RS Underground/Rail: Euston Sq., Euston, Kings Cross Bus: 168, 59, 68 Mary Ward Centre Room 13, 1st Floor 42 Queen Square, WC1N 3AQ Underground: Russel Square Bus: 59, 68, 168, 188 Wheelchair accessible through the side door with a lift to room 13. Accessible toilets and parking spaces out the front, but no designated or reserved parking. Pimlico Room (Back of St. Saviour’s Church) St George’s Square, SW1V 3QW Overground: Pimlico Bus: 87 Fully wheelchair accessible via ramp from the outside. Accessible toilets, but no on site or dedicated parking spaces. Street parking is available at the front of the building. Positive East 159 Mile End Road, E1 4AQ Underground: Stepney Green. Bus: 25, 205 The building is fully wheelchair accessible with lifts. There are accessible toilets and on-site parking. Stone’s End Day Centre 11 Scovell Road, SE1 1QQ Underground: Borough Bus: 68, 168, 172, 344 Tate Modern - Tate Exchange Blavatnik Building Level 5, Hopton St., SE1 9TG Underground: Blackfriars Bus: 45, 63, 344, 381, 388 Tavis House (Age UK) Tavistock Sq. 1-6, WC1H 9NA Underground/Rail: Euston Sq., Euston, Kings Cross Bus: 168, 59, 68 Fully wheelchair accessible with ramps and lifts between levels. A disabled toilet on the ground floor and parking available at the back of the building. Union Chapel Compton Terrace, N1 2UN Overground/Underground: Highbury & Islington Bus: 30, 43, 271 Ye Old Rose & Crown Crooms Hill, SE10 8ER Underground/Rail: Cutty Sark, Greenwich Bus: 180, 199 Step access to entrance and within the venue. No accessible toilets or designated parking. Young Vic 66 The Cut, SE1 8LZ Underground: Southwark Bus: 45, 59, 63, 168, 171, 172, 388 Step-free throughout. A wheelchair space can be booked (please contact the office).