LISTINGS MAY 2019
Join Rainbow Grow at their grow space on Dalston Lane. Beginners and seasoned gardeners are welcome alike. A great way to get outdoors, get your hands dirty and meet new people. Tuesday 7th – HCVS Garden (24-30 Dalston Lane) 5-7pm Tuesday 14th – HCVS Garden (24-30 Dalston Lane) 5-7pm Saturday 18th – HCVS Garden – Focus on Fungi (details tbc) Tuesday 21st – HCVS Garden (24-30 Dalston Lane) 5-7pm Saturday 25th – Rainbow Grow is part of the Chelsea Fringe http://www.chelseafringe.com/event/rainbow-chard-plant-in/
One-to-one IT sessions Wednesday weekly Tavis House
Book ahead! Henderson court – Lunch and film Sunday 2 June https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/Sunday–lunch–and–film–club–tickets–54522860343
Trip to Kew – Tuesday 11 June Another Kew outing will take place lead by volunteer Richard Wilson. Book online or call the office. Please only book if you are not already attending in May. Let us know if you have access requirements.
Problem or question about your laptop, mobile phone or tablet? Are you having any problems getting to grips with your new technology? Is your laptop, mobile phone or tablet not doing what you want it to? ODL is running weekly one-to-one sessions with our IT expert Alan. Each session will last an hour and can be booked by getting in touch with ODL. 1pm – 5pm
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kew-gardens-outing-tickets-60268863794
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
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:
Stonewall 30 Years’ Anniversary Call-Out Stonewall are looking to mark 30 years since they were founded and have asked if any ODL members would like to be part of a campaign to share their experiences or ‘star moments’ around landmarks for LGBT+ rights in the UK, including:
• Human Rights Act is passed • Section 28 repealed • Equalising age of consent Molly said; ‘It would be fantastic to hear from you about your involvement in or experience of positive changes to legislation, which has furthered LGBT equality (e.g. end of Section 28, changes to Age of Consent, Human Rights Act) You may want to talk about the way that this change has affected your life; but please feel free to talk about anything that you feel is important, and to share as little or as much as you would like.’ If anyone would be interested to share their personal story with Molly at Stonewall, please email ASAP: juliet.chard@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Islington Pride LGBTQ Archive sessions for Opening Doors London Would you like to help us celebrate LGBTQ+ History? Join us for these free sessions to explore and celebrate the amazing LGBTQ+ history of Islington. Artists Alice May Williams and Ella Phillips will be using the Islington's Pride archive of newspapers, flyers and photos to delve into this history and create some creative responses to the heritage. There will be a celebration event in June at Islington Museum. Wednesday evenings at Central Library First Steps Centre (2 Fieldway Crescent, London, N5 1PF). There are six workshops from 5.30 - 7.30pm on the following Wednesdays 8,15, 22, 29 May & Wednesday 5 & 12 June For more information please contact Alex on islingtons.pride@islington.gov.uk – confirm your attendance by emailing Juliet Juliet.chard@openingdoorslondon.org.uk or calling the office
I recently gave a talk on BBC Radio 4 on the first official Pride march in 1972. It was part of a series called ‘1970s: The Decade that Invented the Future’ (and you can catch the whole series on BBC Sounds and on the BBC website). What I sought to do in the talk was show how the events leading to this first Pride were part of a much wider shift in our culture and politics that linked the emergence of gay liberation to the rise of the women’s movement and a new radicalism. After the broadcast someone asked me jokily why I never mentioned Opening Doors London. The obvious answer is that I was talking about what happened in 1972, long before anyone dreamed of an organisation of and for older LGBT+ people. Most of us involved at the time were young and gave little attention to the needs of older people. Nearly fifty years later most of us around in 1972 are now in our 70s and have a strong sense of the value of something like ODL. But the question set me thinking about the relationship between past and present, and how each of us individually and all of us collectively carry history within us. For LGBT+ people, who have historically been forced to live at the margins, at odds with our society, we live our history all the time. We are history. Which is why as an organisation like ODL puts so much emphasis on preserving our history. A number of you will already have been interviewed for our oral archives projects. Preserving memories of the past is not a self indulgence. It is essential for navigating the present. That first Pride in 1972 is not a half forgotten occurrence, It is part of our living present. Pride of course is still with us, as are many of our members who were around for the first Prides. Above all we have the living memory that this was not something done for us by others. It was something we did for ourselves – and we have every reason to be proud of what we have achieved in the years since, and what what we can achieve together now and in the future.
Jeffrey Weeks Chair of ODL trustees
MAJ 2019
Wednesday 1st NBC Universal Cares Afternoon 1 Central St. Giles, St. Giles High Street, London WC2H 8NU Join for another fantastic afternoon event hosted by NBC Universal and their LGBT+ Network. Members can enjoy a light lunch at 12.30pm with the NBCUniversal team before joining forces for the debut of the brand new Opening Doors LGBT+ quiz with prizes to be won. Following this they’re proud to present a screening of Oscar winning film Green Book at 3pm. The afternoon will close around 4.30pm. Book online or by calling the office.
Anchor Housing/ ODL Art Group Chigwell Court 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. 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
https://nbcuniversalafternoon.eventbrite.co.uk
Men’s Pimlico Group Pimlico Room 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 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. Sometimes The Breakfast Club team will be able to pop in to say hello, too. 4pm – 6pm
Thursday 2nd Kew Gardens Outing, Join our ODL trip to Kew Gardens – the trip will be supported by volunteers and ODL staff, with optional arrangements to meet at lunch/ explore together. Juliet from ODL will be in attendance. Please meet promptly at 11am at the Victoria Gate. Nearest train station is Kew Gardens rail station. The gate is a short walk from here. Tickets are free through the Community Access scheme but we encourage you to bring your own lunches. 11 – 4pm
50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth The Furzedown Project 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. 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.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kew-gardens-outing-tickets-60268863794
But if you just want to chat and have coffee that’s fine, too. Every Thursday 10am – 12pm Rainbow Surfers’ 50+ LGBT+ computer drop – in Computer Suite, Tavis House 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. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm
MAJ 2019
Friday 3rd Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café Tavis House Café 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 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aon-network-film-screening-of-grandma-tickets-60698748591
Lily Tomlin and Julia Gardner in Grandma (2015)
Screening of Grandma with Aon’s Pride Network The Aon Centre Join the Aon LGBT+ Network for a screening of off – beat hit Grandma (2015) with a drinks reception to follow. Lily Tomlin stars as Elle who has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when [her] granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing 600 bucks before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets. “Time passes. That’s for sure” reads an onscreen epigram at the start of “Grandma,” a quotation from the poet Eileen Myles (another model for the Tomlin character), and like Myles, Weitz suggests there are few other certainties in life. We will grow older, maybe wiser, perhaps a bit more tolerant, but no closer to understanding the stirrings of the human heart. A fun and interesting film awaits ODL members! 5 – 8pm
Sunday 5th https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/Sunday–lunch–and-film-club-tickets-54522860343
Sunday Lunch & Film Club Henderson Court Resource Centre 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.
MAJ 2019
Monday 6th
Please note that due to the bank holiday, there will be no Singing For Fun or Bridge and Scrabble.
Tuesday 7th Havering LGBT over – 50s Social Havering Volunteer Centre 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. So, if you are age 50 or over and would like to experience some smashing social company within a safe and welcoming space, please, get in touch and come along. 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
2pm – 4pm
Wednesday 8th Union Chapel drop in hosted by ODL Join us at the wonderful Union Chapel with the Camden LGBT Forum and Islington’s Pride, as we lead this open session open to all ages. We’ll be leading a discussion and sharing some of the work we do as a charity. Members are encouraged to attend. 12 – 2pm
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
LGBT Creative Writing Group Tavis House Warm, constructive and supportive writing together. 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
MAJ 2019
Thursday 9th
Before Stonewall screening, BFI Stephen Street With special thanks to Phil and Nick at Denton’s for making this screening happen. They are hosting a screening of Before Stonewall (1984) which charts key moments in the fight to end discrimination in the USA. Denton’s LGBT Network will join at the screening to socialise with members.
6.30pm – pre – film drinks in the bar/café area 7pm – screening of Before Stonewall – multiple Emmy award – winning documentary about 20th Century gay history before the Stonewall Inn riots in 1969 8.30pm – ish onwards – post – film drinks and nibbles in the bar/café area
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
Book online or call the office.
See first Thursday of the month for more info
6.30 – 9.30pm
Every Thursday 10am – 12pm https://beforestonewallscreening.eventbrite.co.uk
Friday 10th
Sunday 12th
Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café
Southwark Outing to Florence Nightingale Museum
Tavis House Café See 1st Friday of the month for more info. Every Friday 10am – 12pm Positive East dinner Positive East 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.
Join us as we visit the fascinating Florence Nightingale Museum which celebrates the life and work of the world’s most famous nurse. Located on the banks of the river Thames opposite the Houses of Parliament, the museum attracts visitors from all over the world who want to learn more about the Lady with the Lamp and her Victorian world. Meet in the entrance for 11.30am for a group tour of the museum. The museum is fully accessible and the exhibit is all on one floor. After the visit we will head for a tea/coffee somewhere close by. Please register to attend. 11.30 - 1.30pm https://florencenightingalevisit.eventbrite.co.uk
https://positiveeastdinnermay2019.eventbrite.co.uk
MAJ 2019
Monday 13th
Wednesday 15th
Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Cafe
Anchor Housing/ ODL Art Group Chigwell Court
Join us for board games at Tavis House every Monday. Beginners welcome! Scrabble boards will be provided.
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. 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 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 Rainbow Memory Café Tavis House 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. 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
2pm – 4pm
MAJ 2019
Thursday 16th
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: Rafiki Tavis House This month we’ll screen Kenyan film Rafiki (2018). Join us for the social from 6pm and we’ll start the film at 6.30pm. Synopsis: Street – smart tomboy Kena and rainbow – haired free spirit Ziki both dream of a life beyond the stifling confines of their conservative Nairobi neighbourhood. From the moment the two young women meet, the connection is clear and soon their budding friendship blossoms into something more serious.
Torn between the romantic desire to follow their hearts and the pragmatic need to follow their heads, the star – crossed lovers find themselves forced to make an impossible choice between happiness and safety. There is no question that Rafiki is a timely and necessary film. Even before its premiere at Cannes this year, a national ban was enforced for its supposed “intent to promote lesbianism in Kenya, contrary to the law”. Such intolerance only serves as a testament to the unabashed courage director Wanuri Kahiu demonstrates in telling queer stories in a country where gay sex is still a punishable offence. But while her film has inherently political implications, it also signals a new African cinema that is youthful, stylish and thrillingly engaged with pop culture. (The film contains moderate violence and discrimination.) 6 – 8.30pm
Greenwich LGBT+ Pub Night, Ye old Rose and Crown Social group for older LGBT+ people to meet in a lovely pub in the heart of Greenwich village. Join volunteers Kyle and Nick for some good company in a very supportive LGBT+ venue. New members always encouraged and welcome. 7 – 10pm Trans & Non – Binary Over 50s – Book Talk with Juno Roche Gay’s The Word Bookshop This month’s event features the brilliant author and activist Juno Roche. Come along to an evening talk where Juno will be discussing her work ‘Queer Sex: A Trans and Non – Binary Guide to Intimacy, Pleasure and Relationships.’ As usual, feel free to email Jess with any questions: jess.k-barnes@openingdoorslondon.org.uk Free but booking essential! 7:30pm – 9pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trans-non-binary-over-50s-book-talk-juno-roches-queer-sex-tickets-59889530197
Friday 17th Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café Tavis House Café See 1st Friday of the month for more info. Every Friday 10am – 12pm
Samantha Mugatsia and Sheila Munyiva in Rafiki (2018)
MAJ 2019
Monday 20th 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 21st
Wednesday 22nd
Thursday 23rd
LGBT Creative Writing Group Tavis House
London Friend tea & biscuits older LGBT+ drop – in London Friend
Rainbow Surfers’ 50+ LGBT+ computer drop – in Computer Suite, Tavis House
London Friend
See first Thursday of the month for more info
See first Tuesday of the month for more info. 3pm – 5pm
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
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 24th Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café Tavis House Café See 1st Friday of the month for more info. Every Friday 10am – 12pm
Monday 27th Please note that due to the bank holiday, the next Singing For Fun and Bridge and Scrabble will be on 3rd June. Please note that due to the bank holiday Bi The Way will not be meeting this month. We’ll be back on 24th June at Tavis House.
MAJ 2019
Tuesday 28th Picnic at Kennington Park Picnic area at Kennington Park
Men’s Film Night: The Maltese Falcon
Attractions: The green spaces, the flower garden, the wildlife area, the wooden shelter, the fitness trail and our company!
It’s time to go back to the classics with 1941’s The Maltese Falcon – the eptiome of a film noir and one of the most celebrated roles of Hollywood icon Humphrey Bogart.
What to bring: Food and drink to share, picnic plates, cups and cutlery as needed, a cushion to sit on, and your pet dog. In case of rain: We hide in the wooden shelter. Toilets: There are toilets in the park.
Kennington Park
How to get there: Oval station (Northern line). Go diagonally over the crossroads and enter the park , head for the cafe, (a white painted building), the picnic area is just beyond the cafe.
Complete with all the trappings of a film noir the film also takes an interesting place in the history of Hollywood’s depiction of homosexual characters and themes. 6.30 - 7 - Exercise with Cheryl 7pm - Film
Time: 2pm onwards
Thursday 30th
Friday 31st
Rainbow Surfers’ 50+ LGBT+ computer drop – in omputer Suite, Tavis House
Southwark Thursdays explore the Wallace collection Stone’s End Day Centre
See first Thursday of the month for more info
This month we welcome Vanessa from the Wallace Collection who will bring several interesting objects for us to explore and discuss as a group. The group is open to all and you are free to participate as much or as little as you like. More info about The Wallace Collection can be found here: wallacecollection.org
Every Thursday 10am – 1pm 50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth he Furzedown Project See first Thursday of the month for more info
Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café Tavis House Café See 1st Friday of the month for more info. Every Friday 10am – 12pm
5 - 7pm
Every Thursday 10am – 12pm https://southwarkthursdayswallace.eventbrite.co.uk
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.
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/
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
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
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
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
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
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. The Aon Centre The Leadenhall Building, 122 Leadenhall Street, EC3V 4AN Underground: Monument, Liverpool Street, Bank Bus: 25, 35, 47, 48, 149, 344 Breakfast Club Battersea Rise 5 – 9 Battersea Rise, SW11 1HG Underground/Overground: Clapham Junction Bus: 35, 37, 87 BFI Stephen Street 21 Stephen Street, W1T 1LN Underground: Tottenham Court Rd. Bus: 14, 24, 29, 55, 73, 98, 134, 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 Florence Nightingale Museum St Thomas’ Hospital, 2 Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7EW Underground: Westminister, Lambeth North Bus: 12, 53, 77, 148, 159, 211, 453, 507 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. Gay’s The Word Bookshop 66 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AB Underground: King’s Cross, Euston Bus: 59, 68, 91, 168 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.
Kennington Park Underground: Oval, Kennington Bus: 3, 59, 133, 155, 159, 333, 415 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 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.