Positive East's usual services will be closed over the holidays. We'll close our building from 1pm on Friday 22nd December, and re-open on the morning of Tuesday 2nd January. However, we aim to be open for drop-in on for a few hours on selected days towards the end of Christmas week. This is for anyone […]
The Positive East gym is just for women every Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm. To use the gym, you need to be eligible (living or getting your HIV care in East London), and have registered to use our services. Also, it’s essential that you first have an induction session to assess your needs and show […]
Positive Over 50 is our new social and support lunch group for people living with HIV aged 50 and above, running on the first Thursday afternoon of each month. Join us for a tasty, freshly cooked, roast lunch prepared for us by our friends at Ketchurah's Kitchen. Lunch will be served at 1pm in our […]
Everybody needs a little time away from the everyday stresses and strains of life. Twice a week, Andre Smith – Positive East’s Counselling Co-ordinator – leads a 30 minute online mindfulness meditation session. These usually run twice every week on: Tuesdays at 5pm Fridays at 12.30pm For more information on how to join, please email […]
We’re delighted to welcome FoodCycle to Positive East, with the new FoodCycle Stepney Green, FoodCycle is a national charity working to connect communities, reduce loneliness, reduce food poverty, and reduce food waste. Every Monday we welcome FoodCycle’s volunteers to use our kitchen and our cafe area to provide a delicious hot lunch. This is open […]
Ear Acupuncture sessions are available every Wednesday afternoon from 4.30pm to 5.30pm. Ear acupuncture is a type of acupuncture that involves inserting tiny needles into specific points on the ear. Stimulating these points promotes healing in other areas of the body. Many people living with HIV have found it helpful in dealing with some of […]
Our monthly group for gay and bisexual men, and men who have sex with men, living with HIV. Cisgender and trans men are welcomed. Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month – social meetings, films, speakers, discussions or just getting together with other people living with HIV. This month we’re taking a look at […]
An informal focus group to inform the development of our new website. Led by our Head of Fundraising and Communications Ian Montgomery - come along and tell us what YOU would like to see on our website. If you'd like more information, or want to come along, contact sarah.boum-enock@positiveeast.org.uk or call 020 7791 9341
Positive East is offering anyone living with HIV a warm welcome to Stepney Green. Together let’s chase those blues away, in the week after Blue Monday - which is supposed to be the most downbeat day of the year. You can call in at anytime, and stay for as long or as briefly as you […]
Another in our occasional series of Wellbeing Matters events, focusing on the health and wellbeing matters that people with HIV using our services have asked to learn more about. This time it’s a focus on faith - an important factor in the wellbeing of many of us living with HIV, but also a source of […]
Did you know we have a fully equipped spacious gym on our lower ground floor, with changing rooms, showers and lockers. It’s free, friendly, fun, and the perfect way to start your way to a fitter, healthier you. To use the gym, you need to be eligible (living or getting your HIV care in East […]
Our support group for women living with HIV who live, or get their HIV treatment in, East London. Offering a safe and supportive environment to help you connect with other women living with HIV, to socialise, have fun and learn and share with each other. There will also be a tasty hot meal served from […]
February is LGBT+ History Month, and we're offering or hosting a range of events, outings and activities to mark it. For details of all of these, take a look through our What's On and see the individual event listing.
Positive Over 50 is our new social and support lunch group for people living with HIV aged 50 and above, running on the first Thursday afternoon of each month. Join us for a tasty, freshly cooked, roast lunch prepared for us by our friends at Food Chain Lunch will be served at 1pm in our […]
Join us for an evening exploring the long, rich and inspiring history of LGBTQ+ lives through fascinating and potentially challenging items from the Royal College of Physicians archives, museum and heritage library. LGBTQ+ stories can be traced back at least 350 years in their collections and cover the experiences of LGBTQ+ people, including physicians, as […]
Everybody needs a little time away from the everyday stresses and strains of life. Twice a week, Andre Smith – Positive East’s Counselling Co-ordinator – leads a 30 minute online mindfulness meditation session. These usually run twice every week on: Tuesdays at 5pm Fridays at 12.30pm For more information on how to join, please email Andre at andre.smith@positiveeast.org.uk
