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 […]
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 […]
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
Every Monday we welcome FoodCycle’s volunteers to use our kitchen and our cafe area to provide a delicious hot lunch. This is open to anyone living with HIV across London. By cooking with surplus ingredients, they promote healthy, sustainable attitudes towards food and its impact on the environment, and help people to learn more about […]
We’re delighted to host Food Chain’s Chair-based Hatha Yoga sessions every Wednesday from 2pm to 3pm. The sessions are open to Food Chain’s ‘Eating Together’ clients, but also to anyone registered to use Positive East’s services. Volunteers and staff of both organisations are welcome to join too. We will explore the benefits and gentle movements of […]
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 […]
Ear Acupuncture sessions are usually available every Wednesday afternoon from 4.30pm to 5.30pm. Please not that there will be NO session on 14th of February. 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 […]
Welcome to our first Positive East visit of the year to Kew Gardens. It may be cold out there, but Kew still has so much to see and do Kew Gardens | Kew. For this outing, we have also secured 12 tickets to see the annual Orchid Festival and Madagascar exploration, see Orchids | Kew […]
Positive Life is our monthly group for gay and bisexual men, and men who have sex with men, living with HIV. Cisgender and trans men are welcomed. It normally meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Email nick.maxwell@positiveeast.org.uk for more information. There's no Tuesday evening meeting this month, as we've our LGBT+ History Month events […]
We're delighted to present two new Writing For Wellness workshops, especially devised by Michelle Croston and Kirsten Jack for Positive East. They are designed to help you to explore your feelings, build confidence, and think about events in our lives in a different way - so you can feel better about yourself and lead a […]
Ever wanted to learn more about the queer history of East London? Dan Glass, author of 'Queer Footprints: A Guide to Uncovering London’s Fierce History', is here to guide you. Whitechapel has a treasure chest of stories connecting across communities of class, religion, gender and sexuality. For centuries these communities have defied the knocks on our doors […]
Celebrate LGBT+ History Month 2024 at our Queer East London Fest! You can look forward to film screenings, panel discussions, creative activities, food & refreshments, games and workshops and more! Films include: 6pm - Ted and Noel - https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/08/homophobic-abuse-of-elderly-lgbtq-people-in-care-homes-exposed-in-new-documentary/ plus discussion on care provision for older and disabled LGBT+ people 7pm - Blue Jean - […]
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 […]
Green Light is our support group for anyone living with HIV who lives, or gets their HIV treatment in, East London. Offering a safe and supportive environment to help you connect with other people living with HIV, to socialise, have fun and learn and share with each other. It takes place on the last Wednesday […]
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 There'll be no session on Friday 15th March as Andre is […]
We're excited to be delivering the first running of this new 4 part course to help you learn to live well with HIV. It's been specially created in a partnership of METRO, Positive East, Positively UK and Terrence Higgins Trust - made possible by Fast Track Cities London This course is designed to help you […]
