Condom Information Session

posted: 11/05/2011

We have a hands on Information Session for National Condom Week on Tuesday 24 May, starting at 12 noon.  National condom week begins on 16th May, and our Information Session gives you a down to earth and practical approach to enjoy using condoms, coupled with the facts.

While condom makers, sexual health clinics and others run web, newspaper, TV and radio campaigns encouraging people to use condoms, we're helping you get the very best out of them.

Dunkan MacLean, Service Adviser, will be leading the session at George House Trust starting at 12 noon on Tuesday 24th May (the Information Session finishes at 2.30pm).

Find out

• techniques for using condoms correctly
• recent technical advances in condom design
• talk about which condoms might be right for you
• have a frank and open discussion about using condoms.

This Condom Information Session is the first of the new regular information sessions we will run every 4th Tuesday of each month. The future Information Sessions are listed below.

Free condom goodies for all

Everyone who attends will have the opportunity to take a good bag of the various condom types available.

If you have any questions about this session please contact Dunkan MacLean 0161 274 4499 or email him

Future Information Sessions 12 noon - 2.30pm

• Keeping Fit with HIV - Wednesday 28 June
• Having a Negative Baby - Wednesday 26 July
• Assertiveness and Confidence - Wednesday 23 August
• Treatment Update - Wednesday 27 September
• Nutrition - Wednesday 25 October
• Relaxation - Wednesday 22 November
• No Information Session before Christmas in December
• Hepatitis C - Wednesday 24 January 2012
• Stopping Smoking - Wednesday 28 February 2012
• Alcohol - Wednesday 27 March 2012

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Changes to Our Services

posted: 18/04/2011

There are some exciting changes to services at George House Trust. Some of the group spaces will happen less often, but we will have three new services for everyone. People using George House Trust services have asked us for more chances to meet with a wide mix of people living with HIV – opportunities to meet others that are not based on gender, race, or sexuality.
 

Saturday Space is every month and will stay the same.
 

Weekly Gay Men’s Space
For the time being Gay Men’s Space will stay weekly on Monday evenings. This will be reviewed over the next 5 months. For now the gay men’s space is funded by the Elton John AIDS Foundation but this funding will stop at the end of September. We have already talked about this at the space and all changes will be discussed fully with men at the space before changes are made.
 

African Space on 1st Tuesday of every month
The African Space will become monthly starting in May. African Space will be the first Tuesday of the month. It will be just like the African Space is now.
 

Coffee Morning on 2nd Tuesdays of every month
There will be a new Coffee Morning, run by volunteers on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, starting on the 10th of May. This will be from 10.30 – 12.30 and there will be a crèche. Coffee Mornings are for all people living with HIV. The Coffee Mornings will be run by volunteers and during the Coffee Morning there will be no access to staff, the reception, computers, phone nor emergency payments.
 

Women’s Space on 3rd Tuesday of every month
The Women’s Space will become monthly starting in May. Women’s Space will be the third Tuesday. It will be just like the Women’s Space is now.
 

Health Information Sessions on 4th Tuesday of every month
There will be new monthly Health Information Sessions, on the 4th Tuesday of the month. These will be from 12 noon – 2.30 and open to all people living with HIV. There is no need to book. These sessions will usually be led by George House Trust staff and each month there will be a different topic. There will be a crèche and some food.
 

When there are five Tuesdays in the month there will be no space or other service on the 5th Tuesday.
 

Monthly HIV Workshops - dates and times vary
In addition to the Tuesday services we will also be offering a monthly HIV workshop. There will not be a regular date because our training room is sometimes booked. The Monthly HIV Workshops will last about 3.5 hours. There will not be a crèche but we can help with child care costs if you ask in advance.

The next workshop will be about Disclosure, telling other people about having HIV, on Friday 27th May. We have not set the exact time yet.

You will need to book a place at these workshops in advance - please contact Nathan Perry the George House Trust Health Trainer for more details

Computers and Phone in reception
If you want to use the computers in our reception, please ring and book if you have credit on your phone. If you have not booked and just arrive you will be able to use the computer if one is free.
 

No appointment?
We want to strongly encourage people to always make appointments. The services team will only be able to see people without appointments if it is most urgent.
 

Check the website diary for more details and dates

The website diary has the dates and details of all services until the end of May, and for some services for after this. We will add all the dates and details for the rest of the year to the diary before the end of April. See our services diary  

Tell us what you think

Lynda, our director of services is happy to receive feedback on all aspects of our work and services, please email her It is really important that we have your support and backing - we want to provide the services that you want and need.