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Positive Steps Residential Weekends
posted: 11/10/2011
Positive Steps - the social and support group for gay men living with HIV in North Greater Manchester and Lancashire - are organising 3 residential weekends between now and the end of July 2012. The weekends are funded by the Big Lottery Fund and are free to participants.
For more information click here
Please note that these weekends are run by the Positive Steps Group.
George House Trust has no involvement in these weekends either in terms of their organisation or their content
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Valuing volunteers at GHT
posted: 03/06/2011
George House Trust has been celebrating the time and energy given by our 139 volunteers, as part of National Volunteers Week.
Volunteers give over 8500 hours of their time every year; equivalent to an “in kind” donation of over £88,000.
Volunteers are central to George House Trust’s strategy for surviving the recession; building our capacity to keep delivering high quality services, in the context of increased need and scarcer financial resources.
This year, we successfully renewed our Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard and are proud to offer an excellent volunteering experience, with a strong focus on learning and skills development.
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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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Weekends in the Country
posted: 14/02/2011
The next Living Proof weekend, for people who have lived with HIV for five years or longer, will be from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 March, near Stafford, south of Manchester.
The nltsg – National Long-Term Survivors Group - provides support to people who have been living with HIV for 5 or more years. nltsg is open to anyone who has been diagnosed HIV positive for five years. They welcome everyone as members.
Weekends : some funding help
nltsg receives no funding and charges for the Living Proof weekend cover the costs - £170. Help may be available for some people - if you live in NW England ask our services team about this.
Thanks to a generous award from the Elton John AIDS Foundation, nltsg offers a limited number of places to people who have not attended a nltsg weekend before. To qualify, you must
• be either over 50, OR
• be socially isolated (living in a rural location, low HIV prevalence area or otherwise unable to use local HIV support services), OR
• be a worker (paid or volunteer) in the HIV support sector.
Please contact them for details.
Weekends
The weekends are a safe space for people to come together for peer support, sharing experiences and discussing issues. Professional facilitators hold discussion groups and workshops, but users decide what is discussed.
Complementary therapists offer a wide range of treatments throughout the weekend.
All activities are optional.
Weekend details
The weekends run from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, with people arriving from 3:30pm on Friday. They expect everyone is ready by 5:45pm for the Opening Circle.
On Friday evening, they hold a 'Getting to Know You' session, which gives everyone the opportunity to talk in small groups about their reasons for attending, their hopes and expectations for the weekend, as well as voicing any concerns they may have.
Throughout Saturday and on Sunday morning they hold discussion groups, workshops and complementary therapy sessions.
There is plenty of free time during the weekend, which offers an opportunity to relax and network. Many find this the most beneficial aspect of the weekend, as it provides the chance to talk, listen and learn in an informal but safe environment with other people living with HIV.
The weekend is fully catered and there is a bar available in the evening. Most dietary requirements can be accommodated.
The weekends end with a Closing Circle at around 2:45pm on Sunday afternoon.
Bookings by email
07967 430797 by phone
by post :
National Long Term Survivors Group
BM LTSG
London WC1N 3XX
Living Proof Weekend dates
2011:
25 - 27 March
8 - 10 July
23 - 25 September
16 - 18 December
2012:
23 - 25 March
6 - 8 July
28 - 30 September
14 - 16 December
What people said about their Living Proof weekend experience
"Just what I needed at this time, a lovely group of people, everyone I met here was friendly and I did not feel excluded."
"The best thing was getting to make new friends and meeting old ones; meeting other positive people and coming together as a group "
"I enjoy the weekend away from home. As a long-term survivor, I enjoy passing on my experiences and learning from new and old members. It goes a long way in helping a person living with HIV, and I leave refreshed and wanting to do more."
"The best thing was discovering other people's example of how they deal with the virus: peer support - sharing experiences - able to relax completely - a chance for personal recharge."
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April Residential Weekend PLUS
posted: 21/01/2011
The success of the last Residential Weekend PLUS held in September 2010, has led to demand for another, on the weekend of April 1st to 3rd. We are holding it in the Peaks, at Whaley Bridge.
Gay or bisexual man who are interested in taking part need to have attended one of our previous weekends for gay and bi men living with HIV.
Weekend PLUS is to help you take the next 'step up' from your first residential weekend.
We’ve designed Weekend PLUS to provide the maximum time for discussion, reflection and the sharing of your experiences. A key part of the experience for everyone will be an individual reflection session with a qualified worker.
When
Residential Weekend PLUS runs from lunchtime on Friday April 1st to the afternoon of Sunday April 3rd.
Your transport from George House Trust, meals and accommodation at Whaley Bridge are all provided free.
Interested?
There are a limited number of places on this weekend. If you would like to join the weekend please email Colin Armstead, Service and Development Manager to say you are interested.
What some men said about the last Weekend PLUS :
The weekend really helped me to identify where I am now - and to look clearly at what I need for the future
I learned so much from the other men and really now feel focussed on making positive changes
It helped me connect, and gave me support and direction
Residential Weekend PLUS is financially supported by
Image : Whaley Bridge canal basin © Copyright Bill Booth and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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