Blackburn Thrivine Meeting
posted: 04/05/2010
UPDATE 11 May 2010 - This AGM is cancelled.
THRIVINE, the HIV community in Blackburn, East Lancashire, has its first Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 18th May 2010 at their office on Eanam Wharf.
Around 6 months ago THRIVINE moved from the warm embrace of the Jarman Centre to its own place. The move was exciting and challenging with many hurdles and new things to learn.
Find out for yourself what THRIVINE has been up to and its plans for the year.
The Annual General Metting starts at 6pm.
To book a place at the Annual General Meeting please email THRIVINE or print out the attached document, complete it and then please post it to
THRIVINE
Unit 20
Blackburn Business Development Centre
Eanam Wharf
Blackburn
BB1 5PL
Please note that THRIVINE at Eanam Wharf does not have disabled access. They apologise for this inconvenience.
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Infant Feeding Guide
posted: 23/04/2010
The advice for new mothers with HIV is not to breastfeed, but to use milk formula instead, because there is a small risk of HIV transmission through breast milk. New, draft, guidance from the British HIV and Children’s HIV Associations (BHIVA/CHIVA) updates this message and continues to advise women in the UK not to breastfeed, whatever the woman's viral load and antiretroviral therapy.
Milk formula is best
All HIV positive mothers should be supported to formula-feed their infants. This means that formula milk and appropriate equipment (including sterilisers and bottles) must be freely available, as part of the package of care to prevent mother-to-child transmission.
In the UK the risk of mother-to child transmission from a woman who is on HAART and has a consistently undetectable HIV viral load is likely to be low, but we don’t know the exact risk.
Although formula feeding is still the best and safest option in the UK to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV, if a woman is on effective HAART and chooses to exclusively breast-feed having carefully considered this advice, she should be supported to do so as safely, and for as short a period, as possible.
Don't mix breast and formula
The exact risk of mixing breastfeeding with milk formula feeding is not known, but mixed feeding is not recommended. If there is to be any breastfeeding, breast feed only.
Intensive support and monitoring of the mother and infant is recommended during any breast-feeding period.
Monthly maternal viral load testing is recommended.
To identify any drug toxicity or HIV transmission in the infant, monthly HIV assessment is advised.
Draft Infant feeding guidance
Comments by Friday 21 May 2010 here please
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HIV Support in Lancashire
posted: 21/08/2009
There are a range of support services for people living with HIV in Lancashire. There are services in Lancaster, Morecambe, Preston, Hyndburn, Blackburn.
North Lancashire
Monthly peer support meeting in Lancaster every second Thursday
Every 2nd Thursday each month, at 7 - 9pm - the dates in 2009 are
10 September, 8 October, 12 November,17 December
In 2010 - 14 January, 11 February, 11 March, 8 April, 13 May, 10 June, 8 July, 12 August, 9 September, 14 October, 11 November, 9 December 2010.
This HIV peer support group is open to everyone living with HIV regardless of age, gender, sexuality, race or nationality. To find out more about the group and where it will meet, please call
- Sue 07825 207 024
- Peter 07855 342 732
In addition to this monthly support group, the organisation 
Signposts MARC
offers
- 1-2-1 support
- Case work
- Access to counselling
- Access to Complementary Therapies
- Information
- Advice
- Welfare Fund
- HIV Testing
For details please contact:
Signposts MARC
58 Regents Road
Morecambe
LA3 1TE
01254 419 021
email
CLASS
2 Union Court
Union Street
Preston
PR1 2HD
01772 253 840
Helpline: 01772 825 684
Email
Website
CLASS, in Preston, offer people living with HIV
- Peer Support group – meets every Thursday evening
- 1-2-1 support
- Case work
- Counselling
- Complementary Therapies
- Information
- Advice
- Welfare Fund
- Events and Courses
East Lancashire
In East Lancashire, in Hyndburn, the Citizens Advice Bureau provides
Hyndburn Area Citizens Advice Bureau provides free, confidential, impartial and independent advice and assistance to everbody regardless of race, gender, disability of sexuality.
Hyndburn CAB - click for full bureau details. Find the bureau with this map
New Era Centre
Paradise Street
Accrington BB5 1PB
01254 394210
To book an appointment, Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm, please call 01254 304114
e-mail Christine Hamilton
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THRIVINE
Thrivine has two peer support groups in Blackburn - if you have not been before please contact THRIVINE first - otherwise they may turn you away.
- one meets every Thursday afternoon 2pm - 4pm
- the other every 3rd Tuesday evening each month 6pm - 9pm (in 2010 : 19 January, 16 February, 16 March, 20 April, 18 May, 15 June, 20 July, 17 August, 21 September, 19 October, 16 November, 21 December).
THRIVINE
Unit 20
Business Development Centre
Eanam Wharf
Blackburn BB1 5BL
Adrienne on 07890 147 806
Email either Adrienne or Thrivine
Website - AIDrienne’s HIV Blog - Hivine is written by women who are HIV positive but still with a sense of humour.
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George House Trust - in Blackburn
- 1-2-1 support
- Access to peer support
- Access to counselling
- Access to complementary therapies
- Information
- Advice
- Welfare Fund
For more information
please ring or email
0161 274 4499
email
website
Comments, Questions, Complaints, about services in Lancashire
If you have any comments, enquiries or complaints about HIV social support services in Lancashire, please contact the Lancashire HIV Services Coordinator, Peter Channon, by phone or email
email
01772 253 840
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London Marathon Fundraising
posted: 27/01/2009
Nick Eaton is running the London Marathon on Sunday 26th April. The marathon is 26.2 miles, or 42kms if you prefer and, as he says, it's a pretty daunting and challenging race to complete.
He's doing it this year to fundraise for George House Trust. You can donate at his JustGiving page and follow his training progress on Facebook
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