Closure of Body Positive North West

posted: 17/05/2012

Today we learnt that Body Positive North West (BPNW) has closed its service to people living with HIV and ceased operations permanently.

We at George House Trust (GHT) are saddened by this news. Now, as the sole remaining HIV charity in Manchester, our main priority is to minimise the disruption to BPNW’s service users.

We wish to extend a warm welcome to people living with HIV who have been using BPNW’s services by inviting them to come to an open session at GHT on Friday 25th May 2012 from 10-12. We will be able to provide information to people on the range of services that we offer. A light lunch will be provided.

The event will be held in our training room at 75-77, Ardwick Green, Manchester. Travel expenses will be reimbursed.

If however, people can’t make the open session at this time, or if anyone needs to speak to someone at GHT sooner, or in the future, they can contact us on 0161 274 4499 or by e-mailing support@ght.org.uk

We aim to ensure that people living with HIV have access to a wide range of health and well-being services appropriate to their needs.

Rosie Robinson (Chief Executive) and David Teasdale (Chair of Trustees)

17th May 2012
 

Could you lead the way at Pride this year?

posted: 02/05/2012

George House Trust is looking for leaders, from our existing pool of volunteers and trustees, to help supervise and coordinate areas of activity at Manchester Pride weekend 2012.

You'll need to enjoy working and communicating with people and be able to follow and give clear instructions. You'll also need to be extremely punctual and reliable and available for at least 2 days of Pride weekend (24th-27th August)

You can read more about this role by clicking here.

If you are interested in being considered for this role, please email: volunteering@ght.org.uk with Pride Leaders in the subject field.

Need more information? Email: volunteering@ght.org.uk or call 0161 274 5653

Fantastic World AIDS Day Fundraiser for GHT!

posted: 19/10/2011

We’re delighted to announce that the wonderful people at TheGayVillageOnline.com have nominated George House Trust as their charity for this year’s World AIDS Day fundraiser.  it's a Tooty Booty competition, with the grand final being held on the 2nd December at Cruz 101.

In conjunction with Poptastic and Hot Village Magazine, the competition aims to discover the best behind in the village!

Village bars and clubs will all nominate a member of staff from their teams to take part and you get to vote for the winner by text. All cash raised from voting and £1 of each entry purchased for the grand final will go to supporting our vital work here at George House Trust.

For more information visit the Tooty Booty webpage They also have Facebook page, so please show them your support!

Icon Bar are organising a very special Deal or No Deal style night at their bar on Friday 2nd December, where George House Trust have been invited to attempt to ‘beat the banker’ to raise money for our charity.

The evening starts from 8.30 p.m. and GHT would love to see as many of our supporters there as possible, to cheer us on! For details of the venue, visit their website

Poptastic have organised their Annual Big Red Ball on Tuesday 29th November 2011, which will be raising money for George House Trust for World AIDS Day.

Entry to the event at Club Alterego is only £3 before midnight. For more information, you can visit Poptastic’s website

The Tooty Booty, Deal or No Deal and the Big Red Ball event are one of many activities being promoted as part of TheGayVillageOnline.com’s Raising4Red campaign, which encourages local businesses to support  HIV related charities in Greater Manchester, over the World AIDS Day period. They have set a target of raising £10,000 and George House Trust is one of the charities that will benefit.

If you’d like to get involved or want to find out more, you can visit their website
or join their Facebook page

George House Trust’s is extremely grateful for this amazing support.
 

Pre-Pride Event @ Gay Men’s Space

posted: 08/08/2011

Monday 22nd August
5pm – 8pm

Let’s get this party started! It’s the run up to Manchester Pride so to mark the occasion we’ll be looking back at Prides gone by.

Do you have any memories or memorabilia you would like to share such as old photographs perhaps?

If so, bring them along to the pre-Pride event. We’ll also be having a quiz and a display of some of GHT’s archive of photographs and past campaigns.

The Gay Men’s Space is open to any gay or bisexual man living with HIV in the North West of England.

For further information contact;

Dunkan@ght.org.uk
0161 274 4499
 

YouTube About GHT for Pride

posted: 24/05/2011

Manchester Pride has launched a new video which showcases George House Trust’s work. George House Trust is one of Manchester Pride’s fundraising partners.

The video was shot by FruitTV, a global online platform for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

Pride supports HIV Welfare Fund
In 2010 £27,500 from Manchester Pride went to support George House Trust’s Welfare Fund to help people living with HIV through financial hardship.
 

Rosie Robinson, chief executive of George House Trust, commented: “George House Trust has a long-standing relationship with Manchester Pride. It's really great that money raised from people partying at Pride goes to support people living with HIV, experiencing hardship. I think that's a wonderful connection to make.”
 

To view the George House Trust showcase video visit YouTube

August Bank Holiday Pride Tickets on sale – cheaper before 30 June
 

Tickets for Manchester Pride’s Big Weekend (Friday 26 – Monday 29 August 2011) are now on sale and can be purchased at ManchesterPride or at various venues around the city.
 

Early Bird tickets cost £15 plus booking fee and are available until 30 June.

From 1 July tickets will cost £20 plus booking fee.

For up-to- date information, follow the Pride festival on Twitter: @ManchesterPride