Sussex Beacon News

“Internalised stigma” or “self-stigma” occurs when a person takes on the negative ideas and stereotypes about people living with HIV and starts to apply these to themselves. On Friday 26th May (1030am – 3pm), The Sussex Beacon will be holding the second workshop on self-stigma, for women living with HIV. This time it will be led by Lucy Hutchinson, who is our Peer Mentor Coordinator and is a woman living with HIV. She will share her own experiences and invite women attending to share their own experiences and advice, in a safe and confidential space. If you would like to

We are thrilled and incredibly proud to advise “An Evening With Jill Nalder” is taking place at Waterstones Brighton on Wednesday 6th July, in association with The Sussex Beacon. As you would know, Jill is one of our patrons and the inspiration behind the hit TV series “It’s A Sin”. This is a very rare opportunity to hear Jill’s story in person, as well as being able to buy a signed copy of her new book at the event. “Love From The Pink Palace” will make you laugh, cry and, of course, it will inspire! Tickets are available at https://www.waterstones.com/…/an-evening-with…/brighton

Peer Action and The Sussex Beacon have agreed to collaborate, to ensure that the activities provided by Peer Action can continue following the winding up of the charity. The two charities will work together to create a place within The Sussex Beacon’s organisation, where the peer led nature of Peer Action’s work will be preserved. The Sussex Beacon will use its resources where possible to facilitate the continuation of current activities and the addition of new ones. On Peer Action winding up, its assets will be transferred to The Sussex Beacon, who undertake to restrict the use of these assets

The Brighton & Hove Food Partnership very kindly hosted our Day Service clients in the Community Kitchen on Monday this week, when they made carrot and ginger soup, Irish soda bread and carrot muffins. Everyone loved it and many have already signed up to do further classes. It’s no wonder, looking at the mouth-watering results!!! Many thanks to the fantastic staff and volunteers at the Community Kitchen. It’s really appreciated.  

Dr Richard Ma has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at The Sussex Beacon. With more than 20 years of experience as a GP and working in sexual and reproductive health practice, Dr Ma is also a researcher at Imperial College London. His work includes publishing research on experiences of people living with HIV (PLWH) in general practice. Commenting on his appointment, Dr Ma said “I am very interested in improving the care and experience of people living with HIV. I have a number of people living with HIV on my practice list, so I am aware first hand

You know you’ve become an icon when a hashtag is created in your name. This is very much the case with Jill Nalder, the inspiration behind hit TV series “It’s A Sin”, who is one of our wonderful patrons. With this in mind, we have launched a major community campaign, featuring the hashtag #BeMoreJill. The Sussex Beacon is inviting individual members of the community, as well as businesses locally and indeed across the UK to #BeMoreJill. Bill Puddicombe, Executive Director of The Sussex Beacon commented “As we saw in “It’s A Sin”, our patron Jill Nalder is a caring, compassionate

Would you like to attend Brighton’s most exciting night of the year? There’s still time to get your tickets for Midsummer Ball presents: Live From Las Vegas! With a drinks reception, three course meal and Vegas themed entertainment it promises to be an unforgettable event. There will also be a raffle and silent auction with money-can’t-buy prizes that you’ll definitely want to get your hands on. As well as all this, you’ll get to see four first time performers battle it out on stage to raise even more money – the wonderful Penina Shepherd from Acumen Law is busy rehearsing