Brent Mini Pride on Saturday, Harlesden

From Terrence Higgins Trust

When: Saturday 17 September 2016, 12pm to 6pm

Where: Rucklidge Avenue and Furness Road Junction Green (opposite the Harrow Road entrance to Willesden Junction Tube)

In conjunction with Brent LGBT Forum and Terrence Higgins Trust this LGBT community event day offers members and supporters of Brent’s vibrant LGBT community the opportunity to come out and shine. We will have deck chairs, mellow sounds and an ice cream bar.

Contact Us

2nd Floor, Unit 53
The Design Works,
Park Parade
NW10 4HT
Telephone: 020 3815 5730

HIV rates are on the rise in Brent. Those most affected are men who have sex with men (MSM), people from black and minority ethnic communities and sex workers.

Give us a call on 0203 815 5730 if you live in Brent and would like to speak about HIV or sexual health.

What we do: we offer advice and a range of services for people living in Brent to ensure people with HIV live healthy lives free from prejudice, and that good sexual health is a right and reality for all.
For people living with or affected by HIV in Brent we offer group/peer/online support, free contraception, interactive workshops, HIV and sexual health advice and referrals to relevant partners dependent on your needs.
We also provide health promotion and HIV awareness training events for groups/organisations.

Soul Brothers

Questions about your sexual health?
Want somewhere to discuss issues around your sexual identity?
Need support but don’t know where to go?
Terrence Higgins Trust Soul Brothers Brent is a new service aimed at BAME (Black and Asian Minority Ethnic) MSM.
We offer a safe, free and private place for you and others to come and discuss issues you feel you would like support with.
The group meets fortnightly. It is free and confidential and open to anyone who would like to attend.
We offer support around:

• Sexual health
• HIV awareness and prevention
• Mental health
• Peer support
• Group support
• Self esteem
• Substance abuse

For more information please email mark.banfield@tht.org.uk or join our mailing list to find out more about news and events from Terrence Higgins Trust Brent.

Brent Mini Pride, Harlesden, September 17th

From Terrence Higgins Trust

The Terrence Higgins Trust with Brent are Celebrating Diversity and promoting better sexual health at Brent Mini Pride

Terrence Higgins Trust will be at Brent  Pride on Saturday 17^th September  to raise awareness of HIV and of the importance of good sexual health by promoting sexual health screening and engaging with the local community in Brent 

The UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity will be offering residents the opportunity to come out and celebrate all that is great about Brent’s culturally diverse community. We will be at Rucklidge Ave Park, Harlesden, NW10 4PS ( nearest tube station Willesden Junction) Between 12pm – 6pm.

Also at the event will be Brent Fostering Services who will be on hand to offer advice and support to those considering or wanting to foster children needing a home. There will also be an  ice cream bar, deck chairs for sun bathing ( weather permitting) and music to chill out to  and a balloon launch to mark the occasion along with members from our specialist team on hand to over advice and support along with free give a ways. 

Mark Banfield Project Manager  at Terrence Higgins Trust, said: 

Brent is a fantastic place to be and work in now, with a such a diverse depth of cultures living together Brent truly  demonstrates and encompasses the values of tolerance, community and unity; it in these values that we are united in and our acceptance of others and is something we should all feel proud to be a part of. ‘Pride is a huge celebration for the Brent and we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to shine.  We want everyone to enjoy a safe and happy Pride, so we would encourage people to drop by our Terrence Higgins Trust stalls to get the resources they need – whether it’s condoms, information about local testing services, or just to ask a question about HIV or sexual health.”

Terrence Higgins Trust provides support, information and advice services for those living with HIV and affected by HIV or poor sexual health. We provide sexual health advise and referrals to sexual health services including testing along with a range of support services for those living with or affected by HIV . We are based at 2^nd Floor, Unit 53, The Design Works, Park Parade, London, NW10 4HT 

More information about Brent Pride can be found here http://www.tht.org.uk/our-charity/Our-work/Our-centres/Brent