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• About Us

• Who We Are

  The Brunswick Centre was the name given to Calderdale HIV/AIDS Link (CHAL) in 2002 when it extended it's HIV services into Kirklees.

• Values and Principles

  The Brunswick Centre enables people from the communities we serve to make informed choices, build healthier relationships and live positive lives free of stigma.

• Join the Team

  Come and work with us! We’re a close-knit team and emphasise the importance of looking after ourselves and each other. We celebrate innovation and work tirelessly to make sure everything we do is safe, effective and of the highest quality.

• Safeguarding Statement

  Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and underpins our approach to delivering services, working with service users and the recruitment of staff, sessional workers and volunteers.

• Data Protection and Confidentiality

  We take seriously the need to protect personal data, information and confidentiality. Please read our Data Protection Notice and Confidentiality Policy here.

• Our Team

  Our staff are responsible for the daily running of the charity and the services we provide ensuring we improve outcomes for service users and the communities we serve.

• Tom Mapplethorpe

  Treasurer and supports service user engagement.

• Ben Whalley

  Chair and takes the lead on data protection and safeguarding.

• Julie James

  Takes the lead on race equality and inclusion.

• Edwin Buckley

  Company Secretary

• Virginie Assal

  Trustee

• Phil Greenham

  Trustee

• Claire Ashton

  Trustee

• Impact Report

  We publish a quarterly newsletter and annual impact report highlighting our work and activities.

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• News, events, updates plus a whole lot more from the Brunswick Centre

• HIV Testing Dates - October

  We offer free, rapid and confidential HIV testing at drop-in sessions. If you can't get to any of these you can also phone and book an appointment.

• Celebrating Black History Month 2024

  At The Brunswick Centre, we're supporting Black History Month! A national celebration promoting and celebrating the contributions that Black African and Caribbean people have made not only in the UK but in world history!

• Mission Zero Conference

  Join us at Hebden Bridge Town Hall on Friday 29 November 2024 for a day filled with inspiring talks, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities.

• LGBTQ+ yOUTh Autumn Programme

  Our LGBTQ+ yOUTh Autumn Programme is here! Find out more.

• Becoming Chair of Trustees

  The Brunswick Centre recently shared about my appointment Chair of the Board of Trustees. As part of that I’ve been asked to write a few observations in the form of a “blog”. Read more.

• LGBTQ+ Allies Training

  A half-day in person training event to give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to support LGBTQ+ people in your role, and make your workplace a more inclusive space. Find out more!

• Get Ready for a Hot Summer!

  As you get ready for summer, it is important to protect yourself from HIV and STIs.

• Trans guidance for schools

  The government has published draft non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges around gender identity. This is guidance, not law and it is non statutory – there is no legal duty for schools to follow it. Read more of our statement.

• LGBTQ+ Cancer Support

  A cancer diagnosis is stressful, especially for LGBTQ+ individuals who may encounter discrimination and other barriers during treatment.

• Statement on the Hormone Blocker Ban

  The Brunswick Centre are disappointed to learn about the emergency legislation the government put into action to temporarily ban new prescriptions of puberty suppressing hormones in England. Read more.

• Mission Zero - Calderdale Fast Track Health Initiative

  Mission Zero is a new initiative focussed on ending new HIV, TB and viral hepatitis transmissions. Find out more!

• Parent support

  Click here for a list of helplines and useful websites for parents / carers in need of support.

• Building trust online - Our Room and The Brunswick Centre

  We are really excited to invite you to an online presentation of this research project funded together by Our Room and The Brunswick Centre!

• National HIV Testing Week

  National HIV Testing Week 2024 starts next week! Find out what The Brunswick Centre are doing during testing week!

• Learn Together! For parents/carers of trans and gender questioning children

  A safe space to learn alongside other parents and carers how to best support and affirm your trans or gender-questioning child

• Annual General Meeting

  We are pleased to announce that our Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 12th January, 6pm-6.30pm on Zoom.

• Helplines

  If you are in crisis, it's important to remember that you are not alone...

• Stay safe at Christmas!

  Here are some festive tips to stay sexually safe over the holiday season.

• Warm Spaces

  Warm spaces are friendly and comfortable places where you can keep warm and be with other people. Read more to find your nearest space.

• World AIDS Day 2023

  For World AIDS Day 2023, we're running a livestream of remembrance for those who have lost their lives to AIDS. Click for more.

• Calderdale yOUTh Open Afternoon

  On Tuesday 28th November from 3pm to 5pm, The Brunswick Centre are excited to be hosting our first open day to showcase the work we have been doing in Calderdale for the last year!

• Money Matters

  A Welfare and Benefits blog by Chris Saxon

• Training for Working with LGBTQ+ young people

  Take a look at our new training course on Working with LGBTQ+ young people!

• New Starters - Erin Honseler

  Meet Erin, our Operations Manager!

• New Starters - Wren Boon

  Meet Wren, our LGBTQ+ trainer!

• C+K and The Brunswick Centre awarded NCS grant

  C+K have announced a new community experience programme funded by NCS (National Citizen Service) that will support LGBTQ+ young people in Calderdale and Kirklees. Read more.

• NHSHC Public Survey

  For Calderdale residents, aged 35-75 The NHS Health Check is a FREE check up that can help spot increased risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease or diabetes early, before the conditions develop. It's an opportunity to find out if you are at risk and to discuss how you can stay healthy.

• Zero HIV Stigma Day

  Zero HIV Stigma Day is a global movement uniting people and communities to raise awareness of HIV and take action to eliminate HIV stigma in all its forms. Read more.

• Promoting Better LGBTQ+ Mental Health

  Mind Your Head was launched in 2020 to promote better mental health and wellbeing for LGBTQ+ communities in Calderdale and beyond. It is partnership between with Happy Valley Pride.

• New Starters - Chris Saxon

  Meet Chris, our Benefits and Welfare Rights Adviser!

• Trans Adult Role Model Panel

  On Tuesday 13th June 2023, We hosted a Trans Adult Role Model Panel! It was a great opportunity for trans young people and their parents / carers to meet Transgender and Non-Binary adults and learn about their lives.

• New Starters - El Lotz

  Meet El, our LGBTQ+ Youth Worker, based in Calderdale!

• Have Your Say! HIV service survey

  The Brunswick Centre have commissioned Eleanor Formby from Sheffield Hallam University and Jo Woodiwiss, an independent researcher, to evaluate the services they deliver for people living with HIV (and their carers) across Kirklees and Calderdale. If you have, or might, use these services we would like to hear from you.

• Meet our Volunteers - Matthew

  Hear from Matthew, one of our yOUTh volunteers!

• LGBTQ+ Engagement Toolkit

  We are pleased to share the LGBTQ+ engagement toolkit which The Brunswick Centre produced in partnership with the local CCGs.

• Crafternoon - Out Together and HuGG

  On Wednesday 31st May, Brunswick yOUTh hosted our first ever Crafternoon and invited our friends Out Together and HuGG to join us for an afternoon of tea, cake and crafts. Read more!

• Introducing Virginie Assal

  Hear from Vi, one of our new trustees!

• Meet the Panellists!

  Hear from our incredible Trans Role Models, speaking at our panel event on Tuesday 13th June 2023! But first, here's a bit of background information from some of our speakers!

• Tips for Attending Pride Events

  Pride events are a great way for organisations to engage with large numbers of LGBTQ+ people and allies! For more tips about attending pride events, download this resource!

• HIV Awareness Training

  HIV awareness training is essential to educate individuals and communities about the importance of prevention, testing, and treatment.

• LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence & Abuse Survey

  The LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence & Abuse survey is for LGBTQ+ survivors or victims of domestic abuse (current and historic).

• Out Together and HuGG - Arcade Coffee trip with yOUTh

  Some of our yOUTh members joined Out Together and HuGG for coffee and cake on Tuesday.

• Happy Transgender Day of Visibility

  At our Youth Group this week, we asked our young people to make posters on why they are proud to be trans and also some positive affirming messages!

• Bounce Back - Taster sessions

  Hear from Neil, the course leader, who will run an introduction to Bounce, guide you through a few simple exercises, and answer any questions on the content, suitability and practicalities of accessing the course.

• Vigils for Brianna Ghey

  The Brunswick Centre will be remembering Brianna this week in our LGBTQ+ youth groups across Calderdale and Kirklees.

• Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

  Holocaust Memorial Day falls on January 27th and takes place to encourage the remembrance of victims of genocide across the world.

• Bounce Back - Building resilience and 'Bounceback-ability'

  The Bounce Programme is a ‘learn-do’ course, made up of video tutorials that impart key theory and knowledge, followed by personal activities and exercises that give you the chance to put the theory into practice.

• A message from Tom, our Chairperson

  Have a read of Tom, our Chair of Trustees, message of support for 2023!

• A chat with Caz about our Trans Group Workshops

  🏳️‍⚧️Have a read of our chat with Caz, our LGBTQ+ Young People and Family Support Worker about our Trans Group Workshops!🏳️‍⚧️

• The Brunswick Centre's 30-year anniversary - Halifax Courier

  The Brunswick Centre's 30-year anniversary is featured in an article for the Halifax Courier!

• Calderdale LGBTQ+ Youth Service

  From this Thursday, 1st December, the Calderdale Positive Identities group will be run by the Brunswick Centre. The group currently meets in Halifax and Todmorden each week.

• World AIDS Day 2022

  The Brunswick Centre is teaming up with Trans Pennine Travelling Sisters for World AIDS Day 2022.

• 2021/22 Impact Report

  The Annual Impact Report 2021-22 provides a number of insights and updates on how The Brunswick Centre is making a real difference in Calderdale and Kirklees, changing lives and changing perceptions.

• Trans Group Workshops

  Trans Group workshops are a 6 week workshop for parents and carers of young people under 25 who identify as transgender, non-binary or genderfluid.

• Cervical smear tests and The LGBTIQ+ Community

  Live Through This and West Yorkshire & Harrogate Cancer Alliance are creating a new cervical smear test campaign and need your help.

• Monkeypox

  Check out this useful information and find useful links on Monkeypox below

• Youth Work Week 2022: Q&A with Caz

  As part of Youth Work Week 2022, we wanted to shine a light on our incredible youth workers, highlighting the commitment and dedication they put into supporting our LGBTQ+ young people.

• Celebrating Our 30 Year Anniversary

  In November 2022 The Brunswick Centre celebrates our 30-year anniversary.

• Mind Your Head - Coop Local Community Fund

• Black History Month

  October is Black History Month 2022!

• Black Equity Organisation Manifesto

• News from our Chair of Trustees

  News from our Chair of Trustees

• Aidsmap updates on Coronavirus (Covid-19) and HIV

  Aidsmap updates on Coronavirus (Covid-19) and HIV

• New LGBTQ+ Mental Health Campaign launched in Calderdale

  This new campaign MIND YOUR HEAD is a joint project between the Brunswick Centre and Happy Valley Pride, funded via Calderdale Council’s small grants from West Yorkshire & Harrogate Health Care Partnership, it is an LGBTQ+ focussed suicide and self-harm prevention awareness campaign.

• Covid 19 Risk Assessment

  Our Covid 19 Risk Assessment is in place

• LGBT Domestic Abuse Support Information During Covid

  Useful information and service contact details for LGBT people experiencing domestic abuse.

• Covid-19 Fact Sheets

  We have put together some fact sheets that cover issues to do with hooking up for sex, phone and video sex, and looking after mental health during Covid-19.

• HIV in the Workplace

  The PaSH Partnership has created a new resource that will support employers to reduce HIV stigma within the workplace. Click for more!

• Feedback

• Volunteering

  We offer a variety of volunteering roles right across the charity, find out more here:

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• Funders & Memberships

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• Campaigns

• I've Tested for HIV, Have You?

  'I've Tested for HIV, Have You' aims to raise awareness of HIV and promote HIV testing in local communities in Kirklees and Calderdale.

• Sexual Health Pop-up clinic

  We are partnering with Locala Sexual Health to provide 3 community-based pop up clinics to LGBTQ+ communities in Kirklees.

• Vacancies

  Have a look at our current vacancies here:

• Pride 2024

  From June to August, The Brunswick Centre team have been attending Pride's across Calderdale and Kirklees. Click for more!

• Pride 2023

  The Brunswick Centre team had a great time at Pride's across Calderdale and Kirklees. Have a look!

• Queer as Smoke

  'Queer as Smoke' aims to raise awareness of smoking in LGBTQ+ communities and promote local smoking cessation provision, including the offer of vaping, in Calderdale and Kirklees.

• Queer as Smoke Calderdale

  Queer as Smoke Calderdale is a proud partnership between Yorkshire Smokefree service and The Brunswick Centre, supported by Calderdale Council Public Health. Stopping smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health. Help and support is available.

• Swap to Stop

  Get a free vape starter kit, and stop smoking cigarettes for good.

• Resources

• Hep A/B and HPV Vaccination

• Sexual Health Week 2023

  Sexual Health Week 2023 takes place from the 11th to the 17th September!

• Are you PrEPared?

  'Are you PrEPared?' aims to raise awareness of PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) and to increase uptake in communities likely to be exposed to HIV.

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  'Are you PrEPared?' aims to raise awareness of PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) and to increase uptake in communities likely to be exposed to HIV.

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• Services

• HIV Support

  The HIV Support Team aims to work with service users in a holistic way so that their social care needs are met and their well-being is maintained and improved.

• What is HIV?

  HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It is a virus that damages the cells in a person’s immune system and weakens the body’s ability to fight everyday infections and disease.

• U=U

  U=U stands for Undetectable equals Untransmittable.

• HIV stigma

  Ever since the first cases of AIDS in the early 1980s, people with HIV have been stigmatised. Find out more.

• Health and Wellbeing

  We offer themed wellbeing workshops; dance, yoga and fitness classes; run a regular walking group; and have our own allotment. Find out more.

• Nutrition and Dietetic Support

  We offer a nutrition and dietetic service at the Brunswick Centre for anyone living with HIV. Our registered dietitian has years of experience of working with adults, children and families living with HIV both in the UK and South Africa.

• Benefits and Welfare Rights

  We have a dedicated specialist worker, Chris Saxon, who provides welfare benefits advice and support to residents of Kirklees and Calderdale who are living with HIV and to their carers. Find out more.

• Hardship Support

  The HIV Support team are aware of the financial hardship and poverty many people with HIV face and how this can have a detrimental effect on health and wellbeing.

• HIV Prevention

  The HIV Prevention team targets interventions at communities most at risk of HIV. Staff work to inform, empower and give support to individuals from these at-risk communities to prevent HIV transmission.

• HIV Testing

  We offer free, rapid and confidential HIV testing at drop-in sessions and if you can't get to any of these you can phone and book an appointment.

• Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)

  PEP is a course of HIV medication that you take if you have been at risk of HIV infection within 72 hours (three days). It may prevent you from becoming infected with HIV.

• Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

  PrEP is medication that you take to stop yourself from getting HIV.

• Condoms

  Condoms are the best way of preventing the spread of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. They can also protect against unwanted pregnancy.

• Chemsex

  Chemsex is defined by the use of three specific drugs (“chems”) in a sexual context.

• Outreach

  Our HIV Prevention team work actively in cruising grounds across Calderdale and Kirklees, providing condoms and lube, information and support around HIV, sexual health and any other issues that may affect wellbeing.

• Formula Milk Programme

  Formula milk is the recommended alternative for HIV positive mothers and the Brunswick Centre will supply, free of charge.

• LGBTQ+ yOUTh Service

  The yOUTh Service works across all of Calderdale and Kirklees, providing support to LGBTQ+ young people, their parents and carers.

• yOUTh Groups

  Our yOUTh group sessions run weekly, Monday to Wednesday! Find out more.

• Trans Group

  Trans Group workshops are a 6-week workshop for parents and carers of young people under 25 who identify as transgender, non-binary or genderfluid.

• Family Support

  We have a dedicated family support worker, Caz Morreale, who will offer support to LGBTQ+ young people, their parents, carers and siblings.

• What is it like locally for LGBTQ+ young people?

  Dr Eleanor Formby and Dr Jo Woodiwiss were commissioned by the Brunswick Centre to undertake local research and an evaluation of the yOUTh service in Kirklees. Find out more.

• Helplines

  Click here for a list of helplines available if you're in crisis and need to talk to somebody.

• Smoking Cessation

  Smoking cigarettes is bad for us, but why can’t we stop? Our first mission tackles this question, with the aim of supporting people – and arming them with the knowledge – to quit cigarettes once and for all.

• Counselling

  It can help to talk in confidence to a skilled professional, and the Brunswick Centre can offer counselling sessions with a qualified and experienced counsellor free of charge.

• Mind Your Head

  Mind Your Head is a partnership between The Brunswick Centre and Happy Valley Pride, Promoting better LGBTQ+ mental health and wellbeing in Calderdale and beyond.

• Training

  We offer briefings, basic awareness sessions, information around our work and bespoke in-depth sessions to meet your specific requirements.

• Primary Schools

  We offer training to teaching and non-teaching staff in primary schools.

• Secondary Schools

  We offer training to teaching and non-teaching staff in secondary schools.

• Colleges

  We offer training to teaching and non-teaching staff in FE/HE Colleges.

• Healthcare services

  We offer training to clinical and non-clinical staff in a range of healthcare settings, including with hospital staff, sexual health terms, mental health practitioners, clerical staff, and in general practices.

• Charities, businesses and state services

  Whether you work in housing, drugs and alcohol, careers, fostering or youth work; whether you run a business: We can offer training to your staff team to meet their learning and development needs, and make your place of work a safe and inclusive environment for all.

• Condoms by Post

  We supply condoms and lube to communities at increased risk of HIV infection; these can be collected from our offices in Huddersfield and Halifax or we can post them out to you.

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