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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Ian lived with HIV and asked for his status to be shared after his death in 1990, to encourage awareness and support. He was the first British celebrity whose death was openly attributed to AIDS. Rest in power, Ian, and know that we continue your legacy with our work.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Our peer supporter Iain and our housing and welfare expert Achim were both working today on the Ian Charleson unit at the Royal Free Hospital, as #Elsinore, the powerful new film celebrating Ian Charlson's life, premiered at the London Film Festival. 1/2

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Could you answer calls on our telephone line? Take calls 2 to 4 days a month, remotely. Offer guidance on our services and a listening ear to people living with HIV. Be the voice that connects someone to the support they need to live well. Interested? Head to our link in bio ☎️

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all who've signed up to run for us at the Red Run this year 🧡 We're so grateful to you for stepping up to help us keep doing what we do. Thank you so much, everyone. If you want to join our Red Run heroes, sign up today at redrun.org.uk/registration-2026

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Positively UK: we know how to help people living with HIV because we are people living with HIV. We all came together this week, peer supporters and managers, to grow together and express ourselves through seedlings and art 🌱🖐🏾

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's October, and that means we're just 52 days away from the World AIDS Day Red Run! Thinking about challenging yourself? 5k for Positively UK could make a real, concrete difference for people living with HIV. There's still plenty of time to sign up, and we'll support you every step of the way.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Join Positively UK's team and co-ordinate a new peer support service in Kent! Use your firsthand knowledge to build trust, provide practical support, and advocate for participants' needs. Find out more at positivelyuk.org/vacancies.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Would you sign up to run for us if you saw our poster in Tesco's? 🥺 Join us at the World AIDS Day Red Run and become a friend of Positively UK's for life! Help us make life better for people living with HIV. Sign up for the Red Run at redrun.org.uk/registration-2026/ 🧡🧡🧡

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Data on stigma and unmet needs must lead to changes in policy, commissioning and services. And people living with HIV must be partners in shaping research, understanding its findings, and deciding what happens next. 3/3

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Harun explored what the Positive Voices survey means to people living with HIV and how Positively UK's "Beyond Positive Voices" project, in collaboration with @nat.org.uk, shed light on the human experiences behind the survey's findings. 2/3

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Positively UK's Harun Tulunay - look for the purple hair in the picture! 💜 - spoke at the UK Health Security Agency conference in Manchester today, bringing a community perspective to the session "Beyond surveillance: understanding behaviour to prevent infection with BBVs/STIs". 1/3

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The WORLD AIDS DAY RED RUN is just 2 months from now! - still time to sign up to run for Positively UK. Challenge yourself to run or walk 5k or 10k and join us for a fantastic day out on 22nd November, and contribute to everything we do. Sign up at redrun.org.uk/registration-2026/

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What are you waiting for? Come and join us on Saturday 22nd November to walk or run, make some lovely memories, and raise money that will go directly to people living with HIV that support people living with HIV 💃🧡

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The food in asylum hotels can be so spicy and repetitive that it leaves people living with HIV an impossible choice: take their medication on an empty stomach, risking severe nausea and stomach problems, or skip doses altogether. Find out more on our blog:

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The hidden food crisis facing asylum seekers living with HIV - Positively UK

Medical education researcher and Positively UK volunteer Yiqing Wang interviews a frontline Positively UK caseworker in West London. In a West London borough, an invisible crisis is unfolding inside t...

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Are you living with HIV in Kent? We're looking for someone to use their own experience to provide one-to-one peer support across two clinics in Gravesham and Maidstone. Find the full job description on our web site or contact info@positivelyuk.org for an application pack by 5th October.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"We want it to be for the people of Wales, by the people of Wales" Callum Lea, Peer Support Co-ordinator for South Wales, shares his own story of the vital importance of peer mentorship for people living with HIV - and some of our ambitions for Positively UK's services in Wales 🧡

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Looks like a really nice catch-up in the sun!

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

North Wales, South Wales, London, Buckinghamshire, East Anglia (from Milton Keynes to Cambridge, Peterborough to Chelmsford), Norfolk, Derbyshire... and, launching soon, a new service in Kent! From north to south, east to west, we're providing peer support across the nations and regions

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Positively UK's Memory Sachikonye and THT CEO Richard Angell spoke to Parliament yesterday about the role of local action in delivering the #HIVActionPlan. Memory spoke as co-ordinator of the UK-CAB, the communication board for the HIV sector, which is hosted by Positively UK.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We are deeply saddened by the death of Ally Van Tillo, founder of the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt. Ally gave people living with HIV, and those we have lost, a lasting place to be remembered and honoured. As co-custodians of the Quilt, we are proud to carry forward that legacy. Requiescat in pace, Ally.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Could your experience of living with HIV help someone reconnect with care? We're recruiting a Re-Engagement Peer Support Coordinator in North West London, £22.4k pa (£32k FTE), 3.5 days/week. Help people who've become disconnected find a way back. Contact info@positivelyuk.org

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Juddy Otti, head of services at Africa Advocacy Foundation, explains the importance of Black-led peer support: "People receive support that is responsive to their individual experiences, needs and cultural identities, helping them to feel understood, supported and empowered".

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Positive Journeys is the Bridges Partnership's group for migrant men who have sex with men living with HIV in South London, bringing together people from different ethnic and national backgrounds to explore our shared experiences of migration, homophobia and living well with HIV.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What's the vision behind the Bridges Partership in South London? Silvia Petretti, our chief executive, explains: "We know how important it is for people living with HIV to have access to local, trusted services delivered by people who truly understand their lived experience"

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We're excited to announce that the Bridges Partnership of Positively UK, Catholics for AIDS Prevention and Support (CAPS), and Africa Advocacy Foundation is back in action, providing peer support and benefits advice in South London. Head over to www.positivelyuk.org/south-london to find out more.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Three months ago, the heatwaves began on 21st May. Three months from today will be the RED RUN on 21st November! Why not challenge yourself - sign up today to run or walk 5k or 10k for Positively UK and be part of everything that we do.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Positively UK, then known as Positively Women, was created in 1987. Our look has changed a great deal since the eighties! What do you think Positively UK should look like in 2030? What should we keep? What should we change? Take our short survey: positivelyuk.org/branding.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

On 2nd September, you're invited to a relaxed community photoshoot at Calthorpe Garden, King's Cross. Come along to help us put real people and real faces on our website. You'll receive a free copy of your photos at the end. Sign up at our Link in Bio.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

During the eclipse, the Moon covered 90% of the Sun....in comparison, 100% of the money raised for Positively UK at the annual Red Run goes to frontline support for people living with HIV! Is this the year to challenge yourself? Sign up to run or walk 5k or 10k! (Link in Bio).

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Join us on 2nd Sept for our community photoshoot at Calthorpe Garden, King's Cross, London! We want the photos we use to represent the full diversity of our beautiful HIV community. So come along to be the face of Positively UK and get a free copy of your professionally taken photo!

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This week, our outing to Kew Gardens will be a little different, as we are warmly inviting all participants to bring along their negative partners, family members and friends. If you're interested, please e-mail David for more information: dwyatt@positivelyuk.org

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Why run for POSITIVELY UK in the Red Run this 21 November? Last year, our hardship grants supported 226 people living with HIV. Our grants to those most in need were directly funded by the Red Run. Sign up to run - or walk - 5k or 10k for us this November at our Link in Bio.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Positively UK at Margate Pride! 🌈⛱️ We were proud to represent people living with HIV in the march, and share news of our upcoming peer support service in Kent. Thank you to everyone for a sunny colourful day! If you're living with HIV in Kent, stay tuned for more updates on our upcoming service.

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Sun, sea and HIV community - name a more iconic trio. I'll wait. Summer is well and truly with us as our participants from Islington, Harrow, Ealing and Brent came together at the weekend for a beach day at Brighton ⛱️🌞

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We're excited to share a new storybook from our friends at @ChivaProjects. This gentle, heart-warming about Grace and her parakeet, Gigi, teaches children about HIV. It's also completely free: read it online at CHIVA's web site or request a FREE copy from message@chiva.org.uk

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL NON-BINARY PEOPLE'S DAY! Did you know that today, 14th July, was chosen because it's exactly halfway between International Women's Day in March and International Men's Day in November? 🌈

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Pride has never been more important. Thank you so much to everyone who marched alongside us, who cheered for us, who supported us with donations and love 🧡 🏳️‍🌈

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

And everyone wants to pose with the lollipop sign! 🍭

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We don't 'die of ignorance' ❌️

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Everyone looking fantastic in orange 🍊

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

More photos from Pride in London! 🧵

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Our latest newsletter, talking about everything from housing advice to peer support in Wales, is now live!

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Some more photos from our National Conference of People Living with HIV in June, courtesy of the fantastic Christa Holka Feeling jealous - come along to get your own photo taken by Christa on Wednesday 2nd September at Calthorpe Community Garden! (near King's Cross, London) 📸🧡

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

We had a fantastic, sunny day today marching at Pride in London, celebrating our community and all the work we do 🧡🏳️‍🌈

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Pride in London is just a week away (Sat 4th June). There's still space in Positively UK's bloc in the parade for friends, participants, supporters and allies. Come and have a fabulous time with us! If you'd like a spot, send an e-mail to KStapleton@positivelyuk.org 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🧡

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This November, Positively UK is excited to celebrate World AIDS Day with a 5k/10k walk/run in Victoria Park, London, the RED RUN! 🏃‍♀️ The window opens today to sign up to run for Positively UK. We'll be with you every step of the way, so why not sign up to run for us us!

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Positively UK @positivelyuk.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Women living with HIV came together for this lovely picnic at sunny Hoxton Square this week! 🌳☀️

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