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.

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.

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/ 🧡🧡🧡

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

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

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/

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 💃🧡

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:

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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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.

"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 🧡

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

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.

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.

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

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".

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.

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"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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!

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

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.

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.

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 ⛱️🌞

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

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? 🌈

More photos from Pride in London! 🧵