We are very excited to get underway with some new work, made possible by this funding from the Inclusive Communities Fund. This will help us to produce resources, make some more fantastic videos and run some workshops. All aiming for a county which is more inclusive of older and old LGBT+ people. This project starts…
The themes and stories behind the lyrics to this song were gathered during a workshop on the theme of ‘Coming Out’, which took place during the 2023 Shrewsbury LGBT+ History Festival. It was a workshop which particularly focused on the little recognised phenomena that LGBT+ people, ‘come out’ continuously throughout their lives. The words of…
Publisher: Citizens Advice Date: Unknown Country: England Pages: 15 Accessed 30/03/2023 at: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/discrimination/discrimination-because-of-sex-or-sexual-orientation/discrimination-because-of-sexual-orientation/
Expressions of interest are invited for an EVALUATOR – to gather stories and illustrate the EMBRACE journey. (We are particularly interested in creative ideas about how to collect and present information in a way which will promote the project and inspire others to engage with it). We want to understand more about The extent to…
It is 28 degrees outside and we are grateful for a cool office, although the keyboard is burning with the amount of work being churned out by the SAND team! June is busy busy – we have been commissioned by Wrekin Housing Group to deliver multiple LGBT+ Awareness Courses to their staff – they hope…
Been thinking about making a Will or the ‘ins and outs’ of organising Lasting Power of Attorney? It’s something we all need to get around to doing, but sometimes it feels too complicated. Maybe an informal chat with a legal specialist would help. We are happy to announce the launch of a new service for…
We recently had our first Away Day in quite some time. 8 of us managed to make it and we covered some interesting ground, including this discussion about SAND – what it is, means to us, has done, and is doing. Here are some of the things we highlighted: We might not always know exactly…
We are delighted to say that AgeUK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin has now launched this new service. Reach offers older and old LGBT+ people a regular confidential phone call with a friendly volunteer. You might want to talk about what’s on your mind or simply talk about what you’ve been getting up to. AgeUK has…
Along with our partners at AgeUK, we are delighted to start the search for volunteers! Reach is a brand new service being piloted by AgeUK Shropshire Telford and Wrekin with AgeUK Herefordshire & Worcestershire, in partnership with SAND. It is a tele-friending service run specifically for people who are LGBT+ and over 50, offering a…
We are devastated to share the news that, on Tuesday 10th August 2021, our dear friend, colleague and SAND Director Claire Duffield Townsend’s relatively short, but incredibly brave fight against cancer ended whilst she was at Severn Hospice in Shrewsbury. Claire walked into our SAND lives in October 2018 when she approached our stall at…