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Our gay, lesbian, transgender and queer events will appeal to people living in Harrow, Brent, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Barnet, Watford, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.
Local Health Clinic
https://www.nwlondonsexualhealth.nhs.uk/clinics_community_caryl_thomas.php
LGBTQ+ CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS OFFERING ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE LIVING ABROAD
International LGBTI+ rights charities who are able to offer direct practical assistance to communities affected by this, such as GiveOut (who support grassroots activists across the world, including in Africa) and Rainbow Railroad (who help LGBTQI+ people to escape state-sponsored violence).
International LGBTI+ rights charities who work to grow the movement of grassroots activists across the world and are able to advocate both with the UK Government and internationally, such as Kaleidoscope Trust.
Gay Switchboard, and the Terence Higgins Trust will also advise.
OPENING DOORS HAVE CEASED OPERATING, THE FOLLOWING MAYBE OF INTEREST:
Groups continuing independently:
These groups will continue to run without the support of Opening Doors, thanks to our fantastic volunteers.
Friday Coffee Social
- Venue: London LGBTQ+ Community Centre, 60-62 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH (a few doors along from Starbucks, opposite Founder’s Arms pub)
- Frequency and times: Every Friday, 1:00-3:00 pm
- Hosts: Peter, Gerry, Derek and Jim
- Free refreshments: No, but available to purchase on site at affordable prices (sober space)
- Contact: info@silverpride.thecactusclub.co.uk
London Friend Drop-In
- Venue: London Friend, 86 Caledonian Road, King’s Cross, London N1 9DN
- Frequency: Every second and fourth Wednesday, 12:30-2:30 pm
- Hosts: Eve, Theo, Kunal + London Friend volunteers
- Free refreshments: Yes (sober space)
- Contact: londonfriend.org.uk / office@londonfriend.org.uk
Walk n Talk; Walk About, Talk About, Pig Out***
- Venue: n/a (South London)
- Frequency: Every third Tuesday 12:30-2:30 pm (approx.)
- Host: Tony Smith
- Free refreshments: No
- Contact: Brixton Umbrella Circle: www.facebook.com/brixtonumbrellacircle / brixtonumbrellacircle@gmail.com
Rainbow Memory Café***
(no email or telephone support)
- Venue: (Online only)
- Frequency: Every first Monday, 9:30-11:00 am + second Monday, 2:00 – 3:30 pm
- Host: Maggie Martin
- Free refreshments: n/a
- Contact mmart309@gmail.com
Rainbow Carers Group***
(no email or telephone support)
- Venue: (Online only)
- Frequency: Every third Monday, 4:00-5:30 pm +
- Host: Maggie Martin
- Free refreshments: n/a
- Contact: mmart309@gmail.com
Hackney Art Group
- Venue: Chigwell Court, 99 Ballance Road. London E9 5SQ
- Frequency: Every first and third Wednesday, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
- Hosts: Philippa and Rod
- Free refreshments: Yes (sober space)
- Contact: phildpunchard@hotmail.co.uk / rod@rodmcintosh.co.uk
Singing For Fun
- Venue: Mary Ward Centre, 275-285 High Street, Stratford, London E15 2TF
- Frequency: Every Wednesday, 12:45 – 2:00 pm (until 27 March) + restarting on Wednesday 24 April – 10 July, 12:45 – 2:00pm, 12 weeks in total)
- Hosts: Cici and Erica (Mary Ward Centre staff)
- Free refreshments: No but available to purchase on site (sober space)
- Contact: erica.parrett@marywardcentre.ac.uk
Bi The Way
- Venue: London LGBTQ+ Community Centre, 60-62 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH (a few doors along from Starbucks, opposite Founder’s Arms pub)
- Frequency: Every fourth Monday, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
- Hosts: Sophie and Mackenzie
- Free refreshments: No, but available to purchase on site at affordable prices (sober space)
- Contact: sophiebtwgroup@gmail.com
Trans and Non-Binary meetup
- Group: Trans and Non-Binary meetup
- Venue: London LGBTQ+ Community Centre, 60-62 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH (a few doors along from Starbucks, opposite Founder’s Arms pub)
- Frequency: Every third Thursday, 6:30 – 80:00 pm (FROM APRIL)
- Hosts: Sara Lyon
- Free refreshments: No, but available to purchase on site at affordable prices (sober space)
- Contact: transnblondon@gmail.com
Melanin Vybz (MV)
- Venue: London LGBTQ+ Community Centre, 60-62 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH (a few doors along from Starbucks, opposite Founder’s Arms pub)
- Frequency: Every third Friday, 5:30 – 7:30 pm (MV online will also continue in some form log in details will be sent on request)
- Hosts: TBC
- Free refreshments: No, but available to purchase on site at affordable prices (sober space)
- Contact: melaninvybz2.0@gmail.com
Women’s Film Club***
- Group: Women’s Film Club***
- Venue: Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA
- Frequency: Every third Tuesday at 6:00 pm (doors); 6:30 – 8:00 pm (film)
- Hosts: Rowan, Eve and Francesca
- Free refreshments: Yes, but you can also BYO alcohol
- Contact: womfilmclub@gmail.com
Greenwich Pub Social***
- Venue: Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 1 Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ER
- Frequency: Every fourth Sunday, from 2:00 pm
- Hosts: Kyle, Julian and Josh
- Free refreshments: No
- Contact: OD.Greenwich@gmail.com
Events continuing independently:
These events/one-offs will continue to run without the support of ODL, thanks to our fantastic volunteers.
LGBT Walks
- Venue: n/a (London-wide)
- Frequency and times: Twice monthly from May – October
- Hosts: Paul Sinclair and Oonagh Gay
- Free refreshments: TBC
- Contact: ptsinclair@gmail.com oonagh.gay@icloud.com
Pride in London (TBC)***
- Venue: n/a (walking group – TBC)
- Frequency and times: Saturday 29 June (time TBC)
- Hosts: Peter Flockhart
- Free refreshments: No
- Contact: info@silverpride.thecactusclub.co.uk
Silver Pride***
- Venue: Walthamstow Trades Hall 61/63 Tower Hamlets Road London, E17 4RQ
- Frequency and times: Sunday 6 Oct (time TBC)
- Hosts: Walthamstow Trades Hall, Cactus Club, Lloyds Banking Group (TBC)
- Free refreshments: Yes
- Contact: www.facebook.com/groups/1053052112445868 / www.silverpride.thecactusclub.co.uk info@silverpride.thecactusclub.co.uk
***please note: no official safeguarding or complaints policies/processes will be in place for these groups; should volunteers step down at any point, the future of the group may be at risk.
Additional organisations/groups of interest:
ELOP (East London Out Project)
Weekly LGBT+ 50+ Social Meet-up: weekly, every Tuesday 4-5.45pm @ Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial St, London E1 6LS
LGBT Hero
50+ HangOuts is a friendly and welcoming, twice monthly online social and support group for older LGBTQ+ people on Zoom, the second and last Tuesday of the month, 7pm – 8.30pm
Age UK (Wandsworth)
LGBTQ+ Coffee Mornings, every last or fourth Tuesday of the month, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm @ Gwynneth Morgan Day Centre, 52 East Hill, London SW18 5HJ
East London Seniors
Chat & Coffee on Wednesday 11.00-13.00pm on 3rd Wednesdays @ Stratford Library, 3 The Grove, London E15 1EL
West London LGBT Group
meetup.com/west-london-lgbt-group
Monthly (?) pub meetup @ BeerKat, Ealing Broadway, 38-39 The Broadway, London W5 2NP
West London Queer Project
Various activities available
Redbridge Rainbow Community
redbridgerainbowcommunity.org.uk
‘On the Move!’ – Monthly walks starting in March 2024
Brixton Umbrella Circle
facebook.com/brixtonumbrellacircle
Brixton Gossip Coffee Afternoon, every last Tuesday of the month, 12:00 – 2:00 pm @ Brixton House Theatre, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8GL
Queer Circle
Various activities available @ Building 4, 3 Barton Yard, Soames Walk, Design District, North Greenwich, SE10 0BN
Walthamstow Trades Hall
LGBTQ+ friendly space, largely run by LGBTQ+ staff with various events and activities every week; 61-63 Tower Hamlets Road London, E17 4RQ
Age UK (City of London)
ageuk.org.uk/cityoflondon/services/digital-inclusion-and-technology-support/
IT Clinic, every Tuesday, 5:30-7:00 pm @ Barbican Library, Silk Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS
LGBT Forums
These exist in many but not all local authority areas and provide details of LGBT groups, activities and events in that area; try searching ‘LGBT Forum near me’ to find your closest
Beyond Reflections
Contact — Beyond Reflections (beyond-reflections.org.uk)
A charity supporting trans, non-binary and questioning adults as well as their friends, family and allies in England and Wales. They provide face-to-face and online support groups, counselling, wellbeing drop-ins, and third-party hate-crime victim support.
Out and Wild Events
UK Events Listing | Out and Wild Festival
For lesbian, bi, trans and queer women and those who are non-binary
NWLLGG (Northwest London Lesbian and Gay Group)
NWLLGG: A Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, queer group (nwlgay.com)
An all-inclusive and friendly gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual social group meeting weekly in Harrow with members from Brent, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Barnet, Brent, Watford, Bushey, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.
Sustainable Communities
LGBTQIA+ United Hearts support group – Sustainable Communities
The ‘LGBTQIA+ United Hearts’ support group meets weekly from 5.30 pm to 7.30pm on Tuesdays in community premises in Kings Cross/ St Pancras. The group is free and open to all LGBTQIA+ persons from Greater London. It will provide group support across cultures with a focus on supporting victims of domestic abuse.
Naz and Matt Foundation
A small charity supporting vulnerable LGBTQI+ individuals from religious and culturally conservative families, and also parents from the same backgrounds. The majority of our clients are of South Asian heritage, with over 90% from Muslim families. But we also support clients from Christian and Jewish backgrounds too. We provide confidential and comprehensive 1-2-1 support and mentoring via telephone and email, and we host two monthly support groups in London.
Manor Gardens Welfare Trust
MGWT host an LGBTQIA+ group on Tuesday evenings and organise and deliver a full programme of activities.
Not a Phase
Not A Phase is a trans-led, grassroots charity dedicated to awareness campaigning, social project and funding new initiatives for our community.
Lambeth Links
Lambeth Links is Lambeth’s forum serving the LGBTIQ+ Community within the borough.
West End Outings
contact@westendoutings.co.ukwww.westendoutings.co.uk
Is the UK’s largest LGBTQ Theatre Events platform and as of Wednesday winner of the Organiser of the Year 2024 with London for Groups. Over the last 2 years, they have created safe social spaces for people to meet up, make new friendships, network and see live theatre at discounted rates.
PrideCareHomeServices
email: info@pridecare-london.co.uk
Working with the LGBT community and supporters in London. Helping with home care and personal care: shopping, cleaning, gardening, pet-care, maintenance.
Generic groups:
Support groups that are not LGBTQ+ specific
St Anne’s Church, Soho
St Anne’s Church, Soho | The Church of England (stannes-soho.org.uk)
Monthly teatime drop in on a Tuesday 3-4.30pm. Not LGBT+ specific but very inclusive.
The Listening Place
We provide ongoing, free, face-to-face support for anyone over 18 who feels life is no longer worth living. We have centres in Kings Cross, Hammersmith and Pimlico and operate 9am-9pm, 7 days a week.
Well Versed
https://www.allchangearts.org/projects/well-versed
A company of older people hosted by All Change, who meet weekly to write poetry, take part in mindful movement, listen to music, sometimes dance and often improvise together.
Good Gym
GoodGym – Do Good, Get Fit | GoodGym – Do Good, Get Fit
A way to volunteer that fits into your life easily, making it easy to commit for the long-term. Anybody can join no matter your fitness level. all you need is a pair of trainers.
Age UK Westminster
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/westminster/our-services/ Tel: 020 3004 5610 Email: enquiries@ageukwestminster.org.uk
Provide Befriending, Digital Inclusion, post-discharge (from hospital) home-visiting support and Exercise at Home (including walking support) services. We run a wide-ranging programme of community-based activities including drop-in digital inclusion sessions, coffee mornings, afternoon teas, trips, outings, exercise and dance classes and a popular bridge club.
Sense
At Sense, we run a virtual buddying programme for any disabled persons to combat loneliness.
The Furzedown Project
The Furzedown Project is an activity centre and social hub for people aged 50 and over from Furzedown, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Our mission is to increase people’s sense of wellbeing and reduce social isolation
Dragon Hall Centre
Additional support:
Some further organisations you can turn to.
Switchboard LGBT
0300 330 0630
switchboard.lgbt
National LGBTQIA+ support line
Mindline Trans+
0300 330 54698 (only open Fri evenings, 8-11 pm)
mindinsomerset.org.uk/our-services/adult-one-to-one-support/mindline-trans/
A confidential emotional, mental health support helpline and signposting service for people who identify as Trans, A Gender, Gender Fluid, Non-binary.
Anxiety UK
03444 775 774
anxietyuk.org.uk/
Helpline & text support service
Provides opportunities for social, educational and recreational activities developed for & by the members of our diverse communities, especially those at risk from social exclusion and isolation.
NWLLGG - North West London Lesbian & Gay Group 