NORTHUMBERLAND SERVICES

The idea for this page is to promote the services of MESMAC and to advertise events coming up in the county, which may be of interest to gay and bisexual men.

All of the services that MESMAC provide are available to gay and bisexual men throughout the North-East. We appreciate that for many gay and bisexual men living in Northumberland, accessing these services can be difficult.

Workers covering Northumberland are able to arrange for one-to-one sessions at locations in the county convenient to gay and bisexual men. Your right to confidentiality is and will be respected at all times, as are the contents of each session and when you are at the venues where these are held.

WOW! (Wansbeck Out With It!)

Wansbeck Out With It! or Wowi! to it’s members, is a social and support group for young LGBT people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or those questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity) aged 13 to 19 who live in Wansbeck or the surrounding areas of Northumberland.

The group is held once a fortnight in a safe space in Ashington and run by staff from Fourth Action.

It is a place to meet other LGBT people of a similar age, make new friends, to have fun and learn about some of the key issues that may affect us and people like us. We can also help you during those times when you may feel you need some support.

The group’s activities have included themed parties, Northern Pride, trips out, film nights, mask making as well as sexual health and chill out sessions.

For more information please contact:
Debs Walker
LGBT Youth Development Worker
Trinity Youth Association
The Oval Community Centre
Roslin Park
Bedlington Station
NE22 5HU
Call: 01670 531843 (office) 07946267152 (work mob) 07790823040 (LGBT service mobile)

Northumberland Contraceptive & Sexual Health Services

Clinics in Blyth, Alnwick, Hexham & Berwick.
To make an appointment for any of these services call: 01670 543131

Blyth Carlton Street Clinic
27-29 Carlton Street, Blyth. NE24 2DT

Anti-Homophobic Bullying In Schools

MESMAC are currently providing Anti-homophobic bullying training in schools in Northumberland, to enquire about this training please contact MESMAC on: 0191 233 1333

To visit the Northumberland Care Trust website click the following link:

www.northumberlandcaretrust.nhs.uk/

If you have any information about events or initiatives, that are making services more accessible to lesbian, gay and bisexuals in Northumberland, let us know about them, so that we can let others know too!