Community Testing for HIV Testing Week

Community Testing for HIV Testing Week

Know Your Status: HIV Testing Week 2025

HIV Testing Week is here, and it’s the perfect time to take control of your health, claim your status, and help end HIV transmission. Testing is quick, free, confidential, and, is available online or on a walk-in basis. Whether it’s your first test or a regular check-up, getting tested is an empowering step towards protecting yourself and your community.

Why Get Tested?

HIV testing is a crucial part of looking after your health. Many people with HIV don’t have symptoms for years, so the only way to know for sure is to take a test. With early diagnosis and effective treatment, people living with HIV can lead long, healthy lives and can’t pass the virus on to their partners (U=U – Undetectable = Untransmittable). Knowing your status also means you can access the right support and services tailored to your needs.

Where to Get Tested

Across the South West, we’re offering a range of open testing sessions. No appointment is necessary—just drop in at a location near you:

Devon

  • Barnstaple Pannier Market – 2nd Feb, 10:00 - 15:30

  • Sunrise Diversity, Barnstaple – 5th Feb, 14:30 - 17:30

  • Torridge Family Hub - 11th Feb, 14:00 - 17:00 

  • Totnes United Freedom Church – 12th Feb, 11:30 - 15:00 

  • Intercom Trust, Exeter – 14th Feb, 12:00 - 15:00

  • Tiverton Hospital – 14th Feb, 10:00 - 13:00

Somerset

  • Trident Community Centre – 10th Feb, 11:00 - 14:00

  • The Portway Annexe - 11th Feb, 13:00 - 17:00

  • The Roost, Yeovil - 12th Feb, 10:00 - 14:00

  • Froome Town Hall -  14th Feb, 10:00 - 14:00

Plymouth

  • Moxon Room, Plymouth Central Library – 11th Feb, 10:00 - 13:00

Torbay

  • Torquay Library – 12th Feb, 15:00 - 18:00

  • Brixham Library – 12th Feb, 11:00 - 13:00

  • Paignton Library – 19th Feb, 11:00 - 14:00

Cornwall

  • Intercom Trust, Truro – 20th Feb, 17:00 - 19:00

  • Newquay Family Hub – 20th Feb, 12:00 - 14:30

Gloucestershire

  • St Mary de Crypt Church, Gloucester – 12th Feb, 13:00 - 15:00

  • The Eddystone Trust Office, Gloucester Resource Centre, Alfred St – 13th Feb, 16:00 - 19:00

  • Garas, Faulkner Street, Gloucester – 14th Feb, 10:00 - 13:00

Getting tested is easy, and results are usually available quickly. If you can’t make it to a session, home testing kits are also available for free from various services.

Claiming Your Status

The more people who know their status, the closer we get to stopping new transmissions. Whether you’re testing for peace of mind, as part of routine sexual health care, or because it’s been a while since your last test, your action helps break down stigma and encourages others to do the same.

This HIV Testing Week, make it a priority to check your status and encourage your friends and loved ones to do the same. Let’s normalise testing and work towards a future where HIV transmissions are a thing of the past.

#HIVTestingWeek #KnowYourStatus #UequalsU

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