News From The Eddystone Trust

The Christmas season is upon us, the year is drawing to a close and tis the season to be jolly. Many of you will be venturing out to party this Christmas season (and quite rightly so) but we just wanted to check in with you all before you do to remind you to look after your sexual elf this Christmas by making sure you take condoms with you when you have fun this festive period. All you need to is the following:

Visualise where you’re going to keep your condoms - it can be a wallet, pocket or a bag. Just somewhere safe where you know it will be with you on a night out
Say to yourself - “I’m going to put my condoms in my safe space” and picture where they will be when you need them
Put your condoms in your place before you go out and then you’re covered

Remember, carrying a condom isn’t just a “man” thing. We should all carry them and then you’ll know you’re covered this Christmas.

If you need us over Christmas we’ll be open on the non-bank holiday days, you can also see services in your area if you click here

We sincerely hope you all have a happy Christmas and a good New Year!!!

The Eddystone Trust.x

Torquay’s famous Rainbow Ball set to return with a bang!

With almost 75% of tickets already sold, the Ball is as popular as ever, with many guests eager to celebrate the event’s return.

This year’s headline act is drag performer La Voix, who was a finalist in Britain’s Got Talent and starred in Absolutely Fabulous The Movie. The performer had such a great time in Torquay in 2018 that she asked to come back! 

Alongside La Voix will be burlesque artist Trixi Tassels, award-winning band I Love Amp and local DJ Max Corderoy.

Everyone deserves to have a fun & safe Pride this summer. If you're planning on going to an event then we're asking people to be aware of the current Monkeypox advice and the advice is to check yourself for monkeypox symptoms.

Symptoms of Monkeypox include:

• a high temperature
• a headache
• muscle aches
• backache
• swollen glands
• shivering (chills)
• exhaustion
• joint pain

The most common symptom is unexpected or unusual spots, ulcers or blisters on your body (anywhere on your body). Even if it’s just one spot, you should stay home & call 111 or your local sexual health clinic. The only way to stop the spread is to be safe, stay home if you have unexpected spots and contact the relevant health services if you think you may have Monkeypox.

With the right treatment, Monkeypox is usually treatable and patients make a full recovery. For full information on Monkeypox visit the NHS website here or if you want to chat to us about it then feel free to reach out to us at info@eddystone.org.uk 

Are you enjoying the sun ☀️ or are you just melting? Either way we want you to enjoy yourself this summer so we put together our top 3 tips for looking after your sexual health! Just click the video below to watch.

It’s Pride Month, and we’re kicking off our summer events schedule in style!

The staff and volunteers at The Eddystone Trust have been working hard to make sure we have lots of fun activities and things to talk to you about. If you come and find our newly designed and vibrant stand you’ll be able to take part in a game of Willy Hoopla, and bag yourself a memento of your Pride day. We also have lots of giveaways including Pride tats, rainbow leis, pronoun badges, free condoms, bracelets and sweets.

All you need to do is come and say “hi” on the day!

Over the summer you can find us at the following events:

Exeter Respect Festival, June 11th & 12th
Cirencester Pride, June 12th
Exmouth Pride, June 18th
Armed Forces Day, Plymouth, June 25th
Cornwall Pride @ Camborne, July 2nd
Weston-super-Mare Pride, July 2nd
Bristol Pride, 9th July
Cornwall Pride @ St Austell, July 9th
Plymouth Respect Festival, July 9th
Taunton Pride, July 16th
Cinderford Pride, July 17th
Stroud Pride, July 23rd
Tewksbury Pride, Aug 7th
Totnes Pride, Sept 3rd
Gloucestershire Pride, Sept 10th
Teignmouth Pride, Sept 10th & 11th

Make sure you swing by for a chat and also follow us on Insta, Facebook and Twitter in the meantime.x