The Brunswick Centre
The Brunswick Centre provides sexual health and HIV services across Calderdale and Kirklees. The Centre is a registered charity (charity no. 1015450) and company limited by guarantee (registration number 2764525). There are two service teams within the Brunswick Centre, the Support and Advocacy team which provides services to people infected with or directly affected by HIV/AIDs and the MSM team which provides HIV prevention and Sexual Health promotion services to Gay, Bi-sexual and other men who have sex with men. Services available are listed in each teams webpage.
The Brunswick Centre also administers the Calderdale and Kirklees Condom Distribution Scheme. This scheme provides condoms to services who work with vulnerable communities. The service teams can also provide training on HIV/AIDs, sexual health and sexuality issues. The Brunswick Centre has offices in Halifax, Huddersfield and Dewsbury. The Centre has rooms for hire at its premises. There is no charge for groups or organizations working in the same fields as the charity.
A bi-monthly newsletter is produced which highlights the activity of the charity and its service teams as well as information on activities and events (see download newsletter section). The charity has a board of trustees who meet every six weeks, and are responsible for the overall running of the charity and compliance to charity law and the Charity Commissioners. There is a staff team of twelve people and service delivery is also supported by volunteers and student placements.
The Brunswick Centre also works at a strategic level within Kirklees and Calderdale and works with a variety of partners, including the Primary Care Trusts, Local Authorities and Community and Voluntary sector organisations to ensure incidences of HIV infection are reduced, and the sexual health of the local population is improved.
Help or advice on any issue which may be of concern to you is readily available from the Brunswick Centre team. Please take a look at our website for further information or contact us directly at:
The Brunswick Centre
Resource Centre
Hall Street
Halifax
HX1 5AY
T: 01422 341764
F: 01422 341822
Website: www.thebrunswickcentre.org.uk/home.htm
