The Eddystone Trust

Our weekly Pride round-up is about to commence...

Oh wait — this is the round-up commencing, isn’t it? Either way, here’s the fantastic team at the equally fantastic Exmouth Pride — with the Deputy Mayor, no less!

#Pride2025 #Pride #LGBTQCommunity #LGBTQIA

DoxyPEP — QueerHealth

DoxyPEP is coming, we thought we'd share this page that has an amazing amount of detail about Doxy PEP including how you can access it.

www.queerhealth.info/projects/dox...

#sexualhealth #wellness #wellbeing

Ride for Pride champion, completing the route from Taunton to Exeter in under 3 hours!
It’s an incredible achievement, and there's still time to support his cause by donating through the link below.
www.justgiving.com/campaign/rid...
#Pride2025 #RideForPride #Fundraiser #LGBTQSupport

DoxyPEP Is Coming to the UK – Here’s What You Need to Know Discover what DoxyPEP is, who it's for, and how it helps prevent STIs like syphilis and chlamydia. Find out what to expect from the UK rollout in 2025.

DoxyPEP is coming to the UK, read all about in our new DoxyPEP FAQ.

#DoxyPEP #sexualhealth #wellness

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Ride for Pride James is cycling 40 miles from Taunton to Exeter for our first ever Ride for Pride – raising funds to support LGBTQ+ sexual health, HIV testing, and stigma-busting work across the South West. Support ...

This Sat, James will be getting on his bike to raise money & visibility in support of the LGBTQ+ community. If you can support us—whether by donating, cheering him on, or simply sharing this post—every bit helps.

www.justgiving.com/campaign/rid...

#rideforpride #lgbtqcommunity #lgbtqia

HIV stigma stops people from getting tested.
It stops people from seeking treatment.

Let’s break the silence. Challenge the myths.
Support testing, treatment and truth.

Because zero HIV stigma means zero barriers.

#ZeroHIVStigma #UequalsU #NoStigma #HIVAwareness #EndHIVStigma #ZeroHIVStigmaDay

Whether you’re heading to a festival, planning a trip, or enjoying the sunshine at home, now’s the time to check in with your sexual health.
More info: eddystone.org.uk/setforsummer

#GetSetForSummer #SexualHealth #SouthWest

From Shallowing to ENM: The New Language of Sex and Relationships Explore five emerging sex trends in 2025 - from shallowing to self-care - and why open, stigma-free conversations about pleasure matter with The Eddystone Trust.

It's not just the language of sex that is changing but it's also how people have sex too. It's a really interesting article this and we'd highly recommend reading it 😁👇

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#plymouth #devon #somerset #cornwall #gloucestershire #torbay

How about a bit of a Pride round up post to start the week? Here's some shots of us out and about in Plymouth and Tavistock where we not only met lots of nice people but we also rescued an injured parakeet (who we named Eddy).

#mondayvibes #Pride #Pride2025 #lgbtqia #lgbtqcommunity

Ride for Pride James is cycling 40 miles from Taunton to Exeter for our first ever Ride for Pride – raising funds to support LGBTQ+ sexual health, HIV testing, and stigma-busting work across the South West. Support ...

www.justgiving.com/campaign/rid...

#rideforpride #Pride #LGBTQIA #devon #torbay #plymouth #somerset #cornwall #gloucestershire

Ride for Pride James is cycling 40 miles from Taunton to Exeter for our first ever Ride for Pride – raising funds to support LGBTQ+ sexual health, HIV testing, and stigma-busting work across the South West. Support ...

You can support James by donating on the link below, he'd really appreciate it, and so would we. Any amount is welcome. We understand that people are in different circumstances so if you can support in any way that would be great (even if it's by sharing our posts).

Ride for Pride James is cycling 40 miles from Taunton to Exeter for our first ever Ride for Pride – raising funds to support LGBTQ+ sexual health, HIV testing, and stigma-busting work across the South West. Support ...

Chat GPT has been at it again, this is supposed to be a thumbnail of James training in Berlin with Kylie Minogue. We're determined to get at least one image that looks like James before the end of this campaign 😂

Lionesses ‘focusing on game plan’ for critical Women’s Euros match

Good luck to England later on, will be rooting for the Lionesses come 5pm 🤞🫶⚽️ #England #Euro2025

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James is taking his training for Ride for Pride so seriously that he's moved to Berlin to train. Rumour has it he's been putting in some serious milage and was last seen pulling a wheelie through Brandenburg Gate.

www.justgiving.com/campaign/rid...

#SexualHealth #Wellness #Wellbeing #Fundraising

We're launching our Get Set for Summer campaign today to raise awareness of HIV testing, free condoms schemes, PrEP and STI vaccines across the South West. Watch our short video below to find out more, and visit:

eddystone.org.uk/setforsummer

#SexualHealth #Wellbeing #Wellness #festivalseason

We asked the AI overlord (ChatGPT) to create a Mr Beast-esc thumbnail for James's Ride for Pride 😂👀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

You can find out more about Ride for Pride and donate (no matter how small or large) at:

www.justgiving.com/campaign/rid...

#Pride #fundraising #charitychallenge #raisingawareness

These services offer free, confidential, and trauma-informed support for anyone who has experienced sexual violence.

Please share this widely. Being informed could make all the difference to someone in need.

We hope the blog, and the tone it strikes, resonates in the right way. Most importantly, we want to encourage everyone to learn about their local SARC (Sexual Assault Referral Centre).

We decided to write a blog post on this topic because it’s an important issue—and, quite honestly, it doesn’t sit right with us that corporations are profiting from people’s trauma.

When Support Matters Most: Why Self-Swab ‘Rape Kits’ Aren’t the Answer At The Eddystone Trust, we work with people across the South West who are affected by sexual health inequalities and trauma, and we want to say this loud and clear: if you’ve experienced rape or sexua...

Last week, we saw a statement from Rape Crisis England & Wales about the growing use of self-swab rape kits, alongside further information from our colleagues at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Devon Sexual Health.

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It’s OK to Be You - A Guided Visualisation About Being The Point of Pause · Episode

We've just released a new Point of Pause, if you don't know The Point of Pause is our new Spotify channel exploring bite sized visualisations to help you get some moments of clarity in your life.

#psychology #WellnessJourney #wellbeing #wellness #health

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Laura was out last night in Tavistock with White Noise theatre. It's so refreshing and lovely to see the arts and "our" world of sexual health combine. Tonight Laura will be at the Exeter Phoenix for a pop up Q+A and performance.

#SexualHealth #Culture #Theatre

We’ve been out and about celebrating community, inclusion, and connection!

📍 Refugee Week at the Genesis Building
🛍️ Friday Market at Harbour
🏳️‍🌈 Barnstaple Pride & Inclusion Day

Thanks to everyone who stopped by.

#CommunityMatters #RefugeeWeek #BarnstaplePride #InclusionDay #EddystoneOnTour

The Point of Pause Podcast · The Eddystone Trust · The Point of Pause is a calming collection of bite-sized visualisations rooted in Functional Imagery Training, psychology, and mindfulness. Each short episode offers sp...

New! We’ve launched a weekly audio series on Spotify: The Point of Pause.

🎧 Listen now for free on Spotify and take a moment to reflect, catch a breath and find the point of pause

open.spotify.com/show/1UNHYdK...

#ThePointOfPause #MentalHealth #GuidedVisualisation #Wellbeing #MindfulnessMoments

Woman's Hour - Trisha Goddard, HIV prevention, Family favourites, Air pollution - BBC Sounds TV presenter Trisha Goddard on her career as the British Oprah and living with cancer.

A really interesting discussion about PrEP on Woman's Hour today on BBC Radio 4. Well worth a listen, the convo starts around the 36 minute mark.

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#HIV #PrEP #Wellness #WomansHour

“Strike a Pose, Save a Life”: Celebrating Madonna’s Legacy as an Icon Madonna’s LGBTQIA+ activism, HIV awareness work, and queer advocacy made her a true icon. Discover her powerful impact on Pride, culture, and visibility.

It's Pride month and in this week's blog Colin shares with us exactly why Madonna has been the ultimate ally to the LGBTQIA+ community.

#lgbtqcommunity #Pride #pridemonth #Pride2025 #madonna

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We were clearly a hit with the four-legged crowd at Pride last wkend — felt like every dog in town stopped by for a selfie. Out again at wkend for Exmouth, Stroud & Barnstaple Pride. So you and your four legged friends are welcome to drop in and say hi 👋

#lgbtqia #lgbtqcommunity #Pride #pridemonth

WHAT A BUSY weekend — with teams out at both Cirencester and Torbay Pride! But there's no rest for the wicked, as they say — two more Prides are inbound this week, and planning is already underway.
#Pride #TorbayPride #CirencesterPride #lgbtqia

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We will be holding testing sessions at our Exeter Office with @theeddystonetrust.bsky.social in June ⬇

📅 Friday 20th June - 12:00-16:00

🏠 Intercom Trust, Zone 5, Wrentham Business Centre, Prospect Park, Exeter EX4 6NA

Inclusive Support for Everyone, Every Age Men’s Health Week is for everyone—and so is help.

#MensHealthWeek2025 #DASVSupport #StandingTallTorbay #InclusiveSupport #YouMatter