Will Nutland

Volunteers Wanted for Rhododendron Removal near Otley, West Yorkshire — Protect Earth

People of Leeds and surrounding.

We got a small crew doing a big ancient woodland restoration job 7th and 8th February and I need a LOT more of you to mangle all this rhododendron.

Address – Weston Woods, Weston Lane, Weston, N Yorks. LS21 2HW W3W

www.protect.earth/events/otley...

Archive reveals hidden stories of Queer Norfolk Figures such as Barbara Ross and Anna Gurney were ahead of their time, says archivist Adam Baker.

Great to see shOUT, the queer magazine @drwilln.bsky.social, @scottlet.org and I worked on in the mid-90s, appear in this article >>

The Queer Norfolk archive was set up in 2022 by Adam Baker, who wanted to bring all of Norfolk's queer history into one place
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

East London residents win sensational victory in fight to save low-traffic schemes London-wide implications for LTNs as Court of Appeal rules that Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman acted unlawfully in trying to ignore Sadiq Khan’s transport masterplan

Court of Appeal rules Lutfur Rahman acted unlawfully on plans to rip up low traffic neighbourhoods. @saveoursaferstreets.org

www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Well done Phil - great to see it finally happen.

How liable is an organisation (political party, company, government body etc) that makes it's staff or volunteers use a website they know is not only failing to moderate child sexual abuse imagery but has features that enable it's production?

New harm reduction materials for queer clubbers launched — The Love Tank CIC New harm reduction information on five of the most commonly used club drugs has been launched in a partnership between The Love Tank and Antidote at London Friend .

Our recent research shows queer people want more accessible harm reduction information about club drugs. This new work in partnership with Antidote at @londonfriend.bsky.social is a step towards implementing the findings of our community-based research.

www.thelovetank.info/news/sdc4all

My charity @protect.earth is five years old this week.

Some stats. 🧵

- Planted 157,453 trees

- Created 4,985m of hedgerow

- Removed over 15 acres of invasive species (Japanese knotweed, rhododendrons, bamboo and Himalayan balsam)

- Run 5 free hedge-laying courses for Welsh farmers.

1: We almost didn't get the HIV game-changing drug PrEP - why not? Dive into the battle for PrEP access in the UK by not only looking at the court case fought here in England for the drug - but the advent of HIV and AIDS in the 80s.

2/ In the first of six episodes, we dive into the battle for PrEP access in the UK by looking at the advent of AIDS in the 80s.

(Hosted and written by Phil Samba @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social, guests including Will Nutland @drwilln.bsky.social)

The DIY HRT cafe is open! — The Love Tank CIC The Love Tank  is running two community knowledge generation events - titled the DIY HRT cafe - to inform a new roadmap for trans people who are self-sourcing hormones.

We're developing a collaborative roadmap for people who are DIYing HRT.

Find out more here -
www.thelovetank.info/news/diyhrtc...

Food for thought: The Love Tank hosts HIV PrEP research dinners — The Love Tank CIC The Love Tank  is hosting community-based dinners to better understand the HIV PrEP needs of Black queer men, in a research collaboration with the  University of Durham .

Food for thought: hosting HIV PrEP research dinners.

"Hosting dinners like this for Black queer men is a valuable way of including perspectives & creating spaces for us to freely talk about sexual health." @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social @benvyle.bsky.social

www.thelovetank.info/news/bqmdin

Screenshot of Guardian headline available at link

This is deeply disappointing from Starmer.

The UK *helped design* this 'TFFF' fund, designed to stop deforestation, and supposedly 'continues to back the fund' (in theory). But now isn't putting any money into it 🤯

How embarrassing for the UK.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Love Tank urges mpox vaccination uptake as new European cases identified — The Love Tank CIC The Love Tank  joins other organisations in calling for uptake of mpox vaccinations (formerly called monkeypox) as new cases are identified in Europe and the USA.

The Love Tank urges continued mpox vaccination uptake as new European cases identified.

www.thelovetank.info/news/mpox

Multilingual online HIV PrEP sessions launcheD — The Love Tank CIC The Love Tank's  HIV PrEP programme -  PrEPster  - launches five new multilingual online information sessions during October, to assist with enrolment into new London online PrEP servic...

In North East London and want to sign up to the new online HIV PrEP service?

Join one of our multilingual online sessions to take you through the sign-up process.

www.thelovetank.info/news/prepwor...

was really pleased to be invited to be a part of this celebration :) Can't quite believe it's 10 years. Huge congrats to the whole team! @drwilln.bsky.social Marc, Rich & the rest! @thelovetankcic.bsky.social

PrEPster celebrates 10 years of educating and agitating for PrEP — The Love Tank CIC In an often emotional and touching event, the first 10 years of the HIV PrEP programme –  PrEPster  – was celebrated as part of  The Love Tank’s  Love Hub activities last Friday 19...

Celebrating 10 years of PrEPster last week - with allies and comrades @ingridkyoung.bsky.social Winnie Sseruma @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social Marc Thompson and many others.

www.thelovetank.info/news/prepste...

OPPORTUNITIES FOR Black LGBTQIA+ writers Paid wearequeeraf.com/pitch Write an article for QueerAF’s UK Black History Month series, with guest editor Phil Samba First round deadline Sep 28th. Final deadline Oct 5th 2025

✊🏿 Paid opportunities for Black LGBTQIA+ writers and journalists!

The @thelovetankcic.bsky.social Phil Samba @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social is joining @WeAreQueerAF.com as our Black History Month UK guest editor

Details in 🧵 or apply now 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/black-histor...

Love Hub turns 7! — The Love Tank CIC The Love Tank’s  Love Hub – in partnership with Fringe! Film Festival – today announces its most ambitious programme of free activities and events.

Love Hub 2025 programme is live!

This year we're celebrating our SEVENTH Hub in collaboration with @fringefilmfest.bsky.social with a bumper 30 events.

Full programme here -
www.thelovetank.info/news/lovehub25

Work with me, @drwilln.bsky.social & @thelovetankcic.bsky.social team to explore health activism

What are the drug & alcohol needs of queer people in the UK?

This new community-based research hot-off-the-presses, stunningly authored by @benvyle.bsky.social

Amazing chance to spend 5 years working alongside @ingridkyoung.bsky.social and @thelovetankcic.bsky.social team.

The postdoc is based at the University of Edinburgh.

There's a new way to get HIV PrEP in North East London, without having to visit a clinic.

The new online service provides all the necessary tests and support, with PrEP delivered to your address.

Find out more here - www.prepster.info/free-prep-ne...

@positiveeast.bsky.social

Imagining Palestinian Futures — Doing Disability Futures Ingrid Young writes on the importance to be reminded of how the violence in Palestine done in the name of settler-colonialism - a long-standing system of oppression – is inextricably tied to disabilit...

Imagining Palestinian Futures - @ingridkyoung.bsky.social our colleague in the collaborative Doing Disability Futures project, writes about how violence in Palestine is inextricably tied to disability justice.

www.disabilityfutures.uk/blog/ddf03

Image of comment article by CND Vice-President Caroline Lucas. Headline reads: "Why are weapons commemorating Hiroshima's 80th anniversary with new nuclear weapons."

As we mark 80 years since the atomic bombings of Japan, CND Vice-President Caroline Lucas writes from Hiroshima and asks why are nuclear powers ditching disarmament for a new nuclear arms race?

Read more: www.independent.co.uk/voices/hiros...

Vaccines into bodies at UKBP — The Love Tank CIC The Love Tank  joins forces with east London NHS sexual health clinics to provide sexual health vaccinations at UK Black Pride.

Attending UK Black Pride this coming weekend in London?

For the 4th year running we'll be co-hosting a pop-up vaccine bus with NHS colleagues from All East and Homerton sexual health services.

Come find us!

@england.nhs.uk @bashhuk.bsky.social

www.thelovetank.info/news/ukbp

NHS begins rollout of world-first gonorrhoea vaccine programme NHS and local authorities begin rollout of world-first gonorrhoea vaccination programme across the country.

“The vaccination programme takes us one step closer to reducing one of the most common STIs; one that impacts on key groups of people. We must now ensure that vaccines reach those groups, including people who are least likely to visit clinics." @drwilln.bsky.social

www.gov.uk/government/n...

A new gonorrhoea vaccination programme launches today across the UK.

Vaccination is being rolled-out across NHS sexual health clinics.

Find out more about the vaccine here -
www.queerhealth.info/projects/menb

@bashhuk.bsky.social @england.nhs.uk @ukhsa.bsky.social

Got the chance to chat with Cosmo about the work we do with Block9 at Glastonbury festival.

Big shout out to @ledbydonkeys.org

LSHTM's Director writes to UK Government about Gaza public health catastrophe | To: Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer and Rt Hon Mr David Lammy MPDear Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary,As Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) I feel it is my duty to write

Finally @lshtm.bsky.social finds its voice - thank you for making this stand, and to the staff and students and alumni who made this happen.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Groundbreaking HIV PrEP programme relaunches for 10 year anniversary — The Love Tank CIC HIV prevention programme  PrEPster  - formed by activists in 2015 in response to inaction on education and implementation on HIV PrEP - relaunches today to mark its 10th year since being fou...

The Love Tank's groundbreaking HIV PrEP programme - PrEPster - relaunches for our 10 year anniversary.

A totally new website brings PrEP info to a whole new generation of PrEP users and those who could use PrEP.

www.thelovetank.info/news/prepster

DoxyPEP for syphilis prevention – new UK guidelines launched — The Love Tank CIC New guidelines issued today by the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) provides an evidence-based framework for the prescription of doxy PEP to prevent syphilis.

New UK guidelines for prescribing doxyPEP for syphilis prevention launched today by @bashhuk.bsky.social

The Love Tank played a key role in community engagement for the guidelines, with @benvyle.bsky.social and @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social on the writing group.

www.thelovetank.info/news/doxysyph