This is Full of Life Week: "Celebrating the lives of older people in Croydon and bringing generations together." This morning Jim and I put up the Silver Rainbow display (created by Roger, as usual) in the Croydon Clocktower, and our Silve

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Hi I hope some of you may join me at my event for this campaign, singing peace songs. You are wecome to share one too, or just join in with our songs.

The Crocus Executive Meeting originally scheduled for the 15th of September has now been re-scheduled for Monday the 5th of October.

One of the members of Silver Rainbow (for older gay people in and around Croydon) was the subject of a programme ("An Interior Life") on BBC Radio 4 (5pm, 23 August 2009). We heard Bernard speaking about his life as a gay man, his situation after the death of his partner, and the difference that Silver Rainbow had made to his life. For a few days you can… Continue

We had another successful garden party ("Mardi on the Grass") on the 9th of August. There are some more photos in the CAGS Newsletter, which you should be receiving in the next few days if you're a CAGS member. And don't forget if you've signed up to the "CAGS" special interest group o… Continue

On Tuesday four members of Croydon Area Gay Society protested outside the offices of Streeter Marshall's office's. They there they were with Rainbow Flag Flying, to protest at the homophobic comments that had been made in an email sent to the Law Society by David Moore a senior partner who opposed the Law Societies support for 'Gay Pride 2009'. He had expressed his opposition to the Law Societies support for 'Pride' in homophobic terms, unacceptable for any senior member of a law firm to make an… Continue

For the first time, CAGS had a stall at London Pride this year. We wore our CAGS t-shirts, and handed out information about Crocus, Aurora,… Continue

There was a very good turnout for Peter Tatchell when he spoke at The Brief on the 2nd of June. His talk covered the progress we had made and the things that remain to be done to achieve full equality for gay and lesbian people. TherE was a good exchange of questions, and the c… Continue

I'm trying to get in touch with lesbian, gay or bisexual people over the age of 65 who would be interested in sharing their experiences of social care services (this could include, but is not limited to social services, community care and mental health services, or services received as a carer). You do not have to be currently receiving services to take part, and your contact with services could have been a single meeting (e.g. an assessment).

I'm in my final year of an MA in social work at Gol… Continue

Denise Anderson, trans campaigner, was the speaker at the CAGS meeting in April, part of "The Brief Encounter" series. She told us about her own transition, and her reassignment surgery which she had privately in Thailand. She considers herself bisexual and lives wi… Continue