Northwest HIV Support CIC

06/03/2026

A beautiful tribute to our co-founder, Martyn Butler, featuring both our Chief Executive Richard Angell and our co-founder and patron, Rupert Whitaker.

👇Listen now
https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/third-sector-podcast-remembering-hiv-charity-pioneer/communications/article/1950753

05/03/2026

❤️ This song was written by John P Bostock about how and why Northwest HIV Support CIC was founded and to help raise awareness of HIV testing ❤️

05/03/2026

❤️ It was an amazing day ❤️

A powerful cultural exhibition, running 23 February - 9 March, will honour those lost to the AIDS crisis in Runcorn later this month, with a rare public display of a panel from the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt. The launch of the exhibition will be held at St Andrew’s Church

02/03/2026

❤️ Just one of our many favourite photos from Jonathan Blake’s visit on Saturday. The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Conservation Partnership is still her if you would like to pop by to St. Andrews Church Grange, Runcorn on the days it’s open please do, all times are on the posters in this post ❤️

28/02/2026

❤️ Today is the official unveiling of block 2 of the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Conservation Partnership. It will start at 2pm if you would like to come along to St. Andrews Church Grange, Runcorn ❤️

26/02/2026

❤️ We will be on Radio Warrington tonight from 8-10pm on there culture show. We be chatting about our organisation, the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Conservation Partnership unveiling on Saturday with our Patron Jonathan Blake and something really special and exciting that will all be revealed tonight. We hope you can make it on Saturday to St. Andrews Church Grange, Runcorn Pride in Halton CIC❤️

24/02/2026

https://youtu.be/gC2bGMoop_k?si=kZzWWfTOGqfk1R7t

❤️ The song “Heaven”, written by David Byrne of Talking Heads, is a piece filled with quiet longing, a reflection on hope, illusion, and the search for something better.

For many, the most haunting interpretation came from Q Lazzarus, whose voice carried the song into the heart of the film Philadelphia. The moment was unforgettable.

Philadelphia was one of the first major films to bring the reality of HIV/AIDS, stigma, and discrimination into mainstream cinema. It gave audiences a deeply human story at a time when so many people living with HIV were misunderstood, marginalised, and unheard.

Like the AIDS Memorial Quilt, the film and its music helped make the invisible visible, reminding the world that behind every story is a life, a voice, and a name.

Art remembers. Music remembers. We remember❤️

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24/02/2026

❤️ Geoffrey Bowers was a young lawyer whose fight for justice became a defining moment in HIV history.

After being dismissed from his law firm in the 1980s following his HIV diagnosis, Geoffrey challenged the discrimination he faced. His story later inspired the groundbreaking film Philadelphia, which helped bring conversations about HIV, stigma, and human dignity into the mainstream.

Geoffrey Bowers died from AIDS-related illnesses in 1987, but his courage and legacy continue to resonate far beyond his lifetime.

Remembering Geoffrey Bowers ❤️

24/02/2026

❤️ Gene Anthony Ray, best known for his role as Leroy Johnson in Fame, was a gifted dancer and actor whose talent inspired a generation.

Gene was living with HIV and sadly died from AIDS-related complications in 2003.

Remembering Gene is about more than his career — it’s about honouring a life, a talent, and acknowledging the many artists and performers whose lives were impacted by the AIDS epidemic.

Remembering Gene Anthony Ray ❤️

23/02/2026

❤️ Block 2 of the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Conservation Partnership is now on display. There will be full itinerary of what is happening while the quilt is here for the public to get involved with and times church will be open to view St. Andrews Church Grange, Runcorn ❤️

23/02/2026

Such news. RIP Martyn Butler OBE 🙏🏼

It is with deep sadness that we announce that our co-founder, patron and friend Martyn Butler OBE has died.

Martyn was born and raised in Newport and moved to London in the 1970s to work in advertising, cinema and entertainment. On the gay scene he met fellow Welshman Terry Higgins. They would go on to work in Heaven nightclub together, Martyn on the lasers and Terry on the decks.

When Terry became the first named-person to die of an AIDS-related illness in the UK, Martyn joined forces with Terry’s boyfriend Rupert Whitaker to found Europe’s first HIV-response organisation. Terrence Higgins Trust was created in 1982 to humanise the epidemic, support people living with AIDS and share the information that would prevent HIV transmission.

Martyn did the first fundraiser, spoke at the first AIDS conference organised by Gay Switchboard and the Gay Medics Association, designed the first Terrence Higgins Trust leaflet and used his home phone number as the first AIDS helpline.

For five decades he has supported Terrence Higgins Trust, people living with HIV, and fought for LGBT rights.

Brave and deeply kind, Martyn will be sorely missed.

https://tht.org.uk/news/it-deep-sadness-terrence-higgins-trust-announces-sudden-death-our-co-founder-patron-and-friend

22/02/2026

❤️ Princess Diana changed the world’s understanding of HIV and AIDS through simple acts of compassion.

At a time when fear and misinformation were widespread, Diana publicly shook hands with AIDS patients, hugged them, and treated them with dignity, showing the world that HIV could not be spread through touch.

Her actions challenged stigma, humanised those living with HIV, and helped shift public attitudes globally. For many, she offered something rare and powerful: kindness when it was most needed.

Remembering Princess Diana, compassion that changed lives ❤️