Transgender Zone Venue Guide – South East – United Kingdom
Bedfordshire
B Proud
Bedfordshire
Postal: C/O BRCC The Old School, Cardington, Bedfordshire, MK44 3SX.
Phone: 01234 832619
bproud@3mail.com
Berkshire
Granby
Stormes at the Granby – 120, London Rd. £5. Every 1st Monday. Typical disco party atmosphere evenings – 8.00pm to 1.00am.
Theale
Every 3rd Weds at the Fox & Hounds, near the Canal, south of the Station in
Theale. This is a TV meeting in the real, in public world; most usually
have some pub grub.
Buckinghamshire
Fenny Stratford
Last Monday Totally Tranny at Pink Punters
Milton Keynes
Q:alliance
Q:alliance is the LGBT charity for Milton Keynes. They provide information, support, representation and fun for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who live, work or play in Milton Keynes.
http://www.qalliance.org.uk/
info@qalliance.org.uk
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Hayling Island
Isle of Wight
Parent pride supports families and works constructively to combat prejudice and discrimination and help to create a society that is respectful of human diversity.
Postal: 6 Pear Tree Close, RYDE, Isle Of Wight, PO33 3EX
ParentPride@aol.com
Tel: 08456 520336
Wightconnect
www.wightconnect.org.uk
Isle of Wight transition support group.
Lyndhurst
The Mayflower Club, Southampton.
Information from Michelle King on:
07005 337157, or 02380 771798.
Main meets at the New Forest Lodge, just north of Lyndhurst on Cadnam Rd., 2nd Thursday every month (no smoking inside) and the monthly Disco at the Empire Hall, central Totton (3rd Thursday every month) are recommended.
There’s a meet for TV beginners in Southampton (Cavendish Hall, not far from the Travel Lodge in The Avenue,) on the last Friday (ex Dec.) We have no current knowledge of the standard of this last one. Some members move on to the The London Pub, Southampton and others to The Magnum Club. At the Yew Tree (Hayling Island) there’s a 1st Saturday regular gatherings)
The Southampton pubs are usually gay oriented. Whatever your sexual orientation, visits to the Magnum Club and the Edge are NOT recommended, by Danielle (BS Executive). A new monthly meet for full TVs and partners (no changing facilities so you must arrive fully dressed) is being organised in Havant. Details below, or call Michelle King..The group also has a midweek meeting in Wolverton early every month
(1st Weds, same venue as Seahorses)
Southampton
Break-Out youth project
13 to 25 y-o who identify as GLBTI
http://www.nolimitshelp.org.uk/page/breakout
enquiries@nolimitshelp.org.uk
The Mayflower Society
http://www.mayflowersociety.org.uk/
tina@mayflowersociety.org.uk
Solent CAMHS Gender Identity Therapeutic Group
group for young people aged 13-18 who are having difficulties associated with gender or sexual identity.
Takes place at the adolescent service in Portswood, Southampton
P.O. Box 1401 Southampton SO18 9AD
srcangelab@yahoo.co.uk
Trans men
Basement Boys
Southampton
basement_boys@hotmail.co.uk
4 U Girl, Southampton.
Also in Sot’on, a new meet is starting at the Freedom Café/Bar, 132 High Street.
Called 4U Girl, it’s for TVs, TSs, and
lesbians and & their friends!
Thursdays every month. Free admission, free raffle, etc. This is NOT a Mayflower meet,
although they are welcome as are all local TV, TSs, friends, and lesbians and friends. Run by 2 lesbian girls. So it’s all ‘Girls’ together. 4th Thursdays.
” T at Home ”
2nd Sunday of the Month
2.30 – 6.00 pm
The Avenue
Southampton
Tea and cake in comfy surroundings for those who enjoy a friendly chat
Discrete rear access for the first time / shy
Changing room for those who have to travel in drab
For further information
Tina Getz flyingladytv@hotmail.com
Tina Livingstone tina@tgfact.co.uk
Hertfordshire
Cortex Hertfordshire
The LGB & T Support and Social Group for Transgender People and anyone else who wish to come to meetings.
http://www.tgcortex.com/
cortexherts@yahoo.co.uk
Kent
TG PALS
We are a not-for-profit company, based in Ashford but covering Kent and beyond, that aims to provide social and emotional support services, including peer support and mentoring, to Transpeople and those who support them.
TG Peer Associates Ltd. 2nd Floor Norman House,
Beaver Road Industrial Estate,
Beaver Road, Ashford,
Kent. TN23 7SH
http://www.tgpals.org/
tgpals@ymail.com
Bromley
Crown & Anchor – 19 Park Road, Bromley, near Bromley North station.
Tel: 020 8460 5533
Folkestone
1st Friday Fantasy Girl
Hastings
Hastings Haven
Dorothy M Jones (Dori) runs the Hastings Haven every month, 1st Saturday.
Call: 01424 426264 for details and location. Check before you go.
Hastings & Rother Rainbow Alliance Trans (HRRAT)
Trans people can socialise, share experiences, and provide mutual support.
http://www.hrra.org.uk/hrrat.html
hrrat@hrra.org.uk
Oxfordshire
Surrey
Outline
Outline is a registered charity run by volunteers advising, befriending and supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and those questioning their sexuality in the strictest confidence.
http://www.outlinesurrey.org/index.html
info@outlinesurrey.org
Transact!
8pm till 9:30pm at The Brewery Gate,
St Thomas Street, Oxford City Centre,
Near Westgate car park.
gemstone64@hotmail.com
Ash
Surrey Swans
On the last Sunday every month other than December there’s a meeting at the Lion Brewery, 104 Guildford Rd, Ash, near Aldershot on the Hants / Surrey border. From 7.30. A small fee (£3.50?) is requested to cover barmaid costs. E-mail SurreySwans@hotmail.co.uk or Andrea (Andrea.Wright@hotmail.co.uk) for info.
http://surreyswans.blogspot.co.uk/p/introducing-surrey-swans.html
Croydon
The Bird in Hand pub 291 Sydenham Road, Croydon, 020 8683
3104, see: http://www.birdinhand.uk.com/ where the Croydon Trans group meets in the evening on the second Saturday of each month, for contact details see:
Website
The Black Sheep bar at 68 High Street, Croydon
CR0 1NA 020 86802277, see:
Website
There are no regular ‘trans’ meetings here but there may be ‘trans’ folk there on a Wednesday evening. Note requires registration as it is a members only bar. This is to ensure that any problems can result in banning, details of members are kept confidential unless required by the police.
Sussex
Brighton
Allsorts LBGTU Youth (under 26) Project
http://www.allsortsyouth.org.uk/
Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard
Offers support and information to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people.
http://www.switchboard.org.uk/
info@switchboard.org.uk
Chrysalis
Meetings in the Southampton, Portsmouth and New Forest.
http://www.chrysalis-gii.co.uk/
info@chrysalis-gii.co.uk
The Clare Project
Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG
Every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Tuesday afternoon 2:30pm-5:30pm at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Dorset Gardens (off St James Street), Brighton. 1st Tuesday of every month – “Posh Nosh” from 4-7pm
http://www.clareproject.org.uk/
info@clareproject.org.uk
Bar56
Hi, We are a modern gay bar in Kemptown Brighton, we have quite a few transgender persons who use our bar. We decided to start a monthly transgender evening for all trans groups. We have a second floor chill out area with sofas, this will be split and used as a changing room. Please see our poster for the Launch Party at www.bar56.net
Contact: Vincent Wilson
Email: info@bar56.net
Endorphin Visions (2nd Wed)
Volks Tavern. Maderia Drive
Tel: 01273 688144
FTM Brightom
Transmen
http://www.ftmbrighton.org.uk/
info@ftmbrighton.org.uk
Wild Fruit Paradox Club (1st Mon)
West Street.
Tel: 01273 321628
Chichester
There is a new Mayflower organised meeting on the 1st Friday (Feb 6th for starters) every month, at the Willow Barn (function suite), Drayton, Nr. Chichester. £5. Disco, Buffet, Draw.
Contact: Maureen on 01243 825536.
A meeting in Chichester is held the 2nd Saturday of every month at the Bush Inn in the town centre (The Hornet area to the East).
Tel Mary (mention Maureen) on 01243 782939 for info. The music is VERY loud.
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