LGBT Health is moving to a new Edinburgh base

After 17 years at Howe Street in Edinburgh, we are on the move

LGBT Health and Wellbeing is relocating its Edinburgh-based team to Duncan Place, a newly refurbished community space in Leith. Not only will this provide the office space we need, but crucially it will also give us the use of a number of accessible multi-purpose community spaces to deliver our groups and events. We are really excited to be moving to this beautiful historical building, run on a not-for-profit basis for the benefit of the community.

As some of you may recall, LGBT Health and Wellbeing started its life in Howe Street back in 2003, at a time when being located close to the gay commercial scene felt important for an LGBT organisation. We have however over the years started to outgrow this New Town base, and have felt for some time now that it is no longer able to adequately support our efforts to meet the needs of all of our diverse community and the requirements of our organisation.

However without a doubt many of us have really happy memories of ‘The Centre’ in Howe Street. It has over the years not only housed our staff team, but importantly hosted a diverse range of vital support services, fabulous events and valued community groups, and providing a welcoming and affirmative safe haven for many members of our community. We would have liked to celebrate this, and in some way mark the end of our association with Howe Street, but lockdown means our departure will by necessity be somewhat low key, with little opportunity for fond farewells in person.

We are however now definitely ready to relocate and will be looking to bring our usual energy, vibrancy and creativity to our new home in Duncan Place. We are really excited about this new chapter in the organisation’s history and very much look forward to welcoming you to this new Leith Community Hub in due course.

Please note that due to the ongoing situation around COVID-19, we will not be able to open our new space for use until it is safe to do so. We will keep communicating updates about our move to you in our newsletters and social media so follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.