On 15th May, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is holding a fundraising and awareness raising event with the Army. The ‘THT and Cake’ event will be held between 11am and 2pm at the Med Centre at Dalton Barracks in Abingdon. 

Model Danielle Lloyd will be lending her support by making an appearance and helping to serve tea and cakes on the day. Squaddies will be getting involved in games like ‘splat the rat’, the ‘beer goggles relay’ and ‘guess the amount of condoms in the jar’. There’ll also be a raffle and a THT stall with free condoms, information on sexual health and a health professional on hand to answer any questions.

The event is backed by the Army nursing team and aims to get soldiers thinking about the risks of unprotected sex and considering the impact alcohol can have on their sexual health.

Vanda Coles, Health Promotion Specialist at THT in Oxfordshire said “This event is a way of getting safer sex messages across to soldiers without preaching to them.  It’ll raise awareness as well as vital funds for THT.  We hope plenty of soldiers will come along on the day to join in the fun.”

The event is not open to the general public, but anyone who would like more information on HIV or sexual health can go to the Terrence Higgins Trust website at www.tht.org.uk or call THT in Oxford on 01865 243 389.

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