A - Z List of support groups holding meetings across Britain and Ireland

Location of Support Group & Who you need to contact to find out more information

Aberdeen
CLAN House
Caroline Place
Aberdeen
Monthly
1st Thursday at 1.30pm
Run by Margaret Ritchie of Brain Tumour Action
01224 559 895
or
CLAN House
01224 647 000

Belfast, N Ireland
Samuel Irwin Lecture Theatre
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Monthly
2nd Wednesday of each month except Jul, Aug, Dec. 7.30pm
Run by Brainwaves
0289 337 2505
Key co-ordinator: Kate Ferguson

Bristol
St Peter’s Hospice
Brentry
Bristol
Monthly
3rd Thursday of each month
8pm to 930pm
Run by Tina Mitchell at Hammer Out
01454 414355 or Ann Coles.
Toni Lawton, Neuro-Oncology Nurse
0117 970 1212 ext 2328

Cambridge & Norwich groups
Brain Tumour UK East (eastern counties regional support)
For patients and carers
Cambridge Regional BrainTumour Support Group
The Mary Wallace Centre
7 Red Cross Lane
Cambridge - 5 mins from
Addenbrooke’s Hospital
Run by Ella Pybus, Brain Tumour UK Trustee
Meets last Tues every month (2.30 - 4.30 pm) Aug 26/Sept 30/ Oct 28/ Nov 25th/Dec tbc
Tel Ella 01787 374 084
ella.pybus@braintumouruk.org.uk               
website: www.braintumourukeast.co.uk

Cambridge ( see Norwich below)
The Acoustic Neuroma and Meningioma Network (AMNET) Quarterly meetings, for patients diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma or vestibular Schwannoma brain tumour
website:www.amnet-charity.org.uk

Carlisle
Harraby Community Centre
Edgehill Road
Carlisle
(Jnct 42 M6)
Details to be advised

Cork, Ireland
Cork University Hospital
Wilton
Cork
Monthly
Irish Cancer Society
National Helpline: 1800 200 700
Cork office: 021-450 9918 or
353 21 450 9918 if dialling from outside Ireland

Coventry
Social Club
Walsgrave Hospital
Clifford Bridge Road Coventry
Monthly, open to all patients diagnosed with a brain tumour, and families, friends.
Tel Ian Edwards
024 7653 5757

Doncaster
Meet every third Wednesday in the month Run by Brain Tumour UK supporter, Gail Swindell. Contact Brain Tumour UK on 0845 450 0386 for details

Dublin, Ireland
Education Centre
St Luke’s Hospital
Highfield Road
Dublin
Monthly on the 
2nd Wednesday at 7.30pm
Irish Cancer Society
National Helpline: 1800 200 700
Dublin office: 01-2310 500 or
353 21 2310 500 if dialling from outside Ireland

Edinburgh
Maggie’s Centre
Western General Hospital
Monthly
1st Tuesday at 7pm
No meetings in Jan or Jul
Alice MacGregor
0131 334 3609

Glasgow
Beaston Oncology Centre
Western Infirmary
Monthly
2nd Monday at 7.30pm
Sheena Muir
0141 942 4475

Haywards Heath, Sussex
Clair Hall
Monthly
Last Thursday from 7pm to 830pm
Mike Brookes (co-ordinator):
01403 263719 evenings after 7pm

Hertfordshire
Kathy Stakounis, a Brain Tumour UK supporter, is organising a group to take place in Hertfordshire. Contact Brain Tumour UK’s helpline 0845 450 0386 for more info

Huddersfield
Peregrine House
7 Brooks Yard
Market Street
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 2EP
Mary, a Brain Tumour UK supporter, is organising a group to take place in Huddersfield.
Contact Brain Tumour UK helpline 0845 450 0386 for details

Leeds
Cookridge Hospital
Hospital Lane
Tel: (0113) 267 3411
Monthly
First Tuesday in the month, 6.00pm to 7.30pm
Samantha Wilson, Neuro-Oncology Nurse Specialist
Liverpool
Patient Liaison Service (PALS)

Liverpool
The Neurosupport Centre
Norton Street
Liverpool
L3 8LR
Dates vary, usually quarterly, between 7pm to 9pm
Please contact Tony Murphy, Patient Support Worker
or Maureen Kelly: 0151 298 2999
Maureen@neurosupport.org.uk
www.neurosupport.org.uk

London
St Thomas Hospital
Richard Dimbleby Centre
2nd Floor
Lambeth Palace Road
London
“Brainteasers”
for those, aged 16 to 45ish, diagnosed with a brain tumour. Alternate Mondays 2pm to 4.30pm
Richard Dimbleby Centre
0207 188 5918. Run by Barbara.

London
The Resource Room
Bloomsbury Healthcare Library
Bonham Carter House
52 Gower St, London
Support group for low-grade glioma patients, family and friends. Meets 1st Tues ever month, 6pm to 8pm. Emma Townsley
Neuro-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Tel 0845 155 5000 ext 724122
Emma.townsley@uclh.nhs.uk

London
Dragon Hall
17 Stukeley Street
LONDON
WC2B 5LT
GMAC – for Gay/Bi Men affected by cancer
2ND Wednesday of the month 7pm to 9pm. Emotional support and info. Run by Jose Veiga, Chair, London Friend, a charity supporting the LGBT community
www.londonfriend.org.uk/gmac

Middlesborough
Holistic Cancer Centre
James Cook Hosptial
1st Tues each month
6pm to 7.30pm
Run by Brain Tumour Action
Gill Hendry, 01642 854 347

Newcastle upon Tyne
Conference Room
Regional Neurosciences Unit
Newcastle General Hospital
1st Wed each month from
2 – 4 pm. Not August.
Run by Lynn Park: Macmillan Neuro-oncology CNS
0191 233 6161 ext 21060
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Norwich
Big C Cancer Centre
Norfolk & Norwich Univ. Hospital
First Wed of the month from 2pm to 4pm for patients and their carers
Wednesday 2- 4 pm Sept 3/Oct 1/ Nov 5/ Dec 3
call Big C Centre 01603 286 112
Run by Ella Pybus
Brain Tumour UK Trustee
01787 374 084
website: www.braintumourukeast.co.uk
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Oxford
1A Ridgeway House
Hagbourne Road
For children with a brain or spinal tumour and their families. Run by Oscar
www.support-oscar.org
01235 816310
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Southampton
Contact Headstrong for more details on venue. Meets monthly. Headstrong: for those diagnosed with a brain tumour. Headstrong Friends: for carers - contact Headstrong
PO Box 1127
Southampton SO16 4WL
Tel: 0774 7194585
Fax: 02380 669304
Headstrongheads@aol.com

Southampton
British Acoustic
Neuroma Association Meetings held quarterly, Sat mornings, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, and Southampton General Hospital Jenny Benger
17 Palmerston Way
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 2LY
Tel: 023 92 581845
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Portsmouth
Brain Tumour UK
Held in Portsmouth by Maria Christidou, Brain Tumour UK Trustee Further information available on request via Brain Tumour UK’s Helpline 0845 450 0386. nb cancelled till further notice
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Sutton, Surrey
Royal Marsden NHS Trust
Downs Road
Sutton
Carers’ group: OPD waiting area
Patients’ group: Richard Wells Rehab Centre
Monthly, third Thursday at 7.30pm to 9pm.
Two support groups: one for carers and one for those diagnosed with a brain tumour
For the carers’ group, contact Douglas Guerrero on 020 8661 3036
For the patients’ group, contact Helen White on 020 8661 3038
 
National Organisations with Various UK Locations
The Pituitary Foundation
Over 40 support groups across the UK run by the Pituitary Foundation
Contact them:
PO Box 1944, Bristol BS99 2UB or
Tel: 0870 774 3355

helpline@pituitary.org.uk

The Association of British Neurologists
www.theabn.org
TO HELP BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH - YOUR DONATION MAKES THE DIFFERENCE!

Epilepsy Action (has local branches as well as national helpline)
New Anstey House
Gate Way Drive
Yeadon
Leeds LS19 7XY
0113 210 8800
Freephone Helpline 0808 800 5050
www.epilepsy.org.uk

Brain Tumour UK Email: enquiries@braintumouruk.org.uk
Website: www.braintumouruk.org.uk