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This list represents a range of brain tumour support groups for patients and families affected by brain tumours. We thought you'd like to know where they are and how you can contact them. Please note, this list is only as effective as information we've been given at the time of adding it.*
Sadly, diagnoses of brain tumours are increasing so there is always going to be a need for more support groups. If you have a group but it is not shown in our list, please send your details to info@braintumourresearch.org so we can include it.
Location | Meeting Times | More Information |
Bath St John's Foundation 4-5 Chapel Court BA1 1SQ | Usually 1st Monday of the month 6pm - 7:30pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support Contact Sarah Erskine - sarah@braintumoursupport.co.uk |
Belfast | Monthly Second Wednesday of each month except July, August and December. 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Run by Brainwaves 02893 372595 Key co-ordinator: Kate Ferguson |
Birmingham | Monthly Last Tuersday each month 2pm - 3:30pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Bradford The Harold Club 393 New Works Road Low Moor Bradford BD12 0UD | Monthly Get Together The third Wednesday each month 6.15pm – 7.45pm | Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity Contact Natalie Mawson – natalie@yorksbtc.org.uk Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members |
Bristol Chaple Pill Lane Bristol BS20 0HH | First Wednesday of month | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Bristol (North) 29A High Street
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NGS Macmillan Wellbeing Centre | March 25th - 6 - 8pm (Thornbury) April 29th - 6 - 8pm (Thornbury) May 15th - 7 - 8:30pm (Southmead) June 24th - 6 - 8pm (Thornbury) July 31st - 11 - 12:30pm (Thornbury) September 23rd - 6 - 8pm (Thornbury) October 28th - 6 - 8pm (Thornbury) November 13th - 7 - 8:30pm (Southmead)
| Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Cambridge The Acoustic Neuroma and Meningioma Network (AMNET) | Quarterly meeting | For patients diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma brain tumour |
Cheltenham Maggie's Centre College Baths Road GL53 7QB | Monthly Second Tuesday every month 1:30pm - 3pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Cork | Contact : | |
Cornwall | Monthly Second Tuesday each month | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Coventry | Monthly | Open to all patients diagnosed with a brain tumour, and families, friends. |
Coventry | Third Monday of every month | Run by Brain Tumour Suppor and Brainwaves |
Devon | Monthly First Friday of each month | Run by Brain Tumour Support Contact David Haq - david@braintumoursupport.co.uk |
Devon Plymouth Central Library 167-171 Armada Way PL1 1HZ | Monthly Last Friday each month 11am - 12:30pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support Contact David Haq - david@braintumoursupport.co.uk |
Doncaster Sprotborough Cricket Club Melton Road Sprotborough Doncaster DN5 7NS | Monthly Drop In Cafe The last Friday of every month 1pm – 3pm | Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity Contact Natalie Mawson – natalie@yorksbtc.org.uk Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members |
Dorset | Monthly First Tuesday each month | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Dublin | Contact: | |
Edinburgh | Monthly | Contact Alice MacGregor |
Galway | Contact: | |
Glasgow | Monthly | Contact Sheena Muir |
Gloucester Great Western Road GL1 3ND | Second Tuesday of every month | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Guildford | Monthly | Contact Anne Wittle |
Haywards Heath | Monthly | Please contact either Jill Collins 01444 243492 or Charlotte Tripp 01273 412519 (after 7pm) to confirm your attendance and where to meet. |
Hereford | Monthly 11am-12:30pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Leeds Maggie’s Centre, St James’s University Hospital, Alma Street, Leeds LS9 7BE | The second Monday of every month 1pm – 2.30pm | Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity Contact Natalie Mawson – natalie@yorksbtc.org.uk Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members |
Leeds (Farsley) 13a Springfield Mills, Bagley Lane, Farsley, LS28 5LY | Monthly Drop In Cafe The second Saturday of every month 10am – 12noon | Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity Contact Natalie Mawson – natalie@yorksbtc.org.uk Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members |
Lincolnshire | Dates vary, check website for details | The group is open to anyone diagnosed with a Primary Brain Tumour either benign or malignant and their partners and carers. Patients should be resident in Lincolnshire and/or treated at United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust (ULHT) |
London | Monthly | Contact Barbara - 0207 188 5918. |
London | Monthly | Support group for low-grade glioma patients, family and friends. Contact Emma Townsley or Orla McKee, Neuro-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists, on 0207 3918833 |
Lymington The Coates Centre Lower Pennington Lane SO41 8ZZ | Monthly Third Thursday every month, 3pm - 4:30pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support Contact Tessa Murphy - tessa@braintumoursupport.co.uk |
Manchester Northern Tennis Club 119 Palatine Road M20 3YA | Monthly First Monday each month 11am - 12:30pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Norfolk Big C Cancer Support & Information Centre Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital Colney Lane Norwich NR4 7UY | Monthly First Thursday each month 1:30pm - 3:30pm | Contact Big C Centre - 01603 286112 or the Oncology Nurse Specialist - 01603 286171 |
Oxford | Quarterly meetings for children with a brain or spinal tumour and their families. (Information day, Fun Day, Pantomine, Adolescent weekend) | Run by Friends of Oscar |
Sheffield Weston Park Cancer Charity Whitham Road Sheffield S10 2SJ | Monthly Meetup The third Saturday of every month 11am – 12.30pm | Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity Contact Christine Beal – christine@yorksbtc.org.uk Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members |
Shrewsbury | Monthly Secondly Monday each month 11am-12:30pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Somerset | Monthly 10:30am - 12pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Southampton Greenways Chandlers Ford SO53 2LE | Monthly 1.30pm – 3.00pm. | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Staffordshire | Monthly 1:30pm - 3:30pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Stratford The Shakespeare Hospice Church Lane CV37 9UL | Bi-Monthly First Tuesday (February, April, June, September, November) 3pm - 4:30pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Sutton, Surrey | Monthly | Two support groups: one for carers and one for those diagnosed with a brain tumour |
Portsmouth Rowan's Living Well Centre Purbrook Heath Road PO7 5RU | Monthly Second Thursday every month 1:30pm - 3pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support Contact Tessa Murphy - tessa@braintumoursupport.co.uk |
Tamworth | Monthly | Poppy Fields Special Mummies and Daddies. Call Lisa Guilder on 07830 302622 or email lisa.guilder@homecall.co.uk. |
Wakefield Create Café Burton Street Wakefield WF1 2EB | Monthly Drop In Cafe The fourth Thursday of every month 10.30am – 12.30pm | Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity Contact Natalie Mawson – natalie@yorksbtc.org.uk Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members |
Walsall | Monthly | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Wolverhampton | Monthly 1pm - 2:30pm | Run by Brain Tumour Support |
Worcestershire Woodland Room | Bi-Monthly First Friday of the month (March, May, July, September, November) 10.30am – 12 noon | Run by Brain Tumour Support Contact Louise Tully - louise@braintumoursupport.co.uk |
Yorkshire wide Location varies each month across Yorkshire | Monthly Wellbeing Walk The second Sunday of every month 11am – 1pm | Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity Contact Marie Peacock – marie@yorksbtc.org.uk Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members |
Yorkshire wide (online) Online meeting for those living (or being treated) in Yorkshire | Monthly Online Meetup The first Tuesday of every month 6.30pm – 8pm | Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity Contact Natalie Mawson – natalie@yorksbtc.org.uk Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members |
Other helpful organisations where you can receive specific support
Low-grade gliomas
Astro Fund raises money for research into low-grade gliomas and provides support to everyone whose lives are touched by this tumour type through their online support group. For general enquiries telephone: 01485 572767 www.astrofund.org.uk
Pituitary Tumours
Over 40 support groups across the UK run by the Pituitary Foundation www.pituitary.org.uk
*We do not take responsibility for checking the ongoing accuracy of information provided on this page.