Caring for Carers
Support Group
Group for anyone who cares for
someone with mental health problems living in the South
West Hertfordshire area (Watford, Bushey, Three Rivers
and Hertsmere). The group meets on the last Monday
of the month between 7-9pm at Guideposts Trust, Henry
Smith House, 3-5 Estcourt Road, Watford. Call
01923 223554 for more details.
Bishop's Stortford
Carers Group (Carers UK)
The group meets on the 2nd
Thursday of the month from 2-4pm at Friends Meeting
House, Stansted Mountfitchet. Call 1371 875810
or email
uttlesford@carers.entadsl.com for more details.
Cheshunt and Waltham
Cross Carers Support Group
This support group is run by
Age Concern Hertfordshire, Adult Care Services and
Community Psychiatric Nurses from Chase Farm Hospital.
It is specifically for carers looking after someone
with Alzheimer's or dementia. It is held at
Stanhope Clinic in Waltham Cross on the 3rd Tuesday of
each month between 1.15pm-2.45pm.
Contact Sylvia Parker, Carer Support Worker, Age
Concern Hertfordshire on 01992 643010 for further
information.
Harlow MIND
Carer Support meetings are
held on the first Wednesday of each month from 6pm-8pm
at Harlow MIND office, Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way,
Harlow for carers of people experiencing a mental
illness.
Contact Kim Clark, Carers Support Service Manager
on01279 421308 for information or email
harlowmind@btconnect.com
Alzheimer's
Society, East Herts Support Group
Meets in the Garden Room at
Ware Priory every second Monday of the month for
10.30am-12noon.
Contact Lin on 01992 442034 for more information.
Alzheimer's
Society, Bishop's Stortford
Meets on the second Thursday
of the month at Apton Road Day Centre at 7pm.
Contact Mary on 01279 654234, evenings up to 9.30pm.
Has someone you care
for had a stroke?
A new support group has been
set up for carers of someone who has suffered a stroke.
It takes place in St Albans on the first Tuesday of
every month from 1-2pm but carers do not have to live in
St Albans to access the group - it is open to anyone who
can get themselves there.
Contact Claire Cook on 01442 825635 for more details.
Group for people
with Parkinson's Disease and their carers
The Lea Valley Parkinson's
Support Group was set up in Spring 2006 to provide
social contact and information on coping with the
condition. It's members are principally from the
Cheshunt, Broxbourne, Hoddesdon and Ware areas.
Meetings are held around once a month at a Grundy Park
Leisure Centre, Cheshunt. A small charge has
recently been introduced to cover the expenses of
running the group. There is usually a talk by a
visiting speaker followed by discussion on a variety of
topics.
For further details contact Lorraine Chilton on 01992
624824 Support group for Carers in Borehamwood
A
new support group has been set up for carers of people
with learning disabilities who attend the Borehamwood
Multipurpose Day Centre.
If you would like to know when the next meeting is, or
express and interest in going along contact:
Susan Barnaby on 01923 354630
ADD-vance: New support
group in Ware for ADHD and ASD
To be held at The Family
Centre, Park Road, Ware on 3rd Thursday of every month
from 7.30-9.30pm.
Call 01727 833963 for more information or helpline
support.
ChatSS (in
association with CHIPS) for parents of children with
special needs
Informal friendly group supporting
parents/carers of children with a wide range of special
needs. Held at Hertford Methodist Church, Ware Road,
Hertford from 1.30-2.30pm on the 3rd Thursday of every
month during term time.
For more information contact Angela/Jo on 01992
534664 or email
chipseastherts@yahoo.co.uk
Breathe Easy Groups
There are local Breathe Easy
groups which provide information, support and friendship
to all people living with a lung condition, their
family, friends and carers.
Watford: The group meets on 2nd Wednesday of the
month at Heathdene Manor, Grandfield Avenue (off Langley
Road) from 2pm. For more information contact
Graham Murphy on 01923 468806.
Dacorum: The group meets on 2nd Monday of the
month at Hanover Green (St John's Road, Boxmoor) in the
community hall from 2pm. For more information
contact June Sinclair on 01442 254806.
CommonSENse
Harpenden
A friendly support group for
parents and carers of children with Special Needs.
Everyone is welcome from Harpenden, St Albans and the
surrounding areas. The group meets on the 2nd
Wednesday of the month from 7.45-9.15pm at The League of
Friends Room, Harpenden Memorial Hospital, Carlton Road,
Harpenden.
For more information, contact Leonaura Rhodes on
01582 765679
www.commonsense.supanet.com
Dacorum and
District Mental Health Support Group
An informal and friendly group
for relatives/carers supporting people with mental
health problems. Meetings are usually held on the
first Thursday of the month 8-10pm.
For more information and to check details call 01442
863754
The Guidepost
Trust, Watford
The Guidepost Trust is one of
the biggest providers of services to people with mental
health problems in South West Herts and is based at:
Henry Smith House, 3-5 Estcourt Road, Watford WD17 2PT.
They run a monthly Carer's Support group in Watford on
the last Monday of the month 7-9pm.
For more information call 01923 223554
Whilst every
effort is made to ensure the accuracy of details given
about groups run by other organisations, Carers in
Hertfordshire cannot guarantee any of the
information and would recommend that you always use the
contact details provided before making arrangements to
attend any of the above.
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