Carers Support Groups
A safe, confidential space to meet with other carers face-to-face and online – to share information and provide support to each other.
About the service
Groups are a great way to connect with other carers, share knowledge, and support each other. Please find details of our carers' groups below. We run a blend of in-person and online groups to suit your caring situation.
Groups
Please note that you can only attend a carers group that meets in the same local council area as where you live, Bristol or South Gloucestershire, with the exception of the online group.
Brislington (Dementia group)
St. Peters Church
170 Allison Road, Brislington, BS4 4NZG
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
(First Wednesday) May 7th - Jun 4th - Jul 2nd
Downend
Badminton Gardens
Beaufort Road, Bristol BS16 6FG
2:00 - 4:00 pm
(Fourth Wednesday) Apr 23rd - May 28th - Jun 25th
Hanham
Hanham Community Centre
118-124 High St Hanham, Bristol BS15 3EJ
1:30 - 3:30 pm
(First Tuesday of month) Apr 1st - May 6th - Jun 3rd
Hartcliffe
Dundry Room
Symes Building, Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe, BS13 0BE
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
(Second Thursday) Apr 10th - May 8th - Jun 12th - Jul 10th
Kingswood
The Park Centre
Kingswood High Street, Bristol BS15 4AR
From May
Holy Trinity Church Hall
Kingswood High Street, Bristol BS15 4AB
2:00 - 4:00 pm
(Usually second Wednesday) Apr 9th - May 21st - Jun 11th
Online
Zoom
1:30 - 2:30 pm
(First Thursday) May 1st - Jun 5th - Jul 3rd
St. George
The Beehive Centre (in the Garden Room)
19A Stretford Rd, Whitehall, Bristol
BS5 7AW
1:30 - 3:30 pm
(Third Friday) Apr 11th (Moved from Good Friday) - May 16th - Jun 20th - Jul 18th
“I’m sure we are all in a better place when we leave each meeting than we are when we arrive"
Speakers
Often, external speakers attend Carers Support Groups
Coming up:
Hanham Carers Support Group:
- 1/4/25 Time for Dementia educational programme
- 3/6/25 Remap
Kingswood Carers Support Group:
- 9/4/25 Time for Dementia educational programme
- 11/6/25 Coop Tax - Estate Planning
Downend Carers Support Group
- 23/4/25 Remap
Online Carers Support Group (Zoom):
- 3/4/25 Remap
- 1/5/25 Time for Dementia educational programme.
- 5/6/25 Mindful Life
Hartcliffe Carers Support Group:
- 10/4/25 Time for Dementia programme (Alzheimer's)
- 8/5/25 Bristol Community Learning (TBC)
Lawrence Weston Carers Support Group:
- 15/5/25 Time for Dementia programme
- 18/9/25 Coop Tax - Estate Planning talk
Brislington Carers Support Group:
- 7/5/25 Coop Tax - Estate Planning
- 4/6/25 Time for Dementia programme
- 2/7/25 Bristol Community Learning
St George Carers Support Group:
- 11/4/25 Health Watch (HWBNSSG) talk and feedback on your experience of health or social care services. TBC.
- 16/5/25 REMAP Mark Craddy talk about what REMAP has been doing recently
- 20/6/25 Time for Dementia programme.
Join us
If you have not attended a group before and would like to, please use the form or contact CarersLine.
By messaging Carers Support, you are agreeing to the following:
* Consent to be contacted by email, phone or post
* Your personal details to be held by Carers Support as per our Privacy Policy
* We can contact you to ask your views about service changes or new developments
Independent carers groups
There are also several other support groups in the area run by different organisations.
Please note these groups are independent and not run by Carers Support and these may not be a comprehensive list. Please ring the contact given for more information and to check the details.
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