Carers support groups
There's support etc etc.
List of groups:
- For carers of people with long-term conditions
- For carers of people with learning disabilities
- Direct payments support group
- Our Barn Carers Project
- Carers daily coffee morning
- Hounslow carers - Connect for coffee
- Singing for the Brain
- Music therapy
- Saturday coffee morning
- Young carers
- Carers coffee morning
- Carers share and learn
- Care for a Cuppa
- Bereavement and end of life service
For carers of people with long-term conditions
- Provider
- Harlington Care, on behalf of Hounslow Council
- Details
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For carers of people with long-term conditions, including:
- dementia
- Parkinson’s disease
- multiple sclerosis (MS)
- cancer
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Where and when
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Online meetings via Zoom on the first Thursday of the month at 10.30 to 12.30.
No need to book.
Join on Zoom at the start of a meeting:
- Join the Zoom meeting
- Meeting ID: 873 2937 7438
- Passcode: 285341
If you're new to Zoom, read this guide to getting started on the Zoom website.
- Contact information
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- phone: 01895 258 888
- email: info@harlingtoncare.org
For carers of people with learning disabilities
- Provider
- Harlington Care, on behalf of Hounslow Council
- Details
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For carers of adults with neurodiversity or a learning disability including:
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- autism and Asperger syndrome
- cerebral palsy
- Down's syndrome
- dyslexia and dyspraxia
- profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD)
- Where and when
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Online meetings via Zoom on the third Monday of the month at 10.30 to 12.30.
No need to book.
Join on Zoom at the start of a meeting:
- Join the Zoom meeting
- Meeting ID: 849 0318 8070
- Passcode: 417025
If you're new to Zoom, read this guide to getting started on the Zoom website.
- Contact information
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- phone: 01895 258 888
- email: info@harlingtoncare.org
Direct payments support group
- Provider
- Hounslow Council
- Details
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Information and advice for carers managing direct payments.
Covers employment processes, insurance and administration. Open discussion, advice and talks from related services.
- Where and when
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Online meetings via MS Teams every quarter meetings on a Tuesday.
Email for times and meeting link.
- Contact information
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- phone: 020 8583 3051
- email: directpayments@hounslow.gov.uk
Our Barn Carers Project
- Provider
- Our Barn
- Details
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Drop-in coffee morning for anyone with an unpaid caring role or who claims carers allowance.
Information, advice and help with forms.
- When and where
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Thursdays during term time at 10am to 12.30pm at:
Pump and Grind Coffee Shop
London Museum of Water & Steam
Green Dragon Lane
Brentford
TW8 0EN - Contact information
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- phone: 0300 777 2800 (voicemail)
- email: carers@ourbarn.org.uk
Carers daily coffee morning
- Provider
- Homelink
- Details
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Face-to-face meetings for carers who support people attending Homelink Day Respite Care Centre.
Chat, advice, and information.
- Where and when
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Homelink Day Respite Care Centre (Google Maps).
Every weekday except Wednesdays, 10am to 11am.
- Contact details
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- phone: 020 8255 1992
- email: jane@homelinkdaycare.co.uk
Hounslow carers - Connect for coffee
- Provider
- Homelink
- Details
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Information and advice for carers.
All carers welcome but focus is for carers in Hounslow.
Advice and information through informal discussion.
- Where and when
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Homelink Day Respite Care Centre (Google Maps).
Every Thursday, 10am to 11am.
- Contact details
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- phone: 020 8255 1992
- email: jane@homelinkdaycare.co.uk
Singing for the Brain
- Provider
- Homelink
- Details
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All carers, their loved ones and friends of Homelink welcome.
No booking required.
- Where and when
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Homelink Day Respite Care Centre (Google Maps).
Every Wednesday, 2pm to 3pm.
- Contact details
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- phone: 020 8255 1992
- email: jane@homelinkdaycare.co.uk
Music therapy
- Provider
- Homelink
- Details
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For all carers and loved ones.
Please contact to book in advance.
- Where and when
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Homelink Day Respite Care Centre (Google Maps).
Monthly on a Tuesday from 12.30pm to 2pm.
Please contact for dates.
- Contact details
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- phone: 020 8255 1992
- email: jane@homelinkdaycare.co.uk
Saturday coffee mornings
- Provider
- Homelink
- Details
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All carers and loved ones welcome.
No booking required.
- Where and when
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Homelink Day Respite Care Centre (Google Maps).
Monthly on a Saturday from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
Please contact for dates.
- Contact details
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- phone: 020 8255 1992
- email: jane@homelinkdaycare.co.uk
Young carers
- Provider
- Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
- Details
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Young people under 18 years looking after or supporting someone at home.
Information and advice, activities in the school holidays and a weekly youth club.
- Where
- Contact
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- phone: 020 8326 7044 or 07926 591468
- email: ksobczak@brentfordfccst.com
Carers coffee morning
- Provider
- Integrated Neurological Service (INS)
- Details
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Support for anyone who provides care and support to an adult with a long-term neurological condition.
NS provide a supportive environment to chat with other carers sharing experiences and useful information. This group takes place monthly on a Tuesday.
- Where and when
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Squires Garden Centre (Google Maps)
Monthly on a Tuesday, 10.30am to 11.30am.
Contact for dates.
- Contact details
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- phone: 020 8755 4000
- email: admin@ins.org.uk
Carers Share and Learn
- Provider
- Carers UK
- Details
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Online sessions for carers, from yoga to creative writing, from first aid to getting a better night's sleep. There is something for everyone.
Care for a Cuppa
- Provider
- Carers UK
- Details
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Online meetups for carers providing them with a space to chat, share experiences and find mutual support.
- Where and when
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Online meetups via Zoom.
Weekly on Mondays (times vary) and an evening meetup one Thursday every month.
