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 of month) Jul 2nd - No session in August - September 3rd - October 1st - November 5th
Downend
Badminton Gardens
Beaufort Road, Bristol BS16 6FG
2:00 - 4:00 pm
(Fourth Wednesday of month) Jun 25th - July 23rd - No session in August - September 24th - October 22nd - November 26th
Hanham
Hanham Community Centre
118-124 High St Hanham, Bristol BS15 3EJ
1:30 - 3:30 pm
(First Tuesday of month) July 1st - No session in August - September 2nd - October 7th - November 4th
Hartcliffe
Dundry Room
Symes Building, Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe, BS13 0BE
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
(Second Thursday of month) Jun 12th - Jul 10th - No session in August - September 11th - October 9th - November 13th
Kingswood
Holy Trinity Church Hall
Kingswood High Street, Bristol BS15 4AB
2:00 - 4:00 pm
(Second Wednesday of month) July 9th - No session in August - September 10th - October 8th - November 12th
Lawrence Weston
The Community Room at Lawrence Weston Community Farm
Saltmarsh Drive, Bristol BS11 0NJ
2:00 - 4:00 pm
(Third Thursday of month) Jun 19th - July 17th - No session in August - September 18th - October 16th - November 11th
Online
Zoom
1:30 - 2:30 pm
(First Thursday of month) Jul 3rd - No session in August - September 4th - October 2nd - November 11th
St. George
The Beehive Centre (in the Garden Room)
19A Stretford Rd, Whitehall, Bristol
BS5 7AW
1:30 - 3:30 pm
(Third Friday of month) Jun 20th - Jul 18th - No session in August - September 19th - October 17th - November 21st
“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:
Brislington (Dementia) Carers Support Group:
- 4/6/25 Time for Dementia programme
- 2/7/25 Bristol Community Learning
Downend Carers Support:
- 25/6/25 Creative Writing workshop
Hanham Carers Support Group:
- 2/9/25 Severn Wye Energy
- 7/10/25 Remap
Kingswood Carers Support Group:
- 11/6/25 Creative writing workshop
Online Carers Support Group (Zoom):
- 5/6/25 Mindful Life
St George Carers Support Group:
- 20/6/25 Time for Dementia Programme.
- 2/7/25 Bristol Community Learning
Please note: all sessions are subject to change.
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 this may not be a comprehensive list. Please ring the contact given for more information and to check the details.
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