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

Lawrence Weston

The Community Room at Lawrence Weston Community Farm
Saltmarsh Drive, Bristol BS11 0NJ

2:00 - 4:00 pm

(Usually third Thursday) May 15th - Jun 19th - 17th July

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.  

If you have not attended a group before and would like to, please use the form or contact CarersLine.

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.

Independent carers groups in Bristol

Independent carers groups in South Gloucestershire