Support Groups

Contact your local support group


This list represents a range of brain tumour support groups for patients and families affected by brain tumours. We thought you'd like to know where they are and how you can contact them. Please note, this list is only as effective as information we've been given at the time of adding it.

Sadly, diagnoses of brain tumours are increasing so there is always going to be a need for more support groups. If you have a group but it is not shown in our list, please send your details to info@braintumourresearch.org so we can include it.

Other helpful organisations where you can receive specific support:

Low-grade gliomas
Astro Fund raises money for research into low-grade gliomas and provides support to everyone whose lives are touched by this tumour type through their online support group.
For general enquiries: 01485 572767
www.astrofund.org.uk

Pituitary tumours
Over 40 support groups across the UK run by the Pituitary Foundation
www.pituitary.org.uk

We do not take responsibility for checking the ongoing accuracy of information provided on this page.

Support Group Contact Details

  • Bath

    Macmillan Centre
    Royal United Hospital
    Combe Park
    Bath, BA1 3NG

    Quarterly

    Contact the Support Co-ordinator at Brain Tumour Support to confirm details of upcoming meetings
    Call 01454 422701 or email support@braintumoursupport.co.uk

    www.braintumoursupport.co.uk

  • Birmingham

    Benjamin Zephaniah Room
    The Exchange
    3 Centenary Square
    Birmingham, B1 2DR

    Quarterly

    Contact the Support Co-ordinator at Brain Tumour Support to confirm details of upcoming meetings
    Call 01454 422701 or email support@braintumoursupport.co.uk

    www.braintumoursupport.co.uk

  • Bradford

    The Harold Club
    393 New Works Road
    Low Moor
    Bradford, BD12 0UD

    Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity

    Contact Shelley & Neil – ybtcsupport@yorksbtc.org.uk

    Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members

  • Brain Tumour Support (online)

    More information can be found below:

    www.braintumoursupport.co.uk

    or by phoning 01454 422701

    or by emailing support@braintumoursupport.co.uk

  • Bristol

    Macmillan Wellbeing Centre
    Southmead Hospital
    Southmead Road
    Westbury-on-Trym
    Bristol, BS10 5NB

    Contact the Support Co-ordinator at Brain Tumour Support to confirm details of upcoming meetings – Call 01454 422701 or email support@braintumoursupport.co.uk

    www.braintumoursupport.co.uk

  • Cambridge

    The Acoustic Neuroma and Meningioma Network (AMNET)
    Addenbrooke’s Hospital
    Cambridge

    For patients diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma brain tumour

    www.amnet-charity.org.uk

    or call Alison Frank on 01953 860692

  • Cardiff

    Maggie’s Cardiff
    The Chris McGuigan Building
    Velindre Centre
    Cardiff
    Wales, CF14 2TQ

    Monthly
    Usually first Friday of the month

    Contact the Support Co-ordinator at Brain Tumour Support to confirm details of upcoming meetings – Call 01454 422701 or email support@braintumoursupport.co.uk

    www.braintumoursupport.co.uk

  • Cork

    Cork University Hospital

    Avril O’Sullivan – Patient Support Services Administrator
    Irish Cancer Society, 43/45 Northumberland Rd, Dublin 4

    Phone: +353 1 2310533
    Fax: +353 1 2310555

    Email: aosullivan@irishcancer.ie

    www.cancer.ie

  • Coventry

    Social Club
    Walsgrave Hospital
    Clifford Bridge Road
    Coventry

    Monthly

    Open to all patients diagnosed with a brain tumour, and families, friends

    Contact Ian Edwards on 02476 965 326

  • Doncaster

    Café Nero, 43-45 St.
    Sepulchre Gate
    Doncaster, DN1 1TD

    Monthly Drop-In Cafe

    The second Tuesday each month, starting from 11th March 2025

    11am – 1pm

    Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity

    Contact Rhiannon Witts ybtcsupport@yorksbtc.org.uk

    Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members

  • Dublin

    St Lukes Hospital

    Avril O’Sullivan – Patient Support Services Administrator
    Irish Cancer Society, 43/45 Northumberland Rd, Dublin 4

    Phone: +353 1 2310533
    Fax: +353 1 2310555

    Email: aosullivan@irishcancer.ie

    www.cancer.ie

  • Edinburgh

    Maggie’s Centre
    Western General Hospital
    Edinburgh

    Monthly
    First Tuesday at 7pm

    No meetings in Jan or Jul

    Contact Alice MacGregor on 0131 334 3609

  • Exeter

    FORCE Cancer Centre
    Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
    Barrack Road, Exeter
    Devon, EX2 5DW

    Quarterly

    Contact the Support Co-ordinator at Brain Tumour Support to confirm details of upcoming meetings – Call 01454 422701 or email support@braintumoursupport.co.uk

    www.braintumoursupport.co.uk

  • Galway

    University Hospital
    Galway

    Avril O’Sullivan – Patient Support Services Administrator
    Irish Cancer Society, 43/45 Northumberland Rd, Dublin 4

    Phone: +353 1 2310533
    Fax: +353 1 2310555

    Email: aosullivan@irishcancer.ie

    www.cancer.ie

  • Glasgow

    The PRTC
    West Glasgow Carers Centre
    Anniesland Cross
    1561 Great Western Road

    Monthly
    Second Monday from 7pm – 9pm

    Contact Sheena Muir on 0141 942 4475

  • Guildford

    The Fountain Centre
    St Lukes Centre
    Royal Surrey Hospital
    Egerton Road
    Guildford, GU2 7XX

    Monthly
    Second Tuesday from 12pm – 3pm

    Contact Anne Wittle on 01252 834784

  • Haywards Heath

    Sussex Brain Tumour Support Group

    Monthly
    Second Tuesday from 7pm – 9pm

    Please contact either Jill Collins 01444 243492 or Charlotte Tripp 01273 412519 (after 7pm) to confirm your attendance and where to meet

  • Huddersfield

    Denby Dale Library
    Wakefield Rd,
    Denby Dales
    Huddersfield, HD8 8RX

    Starting 20th February 11am – 1pm

    Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity

    ybtcsupport@yorksbtc.org.uk

  • Huddersfield

    Hive Cafe,
    46 John William St,
    Huddersfield, HD1 1ER

    Second Thursday of each month 11am – 1pm

    Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity

    ybtcsupport@yorksbtc.org.uk

  • Hull

    Crafty Cat Events
    272 Hull Road
    Anlaby Common
    Hull, HU4 7RR

    Monthly drop-in cafe
    First Tuesday of every month 11am – 1pm

    Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity

    Contact Natalie Mawson – natalie@yorksbtc.org.uk

    Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members

  • Leeds

    Maggie’s Centre
    St James’s University Hospital
    Alma Street
    Leeds, LS9 7BE

    The third Friday of each month 10:30am – 12:00pm

    Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity

    Contact David Grant-Roberts, Chris, & Dawn Cook – ybtcsupport@yorksbtc.org.uk

    Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members

  • Lincolnshire

    Lincolnshire Brain Tumour Support Group

    Dates vary, check website for details

    Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity

    Patients should be resident in Lincolnshire and/or treated at United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust (ULHT)
    www.lbtsg.co.uk

    The group is open to anyone diagnosed with a primary brain tumour either benign or malignant and their partners and carers

  • London

    St Thomas Hospital
    Richard Dimbleby Centre
    Second Floor
    Lambeth Palace Road, London

    Monthly
    First Monday 1.30pm – 3pm

    Contact Barbara on 0207 188 5918

  • London

    The Resource Room
    Bloomsbury Healthcare Library
    Bonham Carter House
    52 Gower St, London

    Monthly
    First Tuesday every month, 6pm – 8pm

    Contact Emma Townsley or Orla McKee, Neuro-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists, on 0207 3918833

    Support group for low-grade glioma patients, family and friends

  • Norfolk & Waveney

    Big C Cancer Support & Information Centre
    Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
    Colney Lane
    Norwich, NR4 7UY

    Monthly
    Last Friday each month 11:00am – 12:30pm

    Contact Big C Centre on 01603 286112
    Oncology Nurse Specialist on 01603 286171

    For more information, click here

  • Oxford

    5 Abingdon Road
    Didcot
    OX11 9Bl

    Quarterly meetings for children with a brain or spinal tumour and their families. (Information day, Fun Day, Pantomine, Adolescent weekend)

    Run by Friends of Oscar
    Contact Carol on 01235 816310
    carolharrison@utdsl.com

  • Sheffield

    Massarella, Park Lane
    41/42, Meadowhall Centre,
    Sheffield, S9 1EL

    Monthly
    First Monday of every month 11am – 1:00pm

    Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity

    Contact Leigh Robinson –ybtcsupport@yorksbtc.org.uk

    Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members

  • Sheffield

    Weston Park Cancer Charity
    Whitham Rd,
    Broomhall,
    Sheffield, S10 2SJ

    Weekends
    10:00am – 11:30am, in 2025: 8th Feb, 5th Apr, 7th Jun, 2nd Aug, 4th Oct, 6th Dec

    Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity

    Contact Leigh Robinson – ybtcsupport@yorksbtc.org.uk

    Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members

  • Shrewsbury

    Hamar Centre
    Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
    Mytton Oak Road
    Shrewsbury, SY3 8XQ

    Quarterly

    Contact the Support Co-ordinator at Brain Tumour Support to confirm details of upcoming meetings – Call 01454 422701 or email support@braintumoursupport.co.uk

    www.braintumoursupport.co.uk

  • Tamworth

    Coton Centre
    Comberford Road
    Tamworth, B79 9AA

    Monthly
    First Monday of every month 11am – 1pm

    Poppy Fields Special Mummies and Daddies
    Call Lisa Guilder on 07830 302622 or email lisa.guilder@homecall.co.uk

    The meetings will be confidential and parents can share their stories, talk and listen to each other and support one another

  • Truro

    The Cove
    Royal Cornwall Hospital
    Truro
    Cornwall, TR1 3LJ

    Quarterly

    Contact the Support Co-ordinator at Brain Tumour Support to confirm details of upcoming meetings – Call 01454 422701 or email support@braintumoursupport.co.uk

    www.braintumoursupport.co.uk

  • Wakefield

    Create Café
    Burton Street
    Wakefield, WF1 2EB

    Monthly drop-in cafe
    Fourth Thursday of every month 10.30am – 12.30pm

    Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity

    Heather Hale – ybtcsupport@yorksbtc.org.uk

    Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members

  • York

    Planet Food: The Real Junk Food Project
    Southlands Methodist Church
    97 Bishopthorpe Road
    York, YO23 1NX

    Monthly drop-in cafe
    First Thursday of every month 10.30am – 12.00pm

    Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity

    Contact – ybtcsupport@yorksbtc.org.uk

    Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members

  • Yorkshire-wide (online)

    Online meeting for those living (or being treated) in Yorkshire

    Fortnightly online meetup

    Run by Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity

    Contact Janet Turner –ybtcsupport@yorksbtc.org.uk

    Information and referral through YBTC please required before attending

    Open to all low and high-grade primary brain tumour patients, their carers and family members