Health, Social Care & Community - Local Groups & Services
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Admiral's Cafe Colwall : People living with dementia and carers
Contact details and more information »Admiral's Cafe at Colwall Village Hall will run between 10am and Midday on the first Thursday of each month.
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Age UK Malvern and District
Contact details and more information »A popular befriending scheme for older people in Malvern 'Forget Me Not' is run by Age UK.
Age UK also provides services, including information, to support independent living and to improve well being for older people. -
Alcoholics Anonymous
Contact details and more information »Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
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Alzheimer's Society - Singing for the Brain
Contact details and more information »Do you know someone with dementia who would enjoy singing? 'Singing for the Brain' is for people with mild to moderate dementia.
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Community Action Malvern & District
Contact details and more information »If you live or work in the Malvern area you may have seen our Community Bus or heard of our Car Service. These are just two of the many services provided by Community Action Malvern and District.
Community Action helps to bring local voluntary groups together so that they can share their specialist knowledge.
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Conquest Art : Enriching the lives of people with disabilities
Contact details and more information »Conquest Art is a group for people with disabilities. Meeting in Malvern Link, there is help and encouragement to paint and draw, with a ready supply of materials and inspiration!
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County Community Projects (CCP)
Contact details and more information »CCP exists to transform the lives of children, young people, families and vulnerable adults by Preventing Homelessness, Strengthening Families and Promoting Independence.
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Deaf Direct
Contact details and more information »Based in Worcester, the charity Deaf Direct helps thousands of people that have a hearing loss every year.
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Divorce Recovery Workshop
Contact details and more information »Divorce Recovery Workshop, a non-profit charity, will help you to understand what you are going through and provide support from others in the same situation.
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Friends of Malvern Community Hospital
Contact details and more information »Friends of Malvern Community Hospital
A very active League of Friends, we raise money for use in the hospital to provide extra equipment and other items for the benefit of both patients and staff. We also support other health services in the local area.
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Gluten-Free Healing Diet Support Group
Contact details and more information »Many people benefit from supporting their health through improving their diet. It can be challenging however, when you are aiming to do something quite different with your diet from people around you. It could be useful to meet and talk to others who share your experience and also to have some support and guidance along the way to enable you to make changes.
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Guide Dogs - Ledbury & Malvern Branch
Contact details and more information »We are a local fundraising group of like-minded people, that want to help change lives, and have fun doing so.
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HeartStart Malvern
Contact details and more information »HeartStart Malvern is community resuscitation scheme run by volunteers. We are aiming to increase the chance of surviving an out of hospital cardiac arrest (when your heart stops beating) in Malvern and the surrounding villages.
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Home-Start South Worcestershire
Contact details and more information »Home-Start Herefordshire supports fragile and vulnerable families who are experiencing difficulties.
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group (IPF)
Contact details and more information »Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is a lung condition for which there is no cure. In Malvern, a help group meets every month to give support to patients and their families.
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Jamboree
Contact details and more information »Jamboree is an established project that has been growing and evolving since 2009. Initially we concentrated on producing quality preserves and selling them in the local shops and farmers markets. We then branched out into catering and retail to run Cafe H2O, part of the Malvern Hills GeoCentre at the Wyche Cutting.
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JIGSAW - Mental Health Relative & Carers's Support Group
Contact details and more information »Our group members aim to improve the resilience, emotional strength and wellbeing for carers of people with mental illness in Worcestershire.
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Ledbury Carers' Group
Contact details and more information »Ledbury Carers' Group is open to anyone who is a carer - anyone supporting/caring for another person who needs help with day to day living. Usually, but not exclusively, a partner or relative.
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Ledbury Food Bank
Contact details and more information »We are a charity that aims to help you if you live in Ledbury, or any of the surrounding villages. If you are suffering from financial hardship and finding it difficult to provide food for yourself, your family or dependents we are here to help.
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Ledbury Marie Curie Fundraising Group
Contact details and more information »Fundraising groups raise vital funds for Marie Curie by organising local events and activities. Groups also spread the word about our work.
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Local Eyes Malvern
Contact details and more information »Local Eyes Malvern is a new group meeting for local people who are affected by sight loss.
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Macmillan Cancer Support
Contact details and more information »One in three of us will get cancer and it's the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you've been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you'll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way.
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Malvern Breast Cancer Support Group
Contact details and more information »For those ladies who are going through treatment or have done so recently and would like to meet in an informal social setting with others who have had the same experiences.
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Malvern Breathe Easy Support Group
Contact details and more information »A support group for those affected by lung conditions is now up and running at The Cube Malvern and is ready to welcome new members.
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Malvern Hills Food Bank
Contact details and more information »Malvern Hills Foodbank is part of a national network of Food Banks across the UK.
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Malvern Hills Volunteering
Contact details and more information »Malvern Hills Volunteering offers advice to members of the public who are interested in finding out about local volunteering opportunities.
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Malvern Marie Curie Cancer Care Fundraising Group
Contact details and more information »Volunteer Fundraising Group in Malvern.
Fundraising Groups make an enormous difference locally by helping to raise the vital funds we need so Marie Curie Nurses can continue to provide free care to people with terminal cancer and other illnesses in their own homes.
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Malvern Parkinson's Friendship Group
Contact details and more information »Due to coronavirus (or COVID-19) we advise that local group activities are cancelled as a precaution. See more about Parkinson's and coronavirus on our dedicated page.
Offering information, friendship and support to local people with Parkinson's, their families and carers. -
Malvern Vale Community Centre
Contact details and more information »A community facility in Malvern Vale. Managed by the YMCA in partnership with Malvern Hills District Council.
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Marriage Care
Contact details and more information »Helping people who, at a particular moment in their lives, find themselves in distress or difficulty with their partner.
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Megan Baker House : Children & Adults services
Contact details and more information »Megan Baker House helps children and adults with a wide range of motor disorders. Last year the charity began working in Ledbury and it's been so successful they are looking at expanding their local services even further.
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Our Way Self Advocacy
Contact details and more information »Our Way Self Advocacy works with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism.
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Pan Fellowship in Malvern
Contact details and more information »The Pan Fellowship are a group in Malvern for anyone struggling with compulsive behaviours - overeating, overspending, drug or alcohol problems, relationship issues etc.
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Reconnections : Reducing Loneliness in Worcestershire
Contact details and more information »Reconnections is a new service to reduce loneliness in Worcestershire, run by Age UK Herefordshire & Worcestershire.
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Relate
Contact details and more information »Relationship Counselling and Sex Therapy across Worcestershire
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Ring and Ride
Contact details and more information »The Ring and Ride Community Transport Scheme provides an invaluable service to members of the local community who are either unable to use public transport or for whom no such services are available.
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Salter's Hill Charity
Contact details and more information »Salter’s Hill Charity provides services for people with a learning disability and promotes choice, independence, respect, dignity and responsible lifestyle choices.
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Save the Children
Contact details and more information »Save The Children Fundraising Group
Save The Children works in more than 120 countries. We save lives. We
fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Locally we
raise funds to support their work.
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Side by Side Bereavement Cafe
Contact details and more information »A warm welcome awaits you at the Side by Side Bereavement Support Group Coffee Mornings
Offering mutual support and friendship with others who have also been bereaved.
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South Worcestershire (Malvern Hills) Citizens Advice Bureau
Contact details and more information »Your local advice and advisory service.
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SSAFA - The Armed Forces Charity
Contact details and more information »SSAFA, a national charity which provides Forces' veterans and their families with lifelong support.
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St Richard's Hospice
Contact details and more information »St Richard's Hospice provides free specialist palliative care for patients living with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses and supports their families.
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St Richard's Hospice Malvern Fundraising Group
Contact details and more information »We arrange events with the prime purpose of raising funds for the Hospice which serves South Worcestershire.
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Victim Support
Contact details and more information »As an independent charity, we work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and the respect they deserve.
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Worcester Snoezelen - Specialists in Sensory Happiness
Contact details and more information »Worcester Snoezelen in St Johns offers a multi-sensory environment for use by people with moderate-severe learning disabilities of any age.
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Worcestershire Association of Carers
Contact details and more information »Its estimated that 63,000 people across Worcestershire are unpaid carers, looking after a relative or a friend. It can be a demanding, difficult and sometimes unrecognised role according to Worcestershire Association of Carers.