Local support groups directory
Browse our directory of both Ovacome-run and external support groups to find support in your local area.
If there isn't a group running in your area and you would like help setting one up, get in touch with our support team on 0800 008 7054 or email support@ovacome.org.uk . We can provide practical and financial help, and can organise speakers and resources for your new group as required. We also have a useful support group handbook to help you get started.
| Area | Group | When | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everywhere |
Under 45's Group 0800 008 7054 |
First Wednesday of every month, 5 - 7 PM | This is a virtual group, which you can join by telephone or by video-call. |
| Everywhere |
Low grade serous ovarian cancer support group |
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| Barnet |
Cherry Lodge Ovarian Support Group 020 8441 7000 |
Every 6 weeks, Wednesdays 7:30 - 9 PM | 23 Union Street, EN5 4HY |
| Bolton |
Bolton Cancer Voices A choir for anyone with a cancer diagnosis 01204 595562 |
Mondays 7.30 - 9PM | The Friends Meeting House, Silverwell Street, Bolton, BL1 1PP |
| Bradford |
Gynae support group |
Last Wednesday of every month, 1PM - 3 PM | Cancer Support Yorkshire, Daisy House Farm, 44 Smith Lane, Bradford, BD9 6DA |
| Brighton |
BRCA Brighton Evenings (Please contact for more information) |
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| Brighton |
Brighton Ovarian Cancer Group |
3rd Wednesday of the month 4PM - 5.30PM |
Brighton Macmillan Horizon Centre 2 Bristol Gate Brighton BN2 5BD |
| Buckinghamshire |
Lavender Girls Gynae-Oncology Patient Support Group 01296 316537 |
First Tuesday of every month, 10 AM - 11:30 AM | South Bucks Hospice, Wycombe |
| Burnley |
Gyn & Tonic 01282 803 123 |
Second Tuesday of every month, 7 - 9 PM | Coal Clough Community Centre, 2 Pasturegate Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 4DD |
| Cambridge |
Ovarian cancer support group 01223 354900 |
Second Tuesday of every month, 2 - 3:30 PM | Cambridge Cancer Help Centre, 120 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5JT |
| Clatterbridge |
Gynaecology Support Group 0151 3344301 |
Third Tuesday of every month, 2:30 - 4 PM | Maggie's Clatterbridge |
| Derby |
One Voice 01332 785925 |
Second Friday of every month, 2 - 3 PM | Macmillan Cancer Information Centre, DE22 3NE |
| Devon |
Gynaecology Support Group Drop-in |
Monthly | FORCE Cancer Charity, EX2 5DW |
| Doncaster |
Doncaster Gynae 01302 366666 x4673 |
First Monday of every month, 6-7:30 PM | Doncaster Royal Infirmary, DN2 5LT |
| Dudley |
Gynae cancer peer support group |
Third Thursday of the month, 2PM | White House Cancer Support |
| Dundee |
Maggie's Dundee Gynae Cancer Support Group 01382 632999 |
Last Thursday of every month | Maggie's Dundee, Dundee, DD2 1RP |
| Glasgow |
Gynae Cancer Support Group |
Every second Thursday of the month, 1 - 2:30 PM | 10.30 AM - 12.30 PM |
| GOSh - Gynaecological Oncology Sisterhood |
GOSh is a support group for gynaecological patients throughout Northern Ireland Contact Genevieve or Catherine on 07902368475 / 02866251250. Email us on goshsupport@gmail.com Website - https://www.swell.org.uk/ |
Monthly coffee mornings, Quarterly workshops | 26 Cross Street, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, BT74 7DX |
| Hereford |
Support Service for Anyone Living with Gynaecological Cancers |
Second Thursday of each month, 10:30AM to 12:30PM | Yeleni Support & Therapy, 2 Blackfriars Street, Hereford, HR4 9HS |
| Highlands |
Maggie's Highlands Gynae group 01463 706 306 |
Third Thursday of every month, 10 - 11:15 AM | Online via Zoom, email for link |
| High Wycombe |
07598753551 |
Every other Wednesday, 10:30 AM - 12 PM | |
| Kendal |
07770851896 |
Third Tuesday of every month, 1:30 PM | CancerCare, LA9 4BT |
| Kent |
BRCA Kent (East Kent) (Please contact before attending) |
Once per month | QEQM Hospital in Margate |
| Kent |
BRCA Kent (West Kent) (Please contact before attending) |
Once per month | The Academic Centre, Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 9QQ |
| Lanarkshire |
Ovarian Cancer Support Group 01236 771199 https://www.maggiescentres.org/our-centres/maggies-lanarkshire/ |
Fourth Tuesday of each month 3 - 4pm | Maggie's Lanarkshire in the grounds of Monklands Hospital, ML6 0JS |
| Leicestershire |
Coffee and Chat meet-up 07834 702114 (Wendy) |
Sunday 18 February, 11am | Waitrose Cafe, Granite Way, Mountsorrel, LE12 7TZ |
| Liverpool |
BRCA Support Group 0151 726 8934 |
Last Tuesday of every month, 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Sunflowers, L17 4JR |
| Maidstone |
GOSHH 01622 226375 |
Every 2 months, either in the evening or on a Saturday | Post Graduate Centre, Maidstone Hospital, ME16 9QQ |
| Manchester |
Maggie's Gynae Cancer Support Group 0161 641 4848 |
Second Tuesday of every month, 11AM - 12:30PM | Maggie's, Manchester, The Robert Parfett Building, The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 15 Kinnaird Road, Manchester, M20 4QL |
| Manchester |
GO! 0161 291 4234 |
Third Thursday of every month, 2 - 3:30 PM | Altrincham Methodist Church, Barrington Road, Altrincham, WA14 1HF (Free parking) |
| Mount Vernon |
Northwood GOSSH 01923 836771 |
First Wednesday of every month (except August and January), 10 AM - 12 PM | |
| Norfolk |
Ovarian cancer support group 0800 092 7640 |
Second Friday of the month 11am - 1pm | Big C Norwich Support Centre NR4 7UY |
| Nottingham |
Maggie's Gynae Cancer Support Group 01159 246210 |
First Wednesday of every month, 2:15 - 3:45PM | Maggie's, Nottingham, City Hospital Campus, Gate 3, Hucknall Road, NG5 1PH |
| Oxford |
Maggie's Gynae Cancer Support Group 01865 751882 2025 dates: 16 Jan, 27 March, 22 May, 24 July, 25 Sept, 20 Nov |
Thursday every two months, 2 - 3:30PM | Maggie's, Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, OX3 7LE |
| Preston |
Gynae-Can 07798 818906 |
Third Wednesday of every month, 7-9 PM | Vine House, PR2 6YB |
| Purley |
Ovarian Cancer Support 020 8668 0974 |
Second Wednesday of every month, 6:30 - 8:30 PM | South East Cancer Help Centre, 2 Purley Road, CR8 2HA |
| Reading |
Reading Coffee and Chat, Sonning Ward 0118 322 8195 |
First Wednesday of every month, 10:30 AM - 12 PM | Day Room Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, RG1 5AN |
| Royal Marsden |
Maggie's Gynae Cancer Support Group 020 3982 3141 |
Fourth Thursday of every month, 2 - 3PM | Maggie's, Royal Marsden, 17 Cotswold Road, Sutton, SM2 5NG |
| Shine Cancer Support |
Support for people in their 20s, 30s and 40s with any cancer Online Break Out groups Online Circles programme for incurable cancer Tel: 07804 479 413 |
See website for meetings | shinecancersupport.org |
| Slough |
Meet & Mingle 07598 753551 |
Every other Wednesday, 10:30 AM - 12 PM | |
| Southampton |
Southampton Ovarian Cancer Support group |
First Thursday of the month | Via Zoom |
| Stowmarket |
Cake, Cancer and Coffee support group |
First Sunday of every month, 3 - 5 PM | Red Gables, Ipswich Road, IP14 1BE |
| Surrey |
Grace Charity (all gynaecological cancers) |
Fridays, 11am -12noon (6-week courses in East Surrey & Guildford) | Contact Grace to register |
| Swansea |
Gynae Support Group 01792 200 000 |
Third Thursday of every month, 10 - 11:15 AM | Maggie's Swansea, SA2 8QL |
| Truro |
Cornwall Gynae Cancer Support Group Emma Kent - 01872 252037 |
Alternate months, Thursday evenings 5.30 - 7PM | The Cove Macmillan Info Centre, Royal Cornwall Hospital, TR1 3LJ |
| UK |
Go Girls 07780 467061 |
Online | |
| Wales |
Social chat |
Third Monday of the month, 2PM | Maggie's Centre, Cardiff, CF14 2TQ |
| Wigan |
Gynaecological Cancer-Support Group Contact Karen Blackwood or Joanne Knight 01942 264778 |
Last Wednesday of alternate months, 3 - 4PM | Tesco Community Room, Central Park Way, Wigan, WN1 1XS |
| Wirral |
Maggie's Gynae Cancer Support Group 01513 344301 |
Third Tuesday of every month, 2:30 - 4PM | Maggie's, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, CH63 4JY |
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