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Health Groups

Health groups operating within the Banbridge District include:

Name:	Action Multiple Sclerosis (Banbridge Group)
Contact:	Barbara Moore T: 028 4062 2431 W: www.actionms.co.uk
Address:	Scarva Street, Banbridge, Co. Down
Meeting Place:	Social Services, Banbridge
Meeting Time:	2nd Thursday of month
Activities:	Concerned with issues affecting people with multiple sclerosis

Name:	Banbridge & Craigavon Area Carers Support Group
Contact:	Patricia Jordan T: 028 4062 7581 F: 028 4066 2952 E: banbridgecarers@btinternet.com W: www.banbridgecarers.co.uk
Address:	Old Technical Building, Downshire Road, Banbridge, Co. Down BT32 3JY
Activities:	Self-help organisation providing information, advice and training

Name:	Banbridge Arthritis Care Group
Contact:	Margaret Stevenson T: 028 4062 2950 W: www.arthritiscare.org.uk
Address:	3 Huntly Road, Banbridge, Co. Down BT32 3BS
Meeting Place:	Social Services Centre, Iveagh Suite Room, Banbridge
Meeting Time:	Third Monday of each month from 7.30 – 9.30pm
Activities:	Enabling arthritis suffers to get out and about

Name: Banbridge Coronary Support Group

Contact:
Anne Mackin

Address: 18 Doyles Road, Katesbridge, Co. Down BT32 5NL

Meeting Place: Copperfields

Meeting Time: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 8.00pm

Activities: Provides both an aftercare service and preventitive advice

Name:	Cancer Research NI (Banbridge Branch)
Contact:	Nan White T: 028 4062 3719
Address:	8 Listullyard Road, Banbridge, Co. Down
Meeting Time:	Varies Tuesday/Wednesday at 7.30pm
Activities:	Fund-raising activities

Name:	Community Health Information Project
Contact:	Ann Conde T: 028 4062 9930 F: 028 4062 9930 E: info@tassk.org W: www.tassk.org
Meeting Place:	Rooms D4 & D5, Old Technical Building, Banbridge
Activities:	Provides health information to the community

Name:	Craigavon & Banbridge Arts Care Committee
Contact:	Edel Benett T: 028 3883 1983 E: ebennett@cbct.n-i.nhs.uk W: www.artscare.co.uk
Address:	Bannvale House, 10 Moyallen Road, Gilford BT36 5JX
Activities:	Delivers quality programmes of art in healthcare environments

Name:	Craigavon & Banbridge Home Accident Prevention
Contact:	Ann McCleland T: 028 3839 8235
Address:	C/o 1 Carn Drive, Carn Industrial Estate, Portadown, BT63 5RN

Name:	Dromore Branch of the Ulster Cancer Foundation
Contact:	M.E. Mackey T: 028 9269 2372 W: www.ulstercancer.org
Address:	4 Mackey’s Lane, Dromore, Co. Down BT25 1NQ
Meeting Place:	RJ Poots & Co. Offices
Meeting Time:	One Tuesday each month
Activities:	Raise money for research, education and care of patients

Name:	Drugs Awareness Project
Contact:	David Boyd T: 028 4062 9930 F: 028 4062 9930 E: info@tassk.org W: www.tassk.org
Address:	TASSK Healthy Living Centre, Banbridge
Activities:	Tackling drug and alchol use and misuse

Name:	Lurgan, Portadown & Banbridge Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Association
Contact:	Brendan Byrne T: 028 4066 2550 E: byrne.brendan@talk21.com
Address:	6 Holymount Road, Laurencetown BT63 6AT
Meeting Time:	2nd and 4th Tuesday each month at 8.00pm
Activities:	Promote the welfate of spina bifida victims living locally

Name:	Palliative Care Project
Contact:	Victoria Elliot T: 028 4062 9930 F: 028 4062 9930 E: info@tassk.org W: www.tassk.org
Address:	TASSK Healthy Living Centre, Banbridge
Activities:	Free service of 10 sessions of counselling and complementary therapy

Name:	ROSPA (Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents)
Contact:	Janice Bisp T: 028 9050 1161 E: jbisp@rospa.com W: www.rospa.com
Address:	Nella House, Dargan Cresent, Belfast BT3 9JP
Activities:	Enhance quality of life by exercising accident prevention

Name:	St. John’s Ambulance Brigade
Contact:	TBC
Address:	TBC
Meeting Place:	Social Education Centre, 1a Meeting House Road, Banbridge
Meeting Time:	Monday from 8.00pm – 10.00pm
Activities:	Provide first-aid cover at sport and public events

Name:	Suicide Awareness Project
Contact:	Victoria Elliot T: 028 4062 5167 F: 028 4062 9930 E: info@tassk.org W: www.tassk.org
Address:	TASSK Healthy Living Centre, Banbridge
Activities:	Looks at prevention, intervention and bereavement issues

Name:	TASSK (Targeting Access to Services Skills and Knowledge)
Contact:	Ann McCusker T: 028 4062 9930 F: 028 4062 9930 E: info@tassk.org W: www.tassk.org
Address:	TASSK Healthy Living Centre, Banbridge
Activities:	Improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged individuals

Name:	The Samaritans
Contact:	T: 028 3833 3555 W: www.samaritans.org.uk
Address:	162 Thomas Street, Portadown
Activities:	Providing confidential emotional support to those in need

Name:	Volunteer Training Project
Contact:	Louise McCauley T: 028 4062 9930 F: 028 4062 9930 E: info@tassk.org W: www.tassk.org
Address:	TASSK Healthy Living Centre, Rooms D4 & D5, Banbridge
Activities:	Promotes volunteering as a key to community development

Name:	Wah Hep (Chinese Community Association)
Contact:	Paul Yam T:028 3834 7162 E: paulyamwahhep@yahoo.com
Address:	1 Legahory Centre, Brownlow, Craigavon BT65 5BE
Activities:	Interpreting, adult education, senior citizens, after schools club

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