Community Support London

Chronic pain support group

We meet up, drink far too many teas and coffees and talk about our own experiences of living with chronic pain and injury. We share coping mechanisms, funny stories and do our best to support one another. We are not medically trained and do not offer medical advice, we simply share how we have tried to deal with our own issues. We come from all walks of life and do not turn anyone away nor do we ask someone to share if they don’t want to, we just want to offer a bit of help to those who are in pain.

Balancers Community Volunteering - Clothing Distribution

Hi Balancers, We believe community is about more than meeting new people. It's also about showing up for those who need support. As part of our ongoing partnership with Refugee Community Kitchen, we're inviting you to join us for a different kind of volunteering session. This time, we’re joining **Refugee Community Kitchen (RCK)** at their Goodge Street service to provide essential clothing to people who need it. 👕 **HOW IT WORKS** We’ll meet at **6:00 PM in front of the Dominion Theatre**. From there, we’ll cross the road to Primark and split into small groups. Each group will be given a few essential clothing items to find and buy. Once we’re done, we’ll walk about **5 minutes to Goodge Street**, join the RCK service and distribute the clothing while their team serves food. 💷 **CHIPPING IN** We’ll collect contributions from the group and use the full amount to buy the clothing that evening. If you can, **bring some cash** — but there’s absolutely no pressure to contribute much. Even **£1 helps**, and you’re just as welcome to volunteer regardless of how much you contribute. 💬 **Join our Volunteer WhatsApp group for updates and coordination:** [https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hzm7P7Tr0QD92MnwmpHTVK?s=cl&p=a&ilr=1](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hzm7P7Tr0QD92MnwmpHTVK?s=cl&p=a&ilr=1) 🤝 **NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED** We’ll explain everything on the day. Just bring yourself and be ready to help. **Good to know:** 📍 Meet: In front of the Dominion Theatre ⏰ 6:00 PM 👕 Primark is directly across the road 🚶 Goodge Street is around 5 minutes away As always, Respect, Kindness and Authenticity come first. We’re there to support people with dignity and without judgment. Let’s keep showing what our community can do when we act with heart. See you there 💛

Private Substance Misuse Support Group

This group is a private substance misuse support group, for individuals who are experiencing difficulties in their relationship with drugs/alcohol. The group is facilitated by a trained and qualified Janus worker. This group is designed to offer support, encouragement and to provide a forum, that allows you to make informed choices. The objective of this group is to liberate you from the labels of addiction, dependency, illness sickness and "disease", replacing them with the more proactive terminology of choice, responsibility, self control and decision making. Janus does not use the 12 step model. It uses the Janus approach to working with substance use called "The Resonance Factor" http://bit.ly/Resonance_blog Hopefully you will find these groups informative, innovative and creative. Before entering this group could you contact CHRISTOPHER ROBIN on 07515663621 to discuss the finer details regarding payment and room number in the venue etc.

Volunteering walk through LDN listening, helping homeless 07877920245

Coffee and chat

Meetup for friendly coffee and chat. Helping to end stigma for mental illness and provide mutual group support. Be kind! :)

Overcome the fear of speaking with confidence in front of others.

Come anf try your first taster session. Receive tools from an expert and practice in front of others in a friendly and supportive environment, and then receive feedback. Become confident and influence others with communication skills.

Introvert friendly volunteering walk through LDN listening, helping homeless

Mudchute City Farm | ADHD Social | Everyone Welcome

YAY!-DHD Goes Feral! Saturday 29th August, 1200hrs onwards Mudchute → Greenwich £2 (booking fee) + whatever you spend later A full Saturday of livestock, light walking and eventual pub-based decline. We’ll begin at Mudchute Park & Farm, 32 acres of countryside on the Isle of Dogs, surrounded by the sort of buildings in which very serious people move numbers between columns. There are sheep, goats, pigs, llamas, donkeys and various other animals who have, for the most part, avoided LinkedIn. 1200 – Crossharbour DLR We’ll meet outside Crossharbour DLR and walk over together. If you’re late, we’ll post where we are. No police inquiry will be held if you're five minutes late. 12:00–3:00pm – Mudchute City Farm We’ll spend a few hours wandering around the farm. There is no major agenda beyond looking at animals, talking to people and existing temporarily outside the normal administrative framework. A head's up, the animals may have greater executive function than you, but we get to go to the pub later. They don't. There may be a small and entirely unnecessary Yay!-DHD Farm Challenge. Possible categories include: Which animal most closely resembles your present internal condition? Which animal would you trust to complete and return a form correctly? Which animal appears to have already accepted the essential tragedy of existence? Which one would make the strongest middle manager? Which animal should be given control of the group finances? No prizes of significance will be awarded. We bask in mediocrity here at ADHD Towers. You are also entirely welcome to ignore this and look at a sheep, idc. 3:30pm – Departure At around 3.30 we’ll leave the farm and walk through Millwall Park towards Island Gardens. From there we’ll cross beneath the Thames through the Greenwich Foot Tunnel. This will be a gentle walk rather than an endurance event. We’ll stop when necessary, regroup when necessary and lose approximately one person every twelve minutes before finding them again near something interesting. Eventually we will emerge in Greenwich, altered only slightly by the experience. Around 4:00pm-ish onwards – Pub We’ll then go to The Gate Clock. To my chagrin, it is a Wetherspoons. This decision has been made following a rigorous assessment of London drink prices. There will be food, booze (if you degenerates like that kind of thing), soft drinks and chairs, and the profound loss of hope! The remainder of the afternoon can then develop naturally into the familiar social pattern of five conversations occurring simultaneously, one person returning from the bar with an entirely different group of people, and somebody discovering at 6:17pm that another attendee also has unusually strong opinions about a highly specific subject. Stay for one drink, dinner, several hours, or until some internal mechanism informs you that you have finished. Cost Mudchute is free to visit, although organised groups pay a booking fee, so we’ll charge £2 per person towards that. Anything after that is just whatever you choose to buy. Drinking alcohol is entirely optional. You can join partway through You don’t have to attend the full migration. Farm: join us around midday. Walk: join us around 3pm. Pub: join us in Greenwich from roughly 4pm. We’ll post our location during the day. Wear sensible-ish shoes if it has been raining. As always, there’s no requirement to remain with the main group continuously. Wander around. Sit somewhere. Change conversations. Take ten minutes alone. Arrive late. Leave early. Accidentally become very interested in a goat. The day has no performance targets. Yay!-DHD is meant to be a space where people feel safe and at ease. Not everyone is looking to connect beyond the event or pursue anything romantic, so please be mindful of that and respect boundaries at all times. ADHD EVENTS \| ADHD LONDON \| ADHD SOCIAL \| INCLUSIVE EVENTS \| ADHD PEER SUPPORT \| NEW FRIENDS LONDON

Creative Wellness Cycling Club (Members only)

Weekly cycling club open to members of that club only. Membership enquiries to creativewellnesswon@outlook.com

August 2026 Support Group - LGBTQI+ People & Parents from Religious Families

LGBTQ+ Pub Social

🌈✨ Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum Monthly Social ✨🌈 📍 **Sonny’s Riverside**







Riverside, Sonnys, Riverside Walk, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QN Looking for great company, friendly faces, and a chance to unwind at the end of the month? Come and join us for our monthly **LGBTQ+ Social** at *Sonny’s Riverside!* Whether you're a long-time member of the community, new to Kingston, questioning, an ally, or just looking to meet wonderful people, you'll find a warm welcome waiting for you. 💖 🍻 **Expect:** A relaxed and inclusive atmosphere Plenty of laughs and conversation Summer drinks and good vibes The perfect excuse to celebrate payday (or survive until it!) 🌈 Coming on your own? No problem! Many people do. When you arrive, look out for Chris and Lisa, your hosts for the evening. They'll be happy to welcome you, introduce you to others, and help you feel right at home. So bring your authentic self, your best stories, and maybe a thirst for a cold drink. We can't wait to celebrate community, connection, and summer together. *Everyone is welcome. Everyone belongs.* 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ✨ Come for the drinks. Stay for the community. ✨ 💜 ***Support Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum 💜*** Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum is run entirely by unpaid volunteers and made possible through the generosity of our local community. If you'd like to help us continue organising events and supporting LGBTQ+ people in Kingston, please consider making a donation. [please click here](https://www.kingstonlgbtforum.org.uk/donate).

Free LGBTQ+ yoga at Kingston Quaker Centre

Join Serge at Kingston Quaker Centre for a free yoga flow class for LGBTQ+ people. The class is suitable for all levels. Spend an hour connecting breath and movement, feeling grounded, strong and relaxed. Please bring your own yoga mat. Kingston Quaker Centre is at Fairfield East, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PT. When you arrive, press the buzzer for the Hall and we will let you in. You can find accessibility information about Kingston Quaker Centre here: https://www.accessable.co.uk/venues/kingston-quaker-centre *** **Donate**: Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum is run by unpaid volunteers and funded by the generosity of the local community. If you'd like to donate to Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum, [please click here](https://www.kingstonlgbtforum.org.uk/donate).