By popular demand, the Local Cancer Community Meet-ups are back in Glasgow (Sauchiehall Street) Costa Coffee. We are also starting Local Cancer Community Meet-ups at a new venue in Plymouth; Costa Coffee, New George St.
If you're in the Glasgow or Plymouth area and you fancy chatting face-to-face with other people affected by cancer, we have another great opportunity to make some new friends. Following the success of the first pilot sessions in Glasgow, there are be meetings planned on Thursdays throughout April and May at both venues.
These in-person events intend to build supportive communities of people local to the area they're hosted in. To avoid confusing them with our Online Community, we'll refer to these events as 'Local Cancer Community Meet-ups' here.
If you would like to discuss attending this event with other members of the Online Community, please don't forget that our Community Guidelines still apply. We ask members not to share contact details or make specific meeting plans on the public forums. The Private Messaging system is a better way to discuss plans safely. Please see our guide to Private Messages and Friends for more details.
With the introduction out of the way, here's what you need to know...
Local Cancer Community Meet-ups are an opportunity to meet with other people living with cancer from the local area in a relaxed and comfortable space. You can contribute in a way that works for you. That might be listening to others, taking time to reflect, sharing your own experiences, frustrations, or indeed anything else – it doesn’t have to be about cancer.
We believe simply being around others who understand what you’re going through can really help and it may be reassuring to meet others with similar thoughts and feelings. We hope you'll find some benefit in these conversations and even being there to listen can be a huge support to others.
When you have cancer it can change everything, including your relationships and the way people talk to you. You may feel everyone around you always wants to know how you’re doing or is starting to treat you differently. At Macmillan we want to create a Local Cancer Community where people living with cancer can come together and find support in one another.
You can find directions to the venue on Google Maps here.
The next Meet-ups will be taking place at Costa Coffee, 51-53 New George St, Plymouth, PL1 1RJ on the following dates:
You can find directions to the venue on Google Maps here.
The events are really informal. There’s no need to register to attend, or to give us any of your details on the day. There are no speeches from Macmillan or anyone else, and no commitments needed from you. Just join us at the start time, stay and chat as long as you want, and leave when you’re ready. The meet-ups provide:
Costa Coffee are supporting Local Cancer Community Meet-ups by hosting the events at their premises. You can read more about our partnership at the following link: Our partnership with Costa Coffee
All of the above meet-ups take place in the same locations:
Glasgow
Costa Coffee
208/212 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3EF
You can find directions to the venue on Google Maps here.
Plymouth
Costa Coffee
51-53 New George St
Plymouth
PL1 1RJ
The venue is fully accessible and refreshments will be provided free of charge.
You can find directions to the venue on Google Maps here.
You can find all the details of the event here on Macmillan's main website. This page will always be updated with the latest information, although we will share details here on the Online Community whenever we can.
If you have any questions about how to find the event, what to expect on the day, or anything else related to Local Cancer Community Meet-ups, please get in touch on VolunteerMarketing@macmillan.org.uk.
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