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Richmond and Kingston ME group

Richmond and Kingston ME Group is a support group for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia, Long Covid and their families and carers.

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What is this service?

We are a self-help group supporting people with ME/CFS in Richmond and Kingston boroughs and the surrounding area (though we have members from Scotland to the Isle of Wight and from Wales to Southend). We have a current membership of about 250 members and would like to reach more people with ME, fibromyalgia and Long Covid, their families and carers. We are a friendly group and will give you a warm welcome.

What we offer?

We offer members support through quarterly newsletters, email bulletins, closed email chat group, postal library, regular social meetings (online and face to face) and signposting to local services. We have run about 400 online meetings in the last four years.

Richmond and Kingston ME Group, is a support group for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), fibromyalgia and Long Covid.

Our mission is to provide support to anyone who has Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), also diagnosed as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia and Long Covid.

Our purpose is to reduce isolation, provide support and information to our members, reach new members, raise public awareness of ME and its devastating effect on people and their families. We provide training sessions locally for medical, education, social and other welfare support services to increase understanding of ME and related conditions.

We are also involved in campaigning for better local and domiciliary services for people with this condition and in supporting biomedical research into ME.​

If you have, or know someone who has, this condition and need support, you are very welcome to join us.

  • We offer members information and support through:

    • Newsletters; four issues per year plus email news (to see our latest newsletter click here).

    • Private (closed) email chat group in Google Groups

    • Coffee meetings for members and their carers - both in person and online plus online meditation, silent reading and crafting groups

    • Signposting to professional benefits help and support

    • Signposting to local services and support

    • Periodic fundraising and ME awareness raising events

    • Occasional one off events (pub meet-ups, lectures and talks on aspects of ME)

    • Library of ME information and resources

What we offer?

  • Online and in-person meetings
  • Information provision
  • Awareness raising

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What people say

The sessions you are running of all sorts are really helping me survive emotionally and feel part of a community

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