Helpful Contacts:
This list can also be found on the back of the newsletter. This is to give our members other sources of help beyond our group:
Below you will find links to Disability Living Information (DLA) and other National ME groups such as the ME Assosiation.
National Support Groups:
Action for M.E 3rd Floor Canningford House, 38 Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6BY. email AfME Tel: 01749 670799.
ME Association Tel: 01280 818960.
BRAME (Blue Ribbon for Awareness of M.E) Tel 01493 393717.
TYMES (The Young ME Sufferers Trust) 0845 003 9002
MERGE
AYME (Association for Young People with ME) Tel: 08451 23 23 89
ME Action UK
ME Action 4 Children & Young People
Disability Alliance 020 7247 8776
National ME Centre
Chronic Fatigue Research Foundation Tel: 01923 268641
National ME Support Centre Tel: 01708 378050
25% ME Group, Simon Lawrence, 5, Douglas Court, Beach Road, Troon, Ayrshire, KA10 6SQ, for the Severely Affected ME sufferer. CHROME (Case History Research on ME), 3 Britannia Road, London SW6 2HJ.
ME Publicity Campaign Tel: 01923 226253
ME Bullein Board Service Deborah Shearer, 4 Twain Avenue, Stenhousemuir, Larbert, Stirlingshire FK5 4HL.
BASIC Neurocare Centre Tel: 0161 707 6441
Local Support Groups:
Hull & East Yorkshire ME/CFS Support Group
Leeds ME/CFS Support Group
Morecambe Bay ME Group
Sheffield ME Group
Sutton ME Group
Stockport ME Group
Worcestershire ME Support Group
East Lancs ME Support Group
Preston ME Support Group
Benefits Advice:
Blue badge info
Benefits Now
Disability Living Allowance (dept for work and pensions)-0845 712 3456
Address: Disability Benefits Centre, Albert Bridge House, Bridge St, Machester, M90 9DE
Benefits Agency Information Officer (Bolton) : 01204 367000 (Bury) : 0161 762 2000
Other Helpful contacts:
Fatigue-good employment advice
Greater Manchester CFS/ME Network:
Mobility Link Bury
The Disability Rights Commission
Job Centre Plus
Access to Work
General government guidance on entitlements
Information Access Toolkit
Bury Primary Care Trust : 0161 705 3108
Ashton Wigan and Leigh Primary Care Trust : 01942 772712
Citizen's Advice Bureau Bury : 0161 761 5355 Bolton 01204 900200
Disabled Living : 0161 832 3678
DIAL Disability Information and Advice Line: equipment and gadgets and where to get them 0161 703 8887
Bolton Council for Voluntary Services: 01204 396011 Carers Support (Bolton) : 01204 363056
Bury Council for Voluntary Services :0161 764 2161 Carers Partnership (Bury) : 0161 1253 6926
Shopmobility, Trafford Centre : 0161 749 1728