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
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:
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