OCCMET Useful Contacts

Local Support Groups:

Oxfordshire ME Group for Action (OMEGA)
4 Bursill Close
Headington
Oxford
OX3 8EW
Email: ltrl3@tiscali.co.uk
http://www.oxnet.org.uk/OMEGA

Wantage and Grove ME/CFS Support Group
Annie Kingsbury
Tel. 01235 763813
Email: annie.kingsbury@talktalk.net

National Support Groups:

The ME Association (MEA)
7 Apollo Office Court
Radclive Road, Gawcott
Buckinghamshire
MK18 4DF
Tel: 01280 818964
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/
The ME Connect help line is 0844 5765326, and open every day of the week between 10am till 12 noon, 2pm till 4pm and 7pm till 9pm.

Action for ME (AfME)
Third Floor
Canningford House
38 Victoria Street
Bristol
BS1 6BY
Tel: 0845 123 2380
http://www.afme.org.uk and for young people http://www.a4me.org.uk.
Telephone support service: 0845 123 2314 is open to all from 11am till 1pm, Monday to Friday.

Children and Young People:

OMEGA is currently campaigning for better services for children and young people.
For further information contact ltrl3@tiscali.co.uk.

Tymes Trust (The Young ME Sufferer)
PO Box 4347
Stock
Ingatestone
CM4 9TE
Tel: 01245 401080
http://www.youngactiononline.com
http://www.tymestrust.org
Advice Line on 0845 003 9002 available 11am till 1pm and 5pm till 7pm weekdays.

AYME (The Association of Young People with ME)
10 Vermont Place
Tongwell
Milton Keynes
MK15 8JA
http://www.ayme.org.uk

(AYME’s confidential local rate help line, 08451 232389: Monday to Friday, 10am till 2pm or email: info@ayme.org.uk.)

Link Associates An AYME associated organisation, members consisting of parents, professionals, and older AYMErs: http://www.aymelink.org.uk.

The severely ill:

25% ME Group
This group was set up to offer support services to those severely affected by ME, and their carers. Provides a wide range of services to people affected by ME, most of whom are housebound and/ or bed-bound.
Telephone: 01292 318611
http://www.25megroup.org/