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In Person Living Well Groups

Our Living Well Groups offer somewhere to socialise and reminisce with fellow retired members of your local fire and rescue service.

Staying socially connected is so important, but we know that when you leave your career it can be easy to feel disconnected from the fire service and the friends you left behind.

That’s why we started our Living Well Groups: to ensure no retired member of the UK fire family feels lonely or like they have nowhere to go.

Run by volunteers, our groups are the perfect place to share experiences, past and present. We offer both face-to-face and virtual meet-ups, so you can choose what best suits you.

To find the calendar of upcoming meetings, click on the link below. You’ll then be able to click on each appointment to find further details and how to join:

Living Well Groups Calendar

Local face-to-face groups

Groups meet regularly, often at community fire locations and discuss anything of interest to their members.

Guest speakers from our Charity and beyond cover all sorts of topics, from health and wellbeing advice, fundraising efforts and sharing stories of ways we have helped people.

Find your nearest Living Well Group

Aberdare
Meets: Thursday morning, once a month, 10.30–12.30
Location: Aberdare Fire Station, Cwmbach Rd, Aberdare, CF44 0NE

Ampthill
Meets: Second Wednesday of the month, 10.30–12.30
Location: Ampthill Fire Station, Oliver Street, Ampthill, MK45 2SA

Dreghorn / Kilwinning
Meets: Wednesday, once a month, 10.30–12.30
Location: Kilwinning Community Fire Station, Stevenston Road, Stevenston, KA20 3DA

Greater Manchester
Meets: Wednesday, once a month, 10.30–12.30
Locations: Stretford Community Fire Station, Park Road, Stretford, M32 8RJ
& Manchester Central Community Fire Station, Thompson Street, Manchester, M4 5FP

Greenock
Meets: First Thursday of the month, 10.30–12.30
Location: Greenock Fire Station, Rue End Street, Greenock, PA15 5NF

Harcombe House
Meets: Second Wednesday of the month, 10.30–12.30
Location: Harcombe House, Chudleigh, Newton Abbot, TQ13 0DG

Jubilee House
Meets: Second Thursday of the month, 13.30–15.30
Location: Jubilee House, Eamon Park, Eamont Bridge, Penrith, CA10 2BN

Lanark
Meets: First Friday of the month, 10.30–12.30
Location: Lanark Fire Station, Cleghorn Road, Lanark, ML11 7QT

Leek
Meets: Once every three months, usually Tuesday, 10.30–12.30
Location: Leek Fire Station, Springfield Road, Leek, ST13 6LQ

Lichfield
Meets: Once every three months, usually Tuesday, 10.30–12.30
Location: Lichfield Fire Station, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, WS13 6HU

Milngavie
Meets: Wednesdays, once a month 14.00-16.00
Location: Milngavie Community Fire Station, 75 Craigdhu Road, Glasgow, G62 7PU

Milton Keynes
Meets: Thursday, once a month 10.30-12.30
Location: Blue-Light Hub, 3 Thornbury, West Ashland, Milton Keynes, MK6 4BB

Pollok
Meets: Wednesday, once a month 10.30-12.30
Location: McGill House (behind Pollok Fire Station) 3 Levernside Crescent, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G53 5JY

Orpington
Meets: Tuesday, once a month 14.30-16.30
Location: 13 Avalon Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9AX

Peterborough
Meets: Third Thursday of the month, 14.30–16.30
Location: Stanground Fire Station, Belle Vue, Stanground, Peterborough, PE2 8RA

Purley
Meets: Second Thursday of the month, 10.30–12.30
Location: Purley Fire Station, 128 Brighton Road, Purley, CR8 4DB

Sandyford
Meets: Once every three months, usually Tuesday, 10.30–12.30
Location: Marlborough Way, Off Reginald Mitchell Way, Sandyford, Tunstall, ST6 5NZ

Stockton
Meets: Second Thursday of the month, 14.00–16.00
Location: South Road, Norton, Stockton, TS20 2SU

Stowmarket
Meets: Third Monday of the month, 13.30–15.30
Location: Stowmarket Fire Station, Needham Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2QX

Taunton
Meets: First Tuesday of the month, 10.30–12.30
Location: Taunton Fire Station, Lisieux Way, Taunton, TA1 2LB

West Sussex
Meets: Every other month, third Thursday, 10.30–12.30
Location: Marine Court, Fitzalan Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5NF

Would you like to know more?

If you have any questions please contact Clare Hannaford, our Communities Development Lead, by email at [email protected] or call Clare on 01626 853 639 or 07970 107 933.

 

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Milton Keynes Living Well Group

A group of smiling adults stands together in front of a fire truck inside a fire station garage, with red brick walls and an open garage door visible in the background.

Harcombe House Living Well Group

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Greenock Living Well Group

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Stockton Living Well Group

Virtual groups

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Find out more about virtual Living Well Groups here.