Frazzled Cafe at Harpenden

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Frazzled Cafe are delighted to continue working with The Harpenden Trust – a partner since January 2022. We are provide face-to-face meetings for the residents of the Harpenden area.

Harpenden Trust aims is to support its residents by providing confidential and non-judgmental peer support meetings via Frazzled Cafe trained Facilitators, where people who are feeling overwhelmed by the stresses of life can talk openly, connect and feel heard. Speaking is optional, you are very welcome to just listen.

Walking into a new place can be daunting, one of our Frazzled Cafe team will be at the door to welcome you and get you a tea or coffee, you won’t have to walk in alone.

Our face-to-face Frazzled Cafe are a fantastic addition to Harpenden’s wellbeing initiative and are run:

• Monday: 6pm to 7pm at Harpenden Trust Halls, 130a Southdown Road, AL5 1PU. Parking is available in the co-op car park. Entrance is via main doors and up the stairs on Southdown Rd or for lift access via rear doors from the car park

These facilitated meetings are held weekly (excluding Bank Holidays) and expect to see around 12-15 people, and last for an hour. As there are limited spaces per meeting, please sign up via the booking page to attend, and cancel your place either using the booking instructions or by emailing if you can no longer come so that someone on the waiting list can take your space.

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Ribbon Cancer Support Group

Are you registered with a GP in Harpenden?

Have you recently been diagnosed with cancer, or are you currently having treatment for cancer?

Have you finished your cancer treatment and feel life is not the same? Then the Ribbon Cancer Support Group is here for you.

We are a Harpenden based group for adults living with any cancer diagnosis. We are a welcoming, friendly and open group providing information and support on Wednesdays from 1.30pm to 3.00pm in the Harpenden Trust Halls (above the Co-Op in Southdown)

We regularly invite guest speakers to talk on topics such as healthy eating, exercise, relaxation and meditation. We also have group discussions about cancer related issues. The group is led by volunteers of the Harpenden Trust who have had a cancer diagnosis and by nurses with cancer experience. "Please note that this is a patient only support group". We are able to signpost partners/carers to other support resources. For more information and to find out if this group is right for you please email resg@theharpendentrust.org.uk or call 01582 363143 and leave a message

Andy’s Story, "Being told you have cancer is a life changing experience. It’s overwhelming and very difficult to process. Reaching out to support groups really helped me start to come to terms with my diagnosis and planned treatment. Learning there were no support groups in Harpenden led me to starting the Ribbon Cancer Support Group with Ania and Clare and I hope it will play an important role in helping people in the area live with and beyond cancer."

Clare’s Story, "As a Cancer Nurse Specialist, having support in the local community for people living with cancer is really important and I’m excited to be involved with the Ribbon Cancer Support Group and the Harpenden Trust."

Ania’s Story, "After receiving the ‘all clear’ from my oncologist I found a post-cancer reality difficult to cope with. Having to deal with so many side effects and constant fatigue made me feel alienated among people who have not experienced cancer. I felt there was a need for a cancer support group in Harpenden and I’m very excited to be involved in this project. I believe it will be helpful for people at any stage of their ‘cancer journey’."