Local Branch Meetings

We organise meetings all over the country for parents to meet and talk with others who are in a similar situation. Going to meetings and speaking to our experienced volunteers is especially useful if you are going through a court process, as many of our members choose to represent themselves with the support of other FNF members.

Meetings are run by FNF volunteers, some branches may invite outside helpers who offer advice, such as solicitors, McKenzie Friends or Cafcass/Social Workers who offer their time free of charge. Meetings can also be partly social occasions where you can chat and share experiences.

FNF meetings welcome all parents, grandparents, extended family and friends who may attend with, or on behalf, of a parent who needs help. You don't need to be a member to come to a meeting, but we hope you will become a member and help us to continue our essential work, or make a donation to support your local meeting.

If there are no meetings in your area, you may consider starting one yourself with FNF support. To find out more click here, please contact admin@fnf.org.uk . To find out about the other services available to you as a member, see Join Us

Below is our FNF GOOGLE MAP which shows meeting locations, times, contact details and additional information about speakers etc.

For details of branches in Wales, please see the FNF BPM Cymru website.

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Upcoming Meetings

Harrow Branch Meetings
21 Sep 2019;
12:30PM - 02:00PM

London Central Meeting
23 Sep 2019;
08:00PM -

Harrow Branch Meetings
24 Sep 2019;
07:30PM - 09:30PM

London East (Tower Hamlets)
25 Sep 2019;
06:30PM - 09:00PM

Cambridge Meeting
25 Sep 2019;
07:30PM - 09:30PM

Southport Meeting
26 Sep 2019;
08:00PM - 09:30PM

Exeter Meeting
26 Sep 2019;
08:00PM -

Harrow Branch Meetings
28 Sep 2019;
12:30PM - 02:00PM

Reading Meeting
30 Sep 2019;
08:00PM -

London Central Meeting
30 Sep 2019;
08:00PM -

Leeds Central Meeting
01 Oct 2019;
07:00PM -

Newcastle Meeting
01 Oct 2019;
07:00PM - 09:30PM

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England and Northern Ireland

Solicitors & McKenzie Friends Attending Meetings

If solicitors or McKenzie Friends attend our meetings, their presence should not be taken as an endorsement or recommendation of their services by FNF. Any support or guidance provided to visitors at our meetings is for them to consider and evaluate for themselves, whether provided by professionals or others at the meeting.

Confidentiality - Family Court proceedings are subject to tough legal restrictions by the court - For more details see Practice Direction 12G.

All meetings take place under the Chatham House Rule. This states:
When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.

Listings followed by ' * ' are branches; these groups have a formal committee and constitution. Those without ' * ' are meetings with no formal committee or constitution. Branches and meetings both offer support and guidance to parents, grandparents and wider family. All are welcome!

We wish we had more branches to offer you, but please only contact branches nearest you as our branch volunteers are unable to cover all parts of the country.
Please do not call our branches to ask for help. You should contact our Helpline for help, or visit our branch on the published meetings date. Branch officers are volunteers and cannot provide help over the phone.
Thank you for understanding.

Occasionally events can result in a meeting being cancelled without us being informed in time. So we do recommend that you check with a branch or group beforehand that a meeting is taking place.

We appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you experienced at our Branch meetings - whether good or bad, we'd like to know! admin@fnf.org.uk

Venue

Date & Time

Contact

London Central*

The George
1 D'Arblay St
Soho
London W1F 8DG

Upstairs room

(nearest station: Oxford Circus)

8.00pm every Monday (excluding Bank Holidays)

Solicitor clinic 6-8pm
1st Monday of each month
subject to availability (no clinic in August)

***

NB we would appreciate your help to ensure that we can continue to use this venue by purchasing a drink. Thank you

***

Vincent 07944 295 672

CLB.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

More info

London North*

Tally Ho Pub, High Road
North Finchley
London
N12 0BP

8.00pm, 3rd Monday of each month.

Solicitor in attendance (subject to availability)

Vincent: 07944 295 672

NorthLondon.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

London South & Bromley*

Railway Tavern

7:30pm -10pm, 2nd Monday of each month.

John: 07747 001726

SouthLondon.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

johndenbigh@yahoo.co.uk

London West*

The Crowne Plaza Hotel
Bridges Wharf
Battersea
SW11 3RP

7.30pm - 9.30pm, 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month.

Solicitor Clinic 1st and 3rd Wednesday.

James: 020 8871 0823 (9.30am - 6.00pm, Monday - Friday only)

jamesjonklaas@gmail.com

WestLondon.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

London East (Tower Hamlets)*

*New Venue*
HCD Co-operative Workspace
62 Beechwood Rd.
London
E8 3DY

A short walk from Dalston Junction Overground

6.30pm - 9pm
2nd and 4th Wednesday
of each month.

(Pro-bono solicitor advice open to members during meeting)

Ian: 07943 054 258

EastLondon.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

www.eastlondon.fnf.org.uk

London North West (Harrow)

The Three Wishes
20 The Broadwalk
Pinner Road
North Harrow
Middlesex
HA2 6ED

7.30pm-9.30pm every Tuesday and 12:30pm-2pm
every Saturday

Bal Sanghera 07714 244 447

David: 07792 185 789

NorthWestLondon.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

More Info

Brighton and Worthing - NEW

Southwick Community Centre

24 Southwick Street, Southwick

West Sussex BN42 4TE

7.30pm-10.00pm second Tuesday of each month

Free Tea, Coffee & Biscuits.
People are free to arrive and leave during the evening as their schedule allows.

Craig:

Brighton-Worthing.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Bristol (Website)

Barton Hill Settlement
43 Ducie Road
Barton Hill
BRISTOL BS5 0AX

7.30pm, 2nd Tuesday of each month.

0871 237 2375

Bristol.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

http://bristol.fnf.org.uk

Cambridge (Branch Page)

Arbury Community Centre
Campkin Road
Cambridge
CB4 2LD

7.30pm, 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month.

Brian: 07801 233831 (Only 7.30pm to 11pm Mon to Fri)

Contact Cambridge Branch

Chelmsford

Currently unavailable

Crawley, Horsham & Horley

Crawley Labour and Social Club
Ifield Avenue
West Green
Crawley Sussex
RH11 7AJ

Meetings 2nd Monday of
each month at 7.30pm

Richard: 07762 380633

Crawley.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Epsom*

The Green Man
71 High Street
Ewell Village
Surrey
KT17 1RX

7.30pm - 10.30pm, 1st Wednesday of each month.

0300 0300 110

Check date and time of next meeting: http://www.epsom.fnf.org.uk/

Epsom.Meetings@fnf.org.k

**Exeter* (Website)**

White Ensign Club (Next door to St George Meeting House)
Trinity House
South Street
EX1 1ED

8.00pm Last Thursday of each month.

contact: 0870 167 3386 (24/7) message service

Exeter.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

http://exeter.fnf.org.uk

**Farnham* (in Surrey)**

Friends Meeting House
36 Tilford Road
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 8DL

8.00pm, 2nd Wednesday of each month.

Steve: 01428 727 373

Farnham.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Hastings

The White Rock Hotel
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 1JU

7.00 - 9.00pm, 3rd Tuesday of each month.

Jo - 07415 857186

Hastings.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Hemel Hempstead

St Paul's, Parish Room
Solway
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 5QN

7:00pm, 2nd Wednesday of every month.

Christian: 07939 222752

Keith: 01442 236229

Hemel.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Ipswich*

Dencora Business Centre
36 White House Road
Ipswich
IP1 5LT

6.30-8.30pm, 2nd Monday of each month

Andrew: 07798 640 022

Victoria: 07764 844 194

Ipswich.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Leeds Central*

Veritas Ale & Wine Bar
43 Great George Street,
Leeds
LS13BB

7.00pm, 1st Tuesday of each month.

Please email to check if meeting is taking place

Yorkshire-NW.meetings@fnf.org.uk

Leicester*

Quaker Meeting House
16 Queens Road
Leicester
LE2 1WP

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on 2nd Tuesday of each month.

Note: If you live outside Leicestershire and are planning to attend a meeting please ring to let us know so we can manage numbers.

Mon, Wed, Fri. 6pm to 9.30pm

Lecester.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Liverpool-Wirral*

Normal venue

Fly in the Loaf (first floor)
Hardman Street
Liverpool
Merseyside L1 9AS

7pm - 9pm, 1st Thursday of every month.

Mark:07973 825848

http://www.liverpool.fnf.org.uk/

Liverpool.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

**Manchester* (Website)**

Friends Meeting House
6 Mount Street
Manchester
M2 5NS

7.00pm, 1st Wednesday of every month

Charles: 0775 6679 994

http://manchester.fnf.org.uk

Gibfield Enterprise Centre
Suite 3
1 Gibfield Park Avenue
Atherton, Manchester
M46 0SU

7.00pm, 3rd Tuesday of every month
NOTE: MEETING 20th AUGUST IS CANCELLED
APOLOGIES FOR THIS.

Charles: 0775 6679 994

http://manchester.fnf.org.uk

Manchester.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

**Newcastle* (Website)**

Ouseburn Community Centre
Mowbray Street
Ouseburn
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 5PA

7.00pm - 9.30pm, 1st Tuesday of each month.

Cathy: 07916 329537

Peter: 07493 506074

fnfnortheastcolin@gmail.com

http://www.north.east.fnf.org.uk/

Newcastle.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Newquay (Cornwall) - NEW

Newquay Christian Centre (NCC)
Rear entrance on Seymour Avenue
Newquay
TR7 1BL

7.30pm - 9.30pm, 3rd Monday of each month (Sept. 2019 cancelled).

Anyone planning to attend, please aim for the back of the Job Centre. The door to the Newquay Christian Centre (NCC) is the first white door situated to the left of the Job Centre building. There will be sign up.

Maureen: 07929 247 407

Newquay.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Northampton*

Training Room, TESCO
Weston Favell Shopping Centre
Northampton
NN3 8JZ

7.30pm - 9.30pm, 1st Tuesday each month.

Peter: 07816 905439

Northampton.Meeetings@fnf.org.uk

Northern Ireland

Hudson Bar
Gresham Street
Belfast
BT1 1JN

7.30pm, 1^st Monday of each month except Bank Holidays, when it's the 2^nd Monday at 7pm.

Joe: 07711 022 151
Stephen: 07711725962

Belfast.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Nottingham

The Vale
Mansfield Road
Woodthorpe
Nottingham
NG5 3GG

7.00 - 9.30 pm, 1st Monday of each month (except Christmas and Bank Holidays) May 2019 meeting is on 13/5/2019 due to the Bank Holiday

Situated between Daybrook and Woodthorpe on the main Mansfield Road

Neil: 07793 704 469 (outside of office hrs)
Nottingham.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Nottingham Branch Page

Oxford*

Duke of Monmouth
260 Abingdon Road
Oxford
OX1 4TA

7.30pm, either 1st Monday or 1st Tuesday each month.

Please check with the branch for details

Rick: 07921 857 558

Oxford Branch Page

Contact Oxford Branch

Plymouth (Website)

Various central venues
See branch site

Meetings 1st or 2nd Wednesday
of each month at 7:30pm.

Andy: 01752 793 325
Philly: 01752 770 699

Plymouth.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

http://plymouth.fnf.org.uk

**Reading* (Website)**

The Bell
The Street
Waltham St Lawrence
Reading
RG10 0JJ

8:00pm, 1st, 3rd, 5th Monday of each month
(on Tuesday if the Monday falls on a bank holiday).

Please contact the Branch to confirm details on these dates.

Ring to check:
Giuseppe 07594 179106

Patrick 07725 653866

Both from 6:00pm weekdays plus weekends
Pub telephone: 0118 394178
For enquiries please visit:
http://reading.fnf.org.uk

Reading.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Sheffield

Old Queens Head
Pond Street
Sheffield
S1 2BG

7.30pm, 2nd Monday of each month.

Mark:01246 268 174

http://www.sheffield.fnf.org.uk

Sheffield.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Solent (Website)

Tesco Fareham Superstore
Quay Street
PO16 0LE

Always check http://solent.fnf.org.uk/ for details of next meeting

Allan: 07722 444480

http://www.solent.fnf.org.uk/

Solent.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Southport

Parenting 2000
The Lodge
Mornington Road
Southport
PR9 0TS

7.45pm, Last Thursday of each month.

Adrian: 07479 636 445

Kev: 07795 327 023

Southport.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Swindon

First Floor Customer Service Hub
Orbital Shopping Park
Swindon
SN25 4AN
The office is located behind Asda and adjacent to Connell’s Estate Agents. There is plenty of parking nearby.

Next Meeting 5.30pm - 8:00pm, Monday 9th September for further meetings please check back here.

Mike 07533 501 701

Swindon.Meetings@fnf.org.uk

Wakefield*

Henry Boons Public House
130 Westgate
Wakefield
WF2 9SR

Normally 7.00pm the 3rd Thursday of each month.

Please email to check if meeting is taking place

Yorkshire-NW.meetings@fnf.org.uk

York

The Meeting Room
Church of Saint Paulinus
Monkton Road
York
YO31 9AX

7.00pm - 8.30pm, 2nd Tuesday of each month.

Please email to check if meeting is taking place

Yorkshire-NW.meetings@fnf.org.uk

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Scotland

Venue

Date & Time

Contact

FNF Scotland National Office

10 Palmerston Place
Edinburgh
EH12 5AU

For meetings in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Stirling and Glasgow, see other entries.

Ian or John: 0131 557 2440

info@fnfscotland.org

Aberdeen

Aberdeen Grammar School FP Club Centre
86 Queen's Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4YQ

7.00pm to 9.00pm, 3rd Thursday of each month.

Ian or John: 0131 557 2440
info@fnfscotland.org
http://www.fnfscotland.org.uk/aberdeen

Dundee

Dundee Voluntary Action
10 Constitution Road
DD1 1LL

7.00pm to 9.00pm, 3rd Wednesday of each month.

Ian or John: 0131 557 2440
info@fnfscotland.org
http://www.fnfscotland.org.uk/dundee

Edinburgh

10 Palmerston Place
Edinburgh
EH12 5AU

7.00pm to 9.00pm, 1st Monday of each month.

Ian or John: 0131 557 2440
info@fnfscotland.org
http://www.fnfscotland.org.uk/edinburgh

Glasgow

7/1 Codogan Square
51 Cadogan Street
Glasgow
G2 7HF

7pm to 9pm, 3rd Monday of each month.

Alastair: 0131 557 2440

info@fnfscotland.org

http://www.fnfscotland.org.uk/glasgow

Stirling

Family Life Centre
2nd floor, 61-63 Murray Place
Stirling
FK8 1AP

7.00pm - 9pm, 2nd Tuesday of each month.

Ian or John: 0131 557 2440

info@fnfscotland.org

http://www.fnfscotland.org.uk/stirling/

Paisley

Kennedy's Bar
33 Causeyside Street
Paisley
PA1 1UL

7.00pm - 9pm, 1st Tuesday of each month.

Alastair: 0131 557 2440

info@fnfscotland.org

www.fnfscotland.org.uk/renfrewshire

FNF Scotland Skype Meeting

Online

Contact info@fnfscotland.org to find out when our next meeting will be.

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Wales

For details of branches in Wales, please see the FNF BPM Cymru website, or call 08456 004446.

Please note that sometimes local meetings scheduled for bank holidays will not take place or be postponed to another date due to closures of premises, etc. Many meetings do not take place in July and August. Those intending to visit meetings at such times should call the contact number(s) listed for the individual branch before travelling.

Important - The FNF Branch Officers organising FNF meetings cannot charge for support or advice given at the meeting and on the meeting premises. However there may be solicitors and/or McKenzie Friends present who may wish to provide visitors with services outside the meeting. The organiser has the responsibility to ensure that no business is solicited by anyone during meetings. FNF does not recommend the services of such providers who may be present although we maintain a McKenzie Friends Listing. who have undertaken to abide by the FNF McKenzie Friend Charter Please note that any such providers provide their services entirely independently of FNF and it is the responsibility of any prospective service user to ensure that the provider has the qualifications and experience necessary to meet their needs. Providers should always provide users with full service and fee information before entering into any commitments to provide services. FNF generally advises against paying in advance for any services.

Local Branch Meetings

Upcoming Meetings

England and Northern Ireland

Solicitors & McKenzie Friends Attending Meetings

London Central*

London North*

London South & Bromley*

London West*

London East (Tower Hamlets)*

London North West (Harrow)

Brighton and Worthing - *NEW*

Bristol (Website)

Cambridge (Branch Page)

Chelmsford

Crawley, Horsham & Horley

Epsom*

Exeter* (Website)

Farnham* (in Surrey)

Hastings

Hemel Hempstead

Ipswich*

Leeds Central*

Leicester*

Liverpool-Wirral*

Manchester* (Website)

Newcastle* (Website)

Newquay (Cornwall) - *NEW*

Northampton*

Northern Ireland

Nottingham

Nottingham Branch Page

Oxford*

Plymouth (Website)

Reading* (Website)

Sheffield

Solent (Website)

Southport

Swindon

Wakefield*

York

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Scotland

FNF Scotland National Office

Aberdeen

Dundee

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Stirling

Paisley

FNF Scotland Skype Meeting

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Wales

FNF HSSF Kite Mark Award

Quicklinks

Recent/Updated Articles

Upcoming Events

Brighton and Worthing - NEW

**Exeter* (Website)**

**Farnham* (in Surrey)**

**Manchester* (Website)**

**Newcastle* (Website)**

Newquay (Cornwall) - NEW

**Reading* (Website)**