A brief update on a few group news items. There is a lovely new edition of our NewsLink newsletter, which has a good load of interesting things for you to read. You can get that from our website – here: https://hspgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/HSP-Newslink-issue-58-%E2%80%93final.pdf We have a reminder of upcoming meetings, which are listed here on our website (https://hspgroup.org/hsp-support-group-events/). These include: Estelle Marshall …
Northern Ireland face-to-face meeting
Where: Clotworthy house Antrim Castle gardens When: 6th June 2026 Time: 13:00-15:00 Meeting type: informal (all individuals affected by HSP) Facilities: Lift (meeting on 2nd floor). Disabled toilet. Good parking (including disabled), not far to walk (close to car park). Refreshments: Tea/coffee scones pastries Guest Speaker: None Contact: Martin/Suzi hspni01@gmail.com
Hitchin get together
Herts & Cambs get together @ The Orange tree pub. A meeting is planned on 14th March, 12.30-3pm at the Orange Tree Pub, 100 Stevenage Rd, Hitchin, SG4 9DR. We do hope that you can come. Best wishes, Helen and Mary
Milford Afternoon Tea
We’re making plans for our next Afternoon Tea meeting on Saturday April 11th from 3pm until 6pm at, The Clockhouse, Chapel Lane, Milford, Surrey GU8 5LZ. More details will follow closer to the date. Hoping you can join us. Best wishes, Mike and Jane
Birmingham meeting
We would like to invite you to the next get-together at The Kenrick Centre, Mill Farm Road, Harborne. B17 0QX on Saturday 18th April 12 noon – 3.30pm.
Milford Afternoon Tea meeting report
2nd November 2025
Holding meetings in the Autumn comes with the added difficulty of early dark evenings and changeable weather.
Report from HSP Meeting Scotland
25 October 2025
The first Scottish face to face meeting was held in Williamwood High School on the south side of Glasgow on Saturday 25 October. Some of us had met previously on zoom meetings but this was the first time we had actually physically met each other.
Hitchin report
25 October 2025
7 of us meet at the Orange Tree pub just outside Hitchin. A few more hoped to come but were prevented from attending at the last minute while several others had prior commitments but hope to be able to come in future.
Birmingham October Meeting Report
18 October 2025
The Birmingham meeting was held on Saturday 18th October. It was arranged to be just a chatty get-together but we had a call from Doctor Jacob Day – who is a neurology doctor currently half way through a PHD at Exeter university, researching HSP with Andrew Crosby and his team.
Feering, Colchester Meeting Report
12 October 2025
We met at Feering Community Centre in Essex for our Autumn gathering on 12th October this year. We were joined by three new people and chatted over tea, coffee and biscuits.