Community and Events

Within our Community pages you will find lots of different topics, including a calendar highlighting events and activities taking place in the county, and are especially for disabled people, older people or family carers.

 

Charitable Fund

SIL’s Trustees have set up a charitable fund, which it hopes will offer some financial help towards those things that will improve someone’s life, but that they may not be able to afford.

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Events Calendar

  • find out what’s happening
  • details of SIL fundraisers
  • Carer Events
  • Support Group Meetings
  • Local information
  • Days out
  • plus community details we think you’ll find useful …

Hereford Men’s Mental Health Group

Hereford Men’s Mental Health is a peer support group open to any men in Herefordshire at risk of, suffering from, or recovering from mental illness. It’s also for men experiencing stress, loneliness, low mood and/or recovering from alcohol or substance misuse

We have gathered together a selection of links to local and national organisations which you may find useful.

Our Latest News

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