Crohn's and Colitis UK Groups

Membership:

Crohn's and Colitis UK members are asked to pay an annual subscription of £15. New members who are on a low income due to their health or employment circumstances may join at a reduced rate. Please email Penny Ingles on the Crohn's and Colitis UK membership team for more information. Overseas members are asked to pay £20 annually. Additional donations to help the work of the Association are always welcomed. Click here to join Crohn's and Colitis UK now.

• Young people aged 16 to 18 can join Crohn's and Colitis UK for free using our online form
• Students who are in full time education can join Crohn's and Colitis UK for free using our online form

Groups 

There are Crohn’s and Colitis UK Groups in most parts of the United Kingdom. If you give your permission when you join or afterwards, we will pass on your name to the Group in your area. These Groups are run by local volunteers and offer educational or support meetings, news of local publicity and fund-raising activities, together with a local point of contact. Click here to find your local Group.

Aims of Groups:

• To help people who have Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn’s Disease and their families by:
• Encouraging local support and self help.
• Providing information and support.Increasing awareness of the charity through:

               - Publicity to non-members.

               - Information to members.Links with the health profession and hospitals.

               - Local media and events.

• Encouraging members to take an active role within the charity.
• Raising funds for local and national needs.

The types of activity undertaken or service provided by a Group may include:

• regular self-help or support group meetings
• educational meetings with a speaker or panel of 'experts'
• question and answer sessions
• social events
• 'at home' or 'coffee' mornings/evenings to introduce people to each other
• making videos or books available on a library basis
• a local newsletter
• contacting new or potential members to tell them about Crohn's and Colitis UK
• liaison with hospital staff to publicise Crohn's and Colitis UK
• local publicity (posters, media etc.)
• fundraising events and appeals
• representing the views of members to other local organisations or public bodies
• advocacy for individual members
• promoting the 'Can't Wait' card