Dorset B12 Deficiency Support Group Anniversary

By Patients — For Patients

Are you living with B12 deficiency, pernicious anaemia, or struggling to get the right treatment?

You’re not alone. Join others who understand what you’re going through.

First Anniversary for Dorset B12 Deficiency Support Group 

🗓 When: Friday 13th November 2026 11.30am – 1pm

and the second Friday in the month at 11.30am – 1pm

📍 Where: The Angel Inn,  188 Ringwood Road Longham Dorset BH22 9AP

💬 Who: Open to anyone affected by B12 deficiency — patients, family, and friends welcome!

It was a year ago in November that the Dorset B12 Deficiency Support Group held their first meeting at The Angel Inn Ferndown and in the months since then have welcomed people suffering from this condition, giving them support and information to help them to navigate the many symptoms associated with it.

The Anniversary Meeting will be held on Friday 13 November 2026 from
11.30am – 1.00pm at The Angel Inn Ringwood Road Ferndown BH22 9AP

We would like to welcome everyone who has joined us during the year as well as anyone who has not yet found us ?
Please join us for some celebratory cake.

You can contact The Dorset B12 Deficiency Support Group for further information by emailing – dorsetb12deficiency@gmail.com
and is supported by the B12d.org Support Group Charity.

What to expect:

  • Friendly, informal discussions
  • Sharing experiences and coping strategies
  • Tips on managing symptoms and navigating care
  • Peer suppor and encouragement

✨ No medical jargon — just real people supporting each other.

Please contact Patricia :

Email: dorsetb12deficiency@gmail.com

Dorset B12d Support group

June Meeting: I am pleased to say that we had another good meeting with two new members joining us. They both had very interesting stories and like so many others were struggling to get the right treatment, so were very happy to have found us.

After eight months into setting up this group and although it is going very well and we have had some very positive feedback, we would love to welcome some new members to join our very friendly and supportive group.

An update on our lasr meeting on Friday 13 March
We had another very successful session at The Angel Inn and found the benefit from talking and sharing tips and coping strategies.
We are hoping to welcome other people in the area who would like to
join us at our very friendly Support Group.
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Update on the first meeting of the new Dorset B12 Deficiency Support Group

This was held on Friday 28 November at The Angel Inn Longham – we were made to feel very welcome and given a private room, and this will continue to be our regular venue.
It was a very successful morning with lots of chat about all things B12d.
In the form of an informal Coffee Morning I was pleased that everyone was happy to share their experiences, and were very soon exchanging tips and strategies in coping with their symptoms.  I think that so much was gained by everyone.
They were delighted with the excellent B12d leaflets with the excellent information that I had been sent to distribute.

 

I am happy to include the feedback I have since received from them – in the hope of encouraging others in the area to join us for our next meeting planned for January.
It was good to meet and discuss the personal experiences of how differently B12 deficiency and its treatment affects people, and the b12d.org info sheet given out was VERY useful and informative. 
Margaret B
I found the first meeting of this group very informative. The meeting  has made me look at my various symptoms in the round. I am now considering whether the deficiency is perhaps the key to the loss of my previous vigorous self. I will certainly dig deeper to learn more. 
Sharen G
Thank you to Patricia for organising the first Dorset B12 Deficiency meeting last week.  It was really interesting hearing other people’s experiences and talking about my own, which I haven’t really done before. 
I hope this helps to inspire other people to join the group.
Diane S