These meetings offer the opportunity for continuing mutual support between bereaved families.
They also provide a means of learning what else is happening in the local area and of taking action if members wish to do so.
Victims who use our support services are encouraged to contact our support team on 0800 160 1069 or email helpline@roadpeace.org if they have any concerns or issues.
RoadPeace currently has groups in the following areas. Use the tabs to learn more:
Gaining support after the awful aftermath of losing a loved one in a crash through those similarly affected has been a lifeline for our family. No one else seems to understand the pain and grief that engulfs you
– Bereaved mother.
London
Our London support group for bereaved families meets on the second Wednesday of every month.
All meetings will be held online using Zoom.
Meeting dates for 2024/25
| Day | Date | Time |
| Wednesday | 8th January 2025 | 6.00 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 12th February 2025 | 6.00 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 12th March 2025 | 6.00 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 9th April 2025 | 6.00 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 14th May 2025 | 6.00 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 11th June 2025 | 6.00 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 9th July 2025 | 6.00 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 13th August 2025 | 6.00 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 10th September 2025 | 6.00 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 8th October 2025 | 6.00 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 12th November 2025 | 6.00 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 10th December 2025 | 6.00 – 7.30pm |
These meetings are facilitated by Bruce Cadbury.
These meetings are being supported by Transport for London and MOPAC.
Our London support group for injured victims meets on the first Friday of every month.
| Friday | 10th January 2025 | 4.00 – 5.30pm |
| Friday | 7th February 2025 | 4.00 – 5.30pm |
| Friday | 7th March 2025 | 4.00 – 5.30pm |
| Friday | 4th April 2025 | 4.00 – 5.30pm |
| Friday | 2nd May 2025 | 4.00 – 5.30pm |
| Friday | 6th June 2025 | 4.00 – 5.30pm |
| Friday | 4th July 2025 | 4.00 – 5.30pm |
| Friday | 1st August 2025 | 4.00 – 5.30pm |
| Friday | 5th September 2025 | 4.00 – 5.30pm |
| Friday | 3rd October 2025 | 4.00 – 5.30pm |
| Friday | 7th November 2025 | 4.00 – 5.30pm |
| Friday | 5th December 2025 | 4.00 – 5.30pm |
These meetings are being coordinated by our Coordinator, Karen McRitchie
For further information contact our support team on 0800 160 1069 or email helpline@roadpeace.org
Other local activities:
- An annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims service held on Sunday 17th November 2024
West Midlands
Our West Midlands group meets monthly, alternating between a longer support meeting on Wednesday evenings and a shorter virtual coffee morning on Sundays.
All meetings are held online using Zoom.
Meeting dates for 2024/25
Support meetings
| Day | Date | Time |
| Wednesday | 15th January 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 19th March 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 21st May 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 16th July 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 17th September 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 19th November 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
Virtual Coffee Mornings
| Day | Date | Time |
| Sunday | 23rd February 2025 | 10.00 – 11.00am |
| Sunday | 27th April 2025 | 10.00 – 11.00am |
| Sunday | 29th June 2025 | 10.00 – 11.00am |
| Sunday | 31st August 2025 | 10.00 – 11.00am |
| Sunday | 26th October 2025 | 10.00 – 11.00am |
| Sunday | 21st December 2025 | 10.00 – 11.00am |
The West Midlands Group is coordinated by Lucy Harrison, with support facilitating the Wednesday meetings provided by Lesley Bates. Both Lucy and Lesley are bereaved through road traffic collisions.
The group also holds face to face meetings once per quarter at St. Martin in the Bullring, Edgbaston Street, Birmingham. These meetings are also open to West Mercia group members.
Meeting dates for 2024/25
| Day | Date | Time |
| Saturday | 8th March 2025 | 12.00am – 2.00pm |
| Saturday | 14th June 2025 | 12.00am – 2.00pm |
| Saturday | 6th September 2025 | 12.00am – 2.00pm |
| Saturday | 13th December 2025 | 12.00am – 2.00pm |
For further information contact our support team on 0800 160 1069 or email helpline@roadpeace.org
Other local activities:
- Ceremony of Remembrance on Saturday 9th August at the RoadPeace Wood, National Arboretum, Staffordshire.
- A Service of Remembrance will take place at St. Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham on Sunday 16th November 2025, at 2:30pm.
East Midlands
Our East Midlands local group meets on the last Wednesday of each month. The group is run by volunteers, Dee Beesley, the Local Group Coordinator and a bereaved mum from Leicestershire, and the Local Group Facilitator Chris Taylor, who is a bereaved father..
| Day | Date | Time |
| Wednesday | 29th January 2025 | 6.30 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 26th February 2025 | 6.30 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 26th March 2025 | 6.30 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 30th April 2025 | 6.30 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 28th May 2025 | 6.30 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 25th June 2025 | 6.30 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 30th July 2025 | 6.30 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 27th August 2025 | 6.30 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 24th September 2025 | 6.30 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 29th October 2025 | 6.30 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 26th November 2025 | 6.30 – 7.30pm |
| Wednesday | 31st December 2025 | 6.30 – 7.30pm |
North West
Our North West support group meets monthly on the first Thursday evening of every month.
All meetings are held online using Zoom.
Meeting dates for 2024/25
| Day | Date | Time |
| Thursday | 9th January 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Thursday | 6th February 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Thursday | 6th March 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Thursday | 3rd April 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Thursday | 1st May 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Thursday | 5th June 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Friday | 3rd July 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Thursday | 7th August 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Thursday | 4th September 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Thursday | 2nd October 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Thursday | 6th November 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Thursday | 4th December 2025 | 6.00pm-8.00pm |
Meetings are facilitated by Merlyn Kendall, Local Group Facilitator.
For further information contact our support team on 0800 160 1069 or email helpline@roadpeace.org
Other local activities:
- An annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims service held at St George’s Hall on Sunday 16th November 2025
South West
Our South West group meets monthly. Meetings are typically held on the second Tuesday of the month.
All meetings are held online using Zoom.
Meeting dates for 2024/25
| Day | Date | Time |
| Tuesday | 14th January 2025 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Tuesday | 11th February 2025 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Tuesday | 11th March 2025 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Tuesday | 8th April 2025 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Tuesday | 13th May 2025 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Tuesday | 10th June 2025 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Tuesday | 8th July 2025 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Tuesday | 12th August 2025 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Tuesday | 9th September 2025 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Tuesday | 14th October 2025 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Tuesday | 11th November 2025 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Tuesday | 9th December 2025 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
Meetings are facilitated by RoadPeace South West Local Group Coordinator Kate Uzzell, with help from Support Services Coordinator Robyn Bone.
For further information contact our support team on 0800 160 1069 or email helpline@roadpeace.org.
West Mercia
Our West Mercia support group for bereaved families meets monthly, typically on the fourth Wednesday of the month.
All meetings are held online using Zoom.
Meeting dates for 2024/25
| Day | Date | Time |
| Wednesday | 22nd January 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 26th February 2025 | 7.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 26th March 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 23rd April 2025 | 7.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 28th May 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 25th June 2025 | 7.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 23rd July 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 27th August 2025 | 7.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 24th September 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 22nd October 2025 | 7.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 26th November 2025 | 6.00 – 8.00pm |
| Wednesday | 24th December 2025 | 7.00 – 8.00pm |
These meetings are being supported by West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner.
The West Mercia group is coordinated and facilitated by Lucy Harrison, who was bereaved through a road traffic collision.
A joint meeting for West Midlands and West Mercia group members is held once a quarter at St. Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham.
Meeting dates for 2024/25
| Day | Date | Time |
| Saturday | 8th March 2025 | 12.00am – 2.00pm |
| Saturday | 14th June 2025 | 12.00am – 2.00pm |
| Saturday | 6th September 2025 | 12.00am – 2.00pm |
| Saturday | 13th December 2025 | 12.00am – 2.00pm |
For further information contact our support team on 0800 160 1069 or email helpline@roadpeace.org
Other local activities:
- A Service of Remembrance will take place at St. Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham on Sunday 16th November 2025, at 2:30pm
Devon and Cornwall
Our Devon and Cornwall group meet monthly on the last Tuesday of the month.
All meetings are held online using Zoom.
Meeting dates for 2024/25
| Day | Date | Time |
| Tuesday | 28th January 2025 | 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
| Tuesday | 25th February 2025 | 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
| Tuesday | 25th March 2025 | 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
| Tuesday | 29th April 2025 | 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
| Tuesday | 27th May 2025 | 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
| Tuesday | 24th June 2025 | 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
| Tuesday | 29th July 2025 | 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
| Tuesday | 26th August 2025 | 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
| Tuesday | 30th September 2025 | 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
| Tuesday | 28th October 2025 | 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
| Tuesday | 25th November 2025 | 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
| Tuesday | 30th December 2025 | 6.00pm – 7.30pm |
Meetings are coordinated by RoadPeace South West Local Group Coordinator Kate Uzzell.
For further information contact our support team on 0800 160 1069 or email helpline@roadpeace.org.