Smell and Taste Action Groups
When people unite with the common goal to bring about positive change within their community amazing things can happen.
SmellTaste are thrilled to have received funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to set up Smell and Taste Action Groups. The groups will facilitate collaboration among like-minded individuals and drive collective action towards a more inclusive society, with a specific focus on raising awareness and support for those affected by taste and smell disorders.
The groups will be led by volunteers with support from SmellTaste and will be very much rooted in their local community.
We currently have groups in several areas who are hosting in-person peer support groups that you might want to attend.
Below is a list of where there is activity, but the list is always growing!
- Birmingham
- Mansfield
- Manchester
- Oxford
- London
- South West England (meets in Bath)
- East Grinstead
- Brighton
- Norfolk/Suffolk (meet in Lowestoft)
- We also have a condition specific group for people with Chronic Rhinosinusitis.
Visit our events page to see if there is a meetup planned near you SmellTaste
If you would like to be added to the invitation list for future meetups or new areas of activity please fill out this short form.
Interested in starting a Smell and Taste Action Group?
If you are interested in starting a group in your local area, then please get in touch with SmellTaste. While it takes passion and commitment and dedication from you, SmellTaste is here to support you at every stage of setting up and running the group.
Smell and Taste Action Group volunteers may be people with lived experience of smell or taste impairments, professionals with a passion for the senses or anyone that wants to make a difference in their community and help change the lives of others for the better.
Role descriptions
You can read our Volunteer role descriptions here:
• Smell and Taste Action Group Lead Volunteer
• Raising Awareness Volunteer
• Peer Support Volunteer
Interested?
If you would like to know more, please email sally.connick@smelltaste.org.uk. Our Community Development Officer, Sally Connick, will be very pleased to hear from you.Â