Ostomy Mates

03/07/2025

We’re here at the Community Room, Tesco, Ocotal Way, Swindon, for our regular monthly Café… Nice and cool with air con, free coffee & tea, donated biscuits, good company, what more do we need? Welcome to everyone!

03/07/2025

Hot weather means managing high output stomas is even more important!

Are you struggling with a high-output stoma? Changes in output are common, but too much can be challenging to deal with daily. The article below talks about some of the causes and what might help to reduce it 💜

http://ow.ly/agtV50OtwGP

30/05/2025

We will be having our BYO Summer Dress Picnic at The Lawns Park, Old Town at: 1 – 4pm on Sunday, 1st June. A good chance to socialize, meet friends and make new ones while we take a walk, chat and eat. Just bring your own snack and drink. As it is a ‘summer dress/clothes’ picnic you may wear something summery. Voluntary of course!
Parking is at either the Britannia car park behind Wood Street, or by The Planks. If The Planks is looking full there is an overflow space through a gap in the trees.
For location information, please see picture below.
Directions can be found at https://www.swindon.gov.uk/directory_record/8466/lawns_park

03/05/2025

03/05/2025

Mike’s at Old Town Gardens… Krispy Kreme’s, and those of a certain bent… home made Constance Spry recipe pickled eggs!
Orange chairs…

02/04/2025

Hello! Coffee morning taking place tomorrow 3rd April, 11:30 to 13:30 at The Community Room, Tesco Extra Supermarket, Ocotal Way, Swindon SN1 2EH. Great chance to socialise!

16/03/2025

Sunday crafting at Ostomy Mates! Can you guess who/ what the spoons are of? 🥄

15/03/2025

Hello all, here is a reminder! The Swindon IA (Ostomy Mates) members’ meeting and social will take place on Sunday, 16 March from 2:00pm till 5:00pm (at the Lawn Community Centre, Guildford Avenue, Swindon SN3 1JL). It will be a great opportunity for members to get an update about our local organisation, discuss future plans, socialise, take part in a raffle and enjoy a tasty buffet!

06/03/2025

At our Café at Swindon Tesco… we have learned that there are two types of people, those who go green🤢 at the sight of Mike’s home-made pickled eggs, or salivate 😋. 😅

Also everyone cooed over Ostique Ltd. New bag…

06/03/2025

Great turn out at today's Cuppa&Chat .. even Mike's pickled eggs attended 😂

Hope you all can make April's Cuppa&Chat on the 3rd April, from 11.30 at Tesco, Ocotal Way.

Also, Sunday 16th March, the committee meeting is 14.00-17.00 at the Lawn Community Centre!

05/03/2025

This month’s Cuppa ‘n’ Chat is scheduled for 11:30 – 13:30 on Thursday 6th March at The Community Room, Tesco Extra Supermarket, Ocotal Way, Swindon SN1 2EH. Members and any non-members who are ostomists or have a connection with ostomists are welcome. You can stay as long as you wish.

05/02/2025

Cuppa ‘n’ Chat planned for 11:30 – 13:30 on Thursday 6th February at The Community Room, Tesco Extra Supermarket, Ocotal Way, Swindon SN1 2EH. Ostomists and those who support ostomists are welcome.