Cardiac Friends was founded in 2001, with the aim of:

• Offering support to those with heart problems and their relatives wherever possible.
• Encouraging members to help and support one another.
• Organising activity groups.
• Promoting the formation of new friendships through social activities.
• Encouraging and maintaining a ​‘healthy living’ philosophy.
• Having fun and laughing with others.

We are an atypical support organisation in not having monthly meetings with a speaker; instead we have a variety of activity groups that take place every week or so.

A newsletter is sent out three times a year to maintain contact with all members and to keep everyone in the picture as to ​‘anything new’ being arranged.

The various groups are organised by either a member of the committee or someone in the group who has an interest in that particular activity.