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==Funding==
==Funding==
Shropshire ME Group has been a registered charity since 1999.<ref name="MEASMEG" /> Its charity number is 1072171.<ref>[http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1072171&subid=0 Charity Commission - Shropshire ME Group]</ref> The charity is self-funding and relies on individual donations to raise funds,<ref>[http://www.shropshiremegroup.org.uk/how-you-can-help-us.php Shropshire ME Group - How You Can Help Us]</ref> as well as occasional fund-raising events held by volunteers to support SMEG and M.E. research.<ref name="SMEGabout" /> They charge an annual membership fee of £5.<ref>[http://www.shropshiremegroup.org.uk/ Shropshire ME Group - Homepage]</ref>
Shropshire ME Group has been a registered charity since 1999.<ref name="MEASMEG" /> Its charity number is 1072171.<ref name="CCSMEG" /> The charity is self-funding and relies on individual donations to raise funds,<ref>[http://www.shropshiremegroup.org.uk/how-you-can-help-us.php Shropshire ME Group - How You Can Help Us]</ref> as well as occasional fund-raising events held by volunteers to support SMEG and M.E. research.<ref name="SMEGabout" /> They charge an annual membership fee of £5.<ref>[http://www.shropshiremegroup.org.uk/ Shropshire ME Group - Homepage]</ref>


==Online presence==
==Online presence==
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<ref name="SMEGabout">[http://www.shropshiremegroup.org.uk/about-us.php Shropshire ME Group - About Us]</ref>
<ref name="SMEGabout">[http://www.shropshiremegroup.org.uk/about-us.php Shropshire ME Group - About Us]</ref>
<ref name="MEASMEG">[http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2012/09/shrewsbury-m-e-group-to-honour-its-founders-on-october-6/ ME Association - Shropshire M.E. Group to honour its founders at ‘M.E. Question Time’ | Shrewbury, October 6]</ref>
<ref name="MEASMEG">[http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2012/09/shrewsbury-m-e-group-to-honour-its-founders-on-october-6/ ME Association - Shropshire M.E. Group to honour its founders at ‘M.E. Question Time’ | Shrewbury, October 6]</ref>
<ref name="CCSMEG">[http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1072171&subid=0 Charity Commission - Shropshire ME Group]</ref>


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Shropshire ME Group (SMEG) is a patient charity that helps patients with ME/CFS in and around Shropshire in the UK.

Aims[edit | edit source]

Services[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Shropshire ME Group was founded in 1987[1] by local couple Reg and Josephine Watson, and became a registered charity in 1999.[2] It currently has over 150 members.[3]

Notable people[edit | edit source]

British author Katie Flynn and Conservative MP Philip Dunne are patrons of the Shropshire ME Group.

Funding[edit | edit source]

Shropshire ME Group has been a registered charity since 1999.[2] Its charity number is 1072171.[4] The charity is self-funding and relies on individual donations to raise funds,[5] as well as occasional fund-raising events held by volunteers to support SMEG and M.E. research.[1] They charge an annual membership fee of £5.[6]

Online presence[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]