Al-Anon Family Groups Open meeting Free — no booking

Barming Wednesday

Every Wednesday, – · Church Cross House, Barming,Kent, ME16 9HA, Maidstone, ME16 9HA · Next: Wednesday 26 August

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Checked against Al-Anon Family Groups’s own meeting feed Last verified 16 August 2026

At a glance

Day Every Wednesday
Time —
Duration 1hr 15mins
£ Cost Free
Who can attend Open meeting — anyone is welcome, including family and friends.

Getting there

Venue Church Cross House
Address Barming,Kent, ME16 9HA, Maidstone
Postcode ME16 9HA

About this meeting

Church Cross House in Barming, Kent is home to a weekly Al-Anon Family Groups meeting, held on Wednesdays at 6pm. The group is for people whose lives have been shaped by someone else's drinking, drawing partners, parents, adult children and friends together to share their own experience. Being an open meeting, it welcomes anyone affected by someone else's drinking, including people coming along for the first time. It lasts around an hour and a quarter. It costs nothing to attend and there is no sign-up process, so turning up on the Wednesday is all that is needed.

Common questions

Who is this meeting for?

Al-Anon Family Groups is for people whose lives are, or have been, affected by someone else's drinking, not for the person who drinks. Members include partners, parents, adult children, other relatives and friends. This particular meeting is open, so anyone in that situation, including newcomers, is welcome to sit in.

Can I attend without the relative or friend who drinks?

No. You are welcome whether or not the person whose drinking concerns you ever attends themselves. Plenty of members come by themselves, and the meeting works the same way either way.

Do I need to book in advance, and does it cost anything?

There is no charge and no need to book. Just come along on Wednesday for the 6pm start; you can simply take a seat when you arrive. The meeting lasts around an hour and a quarter.

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Al-Anon Family Groups Open meeting Wednesday

Church Cross House, Barming,Kent, ME16 9HA
Maidstone, ME16 9HA

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