
Welcome to the Kangaroo Club!
A UK registered charity, set up to support anyone with an Ileo-Anal pouch or a Koch pouch, anyone considering Ileo-Anal pouch surgery or Koch pouch surgery and supporters.
NEWS
Information Day 2025
The Kangaroo Club’s 2025 Information Day is taking place on Saturday 8th November at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, Godstow Road, Oxford OX2 8AL.
The theme for the day is, 'living your best life with a pouch' and we have an exciting programme planned.
The day will also be a great opportunity to meet other pouchees face-to-face and learn about each other’s experiences. Anyone with a pouch, or an interest in pouches (perhaps you are considering surgery or are a supporter of a ‘pouchee’), is warmly invited to join us.
For more information and to sign-up, please visit our 2025 Information Day page.
Informal Zoom Discussion Group
The Kangaroo Club's next informal Zoom discussion group, is on Tuesday 16th September 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
All with a pouch, or an interest in pouches (including those considering surgery and supporters of anyone either with a pouch or considering a pouch), are welcome to attend. The discussions are relaxed and informal, led by what those attending want to discuss - sometimes this is a specific issue and sometimes it is just a chat with people who really know what it’s like.
For more information and to sign up to join the discussion, please click here: Zoom Catch-Ups
Salts Healthcare - Would Like Your Help
A generous sponsor of the Kangaroo Club, Salts Healthcare would love to hear from anyone interested in getting involved with anything from their initial research, to the development of their products.
Salts Healthcare is one of the UK’s oldest, family-run companies, established in 1701. For more about them please go to: About Us/Salts Healthcare.
For more information on their Get Involved project, please click here: Get Involved (Salts)
Community
The Kangaroo Club holds annual Information Days, covering a full range of topics.
For details about and to sign up to our 2025 Information Day, please click here.
Register to join our next relaxed and informal online discussion. Everyone with a pouch, or an interest in pouches, is welcome to attend.
If you are in need of support at any time, join our private Facebook group - Kangaroo Club Pouch Support Group - a supportive community with a wealth of knowledge!
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