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Access Group, Hastings and Rother
c/o East Sussex Disability Association, 1 Faraday Close, Eastbourne, BN22 9BH.
ADHD Support Group
For parents and carers. Elphinstone Family Centre, Action for Children. 211 Elphinstone Road. Helpline 07791473603
Age Concern - Rother office
Help and advice for older people (01424) 775721.
Age Concern - Rye & District
Magdala House, Ferry Road, Rye. Co-ordinator Kate Head (01797) 226535. Tues & Weds 10am to 2.30pm.
Age Concern, Hastings
50 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL, advice and information for older people and those concerned about them. Monday to Friday 10am - 1pm. (01424) 426162.
Bexhill Abbeyfield UK
14 Albert Road, Bexhill. Housekeeper (01424) 223672. A national charitable organisation providing sheltered accommodation for the elderly.
Bexhill Caring Community
25 Sackville Road, Bexhill, TN39 3JD Mrs Margaret von Speyr, manager, 9am – 1pm (01424) 215116. Monday to Friday. Bexhill Dial and Ride (01424) 224278
Bexhill Gateway Club
For adults with learning difficulties; Mrs Rowland (01424) 223354.
Bexhill Mobility and Diabetic Centre
Marsh Chemist, 30 St Leonards Road, Bexhill, TN40 1HT (01424) 730486
Bexhill Talking Newspaper Association
Mr Peter Williams, (01424) 844517.
Bexhill Voluntary Day Centres for the Elderly
6 Pear Tree Lane, Bexhill, TN39 4QT; chairman Jill Halsall, (01424) 842425.
Bodiam Village Senior Citizens Christmas Fund
Contact Geoffrey Goodsell (01580) 830211
British Red Cross, Bexhill Centre
Thalia House, London Road, Bexhill, TN39 3JT, Mrs Rosemary Barry, centre organiser (01424) 213583. Equipment loan, First Aid, transport & escort, hall hire. 10am – 12pm Monday to Friday.
British Red Cross, Hastings Centre
Newgate Hall, Newgate Road, St Leonards, TN37 6SB, Centre organiser (01424) 425342. Equipment loan, First Aid, transport & escort, hall hire, Monday Wednesday & Friday.
Care for the Carers
Head office 1st Floor, Greencoat House, 32 St Leonards Road, EastbournbeBN21 3UT (01323) 738390. Fax (01323) 745770 email info@cftc.org.uk. Www.cftc.org.uk One to one support, respite activities, peer support. Information and advice to carers who look after disabled, elderly or chronically sick people at home. Free emergency Alert cards and regular meetings. Free bi-monthly magazine.
Clifford Day Centre
Beulah Baptist Church, Bexhill, 10am to 3.30pm Thursday. On eof the six voluntary day centres in Bexhill. Friendship, crafts, games, help, mid-day meal, tea and coffee. Transport provided. Contact Phyllis Warburton (01424) 218160.
Cruse Bereavement Care
See ‘Advice'
Demelza Hospice Care for Children
Provide end of life care, respite care, hospice at home to children aged between birth and 19 years old. For more information contact Louise Owen-Thomas, Red Lion House, Magham Down, Hailsham, BN21 1BN. (01323) 446460
East Sussex Association for the Blind
Ms Mary Colato, West End, Herstmonceux, BN27 4NH, (01323) 832252. Support and social groups for the blind and partially sighted in Bexhill, Battle and district and Rye/Winchelsea.
East Sussex Brighton and Hove Care Attendant Scheme – Hastings and Rother
135 Hughenden Road, Hastings, (01424) 444964, contact Claire Fellows. Free respite service for carers of disabled person at home to give carer a break. All ages. Now also able to offer day care.
East Sussex Disability Association
1 Faraday Close, Eastbourne, BN22 9BH. (01323) 514500.
East Sussex Disability Association
Bexhill Branch, contact: (01424) 845581 or 213981.
East Sussex Hearing Resource Centre
A trained advisor will visit to give advice on hearing loss and re-tube NHS hearing aids. Contact Daphne Brook, Foxglove, Chapel Lane, Westfield, TN35 4QX. (01424) 756529
Evangelism to the Elderly
Contact Paul Gunstone (01424) 222224.
Focus on Mental Health
see Advice.
Grosvenor House Residential Care Home (Greensleeves Homes Trust)
Residential care for the elderly 24-hour care, nurse call system, mobile library, visiting hairdresser. Contact Mrs. Janet Fox (manager), 11-14 Grosvenor Gardens, St Leonards, (01424) 423831.
Hastings & Rother Family Friends
130 Dorset Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2HT (01424) 210231, contact Janet Armour. Reg. charity providing short term respite care for children with learning difficulties. Email: familyfriends@onetel.com
Hastings and Bexhill Mencap
Frimley House, 64 London Road, St Leonards, Mrs G. Holmes (01424) 424813. Active arts. Open Door Day Care (01424) 718223.
Hastings and District St Raphael Club
Meetings held every Wednesday at Holy Redeemer Church Hall, Upper Church Road, St Leonards for the physically disabled. Secretary Audrey Dickinson 01424 852664.
Hastings and Rother Disability Forum
PO Box 269, Hastings. Email enquiries@hrdf.org.uk. HRDF campaigns for the rights of disabled people to full inclusion and equality of opportunity
Hastings and Rother Heart Support Group
Contact cardiac re-hab team (01424) 755255 extn. 8442, meetings 2nd Monday of month at Bexhill Hospital Health Centre, 7.30 to 9pm. Chairman: Peter Janks (01424) 715020.
Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind
383 Battle Road, St Leonards (01424) 853711, help, support, care, information and advice for visually impaired. Residential care at Healey House, with respite and holiday care. John Taplin Day Centre, providing full care facilities including chiropody, physiotherapy, bathing, hairdressing. Transport provided. Home visits and help available and throughout the Rother area. Also meets Bexhill; Battle Road, St Leonards, and Mountfield. Volunteers and club leaders needed.
Hastings Gateway Club
Chairperson Gillian Jeffries, (01424) 842652. For teenagers and adults with learning difficulties.
Hastings Shopmobility
Mon-Sat 11am to 4pm, Sundays seasonal: Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Queen's Road, Hastings, TN34 1PJ, Dennis Simpson (01424) 447847.
Hastings Talking Newspaper Association for the Blind
383 Battle Road, St Leonards, TN37 7BE (01424) 853711.
Hastings Torch Trust for the Blind and Partially Sighted
Mrs P Broughton, (01424) 438098. A religious service held 2nd Saturday of month at 3pm at the John Taplin Centre, followed by tea.
Home From Hospital
Hastings. A free service for people over sixty coming out of hospital who need both practical and emotional support, co-ordinators (01424) 440333. Volunteers always needed. Rother & Bexhill. A free service for people over sixty coming out of hospital who need both practical and emotional support, co-ordinators (01424) 775766. Volunteers always needed.
Homecall for Visually Impaired and Partially-Sighted
Bexhill scheme manager Mrs Jenny Private (01424) 848365.
Marlborough House Arts Group
Marlboough House,23-29 Warrior square (second floor) Drawing and painting for the over 55's and the disabled,complete beginners welcome. For more info ring Janice Easton (project manager) 01273 766063. Wed 10-12
Martha Trust
The Martha Trust provides residental and respite care for adults with profound disabilities. Mary House, 490 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RY. (01424) 757960, contact@marthatrust.org.uk
Mental Health Advocacy Project
Contact Annie Whelan (project manager) (01424) 441597; Anne Dawson 42 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL.
My Choice East Sussex
Advocacy service for adults with a learning disability. (01424) 441562 .
Myasthenia Gravis Sussex Support Group
National Freephone 0800 91 99 22.
National Childbirth Trust, Hastings and Rother Branch
Information and support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood contact 08707 703 236.
Pregnancy Crisis Service
Phone manned Mondays 10am to 1pm, Boundaries, The Ridge, Hastings, (01424) 421934. Answer-phone out of hours.
Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital
Peasmarsh Road, Rye Foreign, Rye, TN31 7UD, (01797) 223810 Chairman John Stevenson, Administrator Tony Pickett, Fund raising Ann Hostler, (01797) 223810. www.ryehospital.org.uk. Email fundraising@ryehospital.org.uk
Southwater Area Community Centre
See Advice.
St John Ambulance
HQ Conduit Hill, Rye, TN31 7LE. (01797) 223287. Rye Adult Division, meetings Thursday 7.00-8.30pm. Rye Cadet Division, meetings Wednesday 6.45-8.00pm. 1st Rye Badgers, meetings Wednesday 5.30 to 6.30pm.
St John Ambulance Bexhill Division
Mrs. J. Andrews, Secretary, 86 Cooden Drive, Bexhill. (01424) 213210. Ring for venue. Meet Mon 7.30pm.
St John Ambulance Hastings Division
HQ, Summerfields, Bohemia Road, Hastings TN34 1ET. Tel/Fax (01424) 421105. First aid cover at events and private ambulance service. New members always welcome.
St Matthew's Day Centre for the Blind and Partially Sighted
meet St Matthew's Church Centre, London Road, Silverhill, St Leonards. contact Bobbie Furness (01424) 446773. Day centre every Thursday involving all members in craftwork, flower arranging, cookery, writers' group, etc.
T J Direct Care
12 Wilton Court, Wilton Road, Bexhill TN40 1HF. Contact Josphine Pajarito-Hopkins (01424) 736907
The Abbeyfield (Hastings and St Leonards) Society Ltd
Ridge House, 27 Boscobel Road, Hastings. (01424) 439013, provides accommodation for elderly people with housekeeper and providing two main meals a day.
The Association of Carers
Charity No. 1004055, providing a home respite service for carers within their homes in Hastings and surrounding area, (01424) 722309. Email info@associationofcarers.org.uk
The Fellowship of St Nicholas
St Nicholas Centre, 66 London Road, St Leonards on Sea TN37 6AS; Christine Unsworth, Chief Executive (01424) 423683. See Children for more details.
Transport Accessibility Group
Contact Geofrey Goodsell (01580) 830211
Vegetarian Housing Association
(Homes for elderly vegetarians), ‘Quarry Wood', 23 Grange Road, Hastings TN34 2RL.
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