ADVICE

Action for Children
211 Elphinstone Road , Hastings TN34 2AX , (01424) 440840. Support for children and their families. Referrals through ESCC Children's services and health professionals.

ADHD – Advice Support
Judith Monk, (01424) 420767.

Age UK East Sussex
50 Roberston Street , Hastings . Mon-Fri 10am – 1pm.

Age Concern East Sussex
The Almonry, High Street , Battle , TN33 0EA , Dorothy Smith: Information and advice worker; (01424) 775721. Advocacy Service David Nugent

Age UK East Sussex
Sonia Lower, Director, 50 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL, (01424) 426162. Monday to Friday 10am – 1pm, Monday and Thursday 2-4.30pm.

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS (for relatives and friends of problem drinkers).
A confidential helpline open 10am – 10pm every day, phone 020 7403 0888. Website www.al-anonuk.org.uk

Alcoholics Anonymous
Is alcohol costing you more than money? For help and information ring (01622) 751842. www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk also national helpline 0845 7697555

Alzheimer's Society Hastings and Rother Branch
Information and advice Carol 01323 727127

Association of Carers
(01424) 722309. Theaklen Drive, Ponswood Industrial Estate, St Leonards, TN38 9AZ. Volunteer sitting service to provide relief for carers in their own home.

Battle Tourist Information Centre
Battle Abbey Gate House, High Street, Battle, (01424) 773721.

Bexhill and Battle constituency
Greg Barker MP, The House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA.

Bexhill Branch Hastings Furniture Service
47 London Road, Bexhill. For details see Hastings Furniture Service

Bexhill Caring Community
25 Sackville Road, Bexhill. (01424) 215116.

Bexhill Dial-a-Ride
(01424) 224278

Bexhill on Sea Fairtrade Town Steering Committee
Main aim is to promote awareness and uptake of fair-trade in all spheres of Bexhill life. Bexhill was awarded Fair Trade Town status in July 2007. Contact Lesley Sharief 01424 225270 or Jack Doherty 01424 214605 www.bexhillfairtrade.org.uk .

Bexhill Visitor Information Point
Contact Sandra Melvin 07801921105. www.apecspromotions.com

Breastfeeding support
For expectant and all mums at Egerton Park Children's Centre on Tuesdays 1-2.30pm. Mum to mum, support from trained and experienced breastfeeding mums. Partners, babes and tots welcome. Contact 01424 210550.

Bridgebuilder Service
Southwater Community Centre, 1-2 Stainsby Street, St Leonards, TN37 6LA. Sandy Lazarus 01424 717430. Recovering from depression? Let Bridgebuilder help you back to a full and active life.

British Telecom
81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ. Tel: 0207 356 5000. For queries or complaints about telephone services. Phone 0800 800152 for business customer services. 0800 800150 for residential customer services. Residential faults 0800 800151.

Capitalise Business Support Ltd
Mike Trotter, (0845) 6018326, mike.trotter@1066enterprise.co.uk. Summerfields Business Centre, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1UT

Carlyon Paranormal Research Group
Contact Kevin Carlyon, (01424) 444201,or mobile 07738 682815 22B Dane Road, St Leonards, TN38 0QW

CASA Lifeline
24-hour community alarm service for the elderly, disabled and vulnerable. 0800 7835331

Childline
0800 1111. Help for children and young people suffering any kind of abuse.

Citizens' Advice Bureau Hastings and Rother
24 Cornwallis Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1EB, appointments 01424 721420. Money advice service by appointment 01424 721386.

Citizens' Advice Bureau Rother District
Bank Chambers, Buckhurst Road, Bexh0ill, TN40 1QF. (01424) 215055/734549, Mon and Wed, 10am to noon, 2-4pm, Tuesday 10am-1pm and 2-4pm. Thursday 10am to noon and 1-4pm, Friday 9.30am-1.30pm. Also Battle Memorial Hall, Monday 10am to Noon, Robertsbridge Village Hall, Station Road, last Friday in the month 10am to Noon; Burwash, Fairfield Surgery Monday 2.30 to 4.30pm. Northiam Village Hall, Station Road, 10am to noon, second and last Thursday in the month. Annexe, High Street, Ticehurst last Wednesday in the month 10am to noon. Rye CVS Office, Cinque Port Street, Tuesday 10.30am to 12.30pm, 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Free, confidential and impartial advice and information in all subjects. No appointments necessary.

Community Safety
Sgt Philip Mears. Hastings Police Station, Bohemia Road. Hastings, TN34 1JJ. Email philip.mears@sussex.pnn.police.uk

Crimestoppers
If you know the names of people committing crime, or dealing drugs call Crimestoppers 0800 555 111, your call is free and totally anonymous and you may receive a reward.

Cruse Bereavement Care
Free bereavement counselling and support to anyone who has been bereaved 01323 642942

Dental Advice in Emergency
For those not registered with a Dentist - Out of Hours cover weekdays 6.30 to 10.30pm and 9.30am to 1.30pm weekends and Bank Holidays. Tel (01424) 850792.

EDF Energy
Customer Service 0800 096 9000, Power failure 0800 783 8866.

East Sussex Community Information (ESCIS)
Contact: Information Officer, East Sussex County Library Service, Brooks Road, Lewes (01273) 481754

East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, BN7 1SW (01273) 481000

East Sussex Domestic Abuse Services
A confidential support, information and advice service for anyone suffering domestic abuse. (01424) 716629. Email: hastings.das@cri.org.uk

East Sussex Probation Service
Brighton office: 185 Dyke Road, Hove, BN3 1TL, (01273) 227979. Hastings office, Crozier House, 1A Shepherd Street, St Leonards TN38 0ET (01424) 448600.

Employment Service Direct
Job seekers hotline, data base of 300,000 vacancies for the price of a local call 0845 60 60 234.

Gamblers Anonymous
HQ: phone 020 7384 3040. 24 hour line.

Gay Helpline - Hastings
PO Box 6, St Leonards, TN37 6SS (01424) 444777 Wednesday 7-9pm. Leave a mssage on the answerphone at other times and we will get back to you

Hastings & Rother Counselling Service
Clients seen in Hastings, Bexhill, Rye and Northiam (01424) 428300. General counselling for clients age 16 and over on low income or benefits, dealing with personal family and relationship problems.

Hastings & St Leonards Seniors Forum
Contact Digger Broderick (01424) 451855 PO Box 270, Hastings, TN34 9BT. www.hssf.org.uk membership free to anyone over 50. The Hastings and St Leonards Seniors Forum has been set up to bring together the seniors element of local people and represent their views to the Town Council, to be registered with the 'Better Government for Older People' organisation and to liaise and meet with similar groups of mutual interest locally and nationally.

Hastings & St Leonards Town Centre Management
Summerfields Business Centre, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1UT, contact (01424) 205516 and 205518, email: rob.woods@1066enterprise.co.uk

Hastings and Rother Community Substance Misuse Team
Substance misuse service serving the areas of Hastings and Rother. Thrift House, Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NY (01424) 452580

Hastings Advice and Representation Centre (HARC)
Phone advice Mon-Thur 2-5pm. Tel. (01424) 428375, Fax 423266.Drop-in advice Mon-Fri 9.45am-12.45pm

Hastings and Rother Credit Union Ltd
A non-profit making savings and loans mutual society run by volunteers at 34 Robertson Street, TN34 1HT. If you need help sorting out your finances, come and see if we can help! We are open Fridays 10am to noon or call Rhonda Ellard on (01424) 202651. Email: creditunion1@tiscali.co.uk

Hastings and Rother Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme Ltd
135 Hughenden Road, Hastings, (01424) 444964. Contact Anne Freeman Respite service for carers of adults or children who are disabled at home, to give carer a break. Now also able to offer day personal and night care.

Hastings and Rother ME/CFS Support Group
Meet first Friday each month at Pinehurst Centre, 3 Avondale Road, St Leonards, 2 – 4pm Contact Susie Lyle (01424) 423687

Hastings and Rother Mediation Service
2nd Floor, 3 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1EH. Contact Nicola Hawkins, (01424) 446808. Email: hrmediation@aol.com Free confidential and impartial service. Help to resolve neighbourhood disputes. Time 2 Talk, intergenerational mediation, peer mediation. Office staffed part-time, answerphone at other times. www.hrmediation.org Family mediation for divorced and separating couples

Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce
jonathon.dolding@1066enterprise.co.uk, (01424) 205511. Summerfields Business Centre, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1UT. www.hastingschamber.co.uk

Hastings Community Transport Ltd
Contact Dave Lewis, Manager (01424) 436868 or for details regarding Bexhill (01424) 224278. Door to door easily accessible vehicles for people finding it difficult to use public transport.

Hastings County Court
Law Courts, Horntye Park, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1QX, (01424) 710280, Mon-Fri 10am to 4pm. Payments 10am to 4pm.

Hastings Furniture Service
(Registered charity No 1003257) Needs re-usable clean household furniture and electrical items for people in need. Dorset Place, Hastings. Tel (01424) 441112. Hastings and Rother district only.

Hastings Magistrates Court
Law Courts, Horntye Park, Bohemia Road, Hastings TN34 1ND, (01424) 437644. Clerks office open Mon-Fri 9am to 4.30pm. Fax (01424) 429878.

Hastings Old Town Residents Association
East Hill House, 13 Tackleway, Hastings. Contacts Dick Edwards (01424) 437069. Promoting and protecting the best interests of all those who live in the Old Town.

Hastings Paranormal Research Group
22B Dane Road, St Leonards-on-Sea TN38 0QW, (mobile 07738 692815).

Hastings Pensioners Association
Pressure group meet every second Wednesday in the month at 2pm for talks at ‘Pop In', 6 Bank Buildings, Hastings (01424) 431924. Membership £3.50 per year - outings/holidays. Also Monday Club with bingo, same address – eyes down 1.50pm £2.50 per annum Secretary: Jean Gillam (01424) 438611.

Hastings Police Station
Summerfields, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1JJ, 0845 60 70 999

Hastings Tourist Information Centre
Queen's Square, Priory Meadow, Hastings 0845 2741001.

Hastings Trust
35 Robertson Street, Hastings, (01424) 446373

Hastings Voluntary Action
(01424) 444010. Mon to Fri 9am – 5pm. Development and support agency for voluntary sector. Email: infoworker@hastingsvoluntaryaction.org

Hastings Volunteer Centre
Mon, Tues, Weds & Friday 9.30am to 2pm. Tel (01424) 446060. Email rose@hvauk.org

Home-Start Hastings and Rother
66 London Road, St Leonards, TN37 6AS (01424) 443636. A home visiting scheme offering support to those with children under five.

ICAS
Help for people who wish to make a complaint about their NHS care. 0330 4409000.

In Touch Home Improvement Agency Hastings and Rother
1 st Floor Offices, Warrior Square Station, St John's Road, St Leonards, TN37 6HP. (01424) 464880. fax (01424) 464899.

Local Government Ombudsman Commission for Local Administration
Millbank Tower, Millbank London SW1P 4QP. Advice: 0845 602 1983. Office: 0207 217 4620; You can complain to the Local Government Ombudsman if you think you have suffered injustice arising from maladministration by your local council or certain other bodies.

Manor Housing Association
Collington House, Collington Rise, Bexhill, TN39 3RT, contact Mrs K.E. Nobbs, (01424) 845019.

Meningitis Research Foundation
Freephone 24 Hour Helpline 080 880 03344 Working in your community to provide help with information and support.

Migraine Support Group
Contact (01424) 216991. Meets 1 st Monday each month. Ring for details.

NHS Direct
Free and confidential health information, freephone 0845 46 47. Mon-Thur 9am to 7pm, Fri 9am-5pm Minicom service. Health Information Service at Healthline, The College of Health, St Margaret's House, 21 Old Ford Road, London E2 9PL.

NSPCC Child Protection Helpline
Free 24-hr helpline. If you know or suspect a child is being ill-treated or neglected telephone 0808 800 5000.

NSPCC East Sussex and Schools Counselling Service
Provide a brief family therapy service for families experiencing a wide range of problems. Provide counselling/therapy for children and young people (01424) 428833.

Pagan Healer & Adviser, Paranormal Researcher
22B Dane Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0QW, Kevin Carlyon 01424 444201 or mobile 07738 682815.

Paranormal Research
Kevin Carlyon, 22B Dane Road, St Leonards, TN38 0QW (07738 682815 ). Free advice available for those with a supernatural problem.

Police
Emergency dial 999. Non Emergency (low cost local rate) 0845 60 70 999

Post Office Counters Ltd Helpline
For all enquiries relating to Post Office transactions 08457 223344.

Quitline
0800 00 22 00 - For help to stop smoking. 9am – 9pm seven days a week.

Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Hastings & Rother District, (including Bexhill) Summerfields, Bohemia Road, Hastings. (01424) 721722 / Marriage enquiries: 721212.

Rother Voluntary Action
25 Cinque Ports Street, Rye, TN31 7AD. (01797) 229750. Email: tina.hall@rothervoluntary action.org.uk

Rye Heritage Centre
The Heritage Centre, Strand Quay, Rye, TN31 7AY, (01797) 226696.

Rye Tourist Information Centre
4/5 Lion Street, Rye TN31 7LB (01797) 229049

Rye, Landgate Association
Protecting and promoting the best interests of those who live in the Landgate area of Rye. Contact David Wright 01797 227696. email david48wright@hotmail.com

Samaritans
26 St Andrew's Square, Hastings, TN34 1SR (01424) 436666. Emergency telephone staffed 24 hours. Centre open Mon, Tues, Weds, and Friday and Saturday 9.30am to 9.30pm, Thursday 6.30pm to 9.30pm. National number 08457 90 90 90.

Self Support Friends Through Cancer
For patients, families, carers and friends. Meet first Tuesday each month at Pinehurst Centre, 3 Avondale Road, St Leonards for coffee and chat from 10.30am.Also third Tuesday each month 6.30-8.30pm Free complementary therapies. Informal local helpline07917742276. Contact Susie Lyle (01424) 423687

SEAP
7 th Floor, Cavendish House, Breeds Place, Hastings, TN34 3AA 0330 4409000

Southwater Area Community Centre
1 Stainsby Street, St Leonards-on-Sea, Tel. (01424) 461414. Co-ordinator Patrick Bennett. Promoting the Centre to the residents of Southwater Residents Association and surrounding area, without distinction, and to bring together the inhabitants, local authorities and voluntary groups in a common effort to improve the conditions of life for all residents.

St Jude's Women's Refuge
Bexhill contact (01424) 732060. Domestic violence refuge for women and their children or single women fleeing domestic violence or threats of violence. Also support and advice 24 hours.

Substance Misuse Service
(01424) 452580. Advice for drug users, their families etc. Assessment - medicals; counselling, prescribing where applicable. Community Detox; in-patient Detox.

Sussex Police
Police HQ, Malling House, Lewes, BN7 2DZ, (01273) 475432.

Talking Books
For information ring (01273) 481870 or apply at public library.

Telephone Directories
For the UK, Republic of Ireland and Channel Islands are available at main libraries.

Ten Sixty Six Enterprise
Summerfields Business Centre, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1UT. Sharon Fitz-Hugh, sharon.fitzhugh@1066enterprise.co.uk, (01424) 205508.

The Bohemia Trust
Office: 133a Bohemia Road, St Leonards, TN37 6RL; Charity No. 1057723. A Carl Rogers Counselling Service/debt counselling. A free confidential service. (01424) 722923.

The Burtons St Leonards Society
36 Marina, St Leonards TN38 0BU. A community based organisation offering building related advice. Reg Charity. (01424) 422090.

Tomorrow's People
A specialist charitable trust helping people and communities overcome long time unemployment. (01424) 718491, fax 01424 432079. CV writing, application forms, career advice. Operating from several outreach sites in Hastings and St Leonards.

Trading Standards
St Mary's House, 52 St Leonards Road , Eastbourne , BN21 3UU (01323) 418200 for all enquiries.

Water
0845 6021724 (supply).

WRVS -Women's Royal Voluntary Service
Enquiries Isabel Blackman Club, South Street , St Leonards, (01424) 717674. A lunch and social club. Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri – 10am – 4pm. Community drop-in. Various activities.

Xpress Advocacy Service
Children's rights service, 7 th Floor, Cavendish House, Breeds place, Hastings, TN34 3AA. 0330 440 9000. Email: xpress @seap.org.uk .

Xtrax Young People's Centre
16/25 yrs, Project Manager, Andrew Batsford: (01424) 722524. www.xtrax.org