CARING

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. Support group meets each Tuesday 9.30 – 11.30am.

Age UK Eat Sussex
Help and advice for older people (01424) 775721.

Rye & District Day Centre
Magdala House, Ferry Road , Rye . Co-ordinator Kate Head (01797) 226535. Tues & Weds 10am to 2.30pm.

Age UK Hastings Office
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 Caring Community
25 Sackville Road , Bexhill TN39 3JD , 9am -12noon Monday to Friday, (01424 215116).

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 Edwards (01424) 211007.

Bexhill Day Centres for the Elderly
Contact Frances Rowland 01424 224278

Bexhill Diabetes Support Group
Meets second Wednesday of the month (not Jul/Aug) 2-4pm, in the hall behind 25 Sackville Road, Bexhill. For more information phone 01424 732878

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, hall hire. 10am – 12pm Monday to Friday.Coffee morning third Saturday each month

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 1 st 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. One of the six 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 Vicki Pickering, Red Lion House, Magham Down, Hailsham, BN21 1BN. (01323) 446460

East Sussex Association for the Blind
Daniel Brookbank 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 Crossroads Care Day Centre – Hastings and Rother
135 Hughenden Road , Hastings , (01424) 444964, contact Anne Freeman. Free respite service for carers of disabled person at home to give carer a break. All ages. Now also able to offer day personal care and night care care.

East Sussex Disability Association
1 Faraday Close, Eastbourne , BN22 9BH . (01323) 514500.

East Sussex Disability Association
Bexhill Branch, contact: (01424) 845581

East Sussex Hearing Resource Centre
(01323) 722505.

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.

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Bexhill, Hastings and Rother Branch: Mr N. Lockwood, Mallard, Bishops Lane, Robertsbridge, TN32 5ED (01580) 882204. Raising money for guide dogs and mobility services for blind people.

Hastings and Bexhill Mencap
Frimley, 64 London Road , St Leonards, Mrs G. Holmes (01424) 424813. Active arts. Also Open Door Day Care (01424) 718223. www.hastings-bexhill-mencap.org

Hastings and Rother Heart Support Group
Contact cardiac re-hab team (01424) 757565, meetings 2nd Monday of month at Bexhill Hospital Health Centre, 7.30 to 9pm. Contact Jackie Bashford 0781 566 7228

Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind
Healey House 3 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards, (01424) 436359. 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 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 10am – 4.30pm Sundays and Bank Holidays 11am - 4pm: Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Queen's Road, Hastings , TN34 1PJ , Dennis Simpson (01424) 447847.

Hastings Talking Newspaper Association for the Blind
Contact (01424) 812913

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 Maureen Daly 9 Hever Crescent, Bexhill TN39 4HQ (01424) 214458.

Marlborough House Arts Group
Marlborough 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 and 1-3pm

Martha Trust
The Martha Trust provides residential nursing care for adults with profound disabilities. Mary House, 490 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RY. (01424) 757960, contact@marthatrust.org.uk

My Choice East Sussex
Advocacy service for adults with a learning disability. 0330 440 9000 .

Myasthenia Gravis Sussex Support Group
National Freephone 0800 91 99 22.

NSPCC Bexhill District
Small friendly fund-raiding group for vulnerable children in the local area. Bucket shaking at supermarkets, quiz nights, lunches etc. Come along to one of our meetings and find our more. Contact Violet Bent 01424 848767

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 Barry Nealon, 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, Division Organiser, 86 Cooden Drive, Bexhill. (01424) 213210. St John Ambulance HQ, Beeching Close, Bexhill. Meet Mon 7.30pm.

St John Ambulance Hastings Division
HQ, Ambulance Station, 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.

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