CHARITIES

Battle Area Community Transport
Unit 8, Rutherford Business Park , Battle . Telephone (01424) 772001. Email bactoffice@tiscali.co.uk . www.bact-online.co.uk We run regular bus services around battle area. Wheelchair accessible sixteen seater's can also be hired by any local organisation for trips at competitive rates. Timetables and quotes, in addition to our regular services. Additional flexible routes also available to Eastbourne, Tunbridge Wells, Rye and Tenterden

Battle Committee – Cancer Research
Sec. Paula Ford (01424) 774634. Holding various local fund-raising events for registered charity.

Blacklands County Primary School Parent Teacher Association - Blacklands PTA
Developing extended relationships with staff, parents and the wider community through fundraising events to advance the education of all pupils at Blacklands and fund facilities at the school not normally provided by the Local Education Authority. For information contact pta@blacklands.e.sussex.sch.uk

Better Braybrooke
For Braybrooke Ward residents. www.betterbraybrooke.org.uk

Bexhill Community Bus Ltd
Timetabled bus service to four areas of Bexhill, Monday to Saturday, am & pm. Contact Mr I L Harris, 01424 222820

Bexhill Gospel Outreach
135 Dorset Road , Bexhill. Contact Paul & Joan Minter. (01424) 219426/224012. Distributing free Gospels to schools, churches, businesses and street evangelism and door to door.

Bexhill Old Town Preservation Society t/as Manor Barn Ltd
Help look after the interests of the Old Town by lobbying local authorities. Also helps groups throughout Bexhill. Email: manorbarnltd@tiscali.co.uk

Bexhill Talking Newspaper for the Blind
Sec Mr Edwards (01424) 211007.

Bexhill-on-Sea Lions Club
meets second Tuesday of the month at 8pm, The Cooden Beach Hotel, Bexhill, Service and Fun - all in one. Contact the secretary, Brian Comber 0845 8339591. email:secretary@bexhill-on-sealionsclub.co.uk. www.bexhill-on-sealionsclub.co.uk

Bohemia Counselling and Wellness Centre
Prof Chris Beaumont (01424) 722923, Church Building, Chambers Road, St Leonards, TN38 9HY Humanistic person centred counselling, centre and advice desk. Open to the residents of Hastings and St Leonards.

British Heart Foundation
PO Box 296 , Tunbridge Wells , Kent , TN2 9DA . Contact Pat Child: fund-raising. Volunteers always needed. 01424 842090.

British Red Cross East Sussex Area Office
Unit 7, St Josephs Business Park, St Josephs Close, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7ES (01273) 227807 Email: sussexbranch@redcross.org.uk. Equipment loan, first aid, transport and escort, therapeutic care, skin camouflage, home from hospital, international tracing and messaging, refugee services, hall hire, Dial-a-Ride.

British Red Cross, Bexhill Centre
Thalia House, London Road, Bexhill, TN39 3JT, Mrs Rosemary Barry, centre organiser (01424) 213583. Equipment loan, First Aid, hall hire. 10am – 12pm Monday to Friday. Coffee morning every third Saturday 10am-noon. 30P for coffee and biscuit.

Cancer Research UK
Bexhill and Little Common Group Elizabeth (01424) 844992.

Cancer Research UK
Our local Bexhill shop always needs volunteers and goods to raise funds for research into cancer. Contact Rod Bailey (01424) 732375.

Cancer Research UK Race for Life 2010
Alexandra Park, Hastings, Sunday 17 th July 2011 at 11am. The UK's largest women only fund-raising event to raise money by walking, jogging or running 5 kilometres. www.raceforlife.org or call 0871 641 1111

Causeway Prospects
Contact: John Simmonds, 15 Glenleigh Park Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4EH. phone: 01424 219564. We are a Christian organisation which values people with learning disabilities so they live fuller lives. Meetings at Sidley Baptist Church on alternate Tuesdays at 1.30pm

Coldest Nights
A social enterprise providing work and accommodation for homeless person, just acquiring site. www.coldestnights.co.uk

East Sussex Hearing Resources Centre
(01323) 722505

Emmaus Hastings and Rother
The homeless charity that really works. Contact John Strang or Simon Rose(01424) 755111 http://www.emmaus.org.uk/hastings-and-rother

Family Matters
PO Box 263, Hastings, TN34 9BT, contact Mrs Julie Timmins. A registered charity counselling and supporting families in times of difficulties.

Focus on Mental Health
see Advice

Friends of Icklesham Parish
Magpies, Oast House Field, Icklesham, Winchelsea, TN36 4BP. Contact Laurie Bowman (01424) 812234

Friends of Rother District CAB
Clive Loader, 10 Broadoak Lane, Bexhill, TN39 4HE, (01424) 218165.

Friends of St Mary's “Wrestwood”
St Mary's School, Wrestwood Road, Bexhill. Raising funds for this special needs school, talks given to organisations on work of the school.

Get Kids Going!
Turning dreams into reality - wheelchair provision for sport and leisure use for disabled children, contact Jane Emmerson 020 7481 8110.

Greensleeves Homes Trust
Grosvenor House, 11-14 Grosvenor Gardens, St Leonards, TN38 0AE, Janet Fox, (01424) 423831. Our aim is to offer high quality care with privacy and a warm, friendly atmosphere.

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.

HARC Charity Shops
44 London Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, (01424) 720500
and 186 Queen's Road, Hastings, (01424) 722164.

Hastings & Bexhill Mencap Society
64 London Road, St Leonards, TN37 6AS, contact Pauline Fletcher (01424) 424813.

Hastings & Rother Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme Ltd
Contact Anne Freeman Manager, 135 Hughenden Road, Hastings, TN34 3TF (01424) 444964 Fax 435972. Now also able to offer day care.

Hastings & St Leonards Lifeboat Society
Raising funds for the RNLI, various events. Contact Mrs June Potts, 2 Marlow Drive, St Leonards, TN37 7JF, (01424) 751177.

Hastings Charity Association
Chairman Mrs Sue Peters (01424) 772952. Helping local charities raise funds.

Hastings Furniture Service
6-10 Dorset Place, Hastings. A non-profit making company run entirely to serve the needs of anyone on low income in Hastings and Rother. (01424) 441112. Open 9.30 - 4.30 on Mon-Thur, 9.30 – 4pm Fri, and 10 – 3 on Saturday.

Hastings Junior Chess Club
2 Cornwallis Terrace, Hastings, meets Wednesday 6 to 7.20pm. Contact Stephen Blewitt 07805 79392 (01424) 442492.

Hastings Lifeboat Station
Visitor Centre, The Stade, Old Town, Hastings, TN34 3AR, Contact Shirley Hawley, (01424) 425502. Schools, clubs, groups or organisations can enjoy a video presentation, talk and boathouse tour.

Hastings Lions Club
Secretary Judy Cubison (01424) 457194. Activities concentrate on the needs of local community and raise money for local and national projects.email:judy@hastingslions.org.uk

Hastings Shopmobility
Priory Meadow, Queen's Road, Hastings, TN34 1PJ, Contact Dennis Simpson, (01424) 447847. Hire of mobility equipment for disabled people wishing to get around Hastings. Mon to Sat 10 to 4.30, Sundays and bank holiday Mondays 11-4. Late and Live Thursdays phone for details.

Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link
Secretary Robin Gray (01424) 436603 email: secretary.hslfl@gmail.com

Hastings Voluntary Action
(01424) 444010. Monday to Friday. Developmental and support agency for voluntary sector. admin@hva.uk.org Email infoworker@hastingsvoluntary action.org

Hastings Voluntary Association for the Blind
Healey House, Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards, (01424) 436359. We are a charity aimed at helping partially sighted people. We run clubs, a day centre and a residential care home specifically for people experiencing trouble with their sight. Email hrvab@freeuk.com www.hastingsrblind.org

Hastings Voluntary Centre
Contact Rose Austen, (01424 446060). The bureau assists people who want to volunteer by putting them in touch with opportunities in charities and voluntary groups.

Hearing Resource Centre
8 St Leonards Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3UH, Tel (01323) 722505 (Voice, text or fax). Discussion, advice, demonstrations of assistive devices, e.g. telephone, doorbells, TV aids, etc, sign language services. Communication support, communication groups, mobile advisory services, loop installation. Lipreading and deaf awareness training. Hastings Group meet first Friday every month 10.30am to 12 noon and Lip Reading Monday 2.30pm to 4pm term time only at Hastings Voluntary Action, 31A Priory Street, Hastings. Bexhill Group meet The Garden Room, Parkhurst Hall, Parkhurst Road, Bexhill on the third Monday each month 2 to 3.30pm. NHS Hearing Aid maintenance and repairs last Thursday of each month 10.30am to 11.30am at Pop-In Centre, Bank Building, Priory Meadow, Hastings.

Home-Start Hastings & Rother
66 London Road, St Leonards, TN37 6AS, (01424) 443636. Befriending scheme offering support, through trained volunteers, to families experiencing difficulties with children under five.

Homecall
Voluntary home visiting service for the visually impaired, offering free practical help to support independence. Contact Maureen Daley, 9 Hever Crescent, Bexhill TN39 4HQ. Bexhill, (01424) 214458.

Hospital Radio Hastings
Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards, TN37 7RD, contact Sec: (01424) 755255 Ext 8309, Monday to Friday 6.30 to 10pm; Saturday & Sunday 10am to 2pm and 6 to10pm.

League of Friends of Bexhill Hospital
Secretary Mrs Ann Dowling, 13 Claxton Road, Bexhill TN40 2PP (01424) 217449 email: mayflower39@btinternet.com

Macmillan Cancer Support
Fund-raising office Kath Cunningham. c/o NatWest, 103 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BF (01273) 746601

Macmillan Cancer Support Hastings & St Leonards Committee
Mrs Phil Cavanagh (01424) 426104.

Macmillan Cancer Support Little Common & Bexhill Committee
Chairman: Cynthia Edwards(01424) 211007.

Maitreya Buddhist Centre
13 Sea Road, Bexhill, administrator: Mr Andrew Durling (01424) 733761. Offer classes and facilities for meditation to achieve inner peace and happiness. www.meditateinbexhill.co.uk , www.meditateinhastings.co.uk

Mind Shop
77 Devonshire Road, Bexhill. Contact Emma Deeprose (01424) 222461

National Osteoporosis Society
Hastings & Area Support Group Local group, offering support and advice about living with this condition. Tel: 07856 677370 Email: nos.hastings@yahoo.co.uk

Ore Community Centre
Providing a range of activities for all ages in a friendly atmosphere inc Family History Research Room and much more at 455 Old London Road, Hastings, (01424) 432719.

Oxfam
Caroline Short, 46 Queen's Road, Hastings, TN34 1RE,
(01424) 425537 and Kathleen Benson (01424) 440719. Oxfam, Wellington Place, Hastings. Helps world disasters and disabled people in this country. Reasonably priced clothing plus bric-a-brac and books.

Pebsham Community Association
70 Seabourne Road, Bexhill, TN40 2RL. (01424) 210295.

Pestalozzi International Village
Sedlescombe (01424) 870444.

Pett Level Rescue Boat Association
The Lifeboat House, (next to Smugglers Inn), Pett level Road, Pett Level, TN35 4EH. (01424) 212222. An independent voluntary organisation that works alongside other rescue services. Meets Sunday morning. Volunteers welcome

Rethink Survivors of Suicide (SOS) East Sussex Coastal Service
A suicide prevention service offering various support to people affected by suicide including a weekly evening support group. 6 Trinity Street, Hastings, TN34 1HG. w ww.rethink.org Contact 01424) 714406

Royal Airforce Association, Albatross Club
Marina Arcade, Bexhill. Contact Mr Len Oliver (01424) 210221. email info@bexhillrafa.co.uk . Www.bexhillrafa.co.uk

Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, Grand Council
Sidley De la Warr Lodge, New Inn Sidley, Bexhill. Thursdays, 8pm. Tudor Rose 2 Lodge, East Hastings Fisherman's Club, Old Town, Hastings, Sunday's 8pm. Welcome Lodge, Welcome Stranger, Silverhill, St Leonards. Monday's 8pm. Contact area secretary bro. Brian Turner, 43 Brightling Avenue, Hastings, TN35 5EG. (01424) 714871

Rye & District Lions Club
Mr Bob Harvey 01424 751059.

S.S.A.F.A. Help
The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association. Forces help to look after the welfare of serving and ex-service people in Hastings and the surrounding area. Please contact Liz O'Brien, (01424) 736836.

Samaritans - Hastings & Rother
26 St Andrew's Square, Hastings, TN34 1SR. (01424) 436666 email enquiries@hastingsandrothersamaritans.co.uk www.hastingsandrothersamaritans.co.uk A confidential, safe and non-judgemental service available to anyone in emotional distress or despair

Sara Lee Trust
The Sara Lee Centre at St Michael's Hospice is where we provide counselling and complimentary therapies free of charge to people with cancer, motor neuron disease and HIV/AIDS in Hastings, Bexhill and Rother District. Contact Sarah Geall, 25 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards, East Sussex, TN38 0LB. (01424) 456608, email saraleecentre@stmichaelshospice.com , www.saraleetrust.org

Save the Children Fund Hastings & St Leonards Branch
International charity working in UK and abroad for the benefit of children. Sec Mrs Edna Delves, 42 Park Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2PN, (01424) 445586.

Seaview Projects
Mike Cornish,Southwater Centre, Hatherley Road, St Leonards, TN37 6LB, (01424) 717981. Open to 16+; Day Centre; Housing support and advice; Primary Health Care; Mon-Fri 10am to 4pm, except Wednesday 10-2pm.

Shipwreck Museum
Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings. Contact (01424) 437452. www.shipwreckmuseum.co.uk

Sidley Community Centre
121 Ninfield Road, Sidley, Bexhill Services for families and residents of all ages. Children & Families Services. Room hire and general enquiries: (01424) 212789.

Southwater Area Community Centre
See Advice.

St John the Evangelist
Fr. Andrew Perry, Pevensey Road, Upper St Leonards, Rectory: St John's Rectory, 53 Brittany Road, St Leonards, TN38 0RD, (01424) 423367, email: perry.rickard@virgin.net. 1950s church hall. Bright warm welcoming £10per hour for community use - you're welcome!

St Matthew's Day Centre for the Blind and Partially Sighted
See Caring.

St Michael's Hospice
25 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards, TN38 0LB. Main switchboard (01424) 445177. Community fund-raiser Julie Brett (01424) 456380. Provides support for people facing a life threatening illness and their carers.

St Vincent de Paul Society
Offers practical help for those in need, especially the lonely and the poor. c/o St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Magdalene Road, St Leonards. Contact Christopher Maxwell-Stewart 0700 559189. www.svp.org.uk

Stroke Association Relatives and Helpers (SARAH)
39 Kenrith Court, St Helen's Crescent , Hastings . Mrs Thorpe (01424) 714605. To try to help provide a better quality of life for stroke victims.

Sussex ME/CFS Society
Colin Barton (01273) 674828, PO Box 309 , Brighton BN50. admin.sussexme@btinternet.com. We inform, support and represent many of the adults and children in Sussex who are affected by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – ME. www.measussex.org.uk

Sussex Wildlife Trust
For questions and concerns about conservation call Wildcall (01273) 494777.

The Salvation Army
Hastings Temple Corps, 418 Old London Road , Hastings , TN35 5BB . (01424) 443022. Capt Graham Bailey.

Tree of Hope Children's Charity
Funding specialist medical treatment for sick Sussex children which would not otherwise be available to them. Volunteers always needed. Contact Corinne Gardner, 31 De La Warr Road , Bexhill TN40 2JA , (01424) 224656. www.treeofhope.org.uk

Two Towers Trust
Raising funds for repair, restoration and preservation of churches of St Clement and All Saints in the Parish of the Old Town , Hastings . Appeal Co-ordinator, Two Towers Trust, The Rectory, 7 High Street , Hastings , TN34 3ES . All Saints Parish Office, Lower Hall, The Bourne, Hastings , Tel (01424) 422242.

United Nations Association Bexhill and Hastings Branch
Allan Bula, 65 Wickham Avenue , Bexhill TN39 3ES , (01424) 210410.

Windmill at Windmill Hill Trust
Situated on the A271 between Herstmonceux and Boreham Street, this unique restored windmill offers interest for the whole family. Open to the public on the first and third Sunday of the month and Bank Holidays 2.30-5pm Easter to October. To book a group visit telephone 01323 833033.

WRVS Centre
Isabel Blackman Club, South Street , St Leonards-on-Sea, (01424) 717674.