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Cambridgeshire Mencap
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Tel: 0808 808 1111
CB22 3LA
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Mencap is a UK charity for people with a learning disability. We support their families and carers, too. We want the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
In Cambridgeshire we provide support to individuals in their own homes...
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Adults with a learning disability
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Essex Sight
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Tel: 01206 548196
Maldon Sight Centre
Maldon Library
Maldon
Essex
CM9 5FW
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If you live in Maldon or surrounding areas, come and visit us in the Library at our monthly sight centre. We can provide advice and information on eye conditions and a range of services/benefits for people with visual impairment, or just a friendly chat. We can also give advice on other local org...
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Visually impaired people and their families.
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Colchester and Tiptree Toy Library
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Tel: 01206 511200
Prettygate Library
Prettygate Road
Colchester
Essex
CO3 4EQ
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Colchester Toy Library aims is to lend toys to all children, in particular those with special needs. We supports special needs families, not only by loaning them toys and equipment but also by providing a play session for the children and talking and listening to their parents.
Families, groups ...
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Children, in particular those with special needs, families, groups and childminders and foster parents
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St Elizabeth'S Centre
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Tel: 01279 843451
Bourne Lane
Perry Green
Much Hadham
Hertfordshire
SG10 6EW
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St Elizabeth's Centre is located in the village of Much Hadham, near Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, in a 68-acre parkland campus.
The Centre comprises of a non-maintained DfES recognised special residential and day school, a college and a residential service for adults that can accommoda...
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People with epilepsy, learning disabilities and associated disorders.
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Action For Family Carers
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Tel: 03007 708 090
Brickhouse Farm
Poulton Close
Maldon
Essex
CM9 6NG
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Action for Family Carers is a registered charity based in Maldon, which has been providing support and information to unpaid Carers in Essex for 30 years. The charity is a Carers Trust Network Partner and Centre of Excellence and holds the NCVO's Trusted Charity Mark at Level 2, the highest level...
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Any Family Carer - someone who, without payment, provides help and support to a partner, child, relative, friend or neighbour, who could not manage without their help. This could be due to age, physical or mental illness, addiction or disability.
Young Carers are children as young as five year...
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Headway Essex
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Tel: 01206 845945
The Headway Centre
Woodland Walk
Colchester
Essex
CO4 6DH
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Headway provides social and cognitive rehabilitation for adults with brain injury and support and respite for their families.
They individually tailor programmes that are designed to maximise quality of life, independence and self-esteem.
Free carer advice and support services are available.
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Brain injury survivors, carers, family and friends.
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Zinc Arts
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Tel: 01277 365626
Zinc Arts Centre
High Street
Chipping Ongar
Essex
CM5 0AD
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Zinc is an arts organisation which exists to advance and promote the creativity, culture and heritage of disabled young people and adults and socially excluded groups, for the benefit of all.
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People with disabilities and the general public.
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Autism Anglia
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Tel: 01206 577678
59 North Hill
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1QF
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Autism Anglia is an independent charity which provides care and support to autistic children, adults and their families in East Anglia.
Services in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, managed from offices in Colchester and Dereham, offer personalised approaches that provide each individual with the nece...
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Anyone seeking information about autism.
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Coram Children's Legal Centre Essex
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Tel: Family or Child Law - 0300 330 5480
Education Law - 0300 330 5485
Wellington House
4th Floor, 90-92 Butt Road
Colchester
Essex
CO3 3DA
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Coram Children's Legal Centre, part of the Coram group of charities, specialises in law and policy affecting children and young people. CCLC provides free legal information, advice and representation to children, young people, their families, carers and professionals, as well as international con...
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Children, young people, parents, professionals and general public.
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Colchester Myeloma Support Group
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Tel: 07842 301 152
CO4 5JR
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A well attended patient-led group which welcomes patients and family members; offers information and mutual support; occasional guest speakers.
The group meet 5 times per year.
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