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Home And Away Short Break Scheme Swindon
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Tel: 01793 465706
Swindon Borough Council
Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 2JH
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The Home and Away Scheme is designed to support the parents of children with disabilities. It provides respite care for the parents and carers of disabled children by giving them a regular, and much needed, short break away from the unique, complex demands and special parenting skills required to...
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The service is for parents of children with disabilities.
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SIAS - Swindon SEND information advice and support service
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Tel: 01793 466515
Swindon SIAS
Clarence House
Euclid Street
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 2SG
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The SEND information, advice and support service (SIAS) provides information advice and support about education, health and social care for children and young people from 0-25 with special educational needs and disabilities, as well as their parents and carers. You do not need to have an Educati...
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Parents of children (0- 25) with special educational needs and/or disability, not necessarily with a diagnosis or EHCP
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Swindon Council Social Services Careline
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Tel: 0800 085 6666
Clarence House
Careline - Social Services
Euclid Street
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 2SG
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Adults, children, young people, older people and those who care for them
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Swindon Advocacy Movement
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Tel: 01793 542266
Area 5, Second Floor
Temple House
115-118 Commercial
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 5PL
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The Swindon Advocacy Movement, affectionately referred to as SAM is an independent charity who provides free advocacy for individuals with a learning disability in Swindon.
We support people through periods of change in their lives; those who cannot make themselves heard and enable people to g...
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Parkinson'S Uk Cheltenham And District Branch
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Tel: 0344 225 3694
St Mark's Methodist Church Hall
Gloucester Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 8PX
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Offer information, friendship and support to local people with Parkinson's, their families and carers.
Also organise regular events and social activities - join and meet other people affected by Parkinson's in your area.
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People with Parkinson's, their families and carers.
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Headway Swindon and District
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Tel: 01793 674820
Avocet House
The Dorcan Complex, Faraday Road
Dorcan
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN3 5HQ
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Since 1989 Headway Swindon has been supporting adults with traumatic and acquired brain injury, their families and carers. Our centre in Dorcan is a relaxed, safe and non-judgemental environment for adults with a brain injury.
Our aim is to enable brain injury survivors to regain and relearn ski...
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Brain injury survivors, carers, family and friends.
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Housebound Library Service Swindon
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Tel: 07769 281666
West Swindon Library
Link Centre
Whitehill Way
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN5 7DL
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Home Library is for residents of Swindon Borough who:
- Have a long term disability, which prevents them from getting into a library.
- Because of a disability, would find it difficult to carry books home.
- Are recovering from a stay in hospital or long illness at home.
- Have a carer with no s...
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Swindon And District Talking Newspaper Swindon
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Tel: 01793 522511
SN1 3BU
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Swindon and District Talking Newspaper (STAN) produces a weekly cassette/sound file which is sent to our listeners each week.
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Blind and partially sighted
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Living with Secondary Breast Cancer - Swindon
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Tel: 0345 077 1893
SN5 7XG
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Our Living with Secondary Breast Cancer meet ups in Swindon usually take place monthly, and you can attend as few or as many as you like. All sessions are facilitated by a counsellor and once a quarter we invite a guest speaker, for example a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Benefits Advisor. Questio...
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Swindon And South West Asbestos Group
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Tel: 01793 813616
P O Box 2729
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 4ZW
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We have two different types of group. One is for asbestos sufferers and their carers. They meet for interesting talks and support. We have a separate group for widows and wives of asbestos sufferers in the South West who meet for support, friendship and trips to various places of interest.
We h...
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