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Age Uk Blackburn With Darwen
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Tel: 01254 266620
4 King Street
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 2DH
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We provide a range of services for older people aged 50 and over in Blackburn with Darwen, and carers of older people. These include free Advice and Information, social groups and activities, health and care services including nailcare. We also offer services for those who are living with long te...
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Blackburn with Darwen residents aged over 50, and their carers
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Tel: 01254 296075
25 Kings Court
33 King St
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 2DH
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Action Factory Community Arts works with people, using participative arts, to encourage them to become active partners in cultural and creative activity and build confident, unified communities.
For over 20 years Action Factory Community Arts has encouraged active participation in the arts thro...
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Learning Disability Partnership Board Blackburn (With Darwen)
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Tel: 01254 587547
Adult Social Services
PO Box 478
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 9BR
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The Blackburn with Darwen Partnership Board meets to talk about opportunities and support for people with learning disabilities. Its job is to make sure that things get better for people with learning disabilities in Blackburn with Darwen, to make carers lives better and to make services better ...
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Tel: 01254 692709
Young Carers Service
273 Preston New Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 6PL
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CANW’s Blackburn with Darwen Young Carers Service provides help and support to young people residing in Blackburn with Darwen aged 5 onwards who are carrying the care burden at home. They may be looking after parents or siblings, helping them cope with illness, mental health issues, or even subst...
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Headway Blackburn with Darwen
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Tel: 07926 571 247
Headway Blackburn with Darwen
Spring Bank Court
Spring Bank Terrace
Blackburn
Greater Manchester
BB2 4GU
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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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Speakeasy
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Tel: 01706 825802
Suite 11
Princes Court
Silver Street
Ramsbottom
Lancashire
BL0 9BJ
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Speakeasy makes a positive difference to the lives of people who have aphasia & their carers. Based in Bury but covering the North West we provide support, advice and information, therapy activity and opportunity to improve communication, develop confidence, and reconnect with our communities. O...
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Members who have aphasia and carers of people with aphasia, and anyone wishing to join Friends of Speakeasy
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Self Unlimited North West
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Tel: 01254 852878
Roach Road
Samlesbury
Preston
Lancashire
PR5 0RB
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Self Unlimited supports people with learning disabilities to live the lives that they want.
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Adults with a learning disability (18 years old and onwards).
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Bosom Friends Cancer Support Group
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Tel: 01282 814917
56 Kelbrook Road
Barnoldswick
Lancashire
BB18 5BX
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Bosom Friends are a local charity group that support and assist local people whose lives are affected by cancer.
The main aim of the group is to simply "be there" when they are needed. The group believes that laughter is often the best form of medicine and, because it isn't available on the NHS...
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People whose lives are affected by cancer.
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Pipeline - Bury Talking Newspaper For The Blind
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Tel: 01706 824401
Seedfield Resource Centre
Parkinson Street
Bury
Greater Manchester
BL9 6NY
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Pipeline is Bury's local talking newspaper. It is produced weekly on standard C60 cassette, CD or nowadays, some listeners receive their copy of Pipeline in MP3 format on a USB drive they can plug into a computer or talking book facility and contains news taken from the Bury Times, Radcliffe Time...
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Bury/Bolton Me/Cfs Support Group
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Tel: 01204 575 613
BL2 3HS
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The Bury/Bolton ME/CFS Support Group is aimed at supporting carers and sufferers from ME. There are an estimated 680 sufferers in Bolton and 460 in Bury, according to Action for ME national figures.
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Carers and sufferers of ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) , or anyone with an interest in the condition, or needing information.
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