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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.
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Children, in particular those with special needs, families, groups and childminders and foster parents
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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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Dementia Adventure
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Tel: 01245 237548
Unit 11
Old Park Farm
Main Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 1LN
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Dementia Adventure is an award-winning charity with a vision for a more active and fulfilled life for everyone living with dementia. Research shows that connection to nature and outdoor activity has significant health and wellbeing benefits for people with dementia, and have proven that with the ...
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People living with dementia and their families, carers, and the professionals and staff who support them.
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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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Essex County Council
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Tel: 0345 603 7630
Adult Social Care Connects
Essex House, 200 The Crescent
Colchester Business Park
Colchester
Essex
CO4 9YQ
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Support and services for carer's and those they care for.
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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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Essex Sight
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Tel: 01206 548196
Essex Sight Centre
40 Osborne Street
Colchester
Essex
CO2 7DB
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We have a permanent Sight Centre in Colchester and 5 pop up Sight Centres that operate in towns throughout the County including a mobile service supporting the rural areas in the north of Essex. Opening times vary from daily to weekly and monthly depending upon demand.
Each centre has a range o...
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Visually impaired people and their families.
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Tel: 01206 505250
CO1 1UG
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Community360 is an independent charity that aims to inspire and enable social action to improve people’s quality of life. We have a strong track record of bringing people together, developing innovative approaches, and of delivering improved outcomes.
Our vision is for a more equal society. Our ...
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The Outhouse
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Tel: 01206 871394
19 East Hill
Colchester
Essex
CO1 2QX
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The OutHouse is a Colchester based charity that offers a programme of services (including counselling, social events and support groups) to the LGBTQ+ community.
Please note that The OutHouse does not run a drop in service anymore and you must make an appointment ahead of visiting.
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Tel: 01473 563900
c/o Toppesfield Mill House
Tinkers Lane
Hadleigh
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP7 5NG
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Inside Out Community is a thriving community of artists, volunteers and members who use art and creativity as a way of maintaining their mental health and emotional wellbeing. We run a range of well-being artistic workshops for people with emotional and mental health needs. The programme involves...
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Anyone who is suffering from a period of pyshcological distress or who has an interest in wellbeing through the arts
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