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Useful Vision
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Tel: 0191 447 2600 / 07544 301166
Useful Vision
Newburn Activity Centre
Grange Road
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE15 8ND
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Useful Vision (UV) is a registered charity established in the North East to help blind and visually impaired children get the most out of life. We’re doing this through the delivery of family support services, imaginative events and educational activities designed to meet the needs of visually im...
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Families with vision impaired children
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Newcastle City Council Social Care Direct
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Tel: 0191 278 7878
Community Health and Social Care Direct
2nd Floor, Westgate Community Complex
West Road
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE4 9LU
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Provides social services for adults
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Adults, children, young people, older people and those who care for them
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Eating Distress North East (EDNE)
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Tel: 0191 221 0233
The Old Post Office
5 Pink Lane
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 5DE
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EDNE aims to provide support to all those living in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham whose lives are affected by eating distress or eating disorders. We do this by providing a range of services including one-to-one counselling, group support, information and training.
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Anyone whose life is affected by eating distress.
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Citizens Advice Gateshead
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Tel: Debt adviceline: 0191 490 4248
Local adviceline: 0808 278 7902
The Davidson Building
Swan Street
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE8 1BG
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: Citizens Advice Gateshead provides free, independent and confidential advice on all issues.
Target group: General public. Also has specialist in house services and specific projects for certain health groups. Information can be provided upon contacting the organisation.
For anyone living or ...
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Tel: 0191 274 9264
FAR Community Centre
40-46 Acanthus Avenue
Fenham
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE4 9YD
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Fenham Association of Residents (FAR) is a community development project in the heart of Fenham in the West End of Newcastle upon Tyne.
FAR has been serving residents of Fenham since 1988 and we operate from a purpose-built accessible community centre.
FAR are proud to offer a number of adult e...
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St Cuthberts Care Alan Shearer Short Break Centre
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Tel: 0191 267 8128
West Denton Hall
West Denton
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE15 7LT
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The Alan Shearer Short Break Centre is a tailored holiday-style short break service for children and adults with physical and learning disabilities, autism and Asperger's syndrome. Our guests can visit for as long as they wish, choosing to enjoy a weekend, mid-week break or a longer holiday with ...
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Anyone over 8 with a disability.
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Streetwise
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Tel: 0191 230 5533
35 - 37 The Groat Market
Bigg Market
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 1UQ
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We are a young people's project based in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. We work with young people from all over the north-east - you don't have to live in Newcastle to come in!
Streetwise has an information and advice drop-in staffed by project workers, and contraception and sexual heal...
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Young people aged 11 - 25 years.
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ICAS (Independent Complaints Advocacy Service) North East
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Tel: 0191 4788350
NE1 2ET
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The role of ICAS is to support people who want to make a complaint about their NHS-funded treatment or care. It's a free, confidential and independent service designed to help people understand their rights and make informed choices.
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The Evening Chronicle Sunshine Fund
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Tel: 0191 201 6289
The Chronicle Sunshine Fund, NCJ Media
2nd Floor, Eldon Court, Eldon Square
Percy Street
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 7JB
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Parents, Carers, Health Profesionals
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Newcastle Library Home Delivery Service
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Tel: 0191 278 7878
Fenham Library
Fenham Hall Drive
Fenham
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE4 9XD
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Newcastle Libraries can deliver a bag of books or audiobooks to your door each month. You can use this service if: you are unable to visit your local library due to either permanent or temporary ill health, or you have a permanent disability.
To find out more about this service, please contact ...
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Anyone living in Newcastle who due to ill health permanently or temporarily is unable to regularly visit the library. Also anyone who has caring responsibilities.
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