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Blind Life In Durham (Blind)
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Tel: 01388 763501
8 Brookside Avenue
Crook
County Durham
DL15 8LB
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Blind Life in Durham (B.L.I.N.D.) is a young organisation established in 2004, managed by a committee of visually impaired volunteers, to help and support the blind and partially sighted community in County Durham.
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Visually impaired people and carers
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Parkinson's UK Northumberland Tyne and Wear Active Persons Branch
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Tel: 020 7963 3693
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE11 9XF
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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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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.
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The Sunderland Cardiac Support Group
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Our main aim is to help rehabilitate whilst still supporting group members.
We enjoy numerous social gatherings, arrange medical and social speakers, meet monthly, organise bus trips, dances, walks. etc.
The icing on the cake has been the success of the exercise class which started September 1...
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Tel: 01388 731444
Tow Law Community Association
Ironworks Road
Dan's Castle
Tow Law
County Durham
DL13 4AY
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Offers a range of community activities such as an IT drop in, solicitors surgery and youth groups.
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Newcastle City Council Services for Children
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Tel: 0191 278 7878
Cruddas Park Office
Cruddas Park Neighbourhood Unit
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE4 7RW
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Provide social care services for children and young people
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Children, young people and those that care for them
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Headway Gateshead And South Tyneside
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Tel: 07725 232527
Blaydon Primary Care Centre
Shibdon Road
Blaydon
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE21 5NW
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Headway Gateshead and South Tyneside is affiliated to Headway UK – the national brain injury association. In April 2010 Headway Gateshead and South Tyneside employed their first member of staff – a community development officer. The community development officer works with people affected by bra...
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Brain injury survivors, carers, family and friends.
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Headway Central Northumberland
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Tel: 0191 283 4623 / 07552101559
c/o North East Regional Co-ordinator
Blaydon Primary Care Centre
Shibdon Road
Blaydon
Tyne and Wear
NE21 5NW
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It is estimated that approximately 30,000 adults in the North East are living with long term effects of a traumatic brain injury. Headway’s groups in the North East are there to support these people and many more in the area affected by conditions such as stroke, meningitis encephalitis and tumour.
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Brain injury survivors, carers, family and friends.
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Specialist Regional Care Advisor North East & Cumbria
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Tel: 0191 241 8761
Genetics Department Muscle Team
International Centre for Life
Central parkway
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 3BZ
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We lead the fight against muscle disease.
We provide free practical and emotional support.
We fund world-class research to find effective treatments and cures.
We campaign to raise awareness and bring about change.
We award grants towards the cost of specialist equipment, such as powered wheelcha...
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Anyone with a Neuromuscular condition, their carers and family.
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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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