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Ataxia Uk Ipswich And Colchester Local Support Group
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Tel: 0207 582 1444
CO5 7NL
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Ataxia UK funds research into finding treatments and a cure for ataxia, and they support people through a range of services. Support is also available for their families and carers.
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Individuals affected by ataxia, their friends, family or carers.
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Colchester Catalyst Charity
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Tel: 01206 323420
14 Dedham Vale Business Centre
Manningtree Road
Colchester
Essex
CO7 6BL
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Colchester Catalyst Charity aims to help relieve the sick and suffering by making a positive and ongoing contribution to the improvement of health care within the community of north-east Essex, specifically where help is not available from statutory organisations.
The over-riding concern of the ...
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Carers and those with a disability, health related charities
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Thaxted Centre For The Disabled
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Tel: 01371 830752
Thaxted Centre for the Disabled
Dunmow Road
Thaxted
Essex
CM6 2LU
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Are you disabled and bored with being at home all day? Would you like to go out and meet other people in the same boat as yourself on one or two days a week?Two days a week a group of people come to Thaxted from the surrounding towns and villages, to be together and enjoy various activities such ...
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Anyone who is physically disabled but not needing medical care can be a member thereby giving their carer some respite.
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Depden Care Farm
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Tel: 01284 851 013
Broad Green Farm
Rookie Farm
depden
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP29 4BU
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Depden Care Farm is run by the Millennium Farm Trust (MFT)
A registered charity, established in 1996. The initiative for the Millennium Farm Trust came from an enthusiastic group of people with learning difficulties and disabilities. Since our farming operation started in the year 2000, many peop...
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Adults with learning disabilities
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Parkinson'S Uk Maldon Branch
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Tel: 07582 813299
Plantation Hall
Colchester Road
Heybridge
Essex
CM9 4AL
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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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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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Fragile X Society Essex
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Tel: 01371 875100
The Chestnuts
4 Stortford Road
Great Dunmow
Essex
CM6 1DA
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The Fragile X Society was formed in 1990 by families whose children had just been diagnosed with Fragile X Syndrome.
The Society's Aims are to:
- provide support and information to fragile X families from those who share and understand their concerns and needs
- educate and inform the public an...
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Those who care for or have relatives affected by Fragile X Syndrome and professionals who work with them
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Essex Sight
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Tel: 01206 548196
Maldon Sight Centre
Maldon Library
Maldon
Essex
CM9 5FW
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If you live in Maldon or surrounding areas, come and visit us in the Library at our monthly sight centre. We can provide advice and information on eye conditions and a range of services/benefits for people with visual impairment, or just a friendly chat. We can also give advice on other local org...
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Visually impaired people and their families.
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Mersea Island Festival Trust
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Tel: 01206 383226
Essex Outdoors Mersea
Rewsalls Lane
East Mersea
Colchester
Essex
CO5 8SX
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Mersea Island Festival brings together young people and adults with or without a physical or learning disability. The Festival provides an opportunity to try out new activities, make new friends and have loads of fun.
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Action For Family Carers
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Tel: 03007 708 090
Brickhouse Farm
Poulton Close
Maldon
Essex
CM9 6NG
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Action for Family Carers is a registered charity based in Maldon, which has been providing support and information to unpaid Carers in Essex for 30 years. The charity is a Carers Trust Network Partner and Centre of Excellence and holds the NCVO's Trusted Charity Mark at Level 2, the highest level...
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Any Family Carer - someone who, without payment, provides help and support to a partner, child, relative, friend or neighbour, who could not manage without their help. This could be due to age, physical or mental illness, addiction or disability.
Young Carers are children as young as five year...
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