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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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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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Read House
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Tel: 01255 673654
23 The Esplanade
Frinton-on-Sea
Essex
CO13 9AU
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Read House is Essex Blind Charity's purpose-built residential home at Frinton-on-Sea, designed for the care needs of elderly people with visual impairment, either on a permanent or short-stay basis.
However, we are happy to consider applications from people without a visual impairment who wish t...
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Elderly people with visual impairment
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Colchester Gateway Club
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Tel: 07999 278472
Kingsland
86 London Road
Colchester
Essex
CO3 9DW
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Colchester Gateway Club is a registered charity and social club for adults with learning disabilities.
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All adults with a learning disability and their carers
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Essex Carers Network
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Tel: 01255 554029
Unit 4
Harwich Enterprise Centre
Tyler Street
Harwich
Essex
CO12 4PH
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We are a family led organisation who work to support families who care for a family member aged 16+ with a learning disability which could include autism and other disabilities too. We cover the county of Essex.
The network works to:
- Make sure their families have the tools, resources and infor...
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Families and carers of people with a learning disability in Essex and organisations who support or work with our families.
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Parkinson's UK Colchester Branch
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Tel: 01206 621063 or 0344 225 3613
Stanway Village Hall
Villa Road
Colchester
Essex
CO3 0RH
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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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Asap - (Asperger Syndrome Adults And Parents) Essex
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Tel: 01206 240931
1 Plummers Road
Fordham
Colchester
Essex
CO6 3NP
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We maintain a telephone helpline service, we run regular social skills training programmes, an adult support group, youth clubs, social events and we campaign for better services and understanding for people with Asperger’s syndrome and their families around the county.
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Adults with Asperger Syndrome and their families
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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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Ormiston Children and Families Trust Children Centre Ipswich
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Tel: 01473 724517
Unit 17, The Quadrangle Centre
The Drift
Nacton Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP3 9QR
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We help provide the tools that children, young people and families need to create brighter futures for themselves. We provide mental health support, one-to-one support sessions, and advice and guidance to those who are facing challenges which hold them back from living a life that they want. We w...
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Any parent / carer with a child under 5 years old
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Headway Suffolk (Ipswich)
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Tel: 01473 712 225
Epsilon House
West Road
Ransomes Euro Park
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP3 9FJ
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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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