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Headway Plymouth
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Tel: 01752 550559
Headway House
Park Avenue
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 4RJ
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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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Alstrom Syndrome UK
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Tel: 07970 071675
4 St Kitts Close
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 7GD
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Treatment and Support for those living with Alström Syndrome in the UK. Alström Syndrome UK offer:
•Support for families and individuals affected
•Leading the way in Pioneering Research throughout the UK and Europe
•Produced the only medical handbook dedicated to Alström Syndrome
•Raise Awarenes...
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Patients , carers and professionals
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Torbay Holiday Helpers Network (Thhn)
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Tel: 01803 327353
Hotel De La Mer
16 Babbacombe Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ1 3SJ
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Torbay Holiday Helpers Network is a network of south west based businesses who offer free holidays and services to families who have seriously ill and bereaved children.
Giving action packed free hotel, B&B and self catering holidays including free entry in to many tourist attractions, theatres...
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Families who have seriously ill or bereaved children.
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Tel: 01626 335775
Multi Storey Car Park
Sherborne Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 2QY
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Newton Abbot Community Transport Association provides many essential specialist transport services for Devon residents to enable them to live independently and join in with the local community -Shopmobility wheelchairs, scooters and walkers; Ring and Ride door to door minibuses; Community Transpo...
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Anyone with a mobility difficulty
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Courtenay Centre Lunch Club Newton Abbott
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Tel: 01626 365877
TQ12 2QA
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Lunch Club meals freshly cooked on premises. Social activities on Wednesday afternoons.
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Members must be aged 55 or over
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South West Adult Placement Scheme (Swaps)
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Tel: 01626 360170
Suite 3 Zealley House
Greenhill Way
Kingsteignton
Devon
TQ12 3SB
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SWAPS can support and enable people with disabilities across the South West to live their life to the full and realise their potential by living in a family based setting.
SWAPS offers a wide range of Shared Lives services which are delivered by caring and skilled people in their local commun...
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People with a learning disability, people with mental health needs, older people, people with dementia, parents with a learning disability, carers of all the above groups.
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Hft Devon
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Tel: 0162 6839 930
28-31 Teignbridge Business Centre
Cavalier Road
Heathfield
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 6TZ
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Hft supports people with learning disabilities to live the best life possible.
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Adults with a learning disability (18 years old and onwards).
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South Hams And West Devon Young Carers Project
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Tel: 01752 698402
Y.E.S
Crelake Ind Est
Pixon Lane
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 8DH
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Young Devon was established in 1949, and exists to "change the odds in favour of young people". We are a charitable organisation which aims to challenge the negative stereotypes about young people, campaigning alongside and for them. We work with all young people from targeted to universal, but ...
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Plymouth And West Devon Talking Newspaper For The Blind
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Tel: 01822 618922
4 Abbey Place
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 0AA
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the Plymouth and West Devon Talking Newspaper is a charity, providing a selection of articles from local newspapers which are recorded on CD each week for our blind and partially sighted listeners. The service is free and provided entirely by volunteers working from our studio in Tavistock.
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Hear Me Now
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Tel: 01822 616958
The Anchorage Centre
Chapel Street
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 8AG
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A support group for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, providing information and support for those affected with a hearing impairment, and their families, friends and carers.
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Anyone (and their families) who has a hearing impairment
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