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Standby Volunteer Group
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Tel: 0118 930 6419
RG7 5AS
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The aim of the Standby Volunteer Group is to provide transport for people who do not have access to or cannot use public services to take them to hospital and surgery appointments - including chiropodist, dentists, opticians, etc and then return them safely home.
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Areas covered - Bradfield, Theale, Englefield, Stanford Dingley and westward journeys from Calcot.
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Dimensions
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Tel: 0300 303 9001
Building 1430
Arlington Business Park
Theale
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 4SA
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In 1976, armed with a single phone in a rented office, Dimensions began supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs out of institutions, helping them lead ordinary lives in their local communities.
Forty years on, our work is fundamentally unchanged: we support people ...
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Thrive
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Tel: 0118 988 5688
The Geoffrey Udall Centre
Beech Hill
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 2AT
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Thrive is a small national charity that uses gardening to change lives. Our Vision is to enable those touched by a disability to transform their lives using gardening.
Our activities are varied but focus on championing the benefits of gardening to individuals and organisations, as well as teachi...
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People with a disability or suffering from mental health problems
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Prospects - Access To Life Central Office (Reading)
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Tel: 0118 950 8781
69 Honey End Lane
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 4EL
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Prospects is a dynamic Christian organisation working together with people with learning disabilities to ensure they can lead fulfilled lives. Prospects aims to touch every aspect of life to enable real choices and fulfilled potentials.
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Reading Borough Council – services for adults
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Tel: 0118 937 3747
Civic Centre
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 7TD
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Provide social care services for adults
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Adults and those that care for them
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Readibus
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Tel: 0118 931 0000
RG2 0JT
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ReadiBus aims to provide mobility and independence to people with restricted mobility who would otherwise have great difficulty in getting out and about.
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Areas covered - Brimpton, Burghfield, Crookham, Greater Reading, Hermitage, Lower Basildon, Mortimer, Newbury, Pangbourne, Strearley, Thatcham, Greenham, Woolhampton and Yattendon
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Tel: 07811 026070
RG30 9FJ
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The group is made up Carers, representative from Carers' support groups and staff from health and adult social care.
The group is a sounding board for the development of services and support for carers in Reading. If you are a carer and would like to be part of the group please contact us.
To f...
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West Indian Women'S Circle
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Tel: 0118 959 0525
Asantewa House
Fobney Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 6BZ
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WIWC is a registered charity working to improve the quality of life of Elders. We have particular interest in the needs of Caribbean Elders living in our local community area of Reading.
The WIWC is commonly referred to as the Circle: A name that remembers how the organisation started. Meetings...
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Reading Borough Council – services for children
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Tel: 0118 937 3641
Civic Centre
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 7AE
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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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Berkshire Phab
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Tel: 0118 916 8412
MAPP Centre
22 Mount Pleasant
Silver Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 2TD
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Our main aim is to enable people with disabilities to participate in activities both large and small, in consultation with other members. The choice of activity is completely up to the individual. The range of projects is comprehensive and there should be something to suit everyone.
We run acti...
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Anyone with a disability or special needs.
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