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Carer centres and services Southwold And District Voluntary Help Centre Southwold Suffolk

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About

The Centre aims to provide a resource to the people of Southwold, Reydon and nearby villages, offering a range of 'helping-hand' services such as:

- befriending

- driving

- gardening

- shopping

- signposting to other organisations

Opening times

9am - 1pm Monday to Friday.

Access

Disabled entrance

Target group

General public

Further information

DRIVING: Anyone, young or old, with or without a disability, may ask for transport on certain journeys for which neither a family car, nor any form of suitable public transport is available. Medical appointments, shopping trips, visits to relatives at home or in hospital, ... Any of these may qualify. Email: vhcsouthwold@btconnect.com Tel: 01502 724 549 Cost: 45p per mile BEFRIENDING: Our volunteer befrienders visit the housebound and lonely, help with shopping, type and read for the blind and sight-impaired, assist with correspondence etc. Email: vhcsouthwold@btconnect.com Tel: 01502 724 549 Cost: Free RESPITE CARE: Volunteers may offer to 'sit in' so that a caring relative can take a break. Email: vhcsouthwold@btconnect.com Tel: 01502 724 549 Cost: Free

Referral method

Self referral or by family, friends or other professionals

This information was supplied by Serco Global Services on 1 July 2025.