| ACTION
FOR CHILDREN
- INDEPENDENCE
SUPPORT SCHEME |
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advice, training and support to young people, aged 18-26 years old,
with a
learning or related disability. |
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| ADVOCACY
ALLIANCE |
| Allatt
House, Scarborough Tel:
01723 363910 Advocacy
Alliance provides a free to access service that is able to represent
you if you find it difficult to speak up for yourself.
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| BREAST AWARENESS |
| Tel:
0131 273 3198 free of charge
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Taking
Good Care is an accessible guide to breast awareness for people with a
learning disability. To order Taking Good Care, free of
charge, tel 0131 273 3198.
For confidential support
on breast cancer go to:- www.breastcancercare.org.uk
or tel 0808 800
6000.
There
is a local Scarborough group - Friday Friends Breast Cancer Support
Group - which meets at The Duchess in Hovingham Drive, Scarborough on
Fridays at 7.00pm. All are welcome, and anyone wanting more
details should call Jenny on 01723 366557. |
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| CAMBRIDGE CENTRE |
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This
service provides advice guidance and support to people suffering from
the affects of drug abuse.
Don't
know how to get there?
You
can get
a map and directions by entering your postcode in here: | | |
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| CASTLE
WARD NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH |
| Tel:
Adrian Dolan 07880531164 Contact
Adrian, the Castle Ward Co-ordinator, for an information pack on the
Neighbourhood Watch scheme and being safe in your community. You can
also
purchase personal alarms at the cost of £2 |
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| CITIZENS
ADVICE BUREAU |
| CAB
offers free confidential impartial and independent advice services.
This can be connected to legal issues, benefits advice, appeals and
guidance. 62
Roscoe
St
Scarborough
YO12 7BY Tel:
01723 368710
Customer Direct: 0845 404 0506
Trading: 0845 330 3313 Website
Don't
know how to get there? You
can get
a map and directions by entering your postcode in here:
CAB
is also based in Whitby
Church
House
Flowergate
Whitby
YO21 3BA
Tel:
0845 1202930
Don't
know how to get there?
You
can get
a map and directions by entering your postcode in here: CAB is
also based in Malton
Community
House
Wentworth Street
Malton
North Yorks
YO17
7BN
Tel: 01653
692740
Don't
know how to get there?
You
can get
a map and directions by entering your postcode in here:
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| CONNEXIONS |
| If
you have a learning disability and would like to find out more about
College courses or work, you can arrange to speak to a careers advisor
at School or College
You can
talk about courses at College, or jobs you want to do and get some
ideas to help you start thinking about your future
If you have a care
manager then you might be able to get help to look for supported work
For
more information you can contact David Keeton by mobile
07515
069893 Email: david.keeton@igengroup.co.uk
Based
at
Eastfield Link Centre
Link Walk
Eastfield |
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| CUSTOMER SERVICES |
| Tel:
0845 950 1555 This is
the first point of contact for advice and information in relation to
accessing North Yorkshire County Council Services.
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| DIABETES TYPE 2 DVD |
| Speakup
has made a free DVD about Type 2 Diabetes for people with learning
disabilities. The DVD is friendly, accessible and gives people
information about Diabetes and how to life healthier lives.
The
DVD with money from the Department of Health. Diabetes UK have worked
with us to help make this a really great DVD! We now want to make sure
this important information is used by lots of people with learning
disabilities.
The
DVD will be free to watch online and there will be free copies of the
DVD available soon.
Want
to know more? Then please visit www.speakup.org.uk/diabetes.htm.
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| EASYHEALTH |
|
| | | | Improving
health access online - A new website for people with a learning
disability and health professionals aims to make it easier to access
health information. | | |
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| EYECARE |
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| | | There
is a new website and telephone service to answer all your questions
about eye care and vision for people with learning disabilities.
0800
121 8900 (mon-fri 10am to 4pm)
This has been created
by SeeAbility and RNIB, so you can get support to improve the
quality of life for people with learning disabilities.
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| HELP THE AGED |
| Scarborough:
01723 507137
Whitby: 01947 605935
Driffield: 01377
431329 | |
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| | | | Provide
a wide variety of services including benefits and grant applications
to older persons. | | |
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| JOB CENTRE PLUS |
| Scarborough:
01723 395100
Whitby: 01947 675975
Driffield: 01377
295777 Provides
an access point to find out about job vacancies and training
opportunities throughout the Scarborough, Ryedale and Whitby area. This
agency will also advise you on applications and eligibility for
benefits. | |
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| LEARNING
DISABILITY SERVICE |
| Tel:
01723 581344
This
service provides a number of healthcare professionals who support
people with a learning disability. Referrals can be made directly to
the learning disability service or through your GP.
Partnership
Board Workforce Training Calendar:
Please click this
picture:
The Learning Disability Focus Group has launched a newsletter.
Please click here to read it. | |
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| LIBRARY
SERVICES |
| Scarborough:
01723 383400
Ayton: 01723 863052
Eastfield: 01723
582401
Filey: 01723 512328
Pickering 01751 472185
Provides
a contact point to find out about services activities and events in
your local community.
As well as normal learning service for
books, dvds and music free internet provision is available for library
users. | |
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| MENCAP |
|
| | | | Reaching
out to the learning disability community online. The new
MENCAP website was developed following feedback from people from all
parts of the learning disability community and beyond. Go to
www.mencap.org.uk
for MENCAP and learning disability news, sign up to
Be Mencap at www.mencap.org.uk/be. |
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| PRIMARY
CARE TRUST |
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The Primary
Care Trust who provide community health services are producing some
leaflets about how to improve health.
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The leaflets
will
talk about
How
to keep warm in winter – November/December Leaflet
Flu
–
Sept/Oct Leaflet
How
to eat healthy food – Jan/Feb Leaflet
How
to stop smoking – March/April Leaflet
The
leaflets will
also talk about what support you can get to help with any of these
topics.
If
you would like
more information the website is: www.nyypct.nhs.uk/StayingHealthy/factsheets.htm
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| PUBLIC
TRANSPORT INFORMATION |
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will give you all the advice you will need for travelling on Buses,
Trains and other forms of transport. |
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you would like
more information the website is: www.northyorks.gov.uk/businfo
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| SCARBOROUGH
BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| CUSTOMER
FIRST ENQUIRIES
Scarborough: 01723 232323
Whitby:
01947 820055
Filey: 01723 512512
Advice line: 0800
371695 This is
the first contact point for enquiries to Scarborough Borough Council
regarding a wide range of services support and advice.
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| SCARBOROUGH &
RYEDALE CARERS RESOURCE |
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Free, confidential,
independent advice, information and support to all carers in
Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale
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| SCARBOROUGH
SAMARITANS |
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| | | | This is
a private and confidential service operating 24 hours a day that
provides advice support and guidance to people who require somebody to
talk to. | | |
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| SUNNY (Speak Up Now North Yorkshire) |
Sunny is
'Helping people with a learning disability to speak for themselves'
To
contact Sunny:
Room 112
Woodend Creative Workspace
The
Crescent
Scarborough
YO11 2PW
Telephone:
01723 384528
Mobile: 07777648808
Email: Info@speakupsunny.co.uk
Sunny
Website
Or if
you would like to visit in person, the opening times are:
Monday - 10am - 4pm
Tuesday
- 10am - 4pm
Wednesday
- 12pm - 4pm
Thursday
- 10am - 4pm
Friday - Appointments Only
Appointments
can be made for other times
Don't
know how to get there?
You
can get
a map and directions by entering your postcode in here:
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| TALKING NEWS SERVICES |
| Scarborough
office: 01723 383459
Whitby office: 01947 810628
This
service provides a talking newspaper to people who are blind or
partially sighted.
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| USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS |
| SEXUAL
HEALTH COUNSELLING SERVICE – 01723 380633
PALS –
0800 06 88 000
NHS DIRECT – 0845 46 47
DENTAL
EMERGENCIES – 0845 46 47
SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL –
01723 343500
WHITBY HOSPITAL – 01947 604851
MALTON
HOSPITAL – 01653 693041
EMERGENCY SERVICES – 999
NHS
SMOKING HELPLINE – 0800 169 0169
PREGNANCY HELPLINE
– 01723 352100
WOMENS AID – 0808 2000 247
DISABILITY
ACTION GROUPS (DAG):
SCARBOROUGH 01723 379397
WHITBY
01947 821001
RESPOND HELPLINE – 0808 808 0700
MIND
01723 377357
THE SAMARITANS – 0845 7 909090
SURESTART
– 01723 343490
CRISIS CALL – 0800 501254
LEARNING
DISABILITY HELPLINE – 0808 808 111
GAMCARE (GAMBLING
PROBLEMS) 0845 6000133
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| YORKSHIRE
COAST HOMES |
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| | | This
agency provides information about the availability of housing and
accommodation in the Yorkshire coast area.
Don't
know how to get there? You
can get
a map and directions by entering your postcode in here: | | |
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