Practical help, home and getting about in Portesham
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155 services
In or near Portesham
The Added Hair Company
Specialises in wigs etc for women going through cancer treatment.
Maiden Newton Lunch Hour
Lunch club for older people. Please contact about transport and details of charges.
The Live In Care Agency
A warm welcome to The Live In Care Agency, a care agency which introduces self-employed live-in Carers to take care of you, in your own home, in your time, in your way.
Somerleigh Court Nursing Home
Somerleigh Court Nursing Home is a purpose-built care home with generously sized rooms, each with en-suite bathroom, TV, telephone and Wi-Fi facilities to make it easy to stay in close contact. The home also has a…
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Dorset Shared Lives Scheme
Dorset Shared Lives Scheme is a shared lives service, they recruit, train and support self-employed shared lives carers (SLC) who offer accommodation and support arrangements for people within their own family homes in…
Dorset Special Educational Needs Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)
We are a free, impartial and confidential service that provides information, advice and support to: children and young people aged from 0 to 25 with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND) parents and carers…
Dorset Macmillan Welfare Benefits Advice Service
This is a specialist service for clients and their families in our community affected by cancer. Can help with financial queries/difficulties - free, confidential welfare benefits advice and support service to apply for…
Dorset Learning Disability Service
We offer supported living options for people with varying abilities to live wherever and however they choose. Our services support people with physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries, sensory impairments and…
Eggardon Country Cooks - Owner
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/EggardonCountryCooks/ Lovely Lunches at Eggardon Country Cooks offer a freshly cooked two course meal service between 12 noon and 1:30pm delivering in the Bridport, Beaminster and…
ASCape - Events
Autism Support for children aged 7-18 and their parents and carers
Children's Services – Children's Advice and Duty Service (ChAD)
The ChAD team provide a single point of contact for families, members of the public and professionals who are seeking to raise a contact in respect of a child or young person they have concerns about or believe to be at…
Dorset Community Transport
Bridport plus bus weekly trip into town 9.30-2.30 Monday-Friday £6 standard charge.
The Living Tree
We are a self-help support group for people who have experienced cancer and for their families/carers. Our group is based in Bridport and is open to any cancer patients from West Dorset, East Devon and South Somerset.…
West Dorset Carers Support Group (Rethink)
A confidential, non-judgemental and friendly group once a month for carers to come and receive info, support and meet other carers. Poster: West Dorset Carers Poster -Apr 25
Cerne Abbas Village Hall
Cerne Abbas Village Hall was completed in 2006 and is probably the best venue of its kind in West Dorset. Set on the periphery of the historic village of Cerne Abbas and within sight of the Cerne Giant, the Hall has two…
Pippins Community Centre
Community Hub, Room Hire & Venue Hire. Facebook Page: EVENTS AT THE COMMUNITY CAFE Confidential space Tuesdays between 9am – 4pm Axminster Memory Cafe 2nd Monday of the Month, 2-4pm eg 8th Jan / 12th Feb / 11th March A…
Mrs Hopson-Hill - Axe Valley and West Dorset Ring and Ride
Disabled/mobility impaired, elderly and anyone with no access to or unable to use public transport. Register to use this service. Tail lift mini buses £5/£6. For elderly or people unable to mobilise well or use public…
Home-Start Wessex
Referral form (as of 9/10/24) Home-Start Referral Form Family Support Groups For parents who are struggling with emotional, physical or mental health needs. We aim to help both children and parents to develop their…
The Shores
A Dorset-wide service providing support to men, women and children who have been raped or sexually assaulted. They are contactable 24 hours a day, seven days a week. FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheShoresSARC/…
Communication Support - Stroke Association
Assistance with communication difficulties post stroke: reduce social isolation build confidence in communication meet others with communication difficulties provide peer support to improve conversations using total…
Wessex Cancer Trust
Wessex Cancer Trust (soon to become Wessex Cancer Support) offers free online services for people and their families dealing with cancer. Although they currently do not have face-to-face services in the west of the…
South West Advocacy Network (SWAN)
A free, independent and confidential advocacy service for adults (the most disadvantaged and marginalised people in our communities)across Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. They are also developing and…
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
@DWFireRescue Podcast: DWFire youtube.com/c/dwfire facebook.com/DWFire instagram.com/dwfirerescue Safe and Well
AbilityNet
AbilityNet's friendly technology volunteers provide free IT (information technology) support to older people and disabled people of any age, anywhere in the UK. Every volunteer is disclosure-checked and can help with…
Action For Children
Parent Talk: Advice for parents of children aged 0-19 online across the UK Chat: https://parents.actionforchildren.org.uk/chat/ Sidekick: An anonymous and confidential text service for young carers aged 13-18 in the UK…
Age UK Dorset Service - Handyperson
Befriending Our befriending service is there to support those who are experiencing loneliness and isolation with regular conversation and company, this service is for those who are living alone, who do not have regular…
Age UK Dorset Service - Handyperson
Age UK charge an hourly rate of £25 per hour, with a minimum of 1-hour booking, and £10 per half hour thereafter. Payments can be made by card or cheque and made payable to Age UK NSWD team after the appointment. The…
Age UK - Household Support Fund
Working times: Monday, Tuesday 09:00 to 16:00, Wednesday 09:00 to 13:00 As you may be aware, we are administering money made available by Dorset Council to support clients with the increased cost of living. These are…
Alcohol care and treatment service (ACTS)
The Alcohol Care and Treatment Services (ACTS) is a hospital led multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team based on the Medical Investigation Unit with a trust wide role. Services: Inpatient alcohol detoxification Carry out…