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77 services
In or near Portesham
Maria Kalograni Personal Care Services
Maria Kalograni Personal Care Services can support adults (with health or mobility issues), elderly (including early stages of dementia for 50 years plus) and adults with mild Learning Disabilities in their daily lives.
Muntsy's Community Care Activities
Muntsy’s is a day service for adults with learning disabilities or additional support needs who wish to develop their independence. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Muntsys Other email: [email protected]…
Chesil (Weymouth and Portland) Locality
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The Keep Military Museum
The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester offers a fascinating insight into local military history. The Grade II listed building, once the gatehouse for the Depot Barracks of the Dorsetshire Regiment, houses amazing…
Home Library Service - Dorset Council
The Home Library Service is offered to someone who is unable to leave the home, access the library or carry materials. For Carehome residents: Book collections (which reflects reading tastes) delivered to homes on a…
Signature House
Signature House in Dorchester is a purpose-built care home with nursing. It has 48 rooms over three floors, all benefiting from 24-hour care, courtesy of our dedicated and qualified staff. All rooms are en suite and…
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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…
Home Library Service - Royal Voluntary Service
For housebound at home or in sheltered accommodation. Home Library Services bring books and in some cases, DVDs, CDs and audio tapes on a regular basis to people who are unable to get to a library. Volunteers can select…
Dorset County Museum
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Dorset Learning Disability Service - 23 Birch Way
Section: Leonard Cheshire Disability
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…
ASCape - Events
Autism Support for children aged 7-18 and their parents and carers
Dorset Community Transport
Bridport plus bus weekly trip into town 9.30-2.30 Monday-Friday £6 standard charge.
Gateway Club – Bridport
Discos 7-9m, WI Hall, North Street, Bridport – £4 includes drinks and biscuits. Gateway Club disco calendar 2024 The Bridport Gateway Club (organised by [name withheld]) offers a varied programme of music and activity…
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…
Magdalen Farm
In Chard. Nature support for people with additional needs and learning disabilities Can offer day and residential family breaks for families with a child with additional needs. Area has wheelchair accessible paths and…
Dorset Blind Association
Audiobook Library: Social Clubs: Services: Community Support Home visits to find out your individual needs. Social Clubs for Visually Impaired People 25 social clubs that we run across Dorset. Volunteers Regular visits…
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…
Hope for the Community
Course examples: ANY LONG-TERM CONDITION POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME PREPARING FOR HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY (MSK) CARERS WORKPLACE WELLBEING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION PARENTS OF…
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…
Beyond Autism
Autism Services Directory: 30 miles around DT6: Resource hub: A centralised resource where parents/carers and professionals can access a wide range of information, tools, and support related to understanding and…
Care Dorset
Care Dorset is an adult care service provider offering Residential services, Day Opportunities, Reablement services and Supported Living services.
Countryside Mobility South West
Mobility Scooter hire, particularly rough terrain to allow better access to countryside etc
Deafblind UK
Helpline: Monday – Thursday 9.00am – 5.00pm and Fridays 9.00am – 4.00pm Tech help: For carers: Carers FB Group:
Dorset Council (Blue Badge)
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Good Things Foundation
Like a foodbank but for mobile data, the National Databank provides free mobile SIM cards to help digitally excluded people get connected. 2.5 million households struggle to afford the internet in the UK, and 1 in 14…