Information and resources
for Cambridgeshire residents
ABMEC C.I.C. Compass House, Vision Park,
Chivers Way, Histon, Cambridge, CB4 9AD
Telephone: 01223 257 700 Registered Co. No. - 6096631
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Cambridgeshire County Council’s Carers Support Team
Cambridgeshire County Council’s Carers Support Team can provide you with:
• Carers Newsletter: produced quarterly and is a source of information and interest for Carers in Cambridgeshire.
• Carers Support Directory: produced yearly and contains information for Carers and contact details of organisations offering support for Carers and the people they care for.
If you would like your name added to the mailing list for either of these publications, please call Nancy Voak on 01223 715580 or email: nancy.voak@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
• Support:
Telephone support
Home visits
Carers Assessment
Pamper Days
Training and information days
Social events
An opportunity to plan for an emergency by registering with ICER (Individual Carers Emergency Respite) scheme
• Information and Advice:
Carers information pack
Carers Alert Cards
How to access services
Breaks
How to make comments about the services you receive
Information about Benefits, Voluntary Organisations, Carers Groups, Training for Carers
Carers’ Support Team
Address:
Carers' Support Team
CC1310 Shire Hall
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
Email: duty.carers@cambridge.gov.uk
Telephone: 01223 715580
Action for Hearing Loss
'We're experts in providing support for people with hearing loss and tinnitus'.
Address:
Action for Hearing Loss Head Office
19-23 Featherstone Street,
London
EC1Y 8SL
Telephone: 020 7296 8000
Textphone: 020 7296 8001
Fax: 020 7296 8199
Email: informationline@rnid.org.uk
Web: See the Action on Hearing Loss web pages here...
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Welfare & Benefits
Refuge
'We are committed to a world where domestic violence is not tolerated or ignored and where women and children can live in safety'.
Address:
Refuge registered office
4th Floor,
International House,
1 St Katharine’s Way,
London
E1W 1UN
Telephone: 0808 2000 247
Email: info@refuge.org.uk
Web: See the charity Refuge online here...
Equality and Human Rights Commission
''We have a statutory remit to promote and monitor human rights; and to protect, enforce and promote equality across the nine "protected" grounds - age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation and gender reassignment''.
Address:
3 More London,
Riverside Tooley Street,
London,
SE1 2RG
Telephone: 020 3117 0235
Email: info@equalityhumanrights.com
Web: See EHRC on the web here...
ABCUL - Association of British Credit Unions Ltd
'ABCUL exists to be the principal, democratically governed representative body of the credit union movement in Great Britain and to provide credit unions with the leadership, services and assistance they require to meet the financial needs and aspirations of the people of this country'.
Address:
ABCUL
Holyoake House
Hanover Street
Manchester
M60 OAS
Telephone: 0161 832 3694
Email: info@abcul.org
Web: See the work of ABCUL online here...
Cam Sight
Registered Charity Number: 201640
Company Number: 482010
Cam Sight is a charity which provides support in Cambridgeshire for visually impaired people of all ages, their carers and families, employers and providers of public services.
Cam Sight supports visually impaired people in maintaining their independence and quality of life.
Address:
Cam Sight
167 Green End Road
Cambridge
CB4 1RW
Telephone: 01223 420 033
Website: www.camsight.org.uk
Adult Social Care Enquiries
Address:
Adult Social Care Enquiries
Box No: CC1313
Castle Court
Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
Email: Referral.CentreAdults@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Web: Adult Social Care services online here...
Disability Cambridgeshire
'Disability Cambridgeshire is an advice and information service for disabled people and/or older people and their carers. We serve people of all ages in South and East Cambridgeshire, Fenland and Cambridge City'.
Address:
Pendrill Court,
Ermine St North,
Papworth Everard,
Cambridgeshire
CB23 3UY.
Telephone: 01480 839 192
Email: info@disability-cambridgeshire.org.uk
Web: See the work of Disability Cambridgeshire onlne here...
RNIB - Supporting Blind & Partially Sighted People
'Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the leading charity offering information, support and advice to almost two million people with sight loss'.
Address:
Royal National Institute of Blind People
105 Judd Street
London
WC1H 9NE Telephone: 0303 123 9999
Email: helpline@rnib.org.uk
Web: See the work of the RNIB online here...
A short message in sign language from Action for Hearing Loss
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