Key Voluntary Oranisations

Age Concern
Blind & Visual Impairment
British Red Cross
Citizens Advice Bureau
Counselling Services
Disability Groups
Disabled Advice Services
Hearing Difficulties
Other Key Organisations
Relationships
Volunteer Bureau
WRVS

As well as official help, there are many voluntary organisations who offer advice, facilities and services to people with disabilities. They often work in conjunction with the Social Services Department and this page lists some of the local groups.

AGE CONCERN

• Advice Service Tel: 01449 674222

• Bury St Edmunds Abbey House, 30 Angel Hill, IP33 1LS.
  Tel: 01284 769524.

• Halesworth 34a Thoroughfare, IP19 8AP. Tel: 01986 872707

• Home Help Service
  North Suffolk Tel: 01502 530981
  South Suffolk Tel: 01394 277277
  West Suffolk Tel: 01284 756100

• Ipswich 8 Northgate Street, IP1 3BZ. Tel: 01473 257039

• Woodbridge Information Desk, Salvation Army, New Street. Tel: 01394 383189.

BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE

• Blind Society
  Tel: 01473 219712

• Deafblind UK
  100 Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1DY. Tel: 0800 132 320
  Organisation for those with a dual sensory impairment.

• East Suffolk Association for the Blind (ESAB)
  Paula Barham, Head Office, The Old Station, Little Bealings, Woodbridge, IP13 6LT.
  Tel: 01473 611011. Open Monday to Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm

• Guide Dogs for the Blind
  Head Office, Reading, Berkshire. Tel: 0118 983 5555
  Regional contact - Miss Steward. Tel: 01473 827816.

• Hand in Hand Club
  c/o Lowestoft Centre for the Deaf, 50 Blackheath Road, Lowestoft,
  NR33 7JG. Contact Tracey Eastwood (Co-ordinator) Tel: 01502 512073.
  Social Club for people with both sight and hearing loss.

• Mills Centre for Independent Living
  Mills Meadow, Fore Street, Framlingham, IP13 9DF. Tel: 01728 621445
  Advice and information regarding equipment for visually impaired.

• Macular Disease Society
  Contact Rita Ellis. Tel: 01502 715484
  Support group for people with central vision loss.

• Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
  224 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5AA. Tel: 020 7388 1266

• Visually Impaired Single Team Activity (VISTA)
  Contact Paul Remblance. Tel: 01473 604018
  Sports and social activities including sailing, walking, cycling etc.

• West Suffolk Blind Association
  Contact Mrs Patricia Bennett. Tel: 01787 310982

• West Suffolk Voluntary Association for the Blind
  Contact Jackie Brown. Tel: 01284 706655. Fax: 01284 706393.
  Open Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  Supplies a wide range of aids and equipment.

BRITISH RED CROSS
Offers many services including equipment hire and holidays for people with disabilities and also children aged 10 - 17 with special needs.

• Bury St Edmunds Head Office, Lamdin Road, Bury St Edmunds.
  Tel: 01284 767215

• Haverhill Old Health Centre, Camps Road. Tel: 01440 714528

• Ipswich 15 Chevallier Street, IP1 2EF. Tel: 01473 219260 or 219261
  For medical equipment loans.

• Lowestoft 3 Bevan Street East, NR32 2AA. Tel: 01502 562970

• Newmarket Red Cross Centre, Mill Hill. Tel: 01638 663671

• Southwold 1 Gardner Road, IP18 6HJ. Tel: 01502 724973/725393

• Sudbury Cross Street. Tel: 01787 882013

• Woodbridge 37 Theatre Street, IP12 4NE. Tel: 01394 382614

CITIZEN'S ADVICE BUREAU

• Beccles 1 Ballygate, NR34 9NA. Tel: 01502 717715

• Brandon Old School House, Market Hill. Tel: 01842 811511

• Bungay 8 Chaucer Street, NR35 1DT. Tel: 01986 895827
  (Debt & Benefits Helpline. Tel: 01986 892233)

• Bury St Edmunds 6 St John's Street. Tel: 01284 753675

• Eye CAB Outreach, 20 Broad Street, IP23 7AF. Tel: 01379 651333

• Felixstowe 2-6 Orwell Road. Tel: 01394 275958

• Framlingham CAB Outreach Service, Volunteer Centre, Bridge Street, Framlingham, IP13 9AM. Tel: 01728 621610

• Haverhill Swan Lane. Tel: 01440 704012

• Ipswich 19 Tower Street. Tel: 01473 219777

• Halesworth 25 Market Place, IP19 8AY. Tel: 01986 874541

• Ipswich Council for Voluntary Services Tel: 01473 251834

• Leiston Council Offices Main Street. Tel: 01728 832193

• Lowestoft 36 Gordon Road, NR32 1NL. Tel: 01502 565875/518510

• Mildenhall Jubilee Centre, Recreation Way. Tel: 01638 712094

• Newmarket Foley House, Wellington Street. Tel: 01638 661694

• Saxmundham 26b High Street. Tel: 01728 603057

• Stowmarket 5 Milton Road. Tel: 01449 676280

• Sudbury Belleview Park, Newton Road. Tel: 01787 374671

DISABILITY GROUPS

• East Suffolk Coalition of Disabled People in Action Cedar House,
  Pytches Road, Woodbridge (incorporating the Ipswich & District Disability Awareness Group). Tel: 01394 388588

• Rethink Disability Red Gables, Ipswich Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1BL.
  Tel: 01449 770127

• Waveney Coalition of People with Disabilities, Carers and Professionals Contact DIAL Lowestoft & Waveney. Tel: 01502 511333

DISABLED ADVICE SERVICES

• Disabled Advice Bureau Ipswich (DAB)
  19 Tower Street, Ipswich, IP1 3BE. Tel: 01473 217313

• Disability Advice Service (East Suffolk)
  Cedar House, Pytchers Road, Woodbridge, IP2 1EP. Tel: 01394 387070

• DIAL Lowestoft & Waveney
  Waveney Centre for Independent Living, 161 Rotterdam Road, Lowestoft, NR32 2EZ. Tel: 01502 511333.
  Email: margaretoldham@ukonline.co.uk
  Web: www.dialwavlow.f9.co.uk

• DIAL Rethink Disability
  Red Gables, Ipswich Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1BE. Tel: 01449 672781

• DIAL West Suffolk
  Disability Resource Centre, Papworth House, 4 Bunting Road, Morton Hall, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 7BX. Tel: 01284 748800. Minicom: 01284 748881
  
  DIAL - meaning Disablement Information and Advice Line, is a national network of over eighty local branches which provide a disability advice service. Working in co-operation with local services, it offers a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL service to anyone with a query or problem related to disability.
  
  These services are affiliated to a national organisation called DIAL UK,
  St Catherine's, Tickhill Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 8QN.
  Tel: 01302 310123. Fax: 01302 310404. Email: dialuk@aol.com.
  Web: www.dialuk.org.uk.

GATEOPENER PROJECT
351 Exning Road, Newmarket, CB8 0AU. Tel: 01638 667614
Disability information and support service.

HEARING DIFFICULTIES

• Adapt Hearing Club
  Haverhill Health Clinic, Camps Road, Haverhill. Tel: 01440 763272
  Open Wednesday: 10.30am - 12.30pm
  Offers support to anyone with hearing problems.

• British Tinnitus Association
  Freephone: 0800 018 0527. Tel: 0114 279 6600
  Local Group - c/o Suffolk Deaf Association. Tel/Fax: 01473 251179

• Haverhill Deaf & Hard of Hearing Club
  Social Club for people with hearing difficulties. Tel: 01440 763272

• Lowestoft Centre for the Deaf
  50/52 Blackheath Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4AF. Tel: 01502 512073

• RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People)
  19-23 Featherstone Street, London, EClY 8SL.
  Tel: 0870 6050 123. Text: 0870 6033 007

• Suffolk Deaf Association
  49 Fonnereau Road, Ipswich, IPl 3JN. Tel/Fax: 01473 251179

• Suffolk Hearing Support Service
  Hearing Aids maintained and serviced. Extra equipment explained/demonstrated (to hear TV/telephone better). For advice/support on any hearing problem contact:
  
  - Ipswich 49 Fonnereau Road, IP1 3JN. Tel/Minicom: 01473 583561.
  Fax: 01473 251179
  
  - Lowestoft Waveney Centre for Independent Living, 161 Rotterdam Road, NR32 2EZ. Tel: 01502 405454. Also, Mike Morton.
  Tel: 01473 583561
  
  - Sudbury 3 Walnut Close, Acton

IPSWICH CONCERN COUNSELLING CENTRE
20 Bolton Lane, Ipswich, IP4 2BT. Tel: 01473 212788

RELATIONSHIPS

• Handidate Introduction Agency
  Freepost, The Wellington Centre, 52 Chevallier Street, Ipswich, IP1 2BR.
  Tel: 01473 226950. Email: handidate@btinternet.com.
  Website: www.handidate.com

• Relate
  Relationship counselling service. Telephone to make an appointment.
  Ipswich & District. Tel: 01473 254118. Fax: 01473 250104
  Lowestoft & Waveney. Tel: 01502 563733
  West Suffolk. Tel: 01284 767305. Fax: 01284 750991

• SPOD
  Association to Aid the Sexual and Personal Relationships of People with a Disability. 286 Camden Road, London, N7 0BJ. Tel: 0207 607 8851

VOLUNTEER BUREAU

• Aldeburgh, Leiston & Saxmundham Tel: 01728 832829

• Beccles Volunteer Bureau 4/4a The Score, Northgate, NR35 8DJ.
  Tel: 01502 710777

• Bury Volunteer Centre 86 Whiting Street, Bury St Edmunds.
  Tel: 01284 766126

• Eye Volunteer Centre 20 Broad Street, IP23 7AF. Tel: 01379 871200

• Felixstowe Volunteer Centre Tel: 01394 284770

• Framlingham Volunteer Centre Tel/Fax: 01728 621210

• Forest Heath Mobile Volunteer Bureau 1 Kingston Villa, Sun Lane, Newmarket, CB8 8EW. Tel: 01638 608048

• Hadleigh Volunteer Bureau Tel: 01473 828202

• Halesworth Volunteer Centre Waveney Local Office, London Road, IP19 8LW. Tel: 01986 874290/875600

• Haverhill Volunteer Centre 6b High Street. Tel: 01440 708444

• Ipswich Volunteer Bureau 19 Tower Street, IP1 3BE.
  Tel: 01473 233817

• Lowestoft & District Volunteer Bureau 15 Milton Road East, Lowestoft, NR32 1NT. Tel: 01502 562299

• Southwold Volunteer Centre Stella Peskett Hall, Mights Road,
  IP18 6BE. Tel: 01502 724549

• Stowmarket & District Volunteer Centre Red Gables, Ipswich Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1BL. Tel: 01449 612486

• Sudbury Volunteer Centre 10 Gainsborough Street. Tel: 01787 880711

WRVS

• Beccles Tel: 01502 711874 (contact via Social Services)

• Bury St Edmunds Tel: 01284 752874 (meals on wheels only)

• Haverhill Tel: 01440 706840

• Lowestoft Tel: 01502 568186 (meals on wheels only)

• Mid Suffolk Tel: 01449 612279

• Newmarket Tel: 01638 561963

• Sudbury Tel: 01787 371638