Older People’s Directory of Services

Horsham District Wellbeing Tel: 01403 215111 Email: [email protected] @horshamhealth www.horshamdistrictwellbeing.org.uk Rusper

Kingsfold

Faygate Warnham Rudgwick Colgate Broadbridge Heath

Slinfold HORSHAM

Five Oaks Mannings Lower Heath Beeding Barns Green

Billingshurst

Southwater

Cowfold

Coolham

Dial Post

Pulborough Partridge Green West Chiltington Henfield Ashington Coldwaltham Sullington

Small Dole Storrington

Washington Amberley Upper Beeding

Steyning

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 2 Contents

Emergency Services Contacts...... 6 Armed Forces...... 7 Benefits and Pensions...... 8 Charities...... 10 Community Groups, Day Centres, Lunch and Social Clubs...... 20 Councils...... 27 Crime...... 29 Disability and Mobility...... 30 Education, Learning and Volunteering...... 32 Health Information and Support...... 34 Hobbies, Dance, Music, Singing and the Arts...... 37 Housing...... 39 Independent Living...... 40 Libraries...... 43 Loneliness, Mental Health and Wellbeing...... 44 Memory, Dementia and Alzheimers...... 49 Parish Councils...... 50 Really Useful Information...... 53 Sport, Fitness and Exercise...... 57 Transport and Travel...... 60 Wills, Living Wills, Probate, Inheritance Tax ...... 63 Your Rights and Legal Matters...... 64 Disclaimer...... 67

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@horshamhealth Tel: 01403 215111 Horsham District Email: [email protected] Wellbeing www.horshamdistrictwellbeing.org.uk Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 4 Older Peoples Directory of Services Horsham District Council is committed to We aim to promote the empowerment and supporting older people in a variety of ways, wellbeing of older people through these services. including: We work in partnership with a number of statutory and voluntary organisations to develop • Helping them have their say projects and activities to meet the needs of older • Providing support for them to stay in their people across the District. homes longer • Improving the availability of information and Some of the initiatives we support in relation to advice older people are:

The Council’s older people’s strategy ‘Preparing • Age with Confidence for an Ageing Population’ recognises that by • Emergency Alarms for the Elderly and 2026, the number of over 65 year olds living Vulnerable in the Horsham District will increase by 60%. • Horsham Museum Reminiscence service Some older people will be able to lead active, • Activities for the Over 50’s independent lives, while 18% of residents aged • Older Peoples Directory 65 or older would be considered vulnerable. • Shopmobility The strategy responds to the views of older • Working in Partnership with the Horsham people as expressed through the principles of District Older Peoples Forum ‘Life is for Living’ and the Horsham District Older Peoples Forum, as well as other consultation mechanisms.

Horsham District Older Peoples Forum (HDOPF) The Horsham District Older Peoples Forum (HDOPF) is a free to attend, non-political, voluntary group that acts as the ‘ears’ and gives a ‘voice’ for people aged 60 and over who reside in the Horsham District Council area or who care for someone that does. It also enables anyone to raise issues that affect local people. The Forum is also an information hub and consultative group for anyone seeking the views of older people in the district on plans, topics or schemes that may affect older people including Horsham District Council (HDC) and West Sussex County Council (WSCC). Come along to a friendly 10.30am-1pm (tea/coffee 10.15am) quarterly public meeting held around the district in a village hall or community centre, share your opinion and hear others; listen to our guest speakers.

Telephone: 07435 969772 Website: www.horshamdistrictolderpeoplesforum.btck.co.uk Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/horshamolderpeoplesforum/ Twitter: @hdopf Email: [email protected]

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 5 Emergency Services Textphone: For deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired: 18001 101 Ambulance Emergencies Minicom: (text service only, Telephone 999 cannot be used as a voice People are seriously ill or injured. Someone’s medium): 01273 483435 life is at risk. Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) Non Emergency medical questions Staffed by Emergency Nurse Practitioners and advice Telephone 111 and other nursing and ancillary staff, we provide assessment and treatment of a If you are feeling ill you can call the NHS range of minor injuries in both adults and Helpline for non-emergency medical advice. children. Following assessment patients may be treated and discharged or, if appropriate, Fire Emergencies Telephone 999 referred to other health care providers. A fire is detected. People are injured or in danger. Address: Horsham Hospital, Hurst Road, Horsham, RH12 2DR Police Emergencies Telephone 999 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm A crime is being committed now. The excluding bank holidays offender is still there or nearby. People are Telephone: 01403 227000 ext. 7202 injured or in danger. Website: www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk Social Media: Typetalk Emergency Line (for deaf and Facebook: www.facebook.com/ speech impaired people): dial 18000 sussexcommunitynhs/ Emergency Text (for deaf and speech Twitter: @nhs_sct impaired people): text 65999 Email: [email protected]

Police Non-emergencies Urgent Care Centre Textphone 18001 101 Treatment of most injuries or illnesses that are Telephone 101 urgent but not life threatening. For example, sprains and strains, broken bones, minor Report www.sussex.police.uk/help- burns and scalds, minor head and eye online: centre/report-something- injuries, bites and stings. You do not need to online/ book an appointment – just turn up and you Email: [email protected]. will be seen promptly by a doctor or nurse. police.uk Telephone: From within UK call 101 (calls Address: Crawley Hospital, West Green cost a flat rate of 15p per call) Drive, Crawley, RH11 7DH Local call: You can also dial 01273 470101 24hrs a day, 7 days per week, 365 days a year

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 6 Telephone: 01293 600300 ext. 4141 Royal British Legion or 4142 UK’s leading Service charity providing care Website: www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk and support to serving members of the Armed Social Media: Forces, veterans of all ages and their families. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ sussexcommunitynhs/ Telephone: 0808 802 8080 Twitter: @nhs_sct Website: www.britishlegion.org.uk Social Media: Armed Forces Facebook: www.facebook.com/ OfficialPoppyLegion/ Twitter: @PoppyLegion Royal Air Forces Association Email: [email protected] (RAFA) Address: Horsham and Storrington Royal Navy Association Branch RAFA: The Needles Association for ex-members of the Royal Navy. Farm Buildings, Branch HQ & Club, Three Acres, Blackbridge Telephone: 023 9272 3747 Lane, Horsham, Horsham, (Monday to Friday RH12 1RS. 8.30am-4.30pm) Telephone: 01403 271800. Committee meeting 1st Monday of each Website: www.royal-naval- month at 2.30pm. Social association.co.uk meetings as arranged. Club Email: [email protected] opening times: Sunday 12pm- 2pm, Tuesday 7.30pm-11pm, SSAFA Wednesday 10am-12pm, Provide practical support and assistance to Thursday as arranged, Friday servicemen and women, veterans and their 8pm-11pm, Saturday functions families. To find out more about getting help only. and support.

Address: Crawley Branch RAFA: Forcesline is a FREE and confidential Goffs Park Hotel, Goffs Park telephone helpline and email service, you Road, Crawley, RH11 8AX. can talk about anything, including personal Telephone: 01293 535447. 2nd Wednesday concerns, worries and problems and they will bi-monthly 12 midday. give you factual information or ‘signpost’ the Website: www.rafa.org.uk appropriate ways forward. Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ RAFAssociation/ Telephone: 0800 731 4880 Twitter: @RAFAssociation (Monday to Friday Email: [email protected] 9am-5.30pm) Website: www.ssafa.org.uk

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 7 Social Media: Telephone: 0345 605 6055 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Textphone: 0345 604 5312 SSAFAOfficial/ Monday to Friday 8am-6pm Twitter: @SSAFA Website: www.gov.uk/attendance- Email: [email protected] allowance/

Carers Allowance Benefits and Pensions A benefit to help you look after someone with substantial caring needs. You don’t have to be related to, or live with the person you care Age UK Horsham District for. You must be 16 or over and spend at Offer FREE practical information, advice and least 35 hours a week caring for them. support to those aged over 50, to help you understand your entitlement to benefits and Telephone: 0345 608 4321 fill in the necessary forms. Textphone: 0345 604 5312 Monday to Thursday Address: Age UK Horsham District, 8.30am-5pm, Lavinia House, Dukes Square, Friday 8.30am-4.30pm Horsham, RH12 1GZ Website: www.gov.uk/ Telephone: 01403 260560 carers-allowance/ Website: www.ageukhorshamdistrict.org.uk Email: cau.customer-service@ Social Media: dwp.gsi.gov.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/ ageUKhorshamdistrict/ Constant Attendance Allowance Twitter: @AgeUKHorshamD If you get Industrial Injuries Disablement Email: info@ageukhorsham Benefit or a War Displacement Pension, and district.org.uk you need daily care and attention because of a disability, you can claim this benefit. Attendance Allowance Benefit to help with personal care because For industrial injury cases: you’re physically or mentally disabled and Your entitlement to Constant Attendance aged 65 or over. How much you get depends Allowance will automatically be considered on the level of care that you need because of at the time of your medical examination for your disability and other benefits you get can Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit if a increase if you get Attendance Allowance. 100% assessment of your disability is being You can also get claim packs by calling the considered. Contact your regional centre for helpline. more information.

Telephone: 0345 758 5433

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 8 For war pension cases: Housing Benefit enquiries Address: Service Personnel and Veterans Housing Benefit information for Adur District Agency, Tomlinson House, Council, Horsham District Council and Mid Norcross, Thornton-Cleveleys, Sussex Council is now provided by CenSus Lancashire, FY5 3WP Partnership. Telephone: 0808 1914 218 Website: www.veterans-uk.info Telephone: 01444 477264 Email: [email protected] (Monday to Thursday 8.45am-17.15pm; Council Tax Support Friday 08:45am-16.15pm) Council Tax Benefit information for Adur Website: www.midsussex.gov.uk/ District Council, Horsham District Council and revsandbens/benefits/ Mid Sussex District Council is now provided Email: [email protected] by CenSus Partnership. Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) Telephone: 01444 477264 A benefit to help you while you look for work. (Monday to Thursday To qualify for JSA you usually have to be 18 8.45am-17.15pm; or over (but below State Pension age) and Friday 8:45am-16.15pm) able and available for work. You can apply Website: www.midsussex.gov.uk/ online or contact Job Centre Plus for further revsandbens/ information. Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0345 600 0723 Employment and Support Allowance Textphone: 0345 600 0743 If you’re ill or disabled ESA offers you Monday to Friday 8am-6pm financial support if you’re unable to work and Website: www.gov.uk/jobseekers- personalised help so that you can work if allowance/how-to-claim/ you’re able to. You can apply for ESA if you’re employed, self-employed or unemployed. Income Support If you meet all the specific conditions Telephone: 0800 055 6688 including: under pensionable age, no income Textphone: 0800 023 4888 or low income, working less than 16 hours a Monday to Friday 8am-6pm week and not signed on as unemployed you Website: www.gov.uk/employment- may get Income Support. support-allowance/ Telephone: 0800 055 6688 Textphone: 0800 023 4888 Monday to Friday 8am-6pm Website: www.gov.uk/income-support/ overview

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 9 Pension Service (The) Charities The Pension Service helps with State Pension eligibility, claims, payments and enquiries. 4sight Vision Support Telephone: Claiming your State Pension for A charitable organisation supporting the the first time: needs of people with sight loss across West 0800 731 7898 Sussex. We aim to help people with sight State Pension enquiries: loss retain their independence, maintain and 0345 606 0265 improve their quality of life and to participate Textphone: Claiming your State Pension fully in their community. Through a range for the first time: of services we can provide support and 0800 731 7339 understanding, practical support, information State Pension enquiries: and guidance. This includes the opportunity for friendship through a variety of social and 0345 606 0285 activity clubs across West Sussex. Monday to Friday 8am-6pm Website: www.gov.uk/claim-state- Address: 4sight, Bradbury Centre, pension-online/ 36 Victoria Drive, Bognor Regis, Email: [email protected] West Sussex, PO21 2TE Telephone: 01243 828555 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Monday to Friday 10am-2pm Replaces the Disability Living Allowance and Website: www.4sight.org.uk helps with some of the extra costs caused Social Media: by long-term ill-health or a disability if you’re Facebook: www.facebook.com/ aged 16-64. Phone the Department for Work 4SightSussex/ and Pensions (DWP) to make a new PIP Twitter: @4SightSussex claim. Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 0800 917 2222 Action for Deafness Textphone: 0800 917 7777 A charitable organisation offering NHS Monday to Friday 8am-6pm Audiology Service to anyone via GP referral, Website: www.gov.uk/pip/ information and advice, demonstration and sale of specialised equipment, awareness training.

Telephone: Haywards Heath/Henfield/ Horsham/Steyning: 01444 415582; Worthing: 01903 217341 Website: www.actionfordeafness.org.uk

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 10 Social Media: Website: www.ageukhorshamdistrict. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ org.uk actionfordeafness/ Social Media: Twitter: @afd_uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Email: [email protected] ageUKhorshamdistrict/ Twitter: @AgeUKHorshamD Age UK - Horsham District Email: info@ageukhorsham Age UK Horsham District is a local, district.org.uk independent charity. Our team of staff and volunteers work with 7,000 local older people Alzheimer’s Society (those over 50) every year, providing essential Provides reliable and up to date information services including: to help you with every aspect of living with dementia. Local services include day care and Home Visiting – a free service for those home care for people with dementia, support most lonely, isolated and vulnerable. and befriending services to help partners and Help at Home – signposting to reliable families cope with the demands of caring, sources of help in the home. Alzheimer’s Cafés, innovative activity sessions, Home from Hospital and Relative memory-book projects and group outings Support – a free service for those with no providing both practical support and an one to help them when they return from an essential point of human contact. unplanned hospital stay. Support is available to help families make informed choices about Address: Alzheimer’s Society, future care for loved ones. West Sussex North, Village Agent services – a local, friendly Barclays House, 52 Bishopric, face supporting those in rural communities Horsham, RH12 1QJ with advice and practical help. Telephone: Horsham Branch: Local Day Clubs and clubs for people 01403 750485; with dementia where those over 50, their National Dementia Helpline: families and carers, can receive support, 0300 222 1122; enjoy social activities and interaction. Sussex Dementia Helpline: Information and Advice – a free service 01403 213017 providing essential advice, assistance and National Dementia Helpline hours: support to those needing help with a range of Monday to Wednesday issues, including finances, housing and health. 9am-8pm, Thursday to Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday Address: Lavinia House, Dukes Square, 10am-4pm; Horsham, RH12 1GZ Sussex Dementia Helpline: Telephone: 01403 260560 Monday to Friday 10am-4pm Monday to Friday Website: www.alzhemeimers.org.uk 8.30am-4.30pm

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 11 Social Media: Autism Sussex Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Independent, not for profit organisation and AlzheimersSociety registered charity who aim to provide a range SouthEastEngland/ of opportunities for children, young people Twitter: @alzheimerssoc and adults with Autistic Spectrum conditions/ Email: Sussex Helpline: Asperger Syndrome and/or Learning sussex.helpline@ Difficulties. Provide a range of services alzheimers.org.uk; which are autism-friendly, individualistic, National Helpline: structured and low-arousal, which ensures [email protected] that users are better able to manage their anxieties, stress and social interactions more Arthritis Care successfully. Autism Sussex also offer an People with arthritis can meet up and support older people Extra Care scheme currently others locally through this network. Haywards within East Sussex. Heath and District branch meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 7pm at Telephone: 0345 450 0060 The Yews. The Worthing and District branch Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm meets on the first Tuesday of each month at Website: www.autismsussex.org.uk 2.30pm except January at Jubilee Hall. Email: [email protected]

Address: Haywards Heath and District: British Heart Foundation The Yews, 55 Boltro Road, Information, support and guidance for heart Haywards Heath, RH16 1BJ; related concerns. Cardiac nurses and heart Worthing and District: health advisors on hand to help with any Jubilee Hall, questions or concerns about heart health and Lancing Parish Hall, heart conditions. 96 South Street, Lancing, BN15 8AJ Telephone: Helpline: 0300 330 3311 Telephone: 0808 800 4050 Website: www.arthritiscare.org.uk Main Organisation: Social Media: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Website: www.bhf.org.uk ArthritisCareUK/ Social Media: Twitter: @arthritis_care Facebook: www.facebook.com/bhf/ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @TheBHF Email: [email protected]

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 12 Cancer Research UK your health and keep you well. Your cardiac Research, fundraising and information on all rehabilitation team can offer information, types of cancer. You can call the information advice and reassurance. nurses with any questions about cancer and the interpreting service enables you to talk in Telephone: For patients or carers to talk your preferred language. to a person, who has been in your position, on non-clinical Telephone: 0300 123 1022 matters: 01903 550084; Website: www.cancerresearchuk.org For patients or carers to discuss Social Media: your clinical concerns, rehab Facebook: www.facebook.com/ classes, hospital appointments: cancerresearchuk/ 01273 446019 Website: www.caridacrehab Twitter: @CR_UK support.org.uk Email: supporter.services@ Social Media: cancer.org.uk Twitter: @CRSWSinfo Email: info@cardiacrehab Cancervive support.org.uk A charity established to address the needs of anyone whose family or friends are cancer Chrysalis – Crawley Breast Cancer sufferers, they provide a support network Support Group based upon personal experience at these Offer support and information for anyone difficult times. Through support groups, who is having or has had treatment for breast online communities and telephone support, cancer. Based in Crawley but welcomes they can enable you to be able to talk openly those from the surrounding district. The and confidentially with people with first-hand group meets on the last working Monday of experience. each month at 7.30pm.

Telephone: 01273 834912 Website: www.cancervive.org.uk Address: Postgraguate Medical Centre, Crawley Hospital, West Green, Cardiac Rehabilitation Support Crawley, RH11 7DH West Sussex Telephone: 01293 512378 or A Charitable Trust formed from local ex- 01293 403432 cardiac patients to provide ongoing support Website: www.chrysalisbreast for cardiac patients and their carers and group.org.uk support projects intended to relieve the Email: care@chrysalisbreast needs of West Sussex patients. Cardiac group.org.uk Rehabilitation is designed to help you recover and get back to as full a life as possible after a cardiac event. It aims to help promote

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 13 Crohn’s and Colitis UK Different Strokes Provide information and support for people Open to stroke survivors under 70 who who have recently been diagnosed with require information, support or guidance. IBD and those living with the condition, their relatives, partners and carers. Telephone: 01908 317618 or 0345 130 7172 Telephone: For the information service Monday to Friday 9am-5pm telephone: 0300 222 5700; Website: www.differentstrokes.co.uk For Crohn’s and Colitis Support Social Media: telephone: 0121 737 9931; Facebook: www.facebook.com/ General Office: 01727 830038 differentstrokescharity/ Website: www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk Twitter: @diffstrokes Social Media: Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/ crohnsandcolitisuk/ The Disabilities Trust Twitter: @CrohnsColitisUK Provide residential and day services to Email: [email protected] meet the needs of individuals with Autism, brain injury, physical disability and learning Diabetes UK disability. Also provide care and support to Offering information on all aspects of enable living in the community and support at home. Individuals must be referred to this diabetes to people with diabetes, their family service. and friends. Services include; advocacy, links to local support groups, events and a Telephone: 01444 239123 confidential careline staffed by professional Monday to Friday 9am-5pm counsellors. Website: www.thedtgroup.org Social Media: Telephone: 0345 123 2399 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Monday to Friday 9am-6pm DisabilitiesTrust/ Website: www.diabetes.org.uk Twitter: @theDTGroup Social Media: Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/ diabetesuk/ Twitter: @DiabetesUK Email: [email protected]

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 14 Epilepsy Society Social Media: Up to date information on epilepsy intended Facebook: www.facebook.com/ to help those affected by epilepsy to make CarersWSussex/ informed choices and decisions. Twitter: @CarersWSussex Email: [email protected] Telephone: General enquiries: 01494 601300; Grandparents Plus Helpline: 01494 601400 Works with government, local authorities General enquiries: and campaigns with key charities to raise the Monday to Thursday needs of grandparents. 8.30am-5.15pm and Friday 8.30am-5pm; Telephone: 020 8981 8001 Helpline: Monday and Tuesday 9am-4pm, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Wednesday 9am-7.30pm Website: www.grandparentsplus.org.uk Website: www.epilepsysociety.org.uk Social Media: Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Grandparentsplusinfo/ EpilepsySociety/ Twitter: @Gplusinfo Twitter: @epilepsysociety Email: [email protected] Email: fromthehelpline@ epilepsysociety.org.uk

Families & Friends Network (Alcohol and Drugs) Supports anyone affected by someone else’s drinking and/or drug use. All services are confidential, and you can receive FREE information, advice and support. Contact carers support to find out where nearest network is.

Address: The Orchard, 1-2 Gleneagles Court, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 6AD Telephone: 0300 028 8888 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, Wednesday 9am-7pm and Saturday 10am-12pm Website: www.carerssupport.org.uk

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 15 Headway Social Media: Supporting people with acquired brain injury, Facebook: www.facebook.com/iasupport/ their family and carers. Information packs, Twitter: @iasupport signposting and referrals to other services, Email: [email protected] peer support groups and literature. Macmillan Cancer Support Telephone: 07938 858153; If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a Nurse led helpline: loved one has, you’ll want a team of people 0808 188 500 in your corner supporting you every step Website: www.headwaywest of the way. Provide practical, medical and sussex.org.uk financial support and push for better cancer Social Media: care. Facebook: www.facebook.com/headway. westsussex/ Telephone: Helpline: 0808 808 0000; Twitter: @HeadwayWS General: 0207 840 7840 Email: info@headwaywest Monday to Friday 9am-5pm sussex.org.uk Website: www.macmillan.org.uk Social Media: Heathers Horsham Cancer Support Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Informal self-help group for anyone affected macmillancancer/ st rd by cancer. Drop-in help 1 and 3 Monday of Twitter: @macmillancancer each month between 2pm-4pm. Macular Society Horsham Address: Unitarian Church Hall, A local self-help support group run by people Worthing Road, Horsham, with macular disease for people with macular RH12 1SL disease that offers practical and emotional Telephone: 01293 512378 or support. 3rd Monday of each month 10am- 01403 823858 11.30am. Email: heathershorsham@ Address: Unitarian Church Hall, hotmail.co.uk Worthing Road, Horsham, RH12 1SL Ileostomies Association – Sussex IA Telephone: Helpline: 0300 3030 111; IA is a support group run by and for people with ileostomies and internal pouches with General Enquiries: the primary aim of helping people who have 01264 350551 had their colon removed return to a full and Website: www.macularsociety.org active life as soon as possible after surgery. Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Telephone: 01293 409379 macularsociety/ Website: www.iasupport.org Twitter: @MacularSociety

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 16 Email: Helpline: which can offer information on diagnosis, [email protected]; treatment, benefits and much more. General enquiries: [email protected] Address: Horsham Branch: Horsham Hospital, Mencap Physiotherapy Dept, Hurst Support people with a learning disability to Road, Horsham, RH12 2DR live their life as they choose. Telephone: Helpline: 020 8741 1515; Horsham Branch/Mark Franks: Telephone: 0808 808 1111 01293 420759 / 07713 257531 Monday to Friday 8am-6pm Helpline: Monday to Friday 9am-12pm Website: www.mencap.org.uk Website: www.nass.co.uk Social Media: Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/Mencap/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Twitter: @mencap_charity NationalAnkylosing Email: [email protected] SpondylitisSociety/ Twitter: @NASSchiefexec Multiple Sclerosis Society Email: [email protected] Support, information and advice. Olive Tree Cancer Support Centre Telephone: General: 02084 38 0700; An independent support centre for cancer Helpline: 0808 800 8000 patients and their families, based at Crawley General: Monday to Friday Hospital. Offer information, emotional support, 9am-5pm; complementary therapies and additional Helpline: Monday 9am-9pm and services including a cancer survivorship Tuesday to Friday 9am-7pm programme, a coaching programme, singing Website: www.mssociety.org.uk workshops and social events. Social Media: Address: The Olive Tree, Crawley Hospital, Facebook: www.facebook.com/ West Green Drive, Crawley, MSSociety/ RH11 7DH Twitter: @mssocietyuk Telephone: 01293 534465 Email: [email protected] Website: www.olivetreecancersupport. org.uk National Ankylosing Spondylitis Social Media: Society Facebook: www.facebook.com/ NASS is the only UK charity dedicated to OliveTreeCancer supporting those with ankylosing spondylitis SupportCentre/ and axial spondyloarthritis. A wide range of Twitter: @OliveTreeCSC publications are available as well as a helpline Email: office@olivetreecancer support.org.uk

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 17 Parkinson’s UK RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind Charity dedicated to providing support, People) advice and information for people with Parkinson’s disease, their carers, families and There for everyone affected by sight loss. friends. Horsham Branch: Runs meetings, Whether you’re losing your sight or you’re events, activities on the third Thursday of blind or partially sighted, practical and every month 2pm-4pm or 7pm-9pm. emotional support is available.

Address: Local branch: North Heath Hall Telephone: 0303 123 9999 behind St Mark’s Church, Website: www.rnib.org.uk North Heath Lane, Horsham, Social Media: RH12 5PJ Facebook: www.facebook.com/rnibuk/ Telephone: Helpline: 0808 800 0303; Twitter: @RNIB General: 020 7931 8080 Email: [email protected] Helpline: Monday to Friday 9am-7pm, Silver Line (The) Saturday 10am-2pm; The Silver Line is the only confidential, free General: Monday to Friday helpline for older people across the UK open 9am-5pm every day and night of the year. Our specially- Website: www.parkinsons.org.uk trained helpline team offer information, Social Media: friendship and advice, link callers to local Facebook: www.facebook.com/ groups and services, offer regular friendship parkinsonsuk/ calls and protect and support people who are Twitter: @ParkinsonsUK suffering abuse and neglect. Email: Main organisation: [email protected]; Telephone: 0800 4 70 80 90 Local branch: 24hrs per day, johnandcarolmatthews 7 days per week, @hotmail.com 365 days a year Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ thesilverlineuk/ Twitter: @TheSilverLineUK

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 18 St Catherine’s Hospice Surrey and Sussex Fibromyalgia St Catherine’s Hospice helps local people Support Group with a terminal illness to live the best possible Provide support through a helpline and email. quality of life. Most patients are cared for in Meetings can offer support and one to one their own home but there is an 18-bed in- advice, a mini-library, information table, crafts, patient unit at the hospice, plus day services speakers, social evenings out, lunch outings, offering therapies, counselling and practical monthly newsletter. advice/support for patients and their families/ carers. Address: St Paul’s Art Centre, 55b Chapel Road, Worthing, Address: St Catherine’s Hospice, BN11 1EE Malthouse Road, Crawley, Meetings on last Wednesday of RH10 6BH every month 12pm-2pm Telephone: 01293 447333 Telephone: 08448 872394 Monday to Sunday 8am-8pm Website: www.fmswaws.org Website: www.stch.org.uk Social Media: Sussex Deaf Association Facebook: www.facebook.com/ An independent charitable voluntary stcatherineshospicecrawley/ organisation providing support, social and Twitter: @StCHospice welfare service for deaf, deafblind, deafened and hard of hearing people in Sussex. Stroke Association Information, support and help for people Telephone: Head Office: 01273 671899 affected by stroke. Family and Carer Support Monday to Thursday service Horsham and Crawley Area. 9.30am-1pm and 2pm-5pm Website: www.sussexdeaf.co.uk Telephone: Helpline: 0303 3033 100; Social Media: Local Stroke Recovery Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Coordinator: 07985 131268 sussexdeafassociation/ Website: www.stroke.org.uk Twitter: @sussexdeafassoc Social Media: Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/ TheStrokeAssociation/ Twitter: @TheStrokeAssoc Email: [email protected]

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 19 Community Groups, Day Christ’s Hospital Lunch Club Centres, Lunch and Social The monthly Lunch Club at Christ’s Hospital Clubs was established in 1991 and involves 60 to 70 elderly people, some with disabilities, who live in Horsham and the surrounding villages. Ashington Carousel Coffee Morning It is one of the extensive activities which forms part of the Christ’s Hospital Community Coffee morning held at the Ashington Scout Action programme. Hall, all welcome. There is one step up Further details about the Lunch Club can be to access the hall and no disabled toilet obtained from Marjorie Holdsworth. facilities. Suggested donation of £1.50-2 per person to cover hall hire and tea or coffee. Telephone: 01403 247738 Wednesday 9.15am-10.15am. Website: www.christs-hospital.org.uk Email: [email protected] Address: Ashington Scout Hall, Church Lane, Ashington, Crossroads South Central – RH20 3JY Social Club Telephone: Brian Simpkin: 01903 892828 A range of activities with lunch and Breathe Easy refreshments giving cared for adults an (British Lung Foundation) opportunity to socialise, share stories and make friends and giving carers some free Make new friends who know about what time. Fully trained carer support workers. you’re going through, and learn more about living with a lung condition. We have more Address: Hordon House, Granary Way, than 230 Breathe Easy support groups Horsham, RH12 1NS throughout the UK, so you should be able to Wednesday 10am-4pm find one near you wherever you live. Groups Telephone: 01903 790270 are run by their members and meet regularly Website: www.crossroadscare-sc.org (usually once every month). Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0300 030 050 Crowning Years – Website: www.blf.org.uk Kings Church Horsham Social Media: A team of dedicated volunteers work with Facebook: www.facebook.com/ the elderly in the Horsham area. They seek britishlungfoundation/ to provide opportunities for older people Twitter: @lunguk to enjoy social activities together and provide spiritual encouragement, comfort, understanding and compassion. Crowning Years is the name given to the church’s work

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 20 with older people. The morning consists of Henfield Hub time to chat over a coffee (tea if you prefer), Website giving information on local events, worship, prayer and teaching. news and businesses.

Address: St Peter’s Hall, Three Acres, Website: www.henfieldhub.com Horsham, RH12 1RS Social Media: Meets alternate Tuesdays Facebook: www.facebook.com/ 10.30am-12pm HenfieldHub/ Telephone: 01403 251331 Twitter: @HenfieldHub Website: www.kch.org.uk Lavinia House Hub (Age UK) Henfield Haven Different activities each day (£3 a day), A centre for people in the Steyning area aged hairdresser four mornings a week (Tuesday to 55+, offers a warm, friendly place where Friday), visiting service available, community you can go to meet others, keep your mind café available 8.30am-3pm and a hot and body active, and get general support 2-course lunch is available for £7. New and advice. Refreshments and meals and a members, aged 50 and over are welcome, Sunday Lunch Club available. come and join us and make new friends. Various additional clubs throughout the Café: Monday to Friday district. 10am-4pm; Thursday Club: Address: Lavinia House, Dukes Square, 11.30am-3.30pm; Horsham, RH12 1GZ High Needs Days (NOT drop-in): Telephone: 01403 260560 Mondays, Wednesdays and Monday to Friday Fridays 9.30am-3.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm Address: Henfield Haven, Hewitts, Website: www.ageukhorshamdistrict. Henfield, BN5 9DT org.uk Telephone: 01273 494747 Social Media: Website: www.impact-initiatives.org.uk/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ henfield-haven/ ageUKhorshamdistrict/ Social Media: Twitter: @AgeUKHorshamD Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Email: info@ageukhorshamdistrict. henfieldhaven/ org.uk Twitter: @ImpactSussex Email: thehaven@impact- initiatives.org.uk

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 21 Lions Club National Women’s Register (The) The World’s Largest Service Club (NWR) Organisation. Every Lions Club supports a For women who like to be informed and range of projects in its local community within share ideas. A network of local groups four broad categories: health, sight, youth and individual members who enjoy lively initiatives and international programmes. discussion and conversation, both serious Members do whatever is needed to help and light-hearted. By actively participating in their local communities; from children who the content of meetings, which typically take need eyeglasses to seniors who don’t have place in each other’s homes, members share enough to eat. their opinions and ideas and form long-lasting friendships. Telephone: 0845 833 9502 Website: www.lionsclubs.co Telephone: 01603 406767 Social Media: Monday to Thursday Facebook: www.facebook.com/ 9.30am-3.30pm LionsClubsBritishIslesand Website: www.nwr.org.uk Ireland/ Social Media: Twitter: @LionsClubs Facebook: www.facebook.com/nwr.uk/ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @NWRUK Email: [email protected] London Road Methodist Church Lunch Club Oddfellows (The) Wednesday Lunch Club – for senior citizens. A friendship group open to everybody. Make Enjoy a hot lunch, at a small cost (£4), in a new friends and attend social events such as warm and friendly atmosphere. 2nd and 4th coffee mornings, supper clubs and local trips. Wednesday of each month 1pm. Sunday This friendship club has been running for over Lunches – for church members who live by 200 years, providing advice services, benefits themselves 3rd Sunday of each month after and welfare support for those in need. Local the Sunday morning service. branches are Brighton and Sussex District Office, Sussex Weald and Victoria Worthing. Address: Wesley Hall Methodist Church, London Road, Horsham, Telephone: 0161 832 9361 RH12 1AN Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm, Telephone: 01403 268075 or Friday 9am-4pm 01403 891340 Website: www.oddfellows.co.uk to reserve your place Social Media: Website: www.lrmchorsham.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ OddFellowsUK/ Twitter: @OddFellowsUK Email: [email protected]

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 22 Parham Tuesday Group Address: Phoenix Clubhouse, Social club for adults in the Storrington area. Forest Community School, No age limit. Guest speakers and fundraises Comptons Lane, Horsham, for local charities. Meetings on 3rd Tuesday RH13 5NW each month 7.30pm-10pm. Telephone: 01403 268130 Website: www.phoenixstrokeclub. Address: Rackham Old School, org.uk Rackham Street, Rackham, Social Media: RH20 2EU Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Telephone: 01903 743818 Phoenixstrokeclub/ Email: manager.phoenix@ Phoenix Stroke Club btinternet.com A small, friendly club for Stroke Survivors. Our members are able to try a range of activities in a friendly, informal atmosphere and we aim to increase confidence and offer important respite for carers. Social groups meet on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 10.15am-3.30pm. A Communications Group runs on Thursdays from 10am-12pm. WS31972 8.17

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Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 23 Pulborough & District Community Telephone: 01622 775000 Care Association Monday to Friday 8.30am-4pm Offers various types of services and activities Website: www.salvationarmy.org.uk for older people who live in Pulborough Social Media: and the surrounding area. Lunch club, Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Wednesday club offering, refreshments, salvationarmyuk/ activities and a chat for the over 50s, Group Twitter: @salvationarmyuk for Falls Prevention, Knitting, Sight problems Email: southeast@ and Tai Chi, Volunteer Visiting Scheme and salvationarmy.org.uk Good Neighbours Scheme, and community transport service. For details of current Slinfold Village Hall – activities please call the secretary. Help Scheme Tea Tea and chat – open to all. Stalls selling Telephone: 01798 813039 books, bric-a-brac, cakes, jams and Website: www.pcclub.org.uk/pdcca/ preserves, garden produce and a raffle. Email: [email protected] Address: Slinfold Village Hall, The Street, Rotary Club Slinfold, West Sussex, Largest independent, non-political, non- RH13 0RP religious Charity in the area. Donates to Telephone: Mrs Barbara Muller: various Charities, Projects, individuals and 01403 790073 families through the ‘Making a Difference to Horsham’ Scheme. Meets on Thursday 7.15pm.

Address: Roffey Institute, Forest Road, Horsham, RH12 4TB Telephone: 01403 754005 Website: www.horshamrotary.org.uk Email: [email protected]

Salvation Army (The) – South East Division Worldwide Christian church and registered charity extending a helping hand to those who are homeless, friendless and in need. Access to practical, social and spiritual support. Local Salvation Army churches (or corps) and community centres offer a range of activities and services within local communities.

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 24 Southwater Thursday Group and St Mary’s Church Coffee Morning Southwater Young @ Heart An informal coffee morning meets alternate Anyone over 50 is welcome to come along Thursday mornings (10.30am-11.30am) in and meet others in an informal setting. the Manor Room at the Church Centre. Meet There is a range of activities some new and and make new friends. some old favourites (a small charge may be made for certain craft activities to cover Address: St Mary’s Church, Causeway, costs). Southwater Thursday Group meet on Horsham, RH12 1HE Thursday morning 10am-12pm. Southwater Telephone: 01403 253762 Young @ Heart meet on Friday 1.30pm- 3.30pm. Storrington Pop-in Centre Provides a low cost lunch for older people. Address: Southwater Thursday Group: Coffees from 10.30am followed by a 3 course Southwater Sports Club, lunch comprising soup, ploughmans and Church Lane, Southwater, desert. No need to book, just turn up at the RH13 9BT; Southwater Young @ Village Hall, Storrington. Alternate Thursday Heart: Beeson House, 26 Lintot mornings 10.30am-1pm. Square, Fairbank Road, Southwater, RH13 9LA Address: Storrington Village Hall, 59 West Telephone: Southwater Thursday Group: Street, Storrington, RH20 4DZ 01403 730420; Telephone: 01903 893145 Southwater Young @ Heart: 01403 731839 Storrington, Sullington & Thakeham Monday Club for Over 60s Southwater Welcome Club Club for older people providing a social The Welcome Club provides an place for afternoon with tea, card games, board people aged over 60 to make friendships games, bingo, bowling, new age curling, and share an interesting afternoon with guest whist and other games. Transport provision speakers, games and activities. Tea and cake can be arranged through the Community are always provided, and the cost is £2 per Minibus Association for Storrington, person. Meetings are alternate Wednesdays Thakeham and Sullington. Venue is 2.30pm-4.30pm. accessible for wheelchairs and has an accessible toilet. Meets on Monday 2pm- Address: Village Hall, Church Lane, 4pm. Southwater, RH13 9BT Telephone: 01403 731891 Address: Trinity Methodist Church, Email: [email protected] Thakeham Road, Storrington, RH20 3NG Telephone: 01903 743076

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 25 Trafalgar Road Baptist Church – The Hub Café – Upper Beeding Lunch Club Baptist Church The Club caters to primarily retired people Relaxed and friendly coffee shop serving and is open to anyone in the community. freshly ground coffee, various teas and The Luncheon Club is very well attended homemade cakes. Pop in with your friends with anywhere between 45 and 60 members or come and meet some new ones. There is attending at any one time. Transport can always someone to talk with at The Hub Café be arranged for those that need assistance. and the venue is wheelchair accessible, has Members are asked to make a donation accessible toilets and disabled parking. Open of £3 for each club meeting and if you are Monday to Friday 9am-12pm and Saturday interested in attending please contact the 10am-12pm. church office. Meets on third Wednesday of each month during term time. Address: The Hub, 19 Church Lane, Upper Beeding, Steyning, Address: Trafalgar Road Baptist Church, BN44 3HP Trafalgar Road, Horsham, Telephone: Debbie Woods: 07769 664375 RH12 2QL Website: www.thehubbeeding.org Telephone: 01403 240729 Social Media: Website: www.trbc.info Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Email: [email protected] thehubbeeding/ Email: [email protected] The Hub – Upper Beeding Baptist Church In Stitches – Upper Beeding Baptist A monthly friendship lunch club offering a two Church course lunch plus tea or coffee. Meets on last In Stitches Group, people who enjoy sewing Friday of every month except August. patchwork, embroidery or knitting in each Address: Upper Beeding Baptist Church Hall, other’s company. Meets Thursday 9am-12pm. 19 Church Lane, Steyning, BN44 3HP Address: Upper Beeding Baptist Church, Telephone: Jill Rowland: 01903 813424 19 Church Lane, Upper Website: www.thehubbeeding.org Beeding, Steyning, BN44 3HP Social Media: Telephone: Ann Putman: 01903 814996 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Website: www.thehubbeeding.org thehubbeeding/ Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ thehubbeeding/

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 26 Time Travellers’ Café – Councils Upper Beeding Baptist Church A safe and relaxing place for people with dementia or age related memory issues, their Horsham District Council families and carers to share experiences, Office: Monday to Friday have access to local information, and meet hours 9am-5pm people. The Hub Café menu is available, and Address: Parkside, Chart Way, Horsham, a light lunch of soup and a roll is available for RH12 1RL £2.25. Meets first Thursday of each month Telephone: 01403 215100 12.30pm-2.30pm. Website: www.horsham.gov.uk Social Media: Address: The Hub, 19 Church Lane, Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Upper Beeding, Steyning, HorshamDC/ BN44 3HP Twitter: @HorshamDC Telephone: Debbie Woods: 07769 664375 Email: [email protected] Website: www.thehubbeeding.org Social Media: West Sussex County Council Facebook: www.facebook.com/ General Enquiries Tel: thehubbeeding/ 01243 777100 Email: [email protected] Monday to Friday 8am-6pm General Enquiries Typetalk: Village Agent (Age UK) For customers who are deaf, Find out what activities, support and advice is hard of hearing or have speech available in Colgate and Rusper. impairments: 018001 01243 777100 Address: Lavinia House, Dukes Square, Births, marriages and deaths: Horsham, RH12 1GZ 01243 642122 Telephone: 01403 260560 Disabled parking ‘Blue Badges’: Monday to Friday 01243 777653 8.30am-4.30pm Libraries: 01243 642111 Website: www.ageukhorshamdistrict. Renewals: 01243 642110 org.uk Planning: 01243 642118 Social Media: Record Office: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ 01243 753600 ageUKhorshamdistrict/ Roads and Transport: Twitter: @AgeUKHorshamD 01243 642105 Email: info@ageukhorshamdistrict. Adult Social Care: org.uk 01243 642121

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 27 Adult Social Care emergencies outside of office hours: 01243 642425 Adur/Worthing: Psst! Did you know there’s 01243 263000 a button that could Chichester: 01243 785166 save your life? Crawley: 01293 438000 Horsham: 01403 215100

Office Addresses: Bognor Regis: Durban House, Durban Road, Bognor Regis, PO22 9RE Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Chichester: County Hall, West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RQ Monday to Thursday 8.30am-5pm and We help over 1,700 people of all ages in the Friday 8.30am-4.30pm Horsham district to feel safe and maintain Crawley: Crawley Library, Southgate independence in their own home for longer. Avenue, Crawley, RH10 6HG Registrars: Monday to Friday 9.30am-4.30pm; • Do you live alone? • Are you worried about falling? Adult Social Care: • Are you forgetful? Monday to Friday 9am-5pm • Have you had a medical emergency? Horsham: Parkside, Chart Way, Horsham, • Do you feel unsafe in your own home? RH12 1RL Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Worthing: Centenary House, WE WANT TO HELP YOU Durrington Lane, Worthing, BN13 2PQ Telephone: 01403 215230 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Email: [email protected] Website: www.horsham.gov.uk Websites: Website: www.westsussex.gov.uk

Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ WestSussexMatters/ Twitter: @WSCCNews

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 28 Email: Police General Enquiries: Details of local services can be found in the customer.service@ Emergency Services section at the front of westsussex.gov.uk this directory. Adult Social Care: socialcare@ Address and opening hours: westsussex.gov.uk Horsham Police Station, Adur/Worthing: Hurst Road, Horsham, helppoint@ RH12 2DJ: adur-worthing.gov.uk Monday to Friday Chichester: [email protected] 10am-2pm and 3pm-6pm Crawley: [email protected] Telephone: Non-Emergency: Horsham: [email protected] 101 or 01273 470 101 Website: www.sussex.police.uk Social Media: Crime & Community Support Facebook: www.facebook.com/ sussexpoliceforce/ Twitter: @sussex_police Neighbourhood & Email: horshamnpt@sussex. Home Watch Network (NHW) pnn.police.uk A voluntary network of schemes where neighbours come together, along with the Victim Support police and local partners, to build safe and An independent charity offering help and friendly communities. Provides information practical guidance. If you’ve been a victim of and resources. To find details of NHW any crime or have been affected by a crime schemes in your area visit the website at committed against someone you know, victim www.ourwatch.org.uk and use the postcode support offer a FREE service, available to search facility. everyone, whether or not the crime has been reported and regardless of when it happened. Website: www.horshamnhw.btck.co.uk Social Media: Telephone: Supportline: 0808 168 9111; Facebook: @horshamneighbourhoodwatch Victim Support Sussex: 0808 168 9274 Twitter: @horshamnhw Website: www.victimsupport.org.uk Email: [email protected] Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ victimsupport/ Twitter: @VictimSupport

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 29 Neighbourhood Wardens Atlas Mobility Ltd Horsham District Council works in Supply mobility scooters, riser recliners, partnership with Parish Councils to manage a wheelchairs, walking aids and living aids that team of Neighbourhood Wardens. They work support a changing lifestyle and incontinence with all sections of the community, providing products. a reassuring uniformed presence, dealing with anti-social behaviour, offering advice and Address: Atlas Mobility Ltd, support, and helping reduce social isolation. 64 East Street, Horsham,

West Sussex, RH12 1HN Ashington: Monday to Friday Jayne Jeffrey, 07764 146367 10am-5.30pm, Bryony Sparks, 07764 146368 Pulborough & Nutbourne: Saturday 10am-3pm, Carol Boniface, 07584 337476 Closed Bank Holidays Vanessa Green, 07584 337475 Telephone: 01403 263553 Steyning, Bramber & Upper Beeding: Website: www.atlasmobility.co.uk Paul Conroy, 07734 387889 Email: [email protected] Mike Pearce, 07734 387888 Social Media: Clinical Waste Collections – Website: www.horsham.gov.uk/ Horsham District Council communitysafety/ FREE collection service is available for items community-safety/ such as needles, stoma bags, incontinence neighbourhood-wardens products etc. If you require a separate clinical Twitter: @HorshamWardens waste collection for these or similar items, please call the Customer Care Team. Disability and Mobility Telephone: 01903 719646 Website: www.horsham.gov.uk Assisted Refuse Collections – Email: [email protected] Horsham District Council If you are frail or disabled and have difficulty Community Link Alarm – moving your bins to the collection point and Horsham District Council need assistance contact the Customer Care Home safety and personal alarm system Team for an assisted collection application enables local residents to live independently form. in their own homes. Community Link is a telephone-based personal alarm system Telephone: 01403 733144 providing rapid response any time of Website: www.horsham.gov.uk the day and night and can also provide other alarm and detection services. If you would like further information or a no

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 30 obligation demonstration please contact our Community Link team of advisors.

Telephone: 01403 215230 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Website: www.horsham.gov.uk Email: community.link@ horsham.gov.uk

Disability Equipment Service Disability Equipment Service lists second- hand disability equipment being sold by individuals in specific areas. The lists are maintained by local disability charities working together to provide people with a way of linking together.

An immersive Telephone: 07845 041678 complimentary Website: www.disabilityequipment therapy service.co.uk Social Media: Horsham District Council is the first Facebook: www.facebook.com/ to bring you a virtual reality therapy that could benefit the health of disabilityequipmentservice/ yourself or someone you know. Twitter: @deswebsite Email: team@disabilityequipment service.co.uk The experience has proven beneficial to:

• people living with dementia • those suffering with pain • dealing with stress and anxiety • long term medical conditions

WE WANT TO HELP YOU Telephone: 01403 215230 Email: [email protected] Website: www.horsham.gov.uk

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 31 Disabled Facilities Grants – Roundabout Talking News Horsham District Council A FREE local news service for visually Available to help disabled people to live impaired residents. Excerpts from the West more independently in their home. The Sussex County Times are recorded onto Council can provide a grant to pay for memory sticks which are then distributed to works recommended by West Sussex residents. As well as items taken from the County Council’s Occupational Therapists West Sussex County Times, there is also a for disabled people receiving means-tested magazine recording that covers other items benefits or who have a low income according of interest for listeners. Help is also available if to our financial assessment. Contact OT listening equipment is needed. If you know of Connect for an assessment of your needs. someone who would qualify and enjoy such a service, please contact the Secretary or Telephone: 01243 642121 Chairman. Website: www.horsham.gov.uk Email: [email protected] Address: 23 South Grove, Horsham, RH13 5BZ Independent Lives Telephone: 01403 253849 or Provides a range of support services for 01403 266924 people with disabilities, care needs and Website: www.roundabouttalkingnews. caring responsibilities to enable them to lead co.uk full, active and independent lives. Focuses Email: [email protected] on providing a direct payments support service to help people arrange and manage Education, Learning and their own personalised care and support. Volunteering Provides information, advice and support to disabled people, their families, carers and professionals. Aspire – Horsham Adult Education Centre Telephone: 08456 0123 99 or Provide learning opportunities to adults 01903 219482 across Sussex. Varied programme of Monday to Friday 8am-6pm courses aiming to promote healthy lives, Website: www.independentlives.org encourage creativity, development of new Social Media: skills as well as supporting individuals to Facebook: www.facebook.com/ improve their employment prospects and indeplives/ career progression plus lots more. Provide Twitter: @indep_lives adult education services that are attractive, Email: [email protected] sustainable and inspire people to learn, enjoy and achieve.

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 32 Address: The Drill Hall, Denne Road, Arun East Horsham, RH12 1JF Telephone: 01903 772325 Telephone: 01403 289020 Website: www.u3asites.org.uk/aruneast Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm Email: Margaret.stephens446 and Friday 9am-4pm @gmail.com Website: www.aspiresussex.org.uk Social Media: Arun Valley Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Telephone: 01798 873481 AspireSussex/ Website: www.arunvalleyu3a.org.uk Twitter: @AspireSussexLtd Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Cranleigh and District Lodge Hill Centre Telephone: 01483 267040 An outdoor and education centre with Website: www.cranleighu3a.org.uk residential and conference facilities. Set in 32 Email: [email protected] acres of woodland in the heart of the South Downs National Park. Horsham Telephone: 01403 266934 Address: Lodge Hill Centre, Watersfield, Website: www.u3asites.org.uk/horsham Near Pulborough, RH20 1LZ Telephone: 01798 831411 Southwater Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm Telephone: 01403 732851 Website: www.lodgehill.org.uk Website: www.u3asites.org.uk/ Email: [email protected] southwater

University of the Third Age (U3A) Steyning and District An organisation which provides life- Telephone: 01903 812092 enhancing and life-changing opportunities for Website: www.u3asites.org/steyning retired and semi-retired people. Local U3As Email: memsec@steyningand exist for the benefit of those, no longer in districtu3a.org.uk full time employment, who wish to learn and keep active. Members share their knowledge and experience, and participate in a wide range of educational, creative and leisure activities. Each U3A has its own programme of activities which may comprise monthly meetings with external speakers, special interest groups, outings to places of interest and social events.

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 33 Slinfold Computer Café Care Coordinators Anyone is welcome, regardless of computing Based at your local surgery, they aim to knowledge or experience. Over friendly chat signpost and empower patients to access with tea/coffee and biscuits, there is often support in the community. They work closely a presentation on a particular subject and with patients and GP’s to assist people with time for any computer/technology questions. managing their health and wellbeing. If you No membership fee or commitment, an wish to make contact with your local Care attendance fee of £3 and there is no charge Coordinator ask your GP receptionist for for the first visit. more details.

Address: The Parish Room, Email: Slinfold Village Hall, The Street, Courtyard Surgery: Slinfold, RH13 0RP [email protected] Telephone: 01403 790374 Holbrook Surgery: Website: www.slinfoldcomputer.club [email protected]; Email: [email protected] Orchard Surgery: [email protected] or Health Information and [email protected] Support Park Surgery: [email protected] or [email protected]; Change, Grow, Live Riverside Surgery: This service is part of the wider West Sussex [email protected]; Integrated Substance Misuse Recovery Rudgwick Medical Centre: Service, is confidential, and open to all those [email protected]; affected by drugs and alcohol across West The Village Surgery: Sussex. [email protected]

Address: Centenary House, Carer’s Health Team Woodfield Road, Northgate, A free service provided by Sussex Crawley, RH11 9BA Community NHS Trust for carers living in Telephone: 0300 3038677 West Sussex. We can visit you at home Website: www.changegrowlive.org and check your general state of health and Social Media: wellbeing and offer advice about how to keep Facebook: www.facebook.com/ healthy and manage any health issues you changegrowlive/ might have. We develop individual strategies Twitter: @changegrowlive for each carer with an aim to reduce the Email: [email protected] strain of coping with their caring role.

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 34 We are open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Social Media: Friday. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ CarersWSussex/ South Team Twitter: @CarersWSussex Telephone: 01243 623521 Email: [email protected] (covering areas in and around Littlehampton, Storrington, Health Watch West Sussex Worthing, Shoreham, Healthwatch West Sussex exists to make Chichester, Midhurst, Petworth, health and care services work for the people Arundel, Pulborough, who use them. We give people across West Billingshurst and Bognor Regis) Sussex the opportunity to have their say about health and care services. We are an North Team independent organisation but we have a Telephone: 01403 227000 ext 7613/7686 statutory voice, meaning commissioners and (covering areas in and around providers have to listen to people through us. Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex) We work to help people (especially under- represented groups) get the best out of Carers Support West Sussex health and social care services in West Sussex; whether it’s improving them today or Carers Support West Sussex is an helping to shape them for tomorrow. independent local charity offering support to those caring for family members or friends Address: Billingshurst Community Centre, with a long term illness or disability. Free and Roman Way, RH14 9QW confidential services include information, Telephone: 0300 012 0122 support groups, emotional wellbeing and Email: helpdesk@ specialist support to parent carers, young healthwatchwestsussex.co.uk adult carers (18-25) and carers of people with mental health issues, drug and alcohol Exercise Referral Scheme issues, dementia, learning disabilities, autism The Horsham District Exercise Referral and Asperger syndrome. Scheme enables any healthcare professional to refer you to a local leisure facility where Address: The Orchard, a qualified exercise instructor will guide you 1-2 Gleneagles Court, Brighton through a programme that matches your Road, Crawley, RH10 6AD aims and ability. Telephone: 0300 028 8888 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, Telephone: 01403 215111 Wednesday 9am-7pm and Website: www.horshamdistrict Saturday 10am-12pm wellbeing.org.uk Website: www.carerssupport.org.uk Email: info@horshamdistrict wellbeing.org.uk

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 35 Horsham District Wellbeing NHS Choices Horsham District Wellbeing is a FREE, friendly Get help and information on a range of health and impartial service from Horsham District issues and concerns. A resource for checking Council to support people find local health and symptoms of illness, articles on wellbeing, wellbeing advice, information and services. reading about latest health developments, The team of Wellbeing Advisors supports give feedback on a service you have used, people across a range of lifestyle areas, search for local services including doctors, including doing some regular exercise, eating dentists and hospitals. a healthy balanced diet, stopping smoking, reducing alcohol consumption, managing Telephone: Non urgent medical advice: 111; stress, improving strength and balance, or General: 0300 311 2233 simply improving overall wellbeing. Non urgent medical advice: 24 hours a day; Address: Horsham District Council, General: Monday to Friday Parkside, Chart Way, Horsham, 8am-6pm, RH12 1RL Wednesday 9.30am-6pm, Telephone: 01403 215111 excluding bank holidays Monday to Friday 10am-4pm Website: www.nhs.uk Website: www.horshamdistrict wellbeing.org.uk NHS Dental Services Social Media: Everyone should be able to access good- Facebook: www.facebook.com/ quality NHS dental services. NHS England HorshamDistrictWellbeing/ will be able to tell you which dentist in your Twitter: @HorshamHealth area currently accepts patients. Email: info@horshamdistrict wellbeing.org.uk Search online at: www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/ Dentist/LocationSearch/3 Telephone: 0300 311 2233 Monday to Friday 8am-6pm, Wednesday 9.30am-6pm, excluding bank holidays Website: www.nhs.uk

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 36 Hobbies, Dance, Music, Horsham Scottish Country Dancing Singing and the Arts Club Scottish country dancing should not be confused with Scottish highland dancing – swords, highland fling etc. Come and try an Cantarice Ladies Choir informal evening of social dancing and if you Two local choirs with a wide repertoire. enjoy it, come again. There is a charge of £2 You can turn up at any session and try it an evening. out for FREE. If you enjoy it then there is a membership fee per term. Horsham meets Address: Millennium Hall, 154-156 on Wednesdays 1.15pm-2.45pm; Steyning Crawley Road, Roffey, Horsham, meets on Fridays 11am-12.30pm. RH12 4DT Telephone: 01403 269439 Address: Horsham: Website: www.horshamscdc.org.uk Salvation Army Centre, Email: [email protected] Booth Way, RH13 5PZ; Steyning: Steyning Centre, Local History Societies Church Street, BN44 3XZ For a list of local societies and their websites. Telephone: 01903 812662 Website: www.sfhg.org.uk Website: www.catatrice.snappages.com Email: [email protected] NAFAS National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies Horsham Branch of the Embroiderers’ Lots of local groups in the area. For a listing Guild of local clubs, times and venues visit the site. Lively and friendly branch with a full Website: www.sussexareanafas.org.uk programme of speakers, workshops and in-house stitching projects. If you share a love of textiles and embroidery do get in touch – visitors and new members welcome. Membership of the branch is £30 pa plus membership to the Guild; Visitors £5. Meets on 4th Thursday monthly, 2nd Thursday December 2pm-4.30pm, no meet in August.

Address: Wesley Hall, Methodist Church, London Road, Horsham, RH12 1AN Telephone: 01403 256973 or 07801 137349 Email: [email protected]

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 37 Pleasure Singers (The) Sussex Wildlife Trust A choir of female singers who meet once a Manage over 30 nature reserves where rare week for a rehearsal and a chat over a cup and threatened wildlife can be protected of tea and a biscuit or two on Wednesday and can thrive. Show and teach people of afternoons in Horsham. Throughout the year all ages about the wildlife and countryside The Pleasure Singers perform at a number around them. Run events and courses, of venues in West Sussex and Surrey, walks and talks and lead practical volunteer entertaining folk at retirement homes, care tasks. Information and advice line provides homes and community centres and at special FREE advice on all wildlife, conservation and concerts in aid of various charities. Meets on planning questions. Wednesday 2pm-4pm. Address: Sussex Wildlife Trust, Address: Holy Trinity Church, Woods Mill, Henfield, BN5 9SD Rushams Road, Horsham, Telephone: General advice: 01273 492630; RH12 2NT Wildlife information and advice; Telephone: 01403 263665 01273 494777 Website: www.thepleasuresingers.co.uk Website: www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk Social Media: Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/The- Pleasure-Singers- 202833739740154/ Twitter: @ThePleasureSing Email: thepleasuresingers @gmail.com

Sandgate Singers Four-part choir based in Storrington with no auditions or formalities. Always pleased to welcome new members and can promise a happy atmosphere and some interesting musical programmes. An ability to read music is useful but in no way essential.

Address: Storrington and Sullington Parish Hall, Thakeham Road, Pulborough, RH20 3PP Telephone: 01903 741256 Website: www.sandgatesingers.com

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 38 Housing Horsham Matters A Registered Charity that recycles, reuses and resells good quality second hand furniture Abbeyfield Society (The) and household items to help local families, Abbeyfield House near Horsham Park, offers particularly those in need. The money raised a worry-free independent life for older people, from the Charity Centre is then used to provide with charges fully inclusive of food, utilities, new services for local residents. council tax, services of house staff, property maintenance, and the additional benefits of Address: Horsham Matters Ltd, sophisticated fire detection and community Micah House, Blatchford Road, alarm. It is ideally situated to access the local Horsham, West Sussex, and wider community of Horsham. RH13 5QR Telephone: 0300 124 0204 Address: Abbeyfield House, Tuesday to Saturday 21 Hurst Road, Horsham, 9.30am-4pm West Sussex, Rh12 2DS Website: www.horsham-matters.org.uk Telephone: Senior House Manager: Email: [email protected] 01403 252855 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Shelter Website: www.abbeyfield.com Shelter is a charity that works to alleviate the Social Media: distress caused by homelessness and bad Facebook: www.facebook.com/ housing. They give advice, information and AbbeyfieldSociety/ advocacy to people in housing need. Twitter: @TheAbbeyfield Email: General enquiries: Address: The Orchard, 1-2 Gleneagles [email protected]; Court, Brighton Road, Accommodation enquiries: Southgate, Crawley, RH10 6AD [email protected] Telephone: Helpline: 0808 800 4444; West Sussex Area: Anchor Trust 0344 515 1749 Not-for-profit provider of housing and care for Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm the over-55s. Website: www.shelter.org.uk Social Media: Telephone: 0800 731 2020 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Website: www.anchor.org ShelterUK Social Media: Twitter: @Shelter Facebook: www.facebook.com/Anchor/ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Anchor_Trust Email: [email protected]

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 39 Skylark House Independent Living This brand new, luxury care home in Horsham is run by an experienced and passionate team dedicated to delivering British Red Cross (The) a range of quality, round-the-clock care A volunteer-led humanitarian organisation that services from short term respite to specialist helps people in crisis. Supports independent care for people living with Alzheimer’s and living and offers advice, help and advocacy. other forms of dementia. Skylark House has Short-term loans of mobility aids including 82 bedrooms, each with ensuite facilities, wheelchairs, commodes, walking sticks and plus its own coffee shop, hair salon and frames. Short-term practical and emotional cinema and residents keep busy with daily support at home to help people regain group and one-to-one activities, including independence after hospital stays. Hand, arm hobbies and outings. and shoulder massage service available.

Address: Skylark House, St Marks Lane, Address: Unit B2, The Fleming Centre, Horsham, West Sussex, Crawley, RH10 9NN RH12 5PU Monday and Wednesday Telephone: 01403 247010 10am-12pm, Tuesday, Thursday Website: www.careuk.com/ and Friday 10am-1pm skylark-house Telephone: 01293 649079 Email: [email protected] Website: www.redcross.org.uk Social Media: West Sussex Care Guide Facebook: www.facebook.com/ A guide to domiciliary care and care homes BritishRedCross/ in West Sussex. Details can be found in the Twitter: @BritishRedCross Independent Living section of this directory. Carewise West Sussex – Telephone: 01243 642121 Care Funding Advice Monday to Friday 8am-6pm Information and advice to help you make the Website: www.westsussex.gov.uk right choices and ease the worry of paying Social Media: for long-term care. Help to consider your Facebook: www.facebook.com/ care options. Money and benefits check. WestSussexMatters/ Comprehensive care services information. Twitter: @WSCCNews Approved Care Fee specialists. Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01243 642121 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Website: www.westsussex.gov.uk/ carewise

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 40 Social Media: Address: Lavinia House, Dukes Square, Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Horsham, RH12 1GZ WestSussexMatters/ Telephone: 01403 260560 Twitter: @WSCCNews Monday to Friday Email: socialcare@westsussex. 8.30am-4.30pm gov.uk Website: www.ageukhorshamdistrict. Secure org.uk email: adults.carepoint@ Social Media: westsussex.gcsx.gov.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/ ageUKhorshamdistrict/ Help at Home (Age UK) Twitter: @AgeUKHorshamD Email: info@ageukhorshamdistrict. If everyday tasks in the home or garden start org.uk to become more difficult to carry out, you may need some help to stay independent and safe. Age UK have a register of police checked, referenced, friendly gardeners, handypersons and home helps. Hourly rates are capped and there is no call out charge.

Avoid a wrong turn l Help to consider care options with care planning l Money advice and Stopping for independent benefits check l Comprehensive care financial advice can make services information a big difference l Approved care fee specialists

How am I going to pay for my care?

How much Will I have might it to sell my cost me? house? 01243 642121 www.westsussexconnecttosupport.org/ carewise What can I afford? [email protected]

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Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 41 Home from Hospital (Age UK) Royal Voluntary Service The aim of this service is to prevent Can help older people maintain their vulnerable people returning to hospital, to independence and stay involved in the local boost confidence and promote wellbeing. community. Volunteers offer help and support Up to 6 weeks FREE practical support after so older people can stay independent at discharge from hospital for residents who do home. For more information just ask. not have a carer. Telephone: Crawley to Coast: Address: Lavinia House, Dukes Square, 01293 228060 Horsham, RH12 1GZ Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Telephone: 01403 260560 Website: www.royalvoluntary Monday to Friday service.org.uk 8.30am-4.30pm Email: crawleytocoasthub@ Website: www.ageukhorsham royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk district.org.uk Social Media: Social Services Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Adults’ Services supports people to live well ageUKhorshamdistrict/ in later life so that they can be independent Twitter: @AgeUKHorshamD for as long as possible. They work with Email: info@ageukhorsham people to identify their social care needs and district.org.uk find the best solutions to meet those needs. Meals on Wheels Adults’ Services support people to help The Meals on Wheels service in West Sussex themselves within their local communities; is provided by Apetito. Our DBS checked drivers deliver a hot nutritious meal seven days ensure people have the opportunity to a week across the county and also perform explore the options available to them; a safe and well-being check. The meals are focus on preventing or delaying the need delivered between 11am-2pm and a Tea Time for emergency (or crisis) care; for example, pack can be delivered at the same time to going into hospital or a care home; work provide a light afternoon or evening meal. with people to help them find the care and support they need to live independently help Telephone: 01903 718893 the most vulnerable to feel supported and Open 8am – 4pm safe; and provide FREE information and Website: www.apetito.co.uk advice to all people in West Sussex. Social Media: Twitter: @apetitouk Loans of equipment and some short-term Email: westsussex.office@ services may be available without charge apetito.co.uk depending on a person’s circumstances.

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 42 Telephone: 01243 642121; Libraries Social Care Emergencies Helpline (available 24/7): 01243 642425 West Sussex Library Service (Office hours: A wide selection of books (including large Monday to Friday 9am-5pm) print), audiobooks and DVDs to borrow. Website: https://www.westsussex.gov. Access to the latest resources through uk/social-care-and-health printed material, and the eLibrary (which Social Media: has books, audiobooks and magazines all Facebook: www.facebook.com/ available free). Free internet access and free WestSussexMatters/ Wi Fi, with support in getting online often Twitter: @WSCCNews available. Email: [email protected] A wide range of services accessible to all, including people who have hearing or visual West Sussex Care Guide impairments, and concessions for people A guide listing domiciliary care (care at home with memory management problems and for services) and care homes in West Sussex. those who rely on friends or family to access Also includes information on day care and services. A delivery service for residents who community care services, extra care housing are unable to reach a library. Information schemes and support for carers. about local services and activities, including a folder of information for residents in later life. Telephone: 01243 642121 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm You can also find WSCC libraries on Website: www.westsussex.gov.uk/ Facebook at careguide www.facebook/westsussexreads/ Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Library Addresses and contact numbers: WestSussexMatters/ Billingshurst: Twitter: @WSCCNews Billingshurst Library, Mill Lane, Email: [email protected] Billingshurst, RH14 9JZ Monday to Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-2pm: Telephone: 01403 783145

Henfield: Henfield Library, Off High Street, Henfield, BN5 9HN Monday to Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-2pm: Telephone: 01273 493587

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 43 Horsham: Horsham Library, Mobile Libraries Lower Tanbridge Way, Horsham, There is a community mobile library vehicle RH12 1PJ based at Horsham Library, which visits towns Monday to Friday 9am-7pm and and villages in the area. Details of stops, Saturday 9am-5pm: times and dates are available on the WSCC Telephone: 01403 224353 website.

Pulborough: Telephone: 01403 224353 Pulborough Library, Brooks Way, Website: www.westsussex.gov.uk Off Lower Street, Pulborough, Social Media: RH20 2BP Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Monday to Wednesday WestSussexMatters/ 1pm-5pm and Twitter: @WSCCNews Thursday to Saturday 9am-1pm: Email: horsham.library@ Telephone: 01798 872891 westsussex.gov.uk

Southwater: Loneliness, Mental Health Southwater Library, and Wellbeing Beeson House, 26 Lintot Square, Fairbank Road, Southwater, RH13 9LA Contact the Elderly Monday to Friday 10am-5pm Contact the Elderly is a national charity and Saturday 10am-2pm solely dedicated to tackling loneliness and Telephone: 01403 734660 social isolation among older people. They organise FREE monthly Sunday afternoon Steyning: Steyning Library, Church Street, tea parties for small groups of older people Steyning, BN44 3YB and volunteers within their local community. Monday to Friday 10am-5pm Contact the Elderly offers a lifeline of and Saturday 10am-2pm: friendship to thousands of people aged 75 Telephone: 01903 270330 and over who live alone, need a bit of help getting out and about, and don’t have the Storrington: support of family and friends nearby. Storrington Library, Ryecroft Lane, Storrington, Telephone: 0800 716 543 RH20 4PA Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm Monday to Friday Website: www.contact-the-elderly. 9.30am-5.30pm and org.uk Saturday 10am-4pm: Telephone: 01903 839050

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 44 Social Media: Address: Billingshurst Community Facebook: www.facebook.com/ and Conference Centre, Roman contactteas/ Way, Billingshurst, RH14 9QW Twitter: @contact_teas Telephone: 01403 788080 Email: [email protected] Website: www.helpandcompany.com Email: [email protected] Cruse Bereavement Care – West Sussex Area Independent Age Cruse offers face-to-face, telephone, email Advice, Befriending and Campaigning. and website support through a national Independent Age, the older people’s charity. helpline and local services. Services are Whatever happens as we get older, we provided by trained volunteers and are all want to remain independent and live confidential and FREE. Cruse also provides life on our own terms. That’s why, as well training and consultancy for external as offering regular friendly contact and a organisations and for those who may strong campaigning voice, Independent encounter bereaved people in the course of Age provides older people and their families their work. with clear, free and impartial advice on issues that matter: care and support, Telephone: National Helpline: money and benefits, health and mobility. A 0844 477 9400; charity founded over 150 years ago, we’re West Sussex Area 24hr independent so that older people can be. Answering Service: 0300 311 9959 (Please leave Telephone: 0800 319 6789 details and a Cruse volunteer will Monday to Friday 8am-8pm return your call) and weekend/bank holidays Website: www.cruse.org.uk 9am-5pm Social Media: Website: www.independentage.org Twitter: @CruseCare Email: [email protected] Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Help and Company at Home Ltd – independentage/ Billingshurst Day Care Twitter: @IndependentAge Aimed at people aged over 65, including Email: [email protected] those with memory problems/early dementia, who need to get away from the isolation felt in their house and those who need some variety in their lives. Meets on Tuesday and Thursday 10am-3.30pm.

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 45 Mind Coastal West Sussex Mind Mind in England and Wales provides Telephone: 01903 227000 advice and support to empower anyone Monday to Friday 9am-5pm experiencing a mental health problem. The Website: www.coastalwestsussex charity campaigns to improve services, raise mind.org awareness and promote understanding of Social Media: mental health problems. Local Minds provide Facebook: www.facebook.com/ help and support directly to those who need CoastalWestSussexMind/ it most. The network of more than 130 local Twitter: @MindWestSussex Minds offer specialised support and care Email: info@coastal based on the needs of the communities they westsussexmind.org support. Telephone: Infoline: 0300 123 3393; Motor Neurone Disease Association Legal Infoline: 0300 466 6463 (MND) Website: www.mind.org.uk; MND Connect is an information and support www.elefriends.org.uk service for people living with MND, people Social Media: affected by MND, carers and health and Facebook: www.facebook.com/ social care professionals. Whether you need mindforbettermentalhealth/ to find out how to access services and Twitter: @MindCharity

Are you at risk of flu this winter? Get your flu jab. The best protection against the flu is the free seasonal flu jab available from your GP or pharmacist. FREE vaccination is offered to people aged 65 or over who are at risk, children aged 2 to 3, and those in the school vaccination programme, pregnant women, adults and children with underlying health conditions (especially heart and respiratory disease), carers, and children with weakened immune systems. If you are not in one of these groups entitled to get a free flu jab then you can buy one from participating high street pharmacies.

For more information on who should have the free flu jab, visit: www.westsussexwellbeing.org.uk/fight-flu or speak to your GP or pharmacist.

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Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 46 information, or just want someone to listen, Telephone: Northern Prevention the team is here to help. Assessment Team (Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex area): Telephone: 0808 802 6262 01403 229510 Monday to Friday Southern Prevention 9am-5pm and 7pm-10.30pm Assessment Team Website: www.mndassociation.org (Littlehampton, Storrington, Worthing and Shoreham area): Social Media: 01273 268900 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Western Prevention Assessment mndassociation/ Team (Chichester District, Twitter: @mndassoc Arundel, Pulborough, Email: mndconnect@ Billingshurst and Bognor Regis): mndassociation.org 01243 642370 Email: Northern Prevention Prevention Assessment Teams Assessment Team: Prevention Assessment Teams are joint teams [email protected] including staff from West Sussex County Southern Prevention Council, Sussex Community NHS Trust, and Assessment Team: Guild Care or Age UK West Sussex. [email protected] Western Prevention Our teams include health advisors (nurses), Assessment Team: social care workers and support workers. [email protected] We aim to help people living locally to stay healthy and remain independent. We normally Roffey Friendship Club work with people who do not receive services A great way to make new friends for people from specialist health care teams or social aged over 60, there is a programme of care services. activities including quizzies, talks, outings, and music. Tea, coffee and cake provided for This means we can check your general state of health and wellbeing, help you a small weekly sub. Meets every two weeks identify what may benefit you to retain your on Thursday 2pm-4pm. independence, enable you to make any changes, let you know what resources Address: Roffey Millennium Hall, may be useful to you, provide assistance to Crawley Road, Horsham, practical and emotional support. We maintain West Sussex, RH12 4DT close links to carers’ services, local day Telephone: 01403 750786 centres, Wellbeing hubs, the Fire and Rescue Service, Neighbourhood Watch, and many other voluntary and community services.

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 47 Royal Voluntary Service Good Telephone: 116 123 Neighbours West Sussex Available 24 hours a day, 365 As one of the nation’s leading voluntary days a year. sector organisations, the Royal Voluntary Website: www.samaritans.org Service supports older people to stay active, Social Media: independent and remain a part of their local Facebook: www.facebook.com/ community. Our Good Neighbours Scheme samaritanscharity/ provides company and friendship to older Twitter: @samaritans people living alone who are socially isolated. Email: [email protected] We aim to increase independence and social contact for a limited time, usually over a 12- SAGE Counselling week period, although this is dependent on A service for people with restricted individual circumstances. The support we movement. If you are faced with issues offer could include accompanying an older person to the shops or a short outing, helping such as adjusting to retirement, loss of them to attend a local club and activity or independence, bereavement, loneliness, visiting them at home for some company unresolved conflicts, disability, illness and the and a chat. Our volunteers offer a weekly finality of death their counsellors make no visit, usually for 1-2 hours, depending on the judgements, but respect clients as individuals client’s requirements. with a need to make sense of their own lives.

Address: Good Neighbours West Sussex, Telephone: 07585 141599 Royal Voluntary Service, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm 1 Town Barn Road, West Green, Website: www.sagecouselling.org.uk Crawley, RH11 7XG Email: [email protected] Telephone: Horsham, Crawley and Mid Sussex districts: Visiting Service (Age UK) 01293 228060 FREE support and companionship to older Website: www.royalvoluntaryservice.org people across the district who live alone Email: Horsham, Crawley and or are felling lonely, have very little support Mid Sussex: available from family or friends, have few crawleycoasthub@ opportunities to get out on their own and royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk would benefit from social contact. Samaritans Address: Lavinia House, Dukes Square, If something’s troubling you then get in Horsham, RH12 1GZ touch. Confidential and no waiting lists or Telephone: 01403 260560 assessments. Talk about whatever’s getting Monday to Friday 8.30am-4pm to you, you don’t have to be suicidal. Website: www.ageukhorsham district.org.uk

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 48 Social Media: Southwater groups: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Southwater Leisure Centre, ageUKhorshamdistrict/ Pevensey Road, Southwater, Twitter: @AgeUKHorshamD RH13 9XZ; Email: info@ageukhorsham Henfield Memory Café: district.org.uk Evangelical Free Church, 155 High Street, Henfield, Memory, Dementia and BN5 9HP Alzheimers Henfield ‘Jazzled’ Choir: Corpus Christi, Tanyard, Henfield, BN5 9PE Active Minds Club Telephone: 01273 494300 Providing stimulation for mind and body of Monday to Friday 9am-5pm people with short term memory loss. Meets Website: www.knowdementia.co.uk on Thursday and Friday 10am-3pm. Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Address: Dial Post Village Hall, Horsham, knowdementia/ West Sussex, RH13 8NJ Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01903 740948 / 07754 142460 Email: [email protected] Music for the Memory Club Respite day club for those who have Know Dementia Alzheimer’s, dementia or other cognitive and Education, Advice and Support. Telephone memory problems. Professionally structured support, home visits, time to talk, social group therapy where fun, laughter and activities and interaction, advice on finance stimulation therapy make a big difference to and care provision, training on how to cope those with memory problems and give carers with the diagnosis. Local groups: Southwater a break. Full and half days with lunch, drop in Leisure Centre: Gentle sport session on and individual CST sessions available. Meets Monday 10am-12pm, Memory Café monthly on Friday 10.15am-3.15pm. on Saturday 2pm-4pm (check website for day); Henfield Evangelical Free Church Hall: Memory Café fortnightly on Saturday 2pm- Address: St John’s Community Hall, 4pm; Henfield Catholic Church Hall: ‘Jazzled’ Church Road, Broadbridge Choir on Thursday 1.30pm-3.30pm. Heath, RH12 3LD Telephone: 01403 788080 Address: Unit 6/7, Henfield Business Website: www.helpandcompany.com Park, Shoreham Road, Email: [email protected] Hassocks, BN5 9SL;

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 49 Dementia Club (Age UK) Address: Horsham Museum and Art Mental and physical activities are provided Gallery, 9 Causeway, Horsham, to make a happy atmosphere in different RH12 1HE surroundings and the chance for respite for Telephone: 01403 254959 carers. Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm Website: www.horshammuseum.org Social Media: Address: Horsham Dementia Club: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Lavinia House, Dukes Square, HorshamMuseum/ Horsham, RH12 1GZ Twitter: @HorshamMuseum Meets on Monday 10am-3pm Email: [email protected] Storrington Dementia Club: Trinity Centre, Thakeham Road, Parish and Neighbourhood Storrington, RH20 3NG Meets on Tuesday and Friday Councils 10am-3pm Telephone: 01403 260560 Information about news, planning, activities, Website: www.ageukhorsham clubs and events in your area. A full list of district.org.uk West Sussex Parish and Town Councils is Social Media: available on the West Sussex County Council Facebook: www.facebook.com/ website: www.westsussex.gov.uk/find-my- ageUKhorshamdistrict/ nearest/parish-or-town-councils/ Twitter: @AgeUKHorshamD Email: info@ageukhorsham Amberley Parish Council district.org.uk Telephone: 01903 208943 Website: www.amberley-pc.org.uk Touching Memories – Email: [email protected] Horsham Museum & Art Gallery Horsham Museum and Art Gallery runs a popular Reminiscence loans service, tailored Ashington Parish Council for care homes and carers in the district. Telephone: 07851 009655 Over 40 memory boxes and 10 quiz boxes Website: www.ashingtonpc.org.uk are available, each containing objects from Email: [email protected] the 1930s to 1980s. The Reminiscence Loan Boxes are loaned FREE of charge to Ashurst Parish Council sheltered accommodation, residential homes Telephone: 07738 664449 and any club for the elderly throughout the Website: www.ashurstparishcouncil.org Horsham District. If you would like further Email: [email protected] information please do not hesitate to contact the Reminiscence Team.

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 50 Billingshurst Parish Council Horsham: Telephone: 01403 782555 Denne Neighbourhood Council Website: www.billingshurst.gov.uk Telephone: 01403 581896 Email: [email protected] Website: www.denneneighbourhood council.btck.co.uk Bramber Parish Council Email: denneneighbourhoodclerk Telephone: 01903 879140 @gmail.com Website: www.bramber.org.uk Email: bramberparishclerk Horsham: @talktalk.net Forest Neighbourhood Council Telephone: 01403 269265 Broadbridge Heath Parish Council Website: www.forestnchorsham.org.uk Telephone: 07716 130103 Email: [email protected] Website: www.broadbridgeheath-pc. gov.uk Horsham: Email: clerk@broadbridgeheath-pc. Trafalgar Neighbourhood Council gov.uk Telephone: 01403 264303 or 01403 261640 Coldwaltham Parish Council Website: www.horshamtrafalgarnc.com Telephone: 01798 873747 Email: [email protected] Website: www.coldwalthampc.org.uk Email: dsherlockfuidge@ Itchingfield Parish Council btinternet.com Telephone: 01403 731596 Website: www.itchingfieldparishcouncil. Colgate Parish Council gov.uk Telephone: 01293 883944 Email: clerk@ Website: www.colgatefaygate.com itchingfieldparishcouncil. Email: [email protected] gov.uk

Cowfold Parish Council Lower Beeding Parish Council Telephone: 01403 864806 Telephone: 01403 710266 Website: www.cowfold-pc.gov.uk Website: www.lowerbeeding.com/ Email: [email protected] parish-council.php Email: [email protected] Henfield Parish Council Telephone: 01273 492507 North Horsham Parish Council Website: www.henfield.gov.uk Telephone: 01403 750786 Email: [email protected] Website: www.northhorsham-pc.gov.uk Email: parish.clerk@northhorsham- pc.gov.uk

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 51 Nuthurst Parish Council Shipley Parish Council Telephone: 01403 784985 Telephone: 07841 803124 Website: www.nuthurstparish Website: www.shipleyparish council.co.uk council.org.uk Email: nuthurstparishclk@ Email: [email protected] btinternet.com Slinfold Parish Council Parham Parish Council Telephone: 01403 785864 Telephone: 01903 208943 Tuesday to Thursday 10am-4pm Website: www.parhamparish Website: www.slinfold-pc.gov.uk/ council.org Slinfold-Parish-Council Email: parhamparishcouncil Email: [email protected] @yahoo.com Southwater Parish Council Pulborough Parish Council Telephone: 01403 733202 Telephone: 01798 873532 Monday to Friday 8am-4pm Website: www.pulboroughparish Website: www.southwater-pc.gov.uk council.gov.uk Email: [email protected] Email: clerk@pulboroughparish council.gov.uk Steyning Parish Council Telephone: 01903 812042 Rudgwick Parish Council Website: www.steyningpc.gov.uk Telephone: 01403 822678 Email: [email protected] Monday to Wednesday 10am-4pm Storrington and Sullington Parish Website: www.rudgwick-pc.co.uk Council Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01903 746547 Website: www.storrington-pc.gov.uk Rusper Parish Council Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07921 822869 Website: www.rusper-pc.org.uk Thakeham Parish Council Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01798 815305 Website: www.thakehamparish.co.uk Shermanbury Parish Council Email: [email protected] Telephone: Website: www.shermanburyparish Upper Beeding Parish Council council.co.uk Telephone: 01903 810316 Email: [email protected] Website: www.upperbeeding-pc.gov.uk Email: upper.beeding@ btconnect.com

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 52 Warnham Parish Council Really Useful Information Telephone: 01403 790664 or 07834 561302 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Blue Badge Parking Scheme Website: www.warnham.org.uk Helps you park closer to your destination if Email: [email protected] you’re disabled. Details can be found in the Transport and Travel section of this directory. Washington Parish Council Telephone: 07776 771921 Telephone: 01243 777653 Website: www.washingtonparish.org.uk (Monday to Friday 8am-6pm) Email: clerk@washington Website: www.westsussex.gov.uk/ parish.org.uk bluebadge Social Media: West Chiltington Parish Council Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Telephone: 01798 817434 WestSussexMatters/ Website: www.wchilt-parishcouncil. Twitter: @WSCCNews org.uk Email: blue.badges@ Email: [email protected] westsussex.gov.uk

West Grinstead Parish Council Carer’s Emergency Alert Card Telephone: 01403 710270 Scheme – West Sussex County Website: www.westgrinstead-pc.gov.uk Council Email: clerk@westgrinstead- The Carer’s emergency alert card will identify pc.gov.uk you as a Carer if you have an accident. If anything happens to you while you’re away Wiston Parish Council from the person you care for, those helping Telephone: 01903 891753 you can ring the 24-hour emergency alarm Website: www.wistonvillage.org.uk centre number, who will then contact a Email: [email protected] person/company nominated by yourself to Woodmancote Parish Council ensure the person you care for is looked after. Telephone: 07921 822869 The scheme is FREE for anyone that lives Website: www.woodmancote within West Sussex and is run the Chichester parishcouncil.co.uk Careline with support from West Sussex Email: woodmancote County Council. [email protected] Telephone: 01243 778688 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Website: www.chichestercareline.org.uk

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 53 Social Media: English National Concessionary Travel Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Scheme in West Sussex ChichesterCareline/ FREE Concessionary off-peak bus travel for Twitter: @ChiCareline older people and for disabled people. Details Email: chichestercareline@ can be found in the Travel and Transport chichester.gov.uk section of this directory.

Connect to Support – West Sussex Telephone: 0845 075 1018 County Council Monday to Friday 9am-4pm West Sussex County Council’s Connect Website: www.westsussex.gov.uk/ to Support website is for anyone who may buses need some adult social care support to live Social Media: independently. The website is also useful Facebook: www.facebook.com/ for those caring for someone, and can be WestSussexMatters/ used by people outside West Sussex to find Twitter: @WSCCNews information for a relative or friend living in the Email: [email protected] county. Fire and Rescue Service Telephone: 0333 600 6330 A Home Safety Visit (Safe and Well Visit) is a Website: www.westsussexconnect free service carried out by West Sussex Fire tosupport.org & Rescue Service. It involves a pre-arranged visit to your home to offer advice on how Energy Saving Advice Service – to make it safer, and, where appropriate, The Green Deal fit smoke alarms or other specialist fire Contracted by the Department of Energy and detection equipment free of charge. Climate Change (DECC) to run a telephone advice service offering FREE impartial energy- Telephone: 0845 872 9719 saving advice. The advice service signposts Website: www.westsussex.gov.uk/fire callers to a wide range of organisations that Social Media: can help install energy saving measures in Facebook: www.facebook.com/wsfrs/ their home and reduce their fuel bills. Twitter: @WestSussexFire Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0300 123 1234 Monday to Friday 9am-8pm Website: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk Horsham Shopmobility Social Media: Help with access to shopping and leisure Facebook: www.facebook.com/ facilities. Details can be found in the EnergySavingTrust/ Transport and Travel section of this directory. Twitter: @EnergySvgTrust Address: Level 2 Swan Walk Car Park, 12 Swan Walk, Horsham, RH12 1HQ

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 54 Telephone: 01403 249015 Social Media: Monday to Friday 10am-4pm Facebook: www.facebook.com/ and Friday 9am-4.30pm HorshamDC/ Website: www.horsham.gov.uk Twitter: @HorshamDC Social Media: Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/ HorshamDC/ Mail Preference Service (MPS) Twitter: @HorshamDC Mailing Preference Service supports your right to choose the mail you want. The MPS Leisure Access Card (LAC) – is here to make your choice known – so you Horsham District Council can get the mail you want and need. Many The card gives up to 50% savings on various of the people who register their preferences with us have suffered bereavement and leisure activities and attractions across the they simply want to stop future commercial District. To be eligible for a FREE Leisure mailings from being sent to the deceased. Access Card you need to live within the So registering your choice helps Direct Mail Horsham District boundaries and be in receipt companies market considerately, ethically of one of the following means tested benefits: and economically. Universal Credit (income based), Income Support, Council Tax Support, Pension Credit, Telephone: 0207 291 3310 Housing Benefit, NHS Tax Credit Exemption, Website: www.mpsonline.org.uk Job Seekers Allowance (income based), Email: [email protected] Employment and Support Allowance or Carers Allowance. Applications forms can be downloaded or picked up and returned to the venues below:

- Horsham District Council Offices - The Pavilions in the Park, Horsham - Billingshurst Leisure Centre - Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre - Henfield Lesiure Centre - Southwater Leisure Centre - Steyning Leisure Centre - Storrington Library

Telephone: 01403 215642 Monday to Friday 10am-4pm Website: www.leisureaccesscard.info

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 55 National Key Scheme – TV Licensing Radar Keys for Disabled Toilets Information about the TV license, including The National Key Scheme (NKS) offers exemptions for the blind and visually disabled people independent access to impaired, those in care homes and those locked toilets around the country. Toilets aged 74 and over. fitted with National Key Scheme (NKS) locks can now be found in shopping centres, Telephone: Call centre: 0300 790 6130; pubs, cafes, department stores, bus and Minicom: 0300 790 6050 train stations and many other locations in Monday to Friday most parts of the country. For information on 8.30am-6.30pm, obtaining a key and a list of accessible toilets Saturday 8.30am-1pm and in the area contact Horsham District Council. closed Sundays/Bank holidays. Website: www.tvlicensing.co.uk Address: Horsham District Council, Parkside, Chart Way, Horsham, Warm Home Discount Scheme RH12 1RL You could get a discount on your electricity Telephone: 01403 215100 bill through the Warm Home Discount Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Scheme. If you have a general query Website: www.horsham.gov.uk regarding the scheme or think you may be Social Media: eligible, call the helpline. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ HorshamDC/ Telephone: 0345 603 9439 Twitter: @HorshamDC Monday to Friday Email: [email protected] 8.30am-4.30pm Website: www.gov.uk/the-war-home- Telephone Preference Service (TPS) discount-scheme/ The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) is a FREE service. It is the official central opt Winter Fuel and Cold Weather out register on which you can record your Payments preference not to receive unsolicited sales or Winter Fuel Payments are annual payments marketing calls. It is a legal requirement that to help people aged 60 and over with the all organisations (including charities, voluntary costs of keeping warm. Cold Weather organisations and political parties) do not Payments are made when the local make such calls to numbers registered on the temperature is either recorded as, or forecast TPS unless they have your consent to do so. to be, an average of zero degrees Celsius or below over 7 consecutive days. Telephone: 0345 070 0707 Website: www.tpsonline.org.uk Telephone: 0345 915 1515; Email: [email protected] Textphone: 0345 606 0285 Monday to Friday 8am-6pm Website: www.gov.uk/winter-fuel- payment/

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 56 Sport Fitness and Exercise Monday to Friday 6.30am-10pm Saturday 7am-8pm and Sunday 7am-9pm Billingshurst Leisure Centre Telephone: 01403 247572 : 50+ Swimming Website www.bluecoatsports.co.uk/ classes Address: Billingshurst Leisure Centre, Social Media Station Road, Billingshurst, Facebook: www.facebook.com/ RH14 9RY bluecoatsports/ Monday to Friday Twitter: @BluecoatSports 6.30am-10pm, Email: [email protected] Saturday 7am-5pm and Sunday 7am-7.30pm Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre Telephone: 01403 787500 Community hub for those aged 50 and over. Website: www.placesforpeopleleisure. A wide range of sport and exercise activities org/centres/billingshurst- every Monday and Thursday plus crafting leisure-centres/ every Thursday. Activities include; aerobics, Social Media archery, badminton, easy beat exercise, Facebook: www.facebook.com/ gym, Pilates, short mat bowls, table tennis, BillingshurstLeisureCentre/ tap dancing, tennis, Tensho Chi, trampoline, Twitter: @billingshurstlc yoga and Zumba. Food and refreshments at Email: enquiries@ discounted rates. Pay as you go available. billingshurstleisurecentre.co.uk Address: Broadbridge Heath Leisure Bluecoats Sports, Health and Fitness Centre, Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath, RH12 3YS Club Monday to Friday 7am-10.30pm Movement in Retirement; Senior Gym, Pilates Saturday 9am-8pm and and Short Tennis. With first-class facilities, Sunday 9am-6.30pm state-of-the-art equipment and a jam-packed Telephone: 01403 211311 timetable, Bluecoat Sports is Horsham’s Website: www.placesforpeopleleisure. finest health and fitness club. We boast org/centres/broadbridge- some of the best facilities around with a 25m heath-leisure-centre/ swimming pool and sauna, high tech gym Social Media with 2 floors and a dedicated weights area. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ We also have outdoor tennis courts, squash broadbridgeheath courts and more than 80 weekly fitness leisurecentre/ classes that the whole family can enjoy. Twitter: @broadbridgelc Email: enquiries@ Address: Bluecoats Sports Health and broadbridgeheathleisure Fitness Club, Christ’s Hospital, centre.co.uk Horsham, RH13 0YB

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 57 Chanctonbury Sports & Leisure Twitter: @HorshamDC Senior Fitness; Low impact gym and studio Email: community.development@ sessions for those aged 60 and over. horsham.gov.uk

Address: Impulse Leisure – Chanctonbury, Henfield Leisure Centre 60+ Compact Tennis, 50+ Badminton, Circle Spierbridge Road, Storrington, dance, gentle gym, indoor bowls. RH20 4PG Monday, Wednesday and Friday Address: Henfield Leisure Centre, 6.30am-10pm, Tuesday and North Croft, Henfield, BN5 9QB Thursday 8am-10pm, Monday to Thursday Saturday 9am-4.30pm and 7.30am-10pm, Sunday 9am-6.30pm Friday 7am-9pm, Telephone: 01903 746070 Saturday 8am-5pm and Website: www.impulseleisure.co.uk/ Sunday 8am-6pm centres/chanctonbury/ Telephone: 01273 494984 Social Media Website: www.henfieldleisure.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Social Media impulseleisure/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Twitter: @ImpulseLeisure HenfieldFitnessTeam/ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @HenfieldLeisure Email: [email protected] Health Walks – Horsham District Council Horsham District Sports Development The scheme, delivered by Horsham District Council, provides FREE walks led by trained Horsham District Council’s Sports Development team can offer help and advice volunteers, almost every day of the week about sport and physical activity to groups across the district, no need to book. They are and individuals living in the district. Services great for those who want someone to walk include club support and set up, equipment with and those advised to take exercise by a hire, community sports coaching services, doctor. A family friendly activity. Three levels activity development for older people, disability of walk are offered to suit varying levels of sports projects and information services. fitness so please choose your walk carefully. Full program available online and in print. Telephone: 01403 215634 Website: www.hdsd.org.uk Telephone: 01403 215269 Social Media Website: www.horsham.gov.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Social Media HorshamDSD/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Twitter: @HorshamDSD HorshamDC/ Email: [email protected]

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 58 Pavilions in the Park Horsham District Sports Development team. 50+ Aqua Fit class and Swimming The Club’s principle aim is to provide an hour of meaningful sports activity and recreational Address: Pavilions in the Park, enjoyment for disabled people. Although Hurst Road, Horsham, all ages are welcome the club prioritises RH12 2DF activites for people aged 16 and over. Monday to Saturday 6.15am-10pm and Address: Bluecoats Sports Health and Sunday 7am-10pm Fitness Club, Christ’s Hospital, Telephone: 01403 219200 Horsham, RH13 0YB Website: www.placesforpeopleleisure. Monday 6.15pm-8pm; org/centres/pavilions-in-the- 6.15pm-7.15pm Sports Hall, park/ 7.30pm-8pm Swimming. Social Media Telephone: 07715 320631 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Website: www.hdsd.org.uk ThePavilionsInThePark/ Social Media Twitter: @Pavilionsinpark Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Email: enquiries@ HorshamDC/ pavilionsinthepark.co.uk Twitter: @HorshamDC Email: kimberly.roberts Ramblers Association (SX) Sussex @horsham.gov.uk Area An association of people and groups who Steyning Leisure Centre enjoy walking and outdoor pursuits and also 50+ Morning; Swimming, Fit’n’Fifty Exercise campaign to protect and expand the places Class, Short Mat Bowls, New Age Kurling, people go walking. Mainly Saturday and Table Tennis and Short Tennis, circuits, Sunday with additional evening walks in the squash or racketball. £4.25 per person. summer. Address: Steyning Leisure Centre, Telephone: 01293 407244 Horsham Road, Steyning, Website: www.sussex-ramblers.org.uk/ BN44 3AA or www.crawleyramblers.org.uk Monday and Friday Social Media 7am-10pm, Tuesday to Facebook: www.facebook.com/ramblers/ Thursday 6.30am-10pm, Twitter: @RamblersGB Saturday 7am-8pm and Sunday Email: [email protected] 7am-10pm Telephone: 01903 879666 Ready and Able Club Website: www.placesforpeopleleisure. Set up in May 1991 as a joint initiative org/centres/steyning-leisure- between Horsham District Council and centre/ Christ’s Hospital School. It is managed by

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 59 Social Media Transport and Travel Facebook: www.facebook.com/ steyningleisurecentre/ Twitter: @steyninglc Amberley Good Neighbour Emergency Service (AGNES) Sussex Seniors Cricket A community car scheme providing transport The Seniors have two over 50s sides, four to health and care appointments for the over 60s sides and one over 70s team. There residents of the parish of Amberley. AGNES are a number of friendlies played and annual can also provide transport to those visiting tours. If you would like to discover what is friends and family in hospital. happening with Senior Cricket in Sussex then contact Hugh Milner. Games are played Telephone: 01798 831159 or mid-week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) 01798 831114 depending on teams. Away games can mean long-distance travelling. Amberley and Slindon Village Bus A community minibus service operating on Telephone: 01903 530688 scheduled routes. On Mondays to Bognor Website: www.sussexover50.play- Regis, Tuesdays to Worthing, Wednesdays to cricket.com Littlehampton and Rustington, and Thursdays Email: [email protected] to Chichester. The vehicle is also available for private hire when not operating on scheduled Young at Heart – Horsham District routes. Council Badminton, Fitness Suite (after induction), Telephone: 01243 814604 Pilates, Table Tennis, Snooker, Squash Website: www.slindon.com/ and Tennis. Refreshments and social area available. £4.50 per session. Every Monday Billilinks 9am-12pm. Shared taxi service serving the villages around Billingshurst from Plaistow to Cowfold Address: The Holbrook Club, North Heath including Barns Green, Broomers Corner, Lane, Horsham, RH12 5PJ Coneyhurst, Coolham, Dragons Green, Telephone: 01403 215637 Ifold, Kirdford, Loxwood, Shipley, Whitehall and Wisborough Green. Provides access Website: www.hdsd.org.uk to shops, countryside attractions, leisure Social Media facilities, doctors, adult education, evenings Facebook: www.facebook.com/ out and more. All journeys must be booked in HorshamDSD/ advance and the service can accommodate Twitter: @HorshamDSD folding wheelchairs. Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 01403 786818 Monday to Sunday 8am-6pm

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 60 Billingshurst Community Transport English National Concessionary Travel A transport scheme available for the elderly, Scheme in West Sussex disabled and frail residents of Billingshurst, Concessionary off-peak bus travel is FREE for Ifold, Kirdford, Loxwood, Plaistow and older people and for disabled people living in Shipley. West Sussex. To apply for a new bus pass or rail card or if you have any queries about your Telephone: 01403 787696 current pass contact the information line. Monday to Friday 8am-12pm Email: [email protected] Address: West Sussex Bus Pass, PO Box 212, Waterlooville, Blue Badge Parking Scheme PO7 6ZN The Blue Badge Scheme helps you park Telephone: 0845 075 1018 closer to your destination if you’re disabled. Website: www.westsussex.gov.uk/bus To find if you are eligible and to apply contact Email: [email protected] the Initial Enquiry Support Service. Horsham Area Community Car Telephone: 01243 777653 Scheme (HACCS) Website: www.westsussex.gov.uk/ An affordable transport service for people bluebadge who are unable to use public transport due Email: blue.badges@westsussex. to disability or frailty. The service provides a gov.uk wide range of journeys including hospital trips and holidays. Clients must first register with Bluebird Community Partnership the scheme and 2 days’ notice for bookings Provides transport services including Dial- is usually required. Scheme uses private cars. A-Ride excursions and shopping trips to anyone, regardless of age, who is rurally Telephone: 01403 250202 isolated, infirm or disabled. Areas covered within the Horsham district include Henfield, Horsham District Community Blackstone, Woodmancote, Small Dole, Transport Upper Beeding, Steyning, Ashurst, Partridge A door-to-door transport scheme for Green and Shermanbury. people who have difficulty using public transport and/or private cars. All vehicles are Telephone: 01444 473919 wheelchair accessible and services include Website: www.bluebirdcommunity Dial-A-Ride, scheduled shopping trips and partnership.co.uk group hire for local community groups, Email: info@bluebirdcommunity schools and clubs. Journeys must be booked partnership.co.uk in advance. HDCT works in partnership with Age UK Horsham District. Can only operate in Horsham and surrounding area.

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 61 Address: Horsham District Community Telephone: Booking: 0300 123 9841; Transport, Lavinia House, Dukes Cancellation: 0300 790 0143 Square, Horsham, RH12 1GZ Booking line: Telephone: 01403 754206 Monday to Saturday 7am-8pm, Monday to Friday 9am-12pm Sundays and Bank Holidays Website: www.horshamdistrict.org.uk 8am-5pm; Email: [email protected] Cancellation line: 24/7 365 days a year Horsham Shopmobility Provides a selection of manual and powered Pulborough Community Transport A community transport scheme providing wheelchairs along with motorised scooters transport to essential appointments such to anyone, young or old, who has problems as hospitals, doctors and dentists for adult walking around Horsham Town Centre, giving residents of Pulborough, West Chiltington, them greater independence and access Nutbourne and Fittleworth who have mobility to the shopping areas and leisure facilities. problems. A wheelchair-accessible vehicle is Available to those people with limited mobility also available. due to a permanent or temporary disability, frailty, accident or illness. Users do not have Telephone: Out of hours only: to be registered disabled but do need to 01798 875600; register with Shopmobility to use the service. Monday to Friday 10am-12pm 01798 872368 Address: Level 2 Swan Walk, 12 Swan Website: www.pcclub.org.uk/pdcca/ Walk, Horsham, RH12 1HQ cartransport.html Telephone: 01403 249015 Website: www.horsham.gov.uk Slinfold Help Scheme Social Media Voluntary community car scheme for Slinfold Facebook: www.facebook.com/ residents providing transport to medical HorshamDC/ appointments and any hospital not serviced Twitter: @HorshamDC by a hospital car service.

Patient Transport Service Telephone: 01403 790285 The South Central Ambulance Service NHS provides a non-urgent patient transport Slinfold Minibus Club service to patients who, due to their clinical Community scheme providing transport for condition, are unable to make their own shopping, social outings and community travel arrangements to attend healthcare activites for the residents of Slinfold and appointments with community and hospital surrounding areas. care providers. Telephone: 01403 790477

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 62 Steyning & District Good Neighbours HM Revenue & Customs Association For specific enquiries concerning your tax We transport mainly the elderly, disabled and affairs, or those of the deceased, you should housebound for medical appointments, local contact the relevant HMRC Office. shopping, visiting or social activities. Website: www.hmrc.gov.uk Telephone: 01903 816181 Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/HMRC/ St John Ambulance – Twitter: @HMRCgovuk Sussex Patient Transport Service A chargeable service offering transfer to Bereavement and Deceased Estate and from hospitals, clinics and care homes. Helpline Outpatient visits. Collection of patients Information about inheritance tax, managing arriving by sea, rail or air. Capability to an estate after death, probate, tax and forms. accommodate bedridden patients or those What to do about tax and benefits after a with limited mobility. death. How to handle tax or benefits affairs Telephone: 0303 003 0101, option 3 after a death and who to notify. Claiming Monday to Friday 7am-6pm, back Income Tax on behalf of someone who emergency out of hours pager has died. Find out when a tax refund might number available through be due and how to claim it. General specialist answerphone advice and information about Income Tax and Website: www.sja.org.uk Capital Gains Tax on deceased estates. Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/SJA/ Telephone: Bereavement Line: Twitter: @stjohnambulance 0300 200 3300; Email: south-east-ambulance@sja. Bereavement Textphone: org.uk 0300 200 3319 for deaf, hearing or speech impaired Wills, Living Wills, Probate, Monday to Friday 8am-8pm, Inheritance Tax Saturday 8am-4pm and Sunday 9am-5pm (Closed bank holidays, Easter Sunday, Gov.uk Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Website providing Death and Bereavement New Year’s Day) information including making a will, claim or refer an unclaimed estate, valuing the estate Deceased Estate Line: of someone who’s died and what to do after 0300 123 1072 someone dies. Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (Closed bank holidays, including Website: www.gov.uk Scottish bank holidays)

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 63 Website: www.hmrc.gov.uk Social Media Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/HMRC/ patientsassociation/ Twitter: @HMRCgovuk Twitter: @PatientsAssoc Email: mailbox@patients- Inheritance Tax & Probate Enquiries association.com Information about Inheritance Tax. Find out about Inheritance Tax and the probate Your Rights and process. Information about estate valuation. Legal Matters How to value the estate of someone who has died. They can help you understand your Inheritance Tax responsibilities and the Care Quality Commission procedures, confirm the forms you need, The independent regulator of all health and get paper copies of forms and complete social care services in England. Inheritance Tax forms. They cannot comment on the Inheritance Tax implications of tax Telephone: 03000 616161 planning queries, comment on points of Website: www.cqc.org.uk general law, confirm a person’s residency Social Media status or advise on the wording of wills. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ CareQualityCommission/ Telephone: 0300 123 1072 Twitter: @CareQualityComm (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm) Website: www.hmrc.gov.uk Citizens Advice (CA) Social Media Helps people resolve their legal, money Facebook: www.facebook.com/HMRC/ and other problems by providing FREE, Twitter: @HMRCgovuk independent and confidential advice. The service helps with problems with Patients Association (The) debt, benefits, employment, housing, discrimination, problems around buying Independent National charity that supports goods or services, including being treated patients and carers through our helpline, unfairly by a trader, receiving a poor service, lobbying and project work. switching energy suppliers or cancelling a contract. They have offices throughout Telephone: General: 020 8423 9111; Sussex – check website for your nearest Helpline: 0845 608 4455 office. (Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm) Website: www.patients-association. Address: Lower Tanbridge Way, org.uk Horsham, RH12 1PJ Monday to Friday 9.30am-4pm

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 64 Telephone: 0344 477 1171 Website: www.disabilityrightsuk.org.uk Monday to Friday 10am-4pm Social Media Website: www.cassca.org.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Social Media disabilityrightsuk/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Twitter: @DisRightsUK CASSCAB/ Twitter: @WSussexCAB Horsham Debt Advice Service (HDAS) HDAS seeks to come alongside those in Court of Protection financial difficulty, to provide practical support Makes decisions, appoints and registers and expert advice to those seeking help. deputies to act on behalf of people who Assist individuals to resolve their difficulties by are unable to make decisions about their suggesting ways to organise their finances, personal health, finance or welfare. by negotiating with creditors where possible, and by giving clients the confidence and skills to manage their own finances in the future. Court Building: Monday to Friday Address: Horsham Debt Advice Service, 8.30am-4.30pm; 11 Queen Street, Horsham, Court Counter: RH13 5AA Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Telephone: 01403 258040 Telephone: 0300 546 4600 Website: www.hdas.co.uk (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm) Email: [email protected] Email: courtofprotectionenquiries @hmcts.gsi.gov.uk Lasting and Enduring Power of Attorney Disability Rights UK Information on choosing your attorney, Advice on independent living and your rights. making and registering a lasting power of There is a webcam portal for BSL users via attorney, fees, objecting to a lasting power of the Royal Association for Deaf People. attorney and information on enduring power of attorney. Telephone: General enquiries: 020 7250 8181; Telephone: 0300 456 0300; Equality Advice Support Service Textphone: 0115 934 2778 (EASS): 0808 800 0082 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and General enquiries: Monday Friday 9am-5pm and Wednesday 10am-5pm to Friday 10am-12.30pm Website: www.gov.uk and 1.30pm-4pm; Equality Email: customerservices@ Advice Support Service: Monday publicguardian.gsi.gov.uk to Friday 9am-7pm and Saturday 10am-2pm, closed Sundays and bank holidays

Horsham District Council | Older Peoples Directory 65 Office of the Public Guardian Address: Park House, North Street, Information regarding matters arising from the Horsham, RH12 1RN Mental Capacity Act. Telephone: 0300 200 0025 Website: www.wsms.org.uk Telephone: 0300 456 0300 Email: [email protected] Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am-5pm and Wednesday 10am-5pm Website: www.justice.gov.uk/about/opg Email: customerservices@ publicguardian.gsi.gov.uk

Patients Advice and Legal Service (PALS) PALS serves both patients and visitors who may have questions and concerns about West Sussex Primary Care Trust. It gives advice and support to patients, their families and carers, provides information on NHS services, listens to concerns, suggestions or queries and helps sort out problems quickly on behalf of the people seeking help. It also deals with complaints and compliments.

Telephone: Physical and Outpatients Health: 01273 242292; Mental Health: 0300 304 2198 Website: www.nhs.uk Email: pals@sussexpartnership. nhs.uk

West Sussex Mediation Service (WSMS) Mediation is a form of ADR (alternative dispute resolution) and WSMS offers a FREE and confidential community mediation service, dealing with disputes between individuals groups and organisations, to all residents within West Sussex.

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