Community and Faith Bereavement Support Directory, Greater Essex Community and Faith Bereavement Support Many people in Essex, Southend and Thurrock will sadly experience bereavement, grief and loss during the corona virus pandemic. Measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 may increase the emotional impact of losing somebody, whether as a result of the virus or not. Bereaved people may feel more isolated and cut off from support networks. It is important that family, friends and communities seeking support at this time are able to talk to somebody they trust who will listen, empathise and point them to professional advice where necessary. There are many online sources of trusted information and support in relation to bereavement and a number of these can be found by following the link below. For those that require more structured support we suggest you contact your GP but the link below also includes details of the Hospices across Greater Essex who provide clinical bereavement support. The Hospice teams will talk to you about your bereavement and help to identify the right source of support. essex.gov.uk/coronavirus-and-faith/bereavement-support In response to the expected increase in demand for general support for bereavement, Essex County Council have worked with Faith group, voluntary and community sector partners to create a directory of local contacts in the community who can provide a listening ear and help to signpost you to other support. We are grateful to all those people who have come forward to offer this network of support. All the contacts who have offered to provide emotional and wellbeing support have shared some key principles. These include providing someone to listen and signpost, to encourage onward referral to a GP and to apply their own organisational procedures in relation to safeguarding and GDPR (data protection). 1 How the information is presented Support across Greater Essex is listed by Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) area to make it easier for you to find the nearest source of support in your community Please share this information Please share this information with anybody that you think will benefit from it including people who access your services or reach out to you for support. This PDF document is also available online at essex.gov.uk/coronavirus-and-faith/bereavement-support Can your organisation provide support? If you are a local community or voluntary organisation that is not already listed in the directory and you are able to offer support for bereaved people, please contact [email protected] Spotted a mistake? If any of the information here or in the directory is inaccurate please let us know by emailing [email protected] 2 Areas Districts Included Pages Mid Essex CCG Area Chelmsford, Maldon and Braintree 4-6 North Essex CCG Area Colchester and Tendring 7-10 Castle Point and Rochford CCG Area Castle Point and Rochford 11-12 Basildon and Brentwood CCG Area Basildon and Brentwood 13-15 West Essex CCG Area Uttlesford, Epping Forest and Harlow 16-17 Thurrock CCG Area Thurrock 18 Southend CCG Area Southend 19-20 Whole County Support Across Essex 21-22 Key - Sources of support where provided Church of England CoE Hindu Hi Haredi Jewish HJ United Reform Church UR Hebrew He Nepalese N Roman Catholic RC Quaker Qu Refugees R Methodist Me Baptist Ba Community Group CG Muslim Mu Greek Orthodox GO Other Christian Organisation OCO Jewish Je Salvation Army SA Pagan P Buddhist Bu Gypsy / Traveller GT 3 Mid Essex CCG Area Chelmsford Revd Canon Timothy 01245 901612 [email protected] CoE North William Ball [email protected] Maldon Revd Canon Peter Begley 01621 772300 [email protected] CoE Braintree Revd Canon Christopher 01376 561234 [email protected] CoE Davey Halstead Revd Canon Jonathan 01440 731687 [email protected] CoE Lowe 07771 850705 Chelmsford Chairman - Muhammad 07570 979200 Mu Muslim Society Nawaz Witham Revd Simon Garwood 01376 573 701 [email protected] CoE Chelmsford Revd Mark Pengelly 01245 499028 [email protected] Me Chelmsford Major Joanna Justice 01245 383003 [email protected] SA Area Chelmsford Jenny Hodgkin 01376 511473 [email protected] Qu Area Chelmsford Renew - Hilary Lydon 01245 359353 [email protected] CG Area Chelmsford The Right Reverend Peter 0208 5097377 [email protected] CoE Area Hill Chelmsford Chelmsford Community [email protected] Je Area Synagogue Maldon Maldon Quakers [email protected] Qu Chelmsford Chelmsford Hindu Society [email protected] Hi Area 4 Chelmsford Buddhist Centre [email protected] Bu Area Maldon Salvation Army 01621 840 088 [email protected] SA Braintree Salvation Army [email protected] SA Braintree Braintree Mosque [email protected] Mu Chelmsford Chelmsford Mosque [email protected] Mu Maldon Maldon Mosque [email protected] Mu Warley Warley Cultural Centre [email protected] Mu Chelmsford Central Baptist Church 01245 264163 [email protected] Ba Chelmsford Rev Barry Cheesman 01376 515434 [email protected] Ba Area Chelmsford North Springfield Baptist 07963 166459 [email protected] Ba Church Hedingham Hedingham Baptist Church 01787 462650 [email protected] Ba Braintree Braintree Baptist Church 01376 342650 [email protected] Ba Springfield Springfield Park Baptist 01245 358951 [email protected] Ba Church Burnham Burnham Baptist Church [email protected] Ba Hadleigh Hadleigh Baptist Church 01473 829602 Ba Witham Witham Catholic Parish [email protected] RC Chelmsford Chelmsford [Lady [email protected] RC Immaculate] Chelmsford Chelmsford Catholic Parish [email protected] RC Tiptree Tiptree URC [email protected] UR Braintree Braintree Catholic Parish [email protected] RC Kelvedon Kelvedon URC [email protected] UR Maldon Maldon URC [email protected] UR Burnham Burnham on Crouch URC [email protected] UR 5 Little Baddow Little Baddow URC [email protected] UR Witham Witham URC [email protected] UR Chelmsford Revd. Canon Paul Whittle 01223 830770 [email protected] UR Area Chelmsford Trinity Methodist Church [email protected] Me Maldon Area Maldon Catholic Parish [email protected] RC Chelmsford Craig Smith 07771963642 P Area Chelmsford Compassionate Friends tcf.org.uk/content/in-your-area/ CG Chelmsford The Ideas Hub [email protected] CG Tiptree Tiptree Youth Project 07913 913 774 [email protected] CoE Outreach - Andy Butt Chelmsford Action for Family Carers https://affc.org.uk/ CG Area Chelmsford Stan Keller, Chairman of 01245 463699 [email protected] Je Chelmsford Jewish Community 6 North East Essex CCG Area Brightlingsea, Revd Canon Lawrence 01255 484741 [email protected] CoE Clacton, Bond 07907 210812 Walton on the Naze, Frinton Colchester Revd Canon Paul 01206 563478 [email protected] CoE Norrington 07922818647 Tendring / St Helena Hospice – 01206 984274 sthelena.org.uk/referrals/bereavement-referrals CO Colchester Community bereavement Support Tendring / Revd Sean Fountain 07511 644723 [email protected] Ba Colchester Tendring / Major Maria Sampson 07961 078978 [email protected] SA Colchester 01255 423328 Tendring / Jenny Hodgkin 01376 511473 [email protected] Qu Colchester Tendring TeenTalk [email protected] CG Tendring / Compassionate Friends tcf.org.uk/content/in-your-area/ CG Colchester Tendring / East of England Co-op 01206 797196 www.eastofengland.coop/about-us/small-things- CG Colchester Bereavement Support big-difference/funeral-bereavement-support Tendring / Christian Youth Outreach 01206 863835 [email protected] CoE Colchester Team Tendring / Youth Enquiry Services www.yesyouthenquiryservice.org CG Colchester (YES) Colchester Colchester Quaker Meeting 01206 540447 [email protected] Qu House 7 Clacton Hindu Cultural & Heritage 01255 429465 Hi Centre Clacton Colchester Colchester Buddhist Centre [email protected] Bu Tendring Tendring Methodist Circuit [email protected] Me – Rev.Tom Osborne Tendring Tendring Methodist Circuit 01255 851179 [email protected] Me Rev. Christine Preece Colchester Colchester Methodist 01206 545 253 [email protected] Me Circuit - The Ark & The Well Methodist Church - Rev. Ken Chalmers Colchester Colchester Methodist 01206 331413 [email protected] Me Circuit – Wimpole Road, Lexden, Mersea Island & Tollgate Methodist Churches – Rev. Jo Adams Colchester Colchester Methodist 07979790424 [email protected] Me Circuit - Castle Methodist Church & Wivenhoe Methodist Church – Rev. Alan Jenkins Colchester Colchester Nepalese [email protected] N Community Colchester Salvation Army [email protected] SA Colchester Salvation Army [email protected] SA Clacton Salvation Army 01255 423328 [email protected] SA Colchester Colchester Mosque [email protected] Mu 8 Colchester Colchester Islamic 07799186538 [email protected] Mu Community Centre - Dr Sohail Choksy Colchester Colchester Baptist Church [email protected] Ba Colchester Orchard Baptist Church 01206 364673 [email protected] Ba Colchester