Voluntary and Community Groups in Cambridgeshire 2014 Directory Winter Last updated 30 October 2014 Page 1 of 158 Voluntary and Community Groups in Cambridgeshire 2014 Directory In this directory you will find the names and details of activities and services that are provided by groups that have agreed to advertise themselves on the internet. There are many more which, either for reasons of personal security (the group is run from someone’s home address) or because of the type of service they offer (hostel for temporary refuge) chose not to advertise in this way. Contact your local CVS if you cannot find what you are looking for: CCVS on [email protected] or call 01223 464696 (Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire and Fenland) VCAEC on [email protected] or call 01353 666166 (East Cambridgeshire) Hunts Forum on [email protected] or call 01480 420601 (Huntingdonshire) Other useful search website www.cambridgeshire.net for general queries The entries in this directory have been grouped alphabetically under the following themes Page o Health and wellbeing 3 o Working with older people 36 o Working with children & young people and parents 48 o Community activities 74 o Education 114 o Justice, offending and victim support 131 o Housing 135 o Debt 139 o Sport 141 o Culture and heritage 147 o Environment 169 Find a group Use the “find” box on Adobe Acrobat Reader (at the top) and put in a search word and then press return – keep pressing return until you have seen all the entries that meet the search word. Page 2 of 158 Health and wellbeing Acorn Cancer Support Group To alleviate the physical and emotional distress of cancer patients and their carers in St. Ives, Huntingdon, Ramsey and surrounding area. Contact http://www.acornsupportgroup.org.uk/ Services in Hunts Action for Sick Children (formerly NAWCH) 21 Barrow Road Action for Sick Children campaigns for quality health services Cambridge for children and young people. We provide information and CB2 8AP support to children, young people and their parents and carers using the health services. Contact CaroleMyer 01223 352565 [email protected] www.actionforsickchildren.org Services in Hunts ECambs Cambridge SthCambs Fenland Cambs Alzheimer's Society Room 73, The Newtown A leading care and research charity for people with all forms of Centre dementia, their families and carers. We offer information and Nursery Road advice across Huntingdonshire over the phone and through our Huntingdon drop-in services. Cambridgeshire PE29 3RJ Contact DavinaHogben 01480 415235 [email protected] http://alzheimers.org.uk/ Services in Hunts Alzheimer's Society - Cambridge & Ely Office Unit 2, Sunrise Business The Alzheimer's Society is the leading care and research charity Park for people with all forms of dementia, their families and carers. Ida Darwin Site, We offer information and advice across Cambridge, Ely and Ely Road Fenland over the phone and drop-in services. Waterbeach Cambridge CB25 9QZ Page 3 of 158 Health and wellbeing Contact TinaKierman 01223 863854 [email protected] www.alzheimers.org Services in Hunts ECambs Cambridge SthCambs Fenland Cambs Alzheimer's Society - Fenland & Marshland Branch Parkside Day Hospital Provides help, support and advice to people with dementia, North Cambs Hospital their families and carers throughout the Fenland and Wisbech Marshland area, and aims to increase awareness of dementia Cambs throughout the community. Support groups meet in Wisbech, PE13 3AB March and Whittlesey. Contact TinaKierman 01945 580460 [email protected] www.alzheimers.org.uk/fenland&marshland Services in Fenland Bedford & Cambs Rural Support Group Kimbolton Road A free listening and advice sign-posting service for those Hail Weston stressed or who have problems and are living in rural areas. St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 5LA Contact [email protected] 08454 500290 http://www.ruralsupport-bedscambs.org.uk Services in Hunts Cambs Brampton Befrienders A Pastoral Care Group set up to give help and friendship to the people of Brampton. There is a Drop-in Centre on every Friday morning. Contact http://www.brampton-cambs- pc.gov.uk/charity/charity_display.php?p=12 Services in Hunts Page 4 of 158 Health and wellbeing Branching Out 27 Grange Lane Provides day provision for adults with learning disabilities and Littleport complex needs in the local community. Ely CB6 1HW Contact SusanWiggans 01353 863221 [email protected] www.branchingoutuk.com Services in ECambs Breath Easy Fenland St. Peter's Church, Part of the British Lung Foundation's Support network for High Street, anyone affected by lung disease. First Thursday of the month, March, Cambs , from 2-4pm (new members at 1.45pm) PE15 9JR Contact 03000 030 555 Services in Fenland Burwell Community Print Centre Ltd The Causeway Burwell Community Print is a social training enterprise working Burwell alongside people with learning disabilities. Our aim is to Cambs promote independence and increase self-esteem in a CB25 0DU stimulating work environment, while providing quality community printing. Contact SueAnderson 01638 613102 [email protected] Services in Hunts ECambs Cambridge SthCambs Fenland Cambs Burwell Drop-in 61 Baker Drive Provides friendship and support for people with dementia and Burwell their carers. Cambridge CB25 0AB Contact SueAnderson 01638 743688 [email protected] Page 5 of 158 Health and wellbeing no Services in ECambs Burwell Village Help Scheme 22 Hall Lane Help scheme and visiting service for residents of Burwell. Burwell Cambridge CB25 0HE Contact EllyCatling 01638 605075 [email protected] Services in ECambs Burwell Visiting 61 Baker Drive Provides social visitors to people who are lonely or Burwell housebound. CB25 0AB Contact SueEvans 01638 743688 [email protected] no Services in ECambs Cam Sight 167 Green End Road Cam Sight is one of Cambridge's leading and oldest established Cambridge local charities. For 90 years it has been helping people with CB4 1RW sight problems living in Cambridge and the surrounding villages to lead a full, independent and dignified life. Contact AnneStreather 01223 420033 [email protected] www.camsight.org.uk Services in Hunts ECambs Cambridge SthCambs Fenland Cambs Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club University Sports Athletics, road running and cross-country running in Cambridge Ground and South Cambs for anyone who is keen to join in. Standards Wilberforce Road range from slow and enthusiastic to international. We also Cambridge have groups for absolute beginners. Page 6 of 158 Health and wellbeing CB3 0EQ Contact Neil 01223 524428 [email protected] www.cambridgeandcoleridge.org.uk Services in Cambridge SthCambs Cambridge Breastfeeding Alliance We provide breastfeeding support, information, counselling and skilled help to breastfeeding mothers. Contact RachelO'Leary 01638 741291 [email protected] www.bfsupportmatters.org.uk Services in Cambridge Cambridge City Foodbank 14 Alpha Terrace Cambridge City Foodbank provides a minimum of 3 days Trumpington emergency food to local people in crisis. We depend on Cambridge donations of food and money to help people in Cambridge. CB2 9HT Contact EvvyEdwards 07826856372 [email protected] www.cambridgecity.foodbank.org.uk Services in Cambridge Cambridge Cruse Bereavement Care Llandaff Chambers Cambridge Cruse provides free bereavement support to adults 2 Regent Street and children throughout Cambridgeshire, Uttlesford and Cambridge Haverhill. CB2 1AX Contact HelenPope 01223 302662 (Admin) [email protected] http://www.cruse.org.uk/Cambridge Services in Hunts ECambs Cambridge SthCambs Fenland Cambs Cambridge Gymnastics Academy CIC c/o North Cambridge Cambridge Gymnastics Academy offers a range of classes for all Page 7 of 158 Health and wellbeing Academy ages and abilities. Our classes are based at North Cambridge Arbury Road Academy on Arbury Road, Cambridge. We have training each Cambridge day after school and on Saturdays. In addition, we operate a CB4 2JF satellite Contact HelenSnook 07971 864653 [email protected] www.cambridgegymnastics.co.uk Services in ECambs Cambridge Cambridge Joint Playschemes Verger's Cottage Providing Saturday morning activity and cinema clubs for 1 Gog Magog Way children aged six to nineteen years with moderate to severe Stapleford learning disabilities, some of whom also have physical Cambs difficulties and challenging behaviours. CB22 5BQ Contact CarolBrown 01223 846227 [email protected] Services in Cambridge SthCambs Cambridge Quranic Awareness Classes 79 perne road We provide support and advice for our younger Muslim cambridge generation in order to become valuable individuals within the CB1 3SB community. Contact CQCAC 01223 700079 [email protected] none Services in Cambridge Cambridge Rethink Carers Group PO Box 50 We operate a helpline for carers of people with severe mental March illness and organise a mutual support group which meets Cambs usually on the last but one Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. PE15 8XE We have discussions, speakers and social activities and give individual su Contact DavidJordan 01354 655786 [email protected] Services in Hunts ECambs Cambridge SthCambs Fenland Cambs Page 8 of 158 Health and wellbeing Cambridge St Raphael Club Hester Adrian Centre Our aim is to provide a better quality of life for the physically Hawthorn Way disabled. We meet from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm at the Hester Cambridge Adrian Centre