Hollington Friendship Group
01889 507446 or 01889 507321
This monthly club meets at Hollington Village Hall on a Thursday at 2.00 p.m. The club is open to everyone and is an opportunity for people to meet and catch up over a cuppa. Guest speakers at some gatherings. Members are welcome to bring along photos or items of interest to share with the group.
Stramshall Warm Spaces Coffee Morning
This is a weekly coffee morning, held in Stramshall Village Hall every Thursday morning 11.30am – 1pm. Stramshall Village Hall, Vicarage Drive, Stramshall, ST14 5DL
Tuesday Club
01889 590728
This social group meets on the first Tuesday of every month at Denstone Village Hall at 2.30 p.m. The group is open to all. There is a small charge of £3 to attend. Guest speakers are invited to most sessions and two annual outings are also organised. For further information, contact Wendy Forrester on 01889 590728.
Craftea Club, Rocester
This is run at St Michael’s Church, Rocester on Mondays 12.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. Craftea provides opportunities for individuals to make new friends, learn new skills and enjoy conversation and a cup of tea.
Rocester Men’s Shed
07868319502 or 07816084341
This group is run from St Michael’s Church every Wednesday from 10.00 a.m. and is open to all men. The Men’s Shed is a place for men to meet, make new friends and socialise; and to work together (perhaps to the benefit of the local community) and share a cup of tea.
CARELINE
01335 210353
Based in Ashbourne, Careline is a telephone befriending service for people living in this area. A team of volunteers telephone local people who need someone to talk.
The service takes self-referrals, and referrals from family, friends, neighbours, other agencies and GPs
Knit & Natter at Uttoxeter Library
01889 869065
This social craft group is open to all adults and is held at Uttoxeter Library on Mondays at 2.30 p.m. Members bring their own knitting. All abilities welcome. Sessions are free.
Baby Bounce & Rhyme Time
01889 869065
Based at Uttoxeter Library, this drop-in group is held on Thursday afternoons 2.00 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. and Friday mornings 10.00 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. Songs and nursery rhymes suitable for babies, pre-school children accompanied by parents/carer. Sessions are free.
Story Time
01889 869065
For toddlers and their parents/carer, this group is held at Uttoxeter Library on Wednesday mornings at 9.30 a.m. – approx. 10.15. Story time followed by craft. For a place at the session, please book in advance. Sessions are free.
Warhammer Gaming Club
01889 869065
This is held at Uttoxeter Library on alternate Saturdays 1.30 p.m. –3.30 p.m. Open to all. Young people age 14 years + can attend alone. Younger children must be accompanied by an adult. Play the game and pick up tips and skills for creating your sets. For further information, contact the Library on 01889 869065.
Age UK – Staffordshire
01785 788477
This is the largest voluntary sector provider for older people in Staffordshire and has been working in the local community to help older people for over 40 years. Services include Day Opportunities (activities and support for various complex needs, including dementia and physical disabilities), companionship and Help at Home (services to help older people enjoy living independently in their own home) and exercise classes and activities.
Autism Pyramid Group
07771 756222 or 07976 607179
Set up by parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and associated traits and conditions, it organises events in Staffordshire including Stay & Play sessions, coffee mornings for parents and social events. Monthly Stay & Play sessions held at Winifred House Centre at 37 Carter Street, Uttoxeter on Saturdays 1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. The group is open to both anyone with an ASD diagnosis and for anyone beginning the assessment process. Online support provided by other parents/carers via the closed Facebook Group and page. The best way to make contact with the group is via its Facebook Group or via Facebook Messenger. Alternatively, for further information contact Wendy Harrogate on 07771 756222 or 07976 607179.
Moorlands Connect
01335 342 951
https://www.moorlandsconnect.co.uk/howtouse.shtml
The Service can pick you up and drop you off anywhere within the green area on their map – please visit the website for details. The transport can then take you into Leek, Ashbourne and Buxton.
You can also connect to scheduled buses to go to Cheadle, Macclesfield, Hanley or Derby – pay for these journeys separately.
Mind
Mind offers support for anyone with mental health concerns, appointments can be booked for Uttoxeter sessions. Please phone: 01283 566696 or email: info@burtonmind.co.uk and visit the local website http://www.burtonmind.co.uk/
Or try the Derby office – Phone: 01332 623732 Email: enquiries@derbyshiremind.org.uk Website: http://www.derbyshiremind.org.uk
Your Emotional Support Service (YESS)
T: 01889 567 756
YESS offer FREE mental health and wellbeing support to people of ALL AGES within the LOCAL community.
This is available through one to one therapy, group work, workshops and peer support, face to face, over the phone or online.
We also offer our services to paying clients, such as local business who want to offer this type of support to their staff.
If you require our services, or would like to learn more about how we can help you please get in touch.
23 Carter Street, Uttoxeter, ST14 8EY
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourEmotionalSupportService/
Twitter Handle: @YESS_uk
Website: https://www.yess.uk/
Charity Number: 1147443
National Social & Support Groups
For Information & Advice
Age UK National Advice Line
0800 6781602
Ageuk.org.uk
The Advice Line is a free, confidential national phone service for older people, their families, friends, carers and professionals. Lines are open 365 days a year from 8.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m. Expert advisers provide information and advice that covers every facet of later life, including:
Helping people find the benefits they are entitled to claim
Discussing option that help to make later life at home more manageable
For Grief & Loss
Cruse Bereavement Care – 0808 808 1677
Grief causes many different feelings and may stay for a long time. If you’re struggling following bereavement, no matter how long you’ve been grieving, Cruse Bereavement Care may be able to help. It offers a telephone helpline staffed by volunteers who are trained in all types of bereavement.
For Loneliness
The Silver Line – 0800 470 80 90
thesilverline.org.uk
The Silver Line is a telephone helpline specifically for older people, providing emotional support and advice.
Age UK
Telephone Friendship Service 0800 434 6105
Free friendship calls for over 60s. `Call in Time’ is a national service where a volunteer befriender will phone an older person at an agreed time for a chat. The older person is matched with a befriender who has similar interests.
Independent Age
0800 319679
advice@independentage.org
Independent Age provides individuals and families with clear, free and impartial advice on issues that matter:
• care & support
• money & benefits
• health & mobility
Lines are open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8.30 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Re-Engage Befriending & Social Groups
0800 716543
Re-Engage tackles acute loneliness and isolation experienced by older people, over 75 years, who live alone with limited family support.
It offers a telephone buddying system between trained volunteers and older people called `Call Companions’ whereby a call companion will call the same older person between 2 – 4 times a month at a mutually agreed time for an informal chat. Calls will last for around 30 minutes. Those who are interested in taking part must:
• Be 75 or older
• Live alone or in sheltered housing, often with little or no contact with
family or friends
• Must be able to hear well enough to engage in a telephone
conversation
For Carers
Carers UK
0808 808 7777
carersuk.org
Carers UK offers advice, information and support for carers and the people they care for. It runs a network of local branches and contacts to support carers and put them in touch with others in their community.
Advice is also provided on issues including:
Carer’s Allowance
Carer’s Credit
Carer’s Employment Rights
Tax credits
Benefits
The Carers Association (CASS)
01785 606675
The Carers Association provides free information, support and advice to unpaid carers.
It also offers a telephone befriending service run by a small group of dedicated volunteers who contact vulnerable, isolated and lonely carers by telephone on a regular basis to provide friendship and reassurance. The service can be put in place indefinitely or for just a short time.
Advice line is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10.00a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
For Mental Health
Mind National Number
mind.org.uk
Mind offers support for anyone with mental health concerns, appointments can be booked for Uttoxeter sessions. Please phone: 01283 566696 or email info@burtonmind.co.uk and visit the local website http://www.burtonmind.co.uk/
Food Bank – The Heath Community Centre, Uttoxeter runs the Helping Hands Community Cupboard, https://en-gb.facebook.com/uttheath/ – if you visit the Facebook page you will find lots of details about the Food Bank, with food bags and activity packs on offer free to residents. The foodbank number is 07548 687 632
Cheadle and District Food bank is run from Guild Hall, Tape street, Cheadle,ST10 1BG and can be contacted by calling 07902 835158, pm@cheadledistrict.foodbank.org.uk or visit the website http://cheadledistrict.foodbank.org.uk/. They are open Wednesday 9.30am – 11.30am and Friday 1.30pm – 3pm. Remember you need a food voucher to get food from them, so ensure you have been referred to get the voucher, visit the website to get registered.
If you know of any other national and local groups/organisations that might benefit people living in our community, do please let us know in order that we can include on this list.