Useful contacts

Advocacy – support for you

MIND Cias Advocacy Service01733 530651
MIND Independent Mental Health Advocacy01733 530651
VoiceAbility0845 0175 198

 Befriending

Age UK Peterborough01733 564185
Good Neighbours Scheme Visiting Befriending01733 892013
Good Neighbours Scheme Telephone Befriending01733 892013
MIND Befriending01733 530651

 Benefits – help and advice

Citizens Advice Bureau0844 499 4120

 Bereavement

Cruse Bereavement Care Face to face01733 348439
Cruse Bereavement Care Telephone Support0844 477 9400

 Carers Support

Alzheimer’s Society Carer Information and Support Programme01733 893853
Cross Roads Care Motor Neurone Disease0845 241 0954
Carers Centre01733 342683
Carers Direct Helpline0808 802 0202
Carers UK0808 808 7777
Emergency Support for Carers01733 747474

 Community Patient Transport
03456038117

Day Care Centres/Friendship Clubs

Age UK Orton Day Care Centre01733 231227
Age UK Home from Home01733 564185
Age UK Friendship Clubs01733 564185
CAMEO Salvation Army01733 892013
Good Neighbours Scheme

‘Young at Heart’ Day Opportunities

01733 892013
Peterborough Streets Day Centre01733 331871

 Drink – support for people drinking excess alcohol

ReVive DrinkSense01733 893306

 Falls – supporting vulnerable people who are falling or at risk of falling

Age UK Home Checks Service01733 564185

 Emergency Food      

Peterborough Soup Kitchen01733 315456
Peterborough Foodbank01733 311156
Peterborough Streets01733 331871

 Grants and Financial Aid

Anglian Water Assistance Fund01733 421060
Affinity Water Trust Fund01733 421060
British Gas Energy Trust01733 421060
EDF Energy Trust01733 421060
Eon (heating/insulation)0330 400 1171
Npower Energy Fund (fuel debt/white goods/bankruptcy)01733 421060
Turn 2 Us (grants search)www.turn2us.org.uk

Garden Assistance

Age UK Peterborough01733 564185
Good Neighbours Scheme Gardening Maintenance01733 892013

 Health

Action on Hearing Loss 0808 808 0123
Deafblind UK (hearing)01733 358100
Headway (problems after head injury)0808 800 2244
Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS)01733 673405
RNIB Peterborough (poor vision)01733 375000
Physio Self-Referral
0300 555 0210

 Home Assistance

Age UK Home Support Service01733 564185
Care and Repair Repairs Assistance01733 863767

 Home Modifications

Care and Repair Disabled Facility Adaptations01733 747474

 Home Safety

Cross Keys Homes Lifeline01733 396439
Lions Message in a bottle0845 833 9534

Homelessness

MIND ACE01733 530651

 Information and Advice

Age UK Information & Advice01733 564185
Good Neighbours Scheme Community Support Team01733 892013

 

DIAL Peterborough01733 265551
Mencap Direct0808 808 1111

 Lunch Clubs

Age UK Sunday Lunch Club01733 564185
Good Neighbours Scheme Luncheon Club01733 892013

 Meal Delivery

Wiltshire Farm Foods0800 773 773

 Mental Health

MIND Recovery Programme01733 530651
Mental Health First ResponseCall 111 option 2

 Money Advice

Citizens Advice Bureau0844 499 4120
Money Advice Service0300 500 5000
Salvation Army Debt Advice Service07565 354507

 Support Groups

Alzheimer’s Society City Support Group01733 893853
Alzheimer’s Society Orton Wistow Peer Support Group01733 893853
Alzheimer’s Society Pathway’s Service01733 893853
MIND Workshops01733 530651
Stroke Association Peterborough01572 812078

 Military Support                 

SSAFA01733 314267
Royal British Legion01733 210515 / 08457 725 725
 

Date published: 23 May 2018
Date last updated: 9 March 2022