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Voluntary Care Groups
The Borough's Voluntary Care Groups are there to provide practical help
to elderly people who are unable to get help from family, friends or
neighbours. This help includes door to door transport to GP surgeries,
clinics and hospitals, prescription collection, transport to local
shops or even doing the shopping. Many groups can also help with
everyday household tasks such as putting up shelves or handrails, light
gardening and changing fuses in electric plugs etc. The groups do not
however undertake housework or cleaning.
The groups all operate
in specific parts of the Borough, so contact your local group using the
information shown. For a map showing the locations of the Voluntary
Care Groups' offices, click here.
All
the voluntary care groups always need volunteers to help with driving,
befriending and generally helping out older people. If you have a few
hours to spare, do get in touch with one of them!
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Barnes, Mortlake and East Sheen Neighbourhood Voluntary Care Scheme - FiSH
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Barnes Green Centre, Church Rd, Barnes SW13 9HE
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http://www.fishhelp.org.uk
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 A member of the Richmond Consortium
Provides help and support in the community, offering assistance with practical tasks and offering friendship to anyone in need in Barnes, Mortlake and East Sheen. FiSH also provides door to door transport for hospital and GP visits, collecting prescriptions and weekly shopping trip as well as helping out with odd jobs around the house and garden.
www.fishhelp.org.ukHelpline (9-12 noon weekdays):
020 8876 3414.
FiSH Busline:
020 8876 3765
Office Telephone:
020 8876 3335
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Telephone: 020 8876 3335
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Email: info@fishhelp.org.uk
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Ham and Petersham SOS Scheme
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Ham Day Centre, Woodville Road, Ham TW10 7QW
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A member of the Richmond Consortium
A voluntary neighbourhood care group providing assistance to older and disabled people in Ham and Petersham. The help given includes transport to doctors, dentists, shops and hairdressers as well as collecting prescriptions etc.
enquiries@hamandpetershamsos.co.uk
Telephone staffed Mon-Fri, 10.00 am-12 noon (answerphone at other times).
www.hamandpetershamsos.co.uk
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Telephone: 020 8948 1090
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Hampton and Hampton Hill Voluntary Care Group
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The Greenwood Centre, 1A School Rd, Hampton Hill, Twickenham
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http://www.greenwoodcentre.co.uk
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A member of the Richmond Consortium Neighbourhood Care Scheme offering practical help with prescription and pension collection, small odd jobs around the home and an information and advisory service.
The Group works with Hampton Enterprise to provide door to door transport for registered clients in Hampton, Hampton Hill and Nurserylands. This transport is in private cars or wheelchair accessble vehicles.
The office hours are 9.30-4.30 Monday to Friday.
The Greenwood Centre, where the Group is based, is open from 9.00am-10.00pm every day.
www.greenwoodcentre.co.uk
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Telephone: 020 8979 9662
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Email: vcg@greenwoodcentre.co.uk
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Kew Neighbourhood Association
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St Luke's House, 270 Sandycombe Rd, Kew TW9 3NP
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http://www.kna.org.uk
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A member of the Richmond Consortium
KNA provides services and assistance for people in the Kew area who are elderly, disabled, isolated or have special needs. Local volunteers transport clients to to GP and hospital appointments and to our Social Centre, The Avenue Club. The Group can also undertake occasional shopping, light gardening and odd jobs and befriending.
Open Monday-Friday 10am-12noon.
www.kna.org.uk
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Telephone: 020 8948 8054
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Email: mail@kna.org.uk
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Teddington and Hampton Wick Voluntary Care Group
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Methodist Church Hall, 1 Stanley Road, Teddington
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A member of the Richmond Consortium
Friendly
volunteers covering the Teddington and Hampton Wick area offer help
with those tasks a good neighbour would do for someone who has
difficulty getting out and about. This includes giving lifts to local
GPs, dentists and clinics as well as clubs and classes. The Group will
also help out with a community bus to Tesco as well as visiting and
befriending and collecting prescriptions.
The Group organise regular outings for members to local places of interest.
The Newsletter is sent to all members three times a year.
Open 9.30 am - 11.30 pm on weekdays.
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Telephone: 020 8943 3112
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Twickenham Help A Neighbour In Distress Scheme (HANDS)
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Bath House, The Embankment, Twickenham TW1 3DX
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A member of the Richmond Consortium
In times of difficulty, local volunteers give help and support to those in need in Twickenham and St Margaret's who have little family help nearby. Activities include shopping, befriending, simple handyman jobs, transport and wheelchair walks.
Open Mon-Fri, 9.30am-12.30pm.
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Telephone: 020 8891 3346
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Whitton Network
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1 Library Way, Twickenham. TW2 7AP
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A member of the Richmond Consortium
Whitton and Heathfield neighbourhood care group providing older people, the disabled and others who are in need with help with transport, shopping, pension and prescription collection, gardening, light DIY jobs, day trips and befriending.
Monday-Friday 9.30 am-12 noon.
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Telephone: 020 8755 1336
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Email: A member of the Richmond Consortium
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Richmond Good Neighbours
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1 Princes St, Richmond TW9 1ED
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Provides neighbourly assistance to older and disabled people and others in need who live around the central area of Richmond upon Thames. The group is particularly concerned to help people who are unable to obtain assistance from statutory services, friends or family. The services provided include transport, help with shopping and many non specialist jobs around the house apart from housework.
Open Monday-Friday, 9.00am -12 noon.
No wheelchair access.
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Telephone: 020 8332 9741
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Email: rgn@talktalkbusiness.net
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Hampton St Raphael Club
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All Saints Church Hall, The Avenue, Hampton TW12 3
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Gives help to disabled or housebound people in Hampton and Hampton Hill and organizes outings, day trips and summer holidays.
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Telephone: 020 8979 1312
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