Community Services
There is a range of community & health services provided by
Suffolk County Council at the County Buildings, Street Farm Road
in Saxmundham. There is also a Citizens Advice Bureau
in Saxmundham, plus information about Samaritans
is provided.
Council Services
The general phone numbers are:
Health services, Tel: 01728 602911.
General services, Tel: 01728 403000.
Social services
Tel: 0845 6023023.
Environment & Transport Tel: 01728 403066.
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages
Saxmundham office Tel: 01728 403098.
Deben (Woodbridge) Council Offices, Melton Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk
IP12 1AU Tel: 01394 444 331 Fax: 01394 383 171
Saxmundham Clinic, includes Orthoptic, Paediatric, Dietary,
Chiropody, Child health and Speech therapy clinics. Tel: 01728 602911.
WRVS for Meals on Wheels and Social Car Service. Tel: 01728
603327.
Stonham Housing Association provides housing for people
with special needs.
County Land Agent & Valuer Allotments
Citizens Advice Bureau,
CAB
CITIZENS
ADVICE IN SAXMUNDHAM
The
Citizens Advice Bureau in Saxmundham has moved!
From
the start of January 2010, Leiston, Saxmundham & District CAB
are running the Saxmundham Outreach Session from the Meadow Children's
Centre, situated just next to the Middle School.
Nick
Mayo, Manager at the Bureau, said: ”We have moved from the Housing
Action offices in the High Street because they need the space. I
hope that we will be able to build up an equally good working relationship
with the Children's Centre. The premises there are more accessible
and the interview room provides better aural privacy. We hope that
parents using the Centre will take the opportunity to come and see
us there but we also hope that clients used to coming to the High
Street will come and find us.
We
can offer advice on all subjects – benefits, employment, housing
and debt are the biggest issues we deal with. People running into
debt are advised to come and see us sooner rather than later, as
we can negotiate with creditors and investigate whether there are
any benefit entitlements to help with the budget.”
Advice
sessions commenced in the Children's Centre on 6 January 2010. Sessions
run from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Wednesdays.
The
Leiston Bureau is open at 14 Colonial House on Mondays and Fridays
10.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m., and on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10.00
a.m. and 2.30 p.m. The telephone number for Leiston is 01728 832
193.
See main CAB web site (www.citizensadvice.org.uk)
for more information.
East
Suffolk Mind Community Resource Service www.suffolkmind.org
For
Better mental health
The
Willows, Station Approach, Saxmundham IP17 1BW 01728 604011
MONDAY
1pm-3pm - Social Support
to relieve social isolation, etc.
4pm-6pm - Healthy Eating
Group
3pm-6pm – 1 to 1 Direct Access
Appointment for info/advice/support
WEDNESDAY
4pm-7pm 1 to 1 Direct Access
Appointments for info/advice/support
5pm-7pm Depression Support
(subject to waiting list)
The
Stratford St Andrew Outreaches are held on the third Tuesday of
every month.
February 16th 1pm-3pm
March 16th 10 - 3pm
April 20th 1pm-3pm
May 18th 10 - 3pm
June 15th 1pm-3pm
Lucy Stone, East Suffolk
Outreach Worker
The Learning, Education
& Employment Team,
Suffolk Family Carers
Tel: 01473 835446
Mon. 07717714394
Samaritans
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential
emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress
or despair, including those which may lead to suicide. (www.samaritans.org)
Contact details:
UK phone number 08457 90 90 90.
Ireland number 1850 60 90 90.
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Available 24 hours.
Local branches:
Ipswich & East Suffolk, 10am to 10pm, Tel: 01473 211133.
Lowestoft & Waveney, 24 hours, Tel: 01502 500800.
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