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Useful Contacts

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Health

Action for Blind People South West 01392 332818
Alzheimer's Society 01209 713980
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus 01726 861062
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust 0845170 8000
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Osteoporosis Society 01326 375615
Cornwall Partnership Trust 01726 291000
Dental Helpline (24hrs) 01872 354375
DIAL (disability information and advice line) 01736 759500
GU Clinic, Treliske 01872 255044
Health Promotion Service 01209 313419
Motor Neurone Disease Helpline 0845 7626262
Mount Edgecumbe Hospice 01726 65711
Multiple Sclerosis Society 01726 890483
NHS Direct 0845 46 47
Parkinson's Disease Society 01872 520306
Scope Response 0808 8003333
Sexual Health Information Line 0800 567123
St John Ambulance 01726 815967
Stroke Association (SW region) 01392 447364

Education & Youth

Adult Education 01726 226700
Bodmin College 01208 72114
Connexions Cornwall & Devon 0800 9755111
Cornwall College Camborne 01209 611611
Cornwall College St Austell 01726 226626
Cornwall Community Venture Centre (Prince's Trust) 01209 710808
Family Services (childminding, training) 01872 270477
Family Information Service 0800 5878191
K2 Youth Centre (11-20 yrs advice, clubs) 01752 842586
Penwith College 01736 335000
Playlines (play training, support clubs) 0845 6003930
Truro College 01872 267000
Young People Cornwall 01872 222447
Youth Cornwall (11 - 25 years) 01872 326312

Hospitals

Camborne and Redruth Community Hospital 01209 881688
Falmouth Hospital 01326 434700
Newquay Hospital 01637 893600
St Austell Community Hospital 01726 291100
Treliske Hospital 01872 250000
West Cornwall Hospital 01736 874000

Mental Health

Casull (Carers & Service Users Leaflet Line, Cornwall) 01726 823515
Mental Health/User Forums, CRCC 01872 243532
MIND 01872 222469
Nightlink, CRCC (seven days, 5pm to 12am – free) 0808 8000306

Volunteers

Age Concern Cornwall 01872 266388
Age Concern Voluntary Car Scheme 01872 223388
British Red Cross (Cornwall) 01872 272471
Cornwall Centre for Volunteers, Carrick 01872 263728
Cornwall Centre for Volunteers, North Cornwall 01208 79565
Cornwall Centre for Volunteers, Caradon 01579 344818
Cornwall Centre for Volunteers, Kerrier 01209 217614
Cornwall Centre for Volunteers, Restormel 01726 71087
Cornwall Centre for Volunteers, Transport 01872 265300
Cornwall Community Volunteer Service 01209 718844
vinvolved (youth volunteering) 01872 242152
Volunteer Bureau, Camborne 01209 715464
Volunteer Bureau, Penzance 01736 330988
Women's Royal Volunteer Service 01579 342013

Rural Information

Cornwall Federation of Womens' Institutes 01872 272843
Cornwall Rural Community Council (CRCC) 01872 273952
info@cornwallrcc.co.uk
www.cornwallrcc.co.uk
Cornwall Rural Housing Association 01208 264530
Cornwall Sea Fisheries Committee 01736 369817
Cornwall Waste Action (sustainable use of resources) 01736 334684
Cornwall Wildlife Trust 01872 273939
Cornwall Young Farmers 01208 893080
Council for Protection of Rural England 01637 872467
Falmouth Green Centre 07875 846159
Ramblers' Association 01872 520368

Advice & Support Organisations

AddAction Cada (Alcohol and drug agency) 01872 263001
Alcoholics Anonymous (24 hour) 0845 7697555
Anti-Bullying in Cornwall Helpline 0800 5875991
Arthritis Care 020 7380 6509
Beacon Care Centre (YP advice, relate etc) 01326 436630
BBC Radio Cornwall 01872 275421
Breadline (benefits, housing, café, etc) 01736 366767
Brook Advisory Centre, Cornwall 01209 710088
Childline (up to age 18 yrs) 0800 1111
Cornwall Blind Association 01872 261110
Cornwall Church Action with the Unemployed 01326 572389
Cornwall Deaf Association (minicom text phone) 01872 263664
Cornwall Deaf Association (Telephone & fax) 01872 225868
Cornwall Deaf Childrens' Society 01209 842798
Cornwall Disabled Association 01872 273518
Cornwall Dyslexia Association 01872 274827
Cornwall Energy Efficiency Advice Centre 0800 512012
Cornwall Friends Mobility Centre 01872 254920
Cornwall Probation Centre 01872 326262
Cornwall Rape and Sexual Abuse 01872 262100
Cornwall Women's Refuge Trust Helpline 01872 225629
Council for Racial Equality 01637 852410
CRUSE Bereavement Care 01726 76100
DIAL (disability information and advice line) 01736 759500
Disability Cornwall 01736 756655
ENABLE (physical and sensory impairment) 01208 77711
Fishermen's Mission 01736 363499
Freshfield Service Drug Counselling 0500 241952
Handyperson scheme (for disabled/elderly) 0845 6031676
Home Improvement Agencies (for elderly/disabled) 01872 322004
Job Centre Plus:
  Job Seeker Direct 0845 6060234
  Benefit Enquiry Line (disabled customers & carers) 0800 882200
  New Claims Contact Centre 08000 556688
  Benefits delivery Centre 0845 6088624
LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual) 08456 020818
MacMillan Advice and Support Organisation 0808 8082020
Mencap (learning disabilities) 01208 77760
Narcotics Anonymous 0207 7300009
NSPCC (child protection line) 0800 800500
Penhaligon’s Friends (children’s bereavement) 0845 6071943
Pre-school Learning Alliance (Cornwall) 01208 269512
Pregnancy Counselling Service (9.30am - 12.30) 01872 222626
Relate 01726 74007
Royal British Legion 01872 260577
Salvation Army 01872 225734
Samaritans Cornwall 01872 277277
SHARE Bodmin (advice, counselling 13-25 yrs) 01208 79252
SHARE Camborne 01209 711500
SHARE Penzance 01736 361059
SHARE St. Austell 01726 69144
Shelter (free helpline) 0808 8004444
Spectrum (autistic spectrum disorders) 01326 371000
SSAFA Forces Help 01872 863078
St Petroc’s Society 01872 264153
Westcountry Housing Assoc (women 16 -30 yrs) 01872 260847
West Cornwall Women’s Aid (helpline) 01736 367539
Women's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre 01208 77099
YMCA (young people's housing) 01736 365016

Carers

Carers' Break 01209 612521
Carers' Support, CRCC 01872 243531
Young Carers, CRCC (4 – 18 yrs) 01209 614956
Older Carer’s Service (learning disabilities) 01872 264057