Bassetlaw Action centre is a community resource agency offering help and support to individuals and organisations throughout Bassetlaw; Promoting the independence of older and volunerable people, supporting individuals with long term conditions and the provision of local transport solutions, and to continuously improve what we do

Revised opening times ( June 2018 ) 09.00 - 1.00pm

Our friendly staff are here to help you with your enquiries.

Our projects include:

Community Transport - Car Scheme, Car Scheme Plus and Minibus

Housing Advice through NNSP

Stroke / Neuro Service

Befriending - through Social Prescribing

Home Support Services - General Housework, Laundry/ironing,shopping,sittingservice,medical promts, light meal preparation, social visits, accompanied shopping 

Energy Advice

Groups and Clubs

Self Help

Staying Well

Benefits Advice including Universal Credit

Volunteering Opportunities

Room Hire

Pathways to Access Service: Partner Referral, Self Referral, NNSP, Drop In sessions.

Please visit our website for more information www.bassetlawactioncentre.org.uk

or contact us using the details below. Our opening times are Monday - Friday 09.00 am - 3pm and an answerphone service is available at all other times.

Reduced Opening Opening Hours over Christmas 2017 ( closed 25th, 26th December ) Open 27th, 28th, 29th 09.00 - 1pm.

Telephone: 01777 709650 ( Fax 01777 700644 )

A free service where a trained volunteer can give you a friendly call once a week to discuss anything you want to from the weather to your favourite subject at a time to suit you. For 0ver 60s who are lonely and isolated. 

Provide information and advice service for older people, their families and caers, focusing on social care, welfare benefits and befriending services. This is integrated wih local support, includin one to one and group befriending schemes.

We also provide some services to help you keep independent which you can access at anytime, without the need for any type of assessment.

These include:

Meals at Home delivery service

 http://www.countyenterprisefoods.co.uk/

Handy Person's Adaptation Service- help and support to keep people safe  secure in their home with free or low-cost but high quality essential adaptations  small practical jobs.

• telephone: 0300 500 80 80.
• email: enquiries@nottscc.gov.uk.

The Connect Service- can help you by finding info about local services, activities & opportunities. If needed, Connect staff can work with you around money issues, housing problems, health management & other things. This short-term support will be tailored to your needs & will focus on achieving what you want in a way that suits you.

• website: www.personalisedsupport.co.uk/Bassetlaw-Connect
• telephone: 0115 844 3541

Independent Financial Advice & Support 

 0300 500 80 80 

If after exploring these options you feel you may need more support, then you might need to have a Care & Support Assessment. This will allow you to explain the things you are finding hard to achieve & we will discuss with you how we might be able to help you.

The aim of the assessment will always be to help you regain or maintain a level of independence.  We will carry out the assessment in the most proportionate way depending on your needs, this could be over the telephone or at one of our clinics.  

Please contact us on 0300 500 80 80, an advisor can help you with your options and may complete a referral for a care and support assessment.

The Aurora centre is open Monday - Friday 09.30 am - 4.30pm

The centre welcomes all members of the public to the centre. On offer are a wide and varied range of services and programmes. Something for everyone.

Bereavement support in the community 09.30 - 12.30pm Every Friday Morning. Centre open weekdays 9.30am-4.30pm.

To support and help people who have been diagnosed with cancer.

Cancer patients are offered free pampering, beauty, fashion, hairdressing and therapy services. There is also a cafe and shop.

The group aims to support parents who have lost a child of any age. The supporters themselves are bereaved parents. 

Meetings are held every 6 weeks in members homes.

We provide postal and email self harm support through a counsellor and other volunteers that have personal, supportive and/or professional experience of self harm. At this point we regret we cannot provide face to face support, this is something we hope to achieve in the future.

The Bereavement Trust is a national freephone helpline, operating every evening of the year.  Our trained volunteers offer comfort, support and practical advice to the bereaved.  If the line is engaged please ring 0800 9177 416.  Asian Languages - 0800 9177 416.  Chinese Languages - 0800 0304 236.

Helpline: 0800 435 455  (open every evening 6pm-10pm)

Interested in Volunteering?  Do you have skills or experience to enable you to be a 'good listener' on the helpline, for which some training is available?  It demands a commitment to be on the line 6pm-10pm for at least 2 evenings each month and our telephone system allows you to do this from your home.  Contact Maureen on maureen@mptraining.co.uk or 07703 127174.

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/ Our free national advice line and local advice helps hundreds of thousands of people every year.

Age UK Doncaster provides services including homecare, cleaning services, day services, home and garden services and a home from hospital service.

Age UK Doncaster can also offer information and advice on a range of issues including money, housing, health and social care etc.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to "Live independently at home" with dignity, freedom of choice and control over their lives regardless of frailty or individual need, to maximise their independence.

Care and Comfort provides a service that does not discriminate in any way and its staff operate within an Equality and Diversity Policy (available on request).

Grief is a natural process, and most people will cope with help and support from family and friends. For those who need additional specialist help, Cruse offers:

• Telephone support
• Email support
• Face-to-face support
• Support for children and young people
• Early intervention project
• Publications
• Bereavement Care Journal

Bassetlaw MIND offer a range of services including:

Living Well Programme - please contact MIND directly for more information

• Befriending and mentoring
• Understanding medication
• No cook Lunches
• Coping with Anxiety & panic Attacks
• Managing Strees
• Crisis Planning
• Make It Balance
• Carers support group
• Coffee mornings
• Flexi Group
• Ladies' Support Group
• Men's Group
• Plus Years Group
• Counselling
• Information and Advice

 In order to access the services of Bassetlaw MIND, individuals can self refer or  be referred by a relevant mental health practitioner or worker.  Referrals from GP's are also welcomed.

50p for any tea or coffee. Open 50 weeks of the year for drop in sessions. Monday, Thursday and Friday 8.45am-12.30pm.

Contact Hilary or Maurice Jones ( Organisers telephone 07790 230673 )

“The Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) supports older people in their own homes by giving time and practical help them get the best from life.

They provide specialist services locally, tailoring them to meet their individual needs with friendly local volunteers. These services range from support at home to social activities within the community.

-          Home Library Service: where we deliver books from the library to your house.

-          Home From Hospital Service: where we support you with practical help for six weeks after a stay in a medical setting.

-          Good Neighbours Scheme: a longer term support system to our Home From Hospital Service

-          Signposting: we help you find the support you need locally

The group meets every Friday at the Aurora Wellbeing Centre, memorial Avenue, Worksop, 09.30am - 12.30pm

For further information please contact The Aurora Wellbeing Centre 01909 470985

Held at the Aurora Centre Worksop.

The Old Library,

Memorial Avenue,

Worksop S80 2BP

The sessions are 10.30 - 12.00 and everyone is welcome to attend.

50p for refreshments

The sessions will be held on the last Wednesday of each month.

Speakers, creative workshops, healthy wellbeing workshops.

https://m.facebook.com/cisfauk1/

Are you in the Nottinghamshire, Cheshire or Manchester area?
Could you volunteer a spare afternoon or evening or anytime at all ?
CISFA is desperately looking for volunteers to help with carboot sales , craft fairs and support groups . Have a laugh whilst meeting new people.
Are you a crafter or have a talent ? We are also looking for donations for craft stalls and care packs . If you can help message us here or cisfauk@gmail.com

There are many practical issues to manage when someone dies.

Bereavement Advice Centre supports and advises people on what they need to do after a death

Call Mon- Fri 9am-5pm on 0800 634 9494

https://bereavementadvice.org/

Support is accessible Monday - Friday 09.00 - 5.00pm based at Bassetlaw Hospital

Based in the UK, our members only forum is an important aspect of our group which is a way to initiate friendships, to exchange views and to give and to receive care and support. It is a group with a positive, forward looking attitude to rebuilding lives and discovering that lives can be good again, that we can be happy once more. We all have our own stories to tell and experiences to share and need not be isolated. 

We do not have a formal network of local groups or area organisers. Events are organised by any of our members, for any of our members, and have taken place locally, regionally, nationally and even internationally! From a simple meeting over coffee and cake, to holidays all over the world, only members can gain access to details of events, meetings or indeed to other members.

We do not offer professional counselling or help.

Please note that because Way Up is moving to a new home soon, we have had to close to new members at this time.
We shall be back in the New Year, so please make a note of this web address and come back to join us then.
In the meantime, we wish you well.
 

Promoting & Supporting independence. Providing a safe place in Retford town centre for the anxious or depressed. Preserving quality of life for those living with dementia & their carers. £20 per session including refreshments, free for carers. Transport coming soon. 

We can help you start living again so you can maybe even try for another baby or change the way you live and work, by freeing you of the thoughts and emotions that are holding you back.

Life After Miscarriage, Your Guide to Healing from Pregnancy Loss takes you through a transformational journey from the pain of loss to a place of acceptance and hope. You will discover how your loss impacts your relationships with your partner, family and friends. You will understand how it’s holding you back in your career, day-to-day life and overall happiness. You’ll recognise and understand your go-to coping strategies and learn how you can begin to support yourself with self-healing strategies so you can move forward and find joy again.

https://life-after-miscarriage.com/

NCC Customer Service Centre can arrange for the person you are caring for to have an assessment.

Call 0300 500 80 80

Monday - Friday 08.00 am - 8.00pm

Or you can email them directly Email: enquiries@nottscc.gov.uk

Visit the NCC Website: http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/

Open to people in Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood. Variety of activities, a light lunch and coffee, tea and biscuits. Members without a carer have to be able to look after themselves. Meetings: Tuesdays and Fridays, 12.00 noon-3.30pm, The Beeches Community Centre, Birch Court, Tuxford, Newark, NG22 0NG: £7 charge for two course lunch, refreshments and activities. The venues have level access, meetings are on the ground floor and there are wheelchair-accessible toilets. There are induction/hearing loop system.

Improving the Health & Wellbeing of Bassetlaw Residents through supported access and navigation in to local services and support

Ring 01909 476118 to speak to a local Community Advisor about all of your wellbeing needs

This service is available Monday - Friday 09.00 - 5.00 pm

Or you can email for support 24 hours a day. ( Your email will be picked up by an Advisor the next working day )

You can email. Communityadvisor@bcvs.org.uk or partnershipofficer@bcvs.org.uk

Mental health issues can have a profound impact on our thoughts, feelings and behaviours. These may range from daily worries and stressors, to serious long-term problems that require treatment and in some cases, professional support, to manage effectively.

It is thought that there are two main types of mental health problems neurotic (typically the more common concerns, such as extreme stress or anxiety) or psychotic (less common concerns, such as schizophrenia). However, they are not always so easy to distinguish. We all have mental health, and what causes us worry and affects our daily lives may vary between each of us.

What is important is that the right information is provided, and that none of us are alone in our journey. Support is available - it's a case of finding what works best for you, whether that be self-help, professional guidance or medical treatment.

Here you will find some of the common types of mental health concerns. On the fact-sheets, you will find general information on the topic such as signs or symptoms, as well as treatment options and information on how counselling may help.

We are a team of individuals who understand despair. Many of us have faced similar difficulties and our service is here to help.

You can get in touch in whatever way feels most comfortable to you.

Open Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm. Closed on weekends and bank holidays.

If you contact us to tell us that you need our help, we will:

- Get back to you within one working day

- Arrange for you to meet up with a member of our suicide crisis or bereavement team

- See you regularly on a short-term in our crisis pathway, or long term in our bereavement pathway while things are difficult

- Ensure that we support you through your crisis or bereavement

- Help you to overcome practical and emotional issues and look at where else you can get help you need to feel better

- Listen to what you want.

If you are experiencing a suicide crisis or bereavement, our team aims to respond to your needs sensitively and empathically. We will listen, and we will try to understand what you are going through. We want each person who contacts us to feel heard, and with your help, we can work together to address your immediate needs and create a support plan that will keep you safe.

Don't give up just yet. Come and meet one of our team and let's take it from there. Together. 

It’s currently estimated that around 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. Whilst that figure may seem distressingly high, it actually only takes into account the losses which are reported. Many women, who miscarry early into their pregnancy, will do so at home, alone, and often with limited medical guidance or follow up appointments.

Empty Cradle is a Southern California non-profit serving San Diego County and Riverside County area parents who have lost a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, TFMR or SIDS.