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Age Concern Westminster
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268-272 Edgware Road , London
W2 1DS General Tel: 020 7724
6930 Fax : 020 7723 0405 Website
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Evrol
Puckerin
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I &
A Worker SW1, WC2
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epuckerin@acwestminster.org.uk
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Susan Mustafa
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I &
A Worker W2, 9, 10, 11
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snakintu@acwestminster.org.uk
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Grace
Tan
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Chinese
Elders Worker
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gtan@acwestminster.org.uk
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020 7240 5733
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Nasima Roman
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Joint
Team Visiting Officer
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nroman@acwestminster.org.uk
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Nana
Enchill
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Self
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nenchill@acwestminster.org.uk
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020 3270
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Elizabeth
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Receptionist
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eingram@acwestminster.org.uk
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7724 6930
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Rafika
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Receptionist
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rnouss@acwestminster.org.uk
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Carolyn Ricketts
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Receptionist
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cricketts@acwestminster.org.uk
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Gwen Skull
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Receptionist
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gskull@acwestminster.org.uk
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General
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9:30 – 5:00
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enquiries@acwestminster.org.uk
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020 7724 6930
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CHARITY SHOPS -
Open Monday to Saturday - Closed on Sundays & Bank
Holidays
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Edgware Road 268-272 Edgware Road, W2
1DS
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Maggie
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Shop Manager
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Harrow Road 522
Harrow Road, W9 3QF |
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Kola
Kayode
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Shop Manager
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DAY SERVICES - CLUBS -
Open Monday to Friday - Closed
on Weekends & Bank Holidays
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Leonora
Club, Ada Court,
10-16 Maida Vale,
W9 1TD Tel/Fax: 020 7286 0386
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Covent
Garden Club E42
Odhams Walk, off Shelton
Street, WC2H 9SB
Tel/Fax: 020 7240 5733
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Cathay
Club E42 Odhams Walk, off Shelton Street, WC2H 9SB Tel/Fax: 020 7240 5733 -
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Albeiro Betancur |
Senior Charity Assistant |
abetancur@acwestminster.org.uk |
020 7724 6930 |
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Aly Pulling |
Charity Assistant
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020 7240 5733 |
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Isabel Youseff |
Charity Assistant |
iyouseff@acwestminster.org.uk |
020 7286 0386 |
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Christer Leng |
Charity Assistant |
cleng@acwestminster.org.uk |
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Chau Ling Chan |
Cathay Club Coordinator |
cchan@acwestminster .org.uk |
020 7240 5733 |
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MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS
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Martin
J Davies
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Chief Executive
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mdavies@acwestminster.org.uk
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Alex
Dalton
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Operations
Manager
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adalton@acwestminster.org.uk
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Sandra
Stamou
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Clubs
Manager
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Mehfuz
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I&A Worker
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mahmed@acwestminster.org.uk
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ACW Advice Worker Area Postcode Responsibilities
Evrol - SW1, WC1, WC2
Mehfuz - NW1, NW8, W1
Susan - W2, W9, W10, W11, NW6
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ACW Advice Worker Advice Point Schedule
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Contact
our Information and Advice Team on: 020 7724 6930 or visit our drop-in
advice centre at 268-272
Edgware Rd, W2 1DS
on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday 10:00am - 12:00noon. Advice centre
location map
Monday
- Evrol Puckerin
Tuesday
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Mehfuz Ahmed
Wednesday
- Susan Mustafa
You can also call
into our other advice points, located in the City of Westminster One
Stop shops, details as follows:
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City Hall One
Stop
62 Victoria Street
SW1E 6QP
Tel: 020 7641 3107
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Wednesdays
2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Church Street One Stop
91-93 Church Street
NW8 8EV
Tel: 020 7641 5441
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Thursdays
10:00am - 12:30pm
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Harrow Road One Stop
317 Harrow Road
W9 3RS
Tel: 020 7641 3676
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Thursdays
10:30am - 12:30pm
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Covent Garden Club
E42 Odhams Walk
Off Shelton Street
WC2H 9SB
Tel: 020 7240 5733
(in Chinese)
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Chinese speakers only
Mondays
2:00pm – 4:00pm
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Age Concern England
Age Concern England -
Astral House 1268 London Road London SW16 4ER Tel: 020 8765 7200.Fax: 020 8765
7211 -
Website
Age Concern - find a branch of Age Concern in England -
click here
Age Concern England - Information/Factsheets -
click here
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Alcohol see also
Substance Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous - National Helpline 0845 769 7555 Website
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Advice Centres (General)
Central London Advice
Service Derry House Penfold St NW8 8HJ
(General Advice - housing, immigration, money, debt, legal Advice and on Wed
Only from 6-8 pm Wills advice) Tel: 020 7402 6750
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Alarms (Personal)
Aid Call Enquiries (personal alarm systems) Tel :0800 772266 Website
Link Alarm/Emergency Alarm - City of Westminster
- 020 7641 4528. Emergency personal alarms. Subject to assessment, may be
free to those receiving services. But charged for others
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Agencies for
Cleaning and Shopping
Carewatch
020
7723 7688
Priory
Nursing 020
7625 7033
JBK 0870
192 4646
Key Care 020
7537 1717
Respect 020
8964 2167
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Appliances
Cooker Centre 420 Edgware
Road Tel: 020 7723 2975
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Armed Forces
SSAFA (Soldier, Sailor
& Air Force Association) Room 103 The Annex Westminster Council House Marylebone
Rd NW1 (help for ex-servicemen and women and their partners) Tel: 020 7935
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Benefits
Benefit Enquiry Line (For people with disabilities and their carers) Tel:
0800 882 200
Department for Work & Pensions (Bloomsbury)
(W1/SW1) Tel: 020 7200 6000
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Befriending
Befriending Service Tel:
020 7286 9465
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Bereavement
Bereavement Service 293-299 Kentish Town Road
NW5 2TJ (Camden/City/Islington/Westminster) Tel: 020 7284 0090
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Birthday (100!)
Buckingham Palace
Anniversaries Office (for people reaching 100 years) Tel: 7930 4832 - Rachel
Wells
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Care Centres (Private)
Care St John Wood Tel:
020 7586 0770 (David Horgarth home phone not to be given out 020 8365 1517)
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Carers
Carers for Dementia
Suffers Tel: 020 7636 8703
Carers - Westminster Tel: 020 7243 2500
Carers Network Westminster
(Office 8) Tel: 020 8960 3033
Care Alternatives (Private Home Helps) Tel: 020 8652 6567
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Chiropodists also see
Health
Clinics
Chiropody is free for Pensioners
and should initially be advised to contact their GP for a referral.
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Citizen Advice Bureaux
Citizens Advice Bureaux Website
Citizens Advice Bureaux - Find your local CAB Website
Citizens Advice Bureaux Paddington 441 Harrow Road W10 4RE Tel: 0870
126 4040 441 (check CAB Website for opening times)
Citizens Advice Bureau Tel: 020 7236 1156 / 020 7641 5045
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City of Westminster
City of Westminster Main
Switchboard 020 7641 6000 Website
City of Westminster - Services for Older
People Website
City of Westminster - Adult
Services (inc. disabilities/mental health/substance abuse/HIV) Website
Westminster City Council Link Office for emergencies - e.g.
repairs, homelessness) Tel: 020 7641 4528 Fax: 020 76414524
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Clinics see
Health
Clinics
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Clubs (Westminster
Area)
NW1
Rosary Club, Rosary Hall 209 Old Marylebone Road NW1 5QT - Wednesday 1:15-3:30
Tea/Bingo/Quiz/Outings for 60+ Tel: 020 7723 5101
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Church of Our Lady Over 50s Club, Church Hall 54 Lodge Road NW8 8LA -
Tuesdays 2:00-4:00 Tea/Bingo for all ages Tel: 020 7286 3214
Church Street Drop In Centre, 10 Church Street NW8 8ED - Mon-Fri 10:00-4:00
Hot Lunch/Tea/Outings for 50+ Tel: 020 7723 1104
Dora House Lunch Club 60 St John's Wood Road NW8 7HN - Mon-Fri Hot
Lunch/Functions (residents only) Tel: 0020 7286 3731
Marylebone Bangladesh Society 19 Samford Street NW8 8EN - Mon-Thurs 10:00-4:00
for Bengalis only of all ages Tel: 020 7724 7427
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Berkeley Street Club, West
London Synagogue 33 Seymour Place W1H 5AP - Tues 10:00-2:45 Lunch/Tea/Keep
Fit Tel: 020 7723 4404
Chinese Community Centre, Gerrard St W1D 5QE - Sun-Thurs 11:00-5:00 English
Classes/Outings/Music/Arts Tel: 020 7439 3822
Club 60, All Souls' Clubhouse 141 Cleveland St W1T 6QG - Mon/Fri 10:00-4:00
Bingo/Trips Tel: 020 7387 1360
New Cameo Club, Far Street
church Hall 114 Mount St W1K 2TU - Thurs 3:00-5:00 Cards/Outings for 60+ Tel:
020 7499 5307
Soho Community Centre, The Community hall St Anne's Church 55 Dean St W1D 6AF
Tues 2:00-4:00 Thurs 12:30-2:00 Tea/Bingo/Outings/Lunch Club for 50+ Tel: 020
7437 8039
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Hallfield Coffee Club, Pickering House Community Centre Hallfield Estate W2
6HF - Wed 10:30-12:30 Coffee/Chat
St James Church Club,
Hallfield Estate W2 6HF
- Mon 2:00-4:00
Tea/Bingo/Cards/Chat for 50+ Tel: 020 7402 9019
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Canalside Club, 10 Clearwell Drive Amberley Estate W9 2JZ - Mon-Fri 10:00-4:00
Bingo/Outings/Coffee for 60+
Lauderdale Friendship Club, Lauderdale Synagogue 2 Ashworth Road W9 1JY - Wed
1:30-3:00 Lunch/Quiz/Bingo Tel: 020 7289 2573
Lydford Estate Pensioners Club, 19 Portgate Close Lydford Estate W9 3DL
Tue/Thurs 2:00-4:00 Bingo/Bowls/Keep Fit Tel: 020 8969 0936
Dutch Pot Luncheon Club, The Maida Centre, Lanark Road W9 - Mon 2:00-3:00,
Tues 12:00-1:30, Thurs 10:30-12:30 Tai Chi, Arts, Crafts, Exercises, Bingo,
Massage Tel: 020 8969 3163
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Mary Ward Club, Mary Ward Centre 42 Queens Square WC1N 3AQ Mon-Sat
Drama/Arts/Music/Tai Chi/Computers/Writing/ for 60+ Tel: 020 7831 7711
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Abbey Community Association 34 Great Smith Street SW1P 3BU - Mon/Fri 9:00-5:00
Tai Chi/Yoga/Bingo/Bowls/Dancing Tel: 020 7222 0303
Founders House Club, Aylesford Street Tachbrook Estate SW1V 3QE - Mon
2:00-4:00 Tea/Bingo Tel: 020 7821 7040
Glad Monday Club, Abbey Community Centre, 34 Great Smith Street SW1P 3BU 1st/3rd
Monday 6:30-8:30pm Tea/Bingo for 60+ (pickup service available for
frail/disabled) Tel: 020 7723 4061
Glastonbury House Social Club, Glastonbury House Warwick Way SW1V 4NT - Tue,
Wed, Thurs, Sun 8:30-6:30 Bingo/Outings/Films/Music Nights/Coffee Tel: 020
7233 5936
Open Age Hub Warwick Way Abbots Manor Estate SW1V 4NT - 020 7976 6354
St Margaret's Drop-In Centre, 1 Carey Place Vauxhall Bridge Road SW1V 2RT -
Mon,Wed,Thurs,Fri 10:00-4:00 Bingo/Crafts/Keep Fit//Tai
Chi/Yoga/Lunch/Hairdressers Tel: 020 7821 1621
St Saviour's Thursday Club, Church Hall St George's Square SW1V 3QW - Thurs
2:00-4:00 Bingo Tea/Outings for 50+ Tel: 020 7821 1937
Tachbrook Pensioners' Club, Malcolmson House, Tachbrook Estate SW1V 3RP - Tues
- Bingo/Exercises/Outings Tel: 020 7821 7639
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Education/Courses
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Counselling
Westminster Pastoral Foundation 23 Kensington Square, London W8 5HN
(Counselling Service) Tel: 0207 937 6950
Chelsea Pastoral Foundation 155
A Kings Road, SW3 5TX
(Counselling Service)
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Debt see also Citizens Advice
Debt Central London Advice
Service (For Advice on Debt - Mon & Thurs 10-12 drop in sessions) Tel:
020 7402 6750
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Disabilities (General)
Association Of Disabled
People (Greater London) 336 Brixton Road , London SW9 7AA Tel: 020 7346 5800
Centre for Accessible Environments Nutmeg House London SE1 2NY ("Access
in London" a guide for people who have difficulty getting around) Tel:
7357 8182 Fax 020 7357 8183
Deaf-Blind Association, 100 Bridge Street PE1 1DY Tel: 01733 358100 / 0800
132320
Disabled Living Foundation, 380/84 Harrow Road London W9 - Tel: 020 7289 6111
Disabled Transport Tel: 01202 519192
Disability Action Westminster Tel: 020 7266 2143
Disability Alliance Tel: 020 7247 8776
Asian People with Disabilities Alliance, Old Rectory Central Middlesex
Hospital, Acton Lane NW10 7NS Tel: 020 8902 2113
Royal Institute for the Blind (RIB) 105 Judd Street, London WC1H 9NE Tel: 020
7388 1266
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Disabilities/Independence - Equipment see also
Wheelchairs
Direct Mobility Hire 8
Cheapside, North Circular Road, Palmers Green N13 5ED (mobility scooters for hire)
- Tel:020 7924 4958
Keep Able 11-17 Kingston Road, Staines, Middx TW18 4QX Tel: 0800 169 1609
(provides independence equipment) Website
John Bell & Croydon Wigmore Street, London W1V 2AU (Independence
Equipment) Tel: 020 7935 5555
Hearing Dogs for deaf people Tel: 01844 353898
Alexander Forbes Mobility Service (Electric Scooter and Wheelchairs Insurance
& Breakdown Cover) Tel: 020 8869 5500
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Disabilities - Holidays
British Ambulance
Association (transport for taking disabled people on holiday) Tel: 01803
843966
Holiday Care Service (For people with disabilities and Carers holidays and
Respite Holidays) Tel: 01293 774535
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Dental Care
Dental Domiciliary
Services (CDS) 15 Marylebone
Road NW1 5JD (Dental Care for the Housebound)
Tel: 020 8795 6066
Westminster NHS Dental Practices Website
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Doctors
Westminster guide to getting help regarding GPs/Doctors/Dentists
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Drugs see
Substance
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Electricians
Neil - 07956 266108
Steve (S&M) Electrics - 07831 578984
Jamie of Rapid Electrics - 0800 2981884
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Utilities
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Education/Courses
Open Age 1 Thorpe Close,
W10 5XL (Active Leisure Classes/Courses for 50+) Tel: 020 8964 1900
University of the Third Age - Activities,Courses,Talks, Events for Retired
People Tel: 020 7692 5440
Westminster Adult Education Service - Amberley Road Centre, Amberley Rd W9 2JJ
Tel: 020 7297 7297
Arts & Disability (Advice & Info on all aspects of arts & disability, reduced
price tickets and volunteer escorts drivers for older people over 70 or
disabled) Tel: 020 7619 6160
CityLit Tel: 020 7405 5118
City of Westminster College, 25 Paddington Green , London W2 1NB (Courses for
Adults) Tel: 020 7723 8826
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Employment
Third Age Employment
Network 207 Pentonville Rd.
London N1 9UZ
Tel: 7843 1590
Marylebone Job Centre Plus 46
Lisson Grove London
United Kingdom NW1 6TZ Tel: 0845 603 6347
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Ethnic Elders Associations
Bangladesh Society Tel: 020 7724 7427 /9746
Marylebone Bangladesh Society 19 Samford St NW8 Kalayan Centre Tel: 020 7243
2992 St Francis
Philippine Centre, Pottery Lane, W11 (Resource Centre for people from
Philippines)
Cypriot Women's Organisation Tel: 020 7267 7194
Jewish Care Tel: 020 8922 2222
Spanish Club Ivy Centre 52 Camden Square NW1 Tel: 020 7267 3562
Migrants Resource Centre 24 Churton Street SW1 Tel: 020 7834 6650
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Environmental Health
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Westminster Website
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Forms (for ACW use)
Attendance Allowance
& DLA Forms Tel: 01253 330240 (Bulk orders OUR Reference is: 10065)
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Furniture
Furniture Aid (Victoria
and Pimlico) Tel: 020 7793 7787
Furnish (Collects and provides furniture for older people) Tel: 020 8969
3332
Furniture Donations - Nothing Hill Housing Trust in this area Tel: 020
8743 3121
Staying Put - Tel: 020 8206 5890
Furniture recycling projects in Westminster
(with geographic coverage) Website
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Gardening
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Gay & Lesbian
SEGAL PO Box 35281 London E1 2YZ (to meet the needs of
isolated gay men and lesbians) Tel: 020 7265 9655
London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard Tel: 020 7837 7324
Polari (Older Lesbian and Gay matters) 5th Floor Central House 14 Upper
Woburn Place, WC1H 0AE Tel: 020 7255 4480
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Hairdressing
Anne - Mobile Hairdresser
Tel: 020 7233 9081
Tan Li (female) - volunteer hairdresser in the Westminster area, may do home visits (phone
for more info) Mob: 0790 330 4192
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Handymen/Odd Jobs see also under specific trades as
well as TrustMark Website
Kais - Tel: 07884 282708
(Decorating, Painting, Flooring, Tiles)
Matthew Walsh - Tel: 07958 372256 (Plumber)
Staying Put - Tel: 020 8206 5890 or 5891 (very good for minor jobs)
John Lyons - Tel: 020 7706 4636 / 07958 302557 (Electrician - small electric
jobs and odd jobs charges small fee)
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Health & Health Associations
Arthritis Care 18
Stephenson Way , London NW1 2HD Tel: 020 7380 6500
Alzheimer Disease Society 10 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1PH Tel: 020 7306
0606
Agoraphobic Support Service Harrow Road, W9 3QF Tel: 020 8969 2434 526
British Deaf Association Tel: 020 7588 3592
British Diabetic Association 10 Queen Anne Street , London W1G 9EH Tel: 020
7424 1000
British Epilepsy Association- London 80 Crane Court Gurnell Grove London W13
0AQ Tel: 020 8997 8852
Breast Cancer Association Tel: 020 7384 2984
Marie Curie Cancer Care Tel: 020 7599 7777
Cancer Support Tel: 020 7840 7840
Cancer New Approaches Tel: 01932 879882
Leukaemia Care Society Tel: 01905 755977 24hr Care Line 0800 1696680
Motor Neurone Disease (NW London Branch) Tel: 020 8459 4228
Parkinson's Disease Tel: 020 7931 8080
Partially Sighted Society Tel: 01302 323132
Westminster PCT (for list of local Dentists, Doctors etc) click here also see
Hospitals
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Health Clinics (Westminster)
Linnet House Clinic 020
7586 4044
Lisson Grove Health Centre 020 7563 6100
Bessborough Street Clinic 020 7746 5525
South Westminster Health Centre 020 8746 5757
Great Chapel Street Health Centre 020 7437 9360
Upper Montagu Street Clinic 020 7935 0706
Hallfield Clinic 020 7616 2920
Queens Park Health Centre 020 8968 8899
Raymede Clinic, St Charles Hospital 020 8962 4450
Colville Health Centre 020 7221 2650
Walmer Road Clinic 020 7243 0296
Covent Garden Health Centre 020 7379 7209
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Health - Complementary Medicine
British Accupuncture 34
Alderney street , London SW1 4EU Tel: 020 7834 1012
British School of Osteopathy, 275 Borough High St , London SE1 1JE Tel: 020
7407 0222
Rupert
Chapman Osteopaths
Tel: 020 7834 0861
Marylebone Health Centre, St Marylebone Parish Church 17A Marylebone Road,
London NW1 Tel: 020 7935 6328
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Heating (Service/Repairs)
see also
Utilities
Local Service & Repairs contacts:
Maida Vale - John Simmonds 020 8960 8168
Kilburn - Paul Mason 020 7431 5817
St John's Wood - St John's Wood Heating 020 7328 1980
Corgi Registered Engineers Tel: 01256 372300
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Holidays/Outings
Age Link - Paddington
Group (Outings/day trips for the elderly or housebound) Tel: 01895 676689
Contact the Elderly (organises groups and visits for the
elderly/housebound/isolated) Tel: 0800 716543
Website
Holiday Care (holiday/travel/respite
information for disabled/older people and their
carers) Tel: 0845 124 9971 Website
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Homelessness
Homelessness Westminster Tel: 020
7641 1000
Counsel & Care Advisory Service (homelessness advice for older people)
Tel: 0845 300 7585
Thames Reach (outreach for the homeless) Tel: 020 7403 3848
CRISIS 66 Commercial Street,
London, E1 6LT
Tel: 0870 011 3335 Website
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Hospitals
Westminster PCT Hospitals
list click here
St Mary's Paddington Tel: 020 7866 6666 Website
Morfields Eye Hospital (Western) Marylebone Rd W1 Tel: 020 7253 3411
Website
Hospice Information Tel: 020 8778 9252 Website
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House Repairs/Improvements
Houseproud
(Government-backed scheme for home improvements/adaptations & major house
repairs for older/disabled homeowners, also provides recommended contractors
contacts) Tel: 0800 783 7569
Council Housing contact City of Westminster
Tel: 020 7641 1000
Staying Put (home repairs/adaptations for older/disabled people or those on a
low income) Tel: 020 8206 5890
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Council Housing
City of Westminster Tel: 020 7641 1000
Website
Elderly Accommodation Council 89 Albert Embankment SE1 7TP (housing options
advice/information for older people) Tel: 020 7820 1343
CHAS (Catholic Housing Aid Society) (provides advice/helps with housing
issues) 19-20 Shroton Street
NW1 020 7723 5928
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Solicitors
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Solicitors
Westminster Advocacy
Service for Seniors 55 Dean St. W1Q 6AS Tel: 020 7439 3131 Fax: 0207
734 9545
Law Society Tel: 0870 606 2555
Legal Advice Centre 439 Harrow Road , W10 4BE Tel: 020 8960 3155
Mary Ward Legal Centre 26-27 Boswell street, WC1N 3JZ Tel: 020 7831 7079
Legal Advice Centre 19 Whitcomb St WC2H 7HA Tel: 020 7839 2998
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Libraries
Westminster list of Libraries
click here
Home Library Service (Library services
for the housebound) Tel: 020 7641 5405
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Meals/Food
Food Chain Meals ( Can
provide food for people with aids and HIV) Tel: 020 7354 0333
Meals on Wheels Westminster – 020 7723 5446 Wiltshire Farm Foods
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Paddington Community Mental Health 209
Harrow Road W2 Tel: 020 7886 1632
Abbey Road Community Mental Health 16-19
Blenheim Terrace London
NW8 Tel: 020 7328 3453
North Paddington
Community Mental Health Team - 7a Woodfield Road London W9 2NW Tel: 020
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NHS Local Services (find
your local GP, Optician, Clinic etc)
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City of Westminster Noise Team (report noisy
neighbours, building works, prolonged alarms etc) Tel: 020 7641 2000
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Older People (National Associations)
Help The Aged (Advice
& Information) Tel: 020 8765 7200 or 020 7278 1114
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One Stop Shops - Westminster
One Stop Harrow Road 317
Harrow Road W9 3RFTel: 020 7641 3760
One Stop Church Street, Church Street 91-93 Church Street NW8 8EV Tel: 020
7641 5472 or 020 87641 3760
One Stop Pimlico 62 Victoria Street (City Hall) SW1E 6QP Tel: 020 7641 8940
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Opticians
Mr Hitchen Optician - Hertfordshire (Home visits for the elderly) Tel: 01785
815656
Henry kaman 32 Garrick Avenue NW11 (Home visits for the elderly) Tel 020 8455
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Painting/Decorating
Kais - 07884 282708
Besom Foundation 2 Crossland Place London SW11 5PJ (arrange for volunteer
teams to do decorating) Tel: 020 7223 1271
Staying Put - Tel: 020 8206 5890
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Parking
Disabled Persons Parking
Information Tel: 020 7641 1785
Street Parking Information Service Tel: 020 7823 4567
Westminster
City Council Car Parks Tel: 0800 243348
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Pension Service
Pensioners Queries 0845 606 0265
Pension Credit Application Line 0800 991243
Direct Payment Queries 0800 107 2000
Pension Service - Local Surgeries
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Library
Sutherland
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10:00 am-12:00 pm
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19 Samford Street NW8
10:00am - 1:00pm
Appointment only call
020 7724 7427
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Porchester Road
W2
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Church Street NW8
9:30am- 12:00 am
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Age Concern
268-272 Edgware Road
1:30pm-4:30pm
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42 Oldhams Walk
WC2
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Appointment only call
020 7240 5733
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666 Harrow Road W 10
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City of Westminster
- Pest Control Tel: 020 7641 1522 Fax 020
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Cinanamon Trust Market
Square Hayle Cornwall TR27 4HE (takes care of pets when the owners dies) Tel:
01736 757900 Website
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Plumbers
Matthew Walsh - 07958
372256
Les - 07971 208233
John Lyons (small plumbing jobs) - 020 7706 4637 Mob: 07958 302557
Staying Put - 020 8206 5890 or 5891
United Plumbing & Heating Services (Commercial) - 020 8361 7776
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Gary Laxton (man with a
medium size van does moving/removals) Tel: 020 7737 6941 / 07956 906252
Shirley's Removals Tel: 7254 5580
Capitol A Removals Tel: 7262 9390
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Respite Care
Vitalise
(Kensington and Chelsea) Tel: 020 7376 3545
Carers Network (Residential Respite for Older People) Tel: 020 7641 6368
Holiday Care Service (for people with
disabilities and carers holidays and respite holidays) Tel: 01293 774535
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Legal
Advice
Flecher & Co
(Solicitors) 243 Elgin Avenue.
Maida Vale W9 1NT (Family, personal injuries, employment, wills) Tel: 020 7624
0041
Moss Beachley Mullen & Coleman (Solicitors) 37 Crawford St W1 ( Specialize in
visits for pensioners. Free or low cost) Tel: 020 7402 1401
Gillian Radford (Solicitors) 459 Harrow Road W10 4RG Tel: 020 8960 4366
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Westminster Drug & Substance Abuse Tel:
020 7641 7470/2
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London Dial-a-Ride Progress House, 5 Mandela Way, London
SE1 5SS Tel:0845
999 1999(or 020 7394 5800)
Transport The British Red Cross Tel: 0844 871 8000
Taxi Card
& Freedom Pass
(Westminster)
Tel: 020 7641 2266 Website
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British Gas (help and
advice, safety checks etc) Tel: 0845 955 5404
Home Energy Efficiency Scheme Tel: 0800 072 0150
Powergen Website
E.ON (energy packages for older people) Tel: 0800 015 6785
E.ON ( programme for 60+ based on fixed price heating bills)
0800 169 4694 Website
Winter Fuel Payments - Helpline for those 60-65 not on benefits/not receiving
a pension Tel: 0845 9151515 Website
Winter Fuel Payments - Helpline for those 65+ on
benefits/Pension Tel: 0845 6060265
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Wheelchairs see also
Disabilities/Independence Equipment
DLF Advice line - (10-4
Mon-Fri) 0845 1309177
London Direct Mobility (Wheelchair Rental) 020 8807 9830
City Mobility (Wheelchair Rental) 0207 394 0952
Independent Living (Wheelchair Rental) - 020 8931 6000
Parkside Wheelchair Service (wheelchair hire/loan long-term - Chelsea and
Westminster) Tel: 020 8451 8048
British Red Cross Society (wheelchair hire/loan short-term) Tel: 020 7602
1967 (4 weeks, £30 deposit)
Willesden Hospital (Wheelchair hire) Tel: 020 7969 5568
Ashdale Healthcare (Wheelchair repairs) Tel: 0800 555 825
Millbroke Health Care (Wheelchair repairs & service) Tel: 01442 245569
Alexander Forbes Mobility Service (Electric Scooter and Wheelchairs Insurance
& Breakdown Cover) Tel: 020 8869 5500
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Window
Cleaners
John Lyons 020 7706 4636
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Winter Warmth
Government programme to
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Wireless for the Bedridden
Wireless for the
Bedridden (TV supply/rental/repairs for the elderly and infirm) 159a High
Street, Hornchurch Essex RM11 3YB Tel: 0800 0182137 or 01708 621101 For
Repairs: 0870 010 8317
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