http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/ Local Groups and Voluntary Organisations Files en-uk Copyright 2007-2009 Ken Wedgeworth Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:56:49 GMT Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:40:01 GMT http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Local_Groups_About http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Local_Groups_About Our XML Database Contains over 50 Entries The service is FREE. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Bands_and_Choirs http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Bands_and_Choirs Local Colliery Brass Bands and Choirs in the area - Newhall Brass Band - Gresley Colliery Band - Gresley Male Voice Choir. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Campaign_Groups http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Campaign_Groups Local and National Campaign Groups - Fight to save Elvaston Castle - Gurkha Welfare Trust - Help For Heroes. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Charity_Outreach http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Charity_Outreach Local and National Charity Groups - Roots Sudan. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Child_Care http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Child_Care Children with special needs Mums and Tots - Elmsleigh Toddler Group - Tidgy Tots. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Churches http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Churches Swadlincote and District Churches Together - St Johns Newhall - Hill Street Baptist Church - St Peter and St Paul Swadlincote - Emmanuel Church Swadlincote - Gresley Mission Room - Methodist Circuit - The Salvation Army Church Gresley - St George and St Marys Church Gresley - St Peters Hartshorne - South Derbyshire Youth for Christ. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Ex_Forces_Groups http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Ex_Forces_Groups Navy Royal Marines Army Air Force and Merchant Marine - Local Veterans Group - Help For Heroes - Gurkha Welfare Trust. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Forums_and_Networks http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Forums_and_Networks Local Forums and Networks Political Parties - South Derbyshire Labour Party - Derbyshire 50 Plus Forum Network - South Derbyshire Tenants Forum. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Heritage_Groups http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Heritage_Groups Local Heritage Groups and News - Mining - Education - Industrial - Museums and History Trails. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Leisure_Groups http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Leisure_Groups Local Leisure Groups - Theatre Cats - The Healing Circle - Dragons Martial Arts - Church Gresley Bowling Centre - Calke_Abbey - Swadlincote Ski and Snowboard Centre - Derbyshire County Football Association - Derby and South Derbyshire Ramblers - 1st Gresley Scout Group - Melbourne Scout Group - Newhall Scout Group - Repton Scout Group - Seales and Linton Scout Group - Willington Scout Group - Woodville Scout Group. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Support_Groups http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Support_Groups South Derbyshire Support Groups - Alcoholics Anonymous Derbyshire - Alcohol Concern - Arthritis Care Together - Stoma Group. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Volunteers http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Volunteers South Derbyshire Volunteering Opportunities - Citizens Advice Bureau - South Derbyshire - Amber Valley - Buxton - Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire - Derby - Derbyshire Dales - Erewash - Glossop and District. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Walking_for_Health http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Walking_for_Health Local Walking for Health Groups - Calke Abbey - Castle Gresley - Hilton - Newhall - Overseal - Swadlincote - Prestwood Surgery - Green Bank - Willington. - Read more

]]> http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Womens_Groups http://www.newhallcommunity.org.uk/Groups.asp?select=Womens_Groups Local Womens Groups and Projects - The Fabulous Project Celebrating South Derbyshire Women - Newhall and District Womens Institute. - Read more

]]> http://www.contact-the-elderly.org http://www.contact-the-elderly.org When older people live alone, without family or friends living nearby, loneliness can become their only companion. Many prefer to live independently, yet it can be a hard and lonely road. Small local groups use volunteer drivers who each pick up 1 or 2 elderly people from their own homes. They take them to the home of a volunteer host where the volunteers and older people spend a few hours together with afternoon tea, usually on a Sunday. - Read more

]]> http://www.dementia.ion.ucl.ac.uk http://www.dementia.ion.ucl.ac.uk The Dementia Research Centre, based at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, is one of the UK's leading centres for clinical research into dementia, and the hospital is the lead centre for trialling new drugs to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease (which causes the majority of dementia). The Dementia Research Centre is part of the Department of Neurodegenerative Disease at the UCL Institute of Neurology. - Read more

]]> http://www.helptheaged.org.uk http://www.helptheaged.org.uk On 1 April 2009 the four national Age Concerns in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland joined with Help the Aged to create four new national charities dedicated to improving the lives of older people. We all speak with one voice on behalf of all older people. We are listening to what older people want as we improve our services and activities so that we can achieve our vision of a world in which older people flourish. - Read more

]]> http://www.independentage.org.uk http://www.independentage.org.uk We work to keep thousands of older people independent and out of poverty by providing them with practical support, financial help and lifelong friendship. We have over 140 years' experience of supporting older people at home. In addition to regular payments, we provide a range of other support and services including: volunteer visitor support; grants for emergencies and equipment; hospital stay packs and bedding. Our work is undertaken by 1200 volunteers who support and befriend beneficiaries. - Read more

]]> http://www.gayderbyshire.co.uk http://www.gayderbyshire.co.uk derbyshireFRIEND (df) has been a central character in the local gay community since its launch in 1983. Originally the organisation, set up and run by enthusiastic volunteers from the local gay community, aimed to help other lesbians, gay men and bisexuals come to terms with coming out and meeting other lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. To this day that core aim still hasn't changed. We are also frequently contacted by people who feel that they have difficulties relating to transvestism and transgenderism. A unique feature of df is its befriending service, whereby callers are able to gain support and friendship from our volunteers. df is also becoming the central support organisation for most lesbian, gay and bisexual organisations in Derbyshire offering our services in time and resources to groups, such as Choices Youth Group and the University LGB Group. - Read more

]]> http://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk http://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk Action for Blind People is one of the largest charities in the UK providing free and confidential support for blind and partially sighted people in all aspects of their lives. We are dynamic and have a reputation for talking less and doing more. Driven by the needs of visually impaired people, we deliver what people say they need, not just what we think they need. Our mission is to inspire change and create opportunities to enable people with sight loss to have equal voice and equal choice. - Read more

]]> http://www.bcodp.org.uk http://www.bcodp.org.uk Established in 1981, The British Council of Disabled People (BCODP) acts as a co-ordinating and representative body for disabled people and organisations controlled by disabled people. We now have 130 member groups and many hundreds of individual members covering about 400,000 disabled people in all. We are the genuinely representative voice of disabled people in the United Kingdom. One relevant objective of BCODP is to provide information and support to our member groups and to disabled people to help them organise themselves into campaigning organisations to work together to achieve change. Our web presence is an important vehicle for carrying out that objective. - Read more

]]> http://www.dialuk.info http://www.dialuk.info Welcome to DIAL UK, a national organisation for a network of approximately 120 local disability information and advice services run by and for disabled people. Last year DIALs helped over a quarter of a million disabled people. DIAL information and advice services are based throughout the UK and provide information and advice to disabled people and others on all aspects of living with a disability. All DIAL services are currently working to meet strict new quality standards. - Read more

]]> http://www.epilepsy.org.uk http://www.epilepsy.org.uk Epilepsy Action aims to improve the quality of life and promote the interests of people living with epilepsy. The driving force for the creation of British Epilepsy Association (BEA) came from the work of Dame Evelyn Fox, who was General Secretary of the National Association for Mental Health (NAMH now known as MIND) in the late 1940s, and Dr Tyler Fox (no relation) who was Medical Director of the Epilepsy Colony at Lingfield in Surrey. The third member of the group was Irene Gairdner, a social science graduate from the London School of Economics. Since May 2002, BEA has worked under the name Epilepsy Action. However, its aims are still the same as those in 1950, namely to improve the quality of life for people with epilepsy. As well as campaigning to improve epilepsy services and raise awareness of the condition, Epilepsy Action offers assistance to people in a number of ways including a national network of branches, accredited volunteers, regular regional conferences, an Epilepsy Helpline and website. - Read more

]]> http://www.ndcs.org.uk http://www.ndcs.org.uk The National Deaf Children's Society was founded in London on 15 December 1944 by a handful of parents of deaf children concerned about the impact of the 1944 Education Act on their schooling. 2002 saw the merger of NDCS and Friends for Young Deaf People, resulting in the creation of the NDCS youth wing. The merger allows NDCS to provide a seamless service supporting families with deaf children from birth to 25. To this day, NDCS's Visions and Values reflect the fact that it remains essentially a parents' organisation, dedicated to the needs of all deaf children, their families and carers. - Read more

]]> http://www.headway.org.uk http://www.headway.org.uk Headway is a charity set up to give help and support to people affected by brain injury. It does this in a number of ways. A network of local Groups and Branches throughout the UK and Channel Islands offers a wide range of services, including rehabilitation programmes, carer support, social re integration, community outreach and respite care. The services available will vary, depending on local needs and resources. Headway UK provides support to the local Groups and Branches and helps to deliver high quality services through guidance on policies, procedures, standards and training. - Read more

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