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Clubs and Societies Continued from page 4 Samaritans
Need someone to talk to?
Coffee Break @ St John’s Feeling sad, low, depressed or suicidal?
Every Tuesday, 10.00 - 12noon We are here 24 hours a day 7 days a week to
St John’s Centre provide you with confidential non-judgmental
St John’s Road, Swalecliffe emotional support,
Don’t be lonely, come and join us for tea, National Free phone number 116 123
coffee, cake and chat! No set prices, pay Don’t bottle it up – tell someone about it!
what you can. All welcome.
Details sharon.braddy@sky.com Holding On Letting Go bereavement charity for children
aged 6 -16 years and their families throughout Kent.
Diversity House promotes community integration, re- Do you have any spare time to help: by working with a
integration, social inclusion and cohesion within the Swale bereaved child; Fundraising; or helping in the kitchen or
and Kent. Individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, with general duties during a therapeutic weekend? email
gender, disability, religion and believes, sexuality, sexual info@holg.org.uk ring 08445 611 511 or see website www.
orientation, social class, and other social factors, should holdingonlettinggo.org.uk for more information
be treated with dignity and respect. Ring 01795 420450 Kent Association for The Blind Free talk for any
email info@diversityhouse.org.uk or see website interested club or society on the services we offer blind
Faversham Assistance Centre (FACE) A local charity and partially sighted people. Approximately 30-40 minutes
working since 1987 supporting elderly and disabled helpful and informative talks for clubs. For information or
people who are financially challenged to stay in their to book a talk, please contact Traci Powers (Fundraising
own homes longer. We complete garden maintenance Manager, Kent Association for the Blind) 01622 691357 or
and decorating on a donation only basis. Based in the email traci.powers@kab.org.uk
Faversham and Sittingbourne areas. If you would like to Kent Association for the Blind - Swale supports Visually
know more, please contact Becky Duffy on 01795 530011 Impaired People in Kent and is looking for volunteers for
or favassistants@gmail.com a variety of roles, for more information please contact
Faversham Society, 11 - 13 Preston Street, Faversham Madeleine Gray 01227 763366 email madeleine.gray@
Membership includes a monthly newsletter, expert kab.org.uk or see www.kab.org.uk
speakers at monthly meetings, outings, free entry to the Kent Autistic Trust support over 5,000 people with
Museum.ticfaversham@btconnect.com 01795 534542 Autism and other associated difficulties. This includes;
Forever Hounds Trust www.foreverhoundstrust.org registered homes, specialist supported living, day centres,
formerly Greyhound Rescue West of England rescues, respite, family support service and support groups. See
rehabilitates and homes greyhounds and lurchers, we www.kentautistic.com or ring 01634 405168 Head Office
now have a presence across much of the country. New 14, High Street, Brompton, ME7 5AE
supporters needed in Kent please contact 03000 111 100 Kenward Trust a charity that provides residential
or PO Box 1601 Oxford OX4 9JZ rehabilitation and recovery services for men, women
German Shepherd Dog Rescue is a volunteer run and ex-service personnel experiencing drug and alcohol
charity dedicated to the rescue, fostering and re-homing addiction and education for young people. Sage & Time
of GSD’s nationwide. If you think you can offer a GSD Café, Kenward Conference Centre and Charitique help
a good home or want to help GSDR in any way, please raise funds see website kenwardtrust.org.uk email
visit www.germanshepherdrescue.co.uk or email info@ enquiry@kenwardtrust.org.uk or ring 01622 814187
germanshepherdrescue.co.uk. Living River Foundation We monitor and raise
Harmony Therapy Trust provides free holistic therapy awareness to protect and improve estuaries and tidal
to those in Kent living with cancer or other serious life rivers for plants, animals and those who live and work on
altering illnesses upon Medical referral. Tel: 01795 663050 them beginning with the Thames and Medway Estuary.
for more information or to ask about volunteering or joining See www.living-river.org email Info@living-river.org or ring
us as a paid therapist or e-mail thtt2010@gmail.com 07956 160822 for more details
Hi Kent – helping local people living with hearing loss.
Free hearing aid aftercare clinics, free lip-reading classes,
free tinnitus support groups, sign language classes, deaf Alcoholics Anonymous.
awareness courses, assistive equipment. Contact 01622 Is alcohol costing you more than money?
691151, text/phone 07939 593030 or email enquiries@ If your drinking is causing you concern then
hikent.org.uk or see www.hikent.org.uk there is a solution. AA is an organisation run
HRS – Radio (Hospital Radio Swale) by recovering alcoholics with the primary
purpose of helping others to achieve
Volunteer to join a great team, you could sobriety. Call 0800 9177 650 to speak to
become a Radio Presenter, help in the studio someone who understands the problem from
or help run a radio station. Based at Sheppey personal experience. AA holds many regular
Community Hospital we broadcast to waiting meetings locally, for more information see
room areas and on the internet. alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk.
Email hospitalradioswale@hotmail.co.uk
or admin@hrsradio.co.uk
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