SOCIAL WELFARE

Access - New Mills and District Access Group (NMDAG)
Contact Helen Bollard at New Mills Volunteer Centre 01663 744196. Website accessnewmills.org.uk

Advocacy - Peaks and Dales Advocacy - an independent organisation working in the High Peak & North Derbyshire Dales to provide a free advocacy service for: older people, people with learning difficulties, and people with mental health problems.
16 Eagle Parade, Buxton, SK17 6EQ, Tel 01298 79539, Email padaf@btconnect.com

Carelink' - Community Alarm Service 01298 815280 - 24 hour monitoring and emergency response service for elderly or vulnerable people in their own homes.

Citizens' Advice Bureau
New Mills Town Hall, Tuesday 10am-3pm, Tel 01663 747026.
Buxton, 1st floor Crowther House, 9 The Quadrant, Tel 01298 79692.
Glossop, 1st floor Bradbury House, Market St, Tel 01457 855 869.
Marple, Hollins House, Memorial Park, Tel 0161 427 6023.

Derbyshire County Council Social Services - County Hall, Matlock DE4 3AG, Tel 01629 580000, Fax 01629 772213, Minicom 01629 585200.

Foster Care
Social Services Fostering and Adoption, Tel Glossop 01457 728888, Buxton 01298 308000, Derbyshire 01629 772211.

Housing
High Peak Borough Council South Area Housing Team, Tel 01298 28430.

Johnnie Johnson Housing, a Housing Association offering flats in New Mills to the over 60s.

Jubilee Day Centre, Jubilee St, New Mills, High Peak SK22 4PA, Tel 508 202.

Play Groups
Furness Funsters, Contact Janice, Tel 01663 733586.
Social Services approved. Nursery Grants taken. Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 9.15-12.15.

New Mills Kids Club, St Mary's Old School, St Mary's Rd, New Mills,
Tel 01663 742226 / mobile 0777 1991368.
4-11yrs, Term-time 7.15-9am then school until 6pm;
Holiday Club 7.15am-6pm; closed bank holidays.
Green Acres Pre-School 2.5-5yrs, Term-time only 9.15-12.

Nightstop, High Peak, a charitable organisation who provide emergency overnight accommodation for homeless young people aged 16-25, in the homes of trained volunteer hosts. Based in Buxton, but expanding to cover the whole of the High Peak including New Mills.
Contact project co-ordinator Sarah Gabriel,Tel 07973 670 595; Email s.gabriel.hpnightstop@virgin.net ; c/o ROFA, 133 Victoria Park Road, Buxton SK17 7PE.

Sett Valley Playgroup, Mrs H Swindells, The Old Vicarage, Marsh Lane, New Mills, Tel 01663 747131.

Police Station
Hurst Lea House, Hurst Lea Rd, New Mills, Tel 0845 123 3333; 999 for emergency.
Open Weekdays 9.00-13.30 & 14.00-17.00, Closed at weekends.

Over-60's
Sett Valley House, Sett Close, New Mills, Tel 01663 743600.
Men - Wednesday afternoon, Women - Thursday afternoon.

Samaritans, 19 High St, Buxton, Tel 01298 26000.

Sett Valley House Welfare Committee
Chair: Joe 'Dink' Jennings,
37 Arden St, New Mills, High Peak SK22 4NS.
Secretary: Alec Spencer,
11 Beech Av, New Mills.

Social Services
Buxton, Kents Bank Rd, Tel 01298 308000.
Chapel-en-le-Frith, High St, Tel 01298 308100.
Glossop, George St, Tel 01457 728888.
Emergency Out of Hours, Tel 01773 728222.

Stroke Support Group - New Mills Volunteer Centre

Volunteer Centre - New Mills & District
41 Union Rd, New Mills, Tel 01663 744196, Fax 01663 746669, Email mail@nmvc.org.

Welfare Rights Advice Helpline Mon-Fri 1pm-4am, Tel 01773 570772/570872.

Womens Aid - Domestic Violence, Tel 01246 864177/207199.

WRVS - Patricia Messina, Eccles Fold, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Tel 01298 815101.

WRVS - Meals-On-Wheels
Mrs Elva Parker, Caldy, Woodbourne Rd, New Mills, Tel 01663 742526.

Youth Centre
Faye Edwards, Longlands Rd, New Mills, Tel 01663 743394

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