Funding towards the cost of a new gas connection to your home. Northumberland County Council can make referrals to Communitas Energy (CE), who are working in partnership with Northern Gas Networks (NGN). Together they provide eligibility assessments for their assisted gas connection voucher scheme, which will either partly or completely cover the cost of a new gas connection.
Our veterans support service provides a range of support, a friendship line and monthly breakfast club for veterans and their family across Northumberland.
We provide a counselling service for children and young people aged 4 - 18 who have been impacted by domestic abuse but who are currently safe and stable. We provide a safe, non-judgmental and nurturing space for children throughout Northumberland to express and process difficult experiences and emotions through play and/or talking therapy.
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. Our suicide prevention helpline, HOPELINE247, is staffed by trained suicide prevention advisers, who work with young people (aged up to 35) – and anybody concerned for a young person – to help keep them safe from suicide. HOPELINE247 is a free and confidential call, text and email service, available 24/7 everyday of the year (including weekends and bank holidays).
Chrysalis Club Tynedale offers an exciting range of activities and social events for people living with dementia and ongoing memory problems (our members), including their families, friends and support workers. We hold tutored sessions such as pottery, table-top gardening, sport, singing and art for our members with the support of Chrysalis’ volunteers. Our timetable also includes trips out to pantomimes, the theatre, golf clubs and even the local alpaca farm, for regular members.
Silver Talk is a free befriending service for the social wellbeing of over 50's. It gives people the opportunity to connect for regular, social telephone chats. The service involves our friendly, fully trained volunteers contacting our customers for an up to 30-minute chat at the same time each week.
PALS, the Patient Advice and Liaison Service, is a free, confidential, NHS advice service for patients, their families and carers, of all ages, covering all NHS organisations and services in North Tyneside, Northumberland and Newcastle (also including, for the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, the whole North East region). We will provide you with confidential advice and support if you have any concerns or queries about any aspect of your care.
The Health Trainer Service is here to help you make realistic lifestyle changes that are tailored to your needs. Health Trainers provide group work and one to one support for anyone living in Northumberland aged over 16 years. They will support you on any of the following: Healthy food choices, weight management, increasing physical activity, drinking less alcohol and stopping smoking. This service is free.
If you are a parent or carer of children or young people between 0-19 years old, or 25 with additional needs - we are here to support you. Our hubs are buzzing with FREE activities for families! We also help families find and get support from different services within your local community. Family Hub staff work with many health professionals to support all aspects of maternity, childhood development and adolescence work; including parenting and relationship packages, home learning programs and financial advice. We also offer online and virtual sessions too.
NEFirst Credit Union is an accessible, inclusive modern organisation that offers an alternative to the high street banks for saving and an ethical and fair and affordable option for borrowing. Our loans are an alternative to high cost lending from payday loans, overdrafts and credit cards or worse, unauthorised lenders in particular, loan sharks. Borrowing from the credit union keeps the interest in the community to support the local community in financial wellbeing.
Karbon Homes customers can get free and confidential welfare rights and money advice from the Money Matters team. We have one of the largest advice teams in the North East. All our staff are ready to chat, Monday to Friday, and they’re all experienced in listening, not judging, and giving sensible advice to make your life easier.
Whether you’re looking to get in to work, progress your career, or reach a personal goal of gaining a new skill, our employment foundations advisors are on hand to help. Our support doesn't stop there, when you do move into work or work experience/volunteering, we also provide support during transition for up to 6 months, to ensure you feel comfortable and confident in your new role.
Our wellbeing coaches are here to help coach and empower you, on a 1-2-1 basis, to identify your long term goal, pinpoint the main barriers you face in getting there, and agree how you can overcome them. They can also help you to improve important life skills that will support you on your journey towards reaching your goals.
Formed in September 2020, we are a not-for-profit company based in Blyth, and we are passionate about using non-contact boxing training to improve mental health. Our methods have been getting fantastic results. We have a full time, friendly, fully qualified, fully DBS checked England Boxing coach who has a history of successfully working with a range of vulnerable service users. Age and mobility are no barriers to taking part in our training and it can even be delivered from a seated position.
Groundwork NE & Cumbria's Green Doctors Service aims to reduce energy bills and keep homes warm. We offer free telephone advice calls and/or home visits to residents in Northumberland. We can look at billing issues, help apply for appropriate grants, provide meter readings as well as install free energy-saving measures such as LED lightbulbs and radiator panels.
In a world that’s becoming more and more digital each day, it’s important to us that our customers aren’t left behind. Our digital foundations coaches can create bespoke learning plans for customers of all ages, designed with their personal aspirations and goals in mind.
It can be a big step to give up smoking, but with specialist support you are three times more likely to succeed. If you decide to stop smoking you can reduce the risk of developing cancer and improve your general health. Take the first step by contacting your local specialist stop smoking service. This service is free.
Blyth Tall Ship is thrilled to be delivering a series of maritime heritage courses to improve the mental health and wellbeing in the communities of Blyth Valley and the North East. The courses are free and open to all. The courses are 6-12 weeks long. No previous experience is necessary- All training is provided in a friendly and welcoming environment. Registration essential for all participants.
Our Safe and Wellbeing Visit programme supports the most at risk residents to identify risks in the home. If you're unable to test or change your own smoke alarms you maybe eligible for a visit. During our visit we will look out for risks in your home, not just relating to fire, but also other factors that might affect your health and wellbeing. We will help you to make an escape plan in case of a fire and talk to you about creating a night-time routine.
Northumberland Holiday Provision is primarily for those in receipt of income based free school meals. We have also secured some additional funding so we can offer support to those on low income, those with large families, those with a disability in the household or genuinely finding times tough.We have lots on offer including camps delivered by our excellent providers, family activities which include; Trekking with Alpacas, Deer Safari, Soft Play and/or swimming, Woodhorn Colliery, Northumberland Zoo, Alnwick Gardens to name but a few! All including scrumptious food!
