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Durham County Council Welfare Rights
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Tel: 0191 370 8787
DH1 5TS
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DCC Welfare Rights Team offer information, advice and representation at tribunals for disabled people and their carers on benefits and tax credits. The team offers a service to anyone living in County Durham.
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Durham Area Disability Leisure Group
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Tel: 07592 366454
Unit 15, Vane Tempest Hall
Maynards Row
Gilesgate
Durham
County Durham
DH1 1QF
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Providing sports, leisure and social opportunities for children and young people with disabilities, living within Durham and surrounding areas.
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Children and young people with disabilities / siblings / parents / carers
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Parkinson's UK Durham Branch
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Tel: 0344 225 3604
Newton Hall Community Centre
Kira Drive
Durham
County Durham
DH1 5GU
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Offer information, friendship and support to local people with Parkinson's, their families and carers.
Also organise regular events and social activities - join and meet other people affected by Parkinson's in your area.
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People with Parkinson's, their families and carers.
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Phab in Durham
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To promote and encourage people of all abilities to come together on equal terms, to achieve complete integration within the wider community.
We meet once a week with activities to suit all who come, whatever disability, either in our premises or out and about in the community. We have able-bod...
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Anyone with a physical or learning disability, and also able bodied volunteers
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Crossroads Care Gateshead
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Tel: 01207 549780
The Old School
Smailes Lane
Highfield
Rowlands Gill
Tyne and Wear
NE39 2DB
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We are a leading local provider of quality support services for Carers, the people they support and their families. We work with over 900 families in the Gateshead area, helping Carers to make a life of their own outside their caring responsibilities.
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Carers and their families
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Age Uk County Durham
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Tel: 0191 386 3856
DH1 1TW
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Age UK County Durham is the principal voluntary organisation working for older people, their families and carers throughout County Durham. Our aim is to address the cause of difficulties faced by older people and to provide help and support where needed.
An important part of our work is provi...
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Anyone aged 50 plus living in County Durham
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Tel: 0191 386 2146
136 Devonshire Rd
Durham
County Durham
DH1 2BL
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'Durham Otters' Swim club has been running for over 25 years in the Durham city area to provide a safe and friendly environment for those who find public swimming sessions unsuitable, but who would like to swim or relax in a pool.
The charity, run entirely by volunteers, gives disabled adults an...
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British Porphyria Association
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Tel: 0300 30 200 30
136 Devonshire Road
Durham City
Durham
County Durham
DH1 2BL
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The British Porphyria Association aims to reach out to as many people as possible; patients, doctors, hospitals and research establishments in order to improve the understanding of this condition.
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Chin-Up Family Respite Services
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Tel: 016977 46000
Cobweb Cottage
18 Pennine Road
Halton-Lea-Gate
Northumberland
CA8 7LB
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We are a charity established to relieve children and young people (0-18 years) suffering from a progressive or terminal illness by the provision of facilities for family breaks or respite care in the North-East & Cumbria.
Thanks to the generosity of thousands of people, we have been able to pur...
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Relieve children and young people (0-18 years) suffering from a progressive or terminal illness by the provision of facilities for family breaks or respite care
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Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (Hme) Support Group
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Tel: 07961540768
HME Support Group
PO Box 207
Chester-le-Street
County Durham
DH3 9AR
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Advice and support regarding rare bone disorder (also known as Diaphyseal Aclasis and Familial Bone Spurs).
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Anyone affected by rare bone disorder (also known as Diaphyseal Aclasis and Familial Bone Spurs) carers, families and professionals
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