Your Guide to Local Charitable & Voluntary Organisations
| Published: 1st August 2008 09:02 |
Age Concern Hertfordshire
Manor Court, 26B Bancroft, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1JW
Tel: 01462 420911
Promotes the well-being of all older people and to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.
African Caribbean Seniors & Carers Lunch Club
Unity House, Whinbush Rd, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1PH
Tel: 01462 432242
Alzheimer's Society North Herts & Stevenage Branch
2 Grove Rd, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1SE
Tel: 01462 442886/433999
This branch covers the areas of Letchworth, Hitchin, Stevenage, Baldock, Royston and surrounding villages.
Carers in Hertfordshire
30 Bancroft, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1LA
Tel: 01462 456660
Cats Protection: North Hertfordshire Branch
Cats Protection, PO Box 382, Stevenage, SG1 9BU
Tel: 01438 228877
A registered charity dedicated to rescuing, neutering and rehoming cats and kittens within the catchment area of postcodes SG1 to SG7. Vvolunteers raise the money needed to pay for the care and veterinary treatment of homeless felines by organising fundraising events and receiving donations from the public, our branch members and sponsors.
Diabetes Support Group
Follow this link for details of the Summer 2008 sessions at Hitchin Girls School (Highbury Road, Hitchin, SG4 9RS).
Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research
84A Tilehouse St, Hitchin, Herts SG5 2DY
Tel: 01462 436819
Dyspraxia Foundation
8 West Alley, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1EG
Tel: 01462 454986
Garden House Hospice
Gillison Close, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1QU
Tel: 01462 679540
The Garden House Hospice offers hospice care and support to patients with a terminal diagnosis from the communities of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth, Royston, Stevenage & the surrounding villages of North Hertfordshire.
Services are offered free of charge to patients and families needing the support of Garden House.
Herts Young Homeless Group
25 Sun St, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1AH
Tel: 01462 435668
Aims to improve provision and support for young homeless people in Hertfordshire. This branch based in Hitchin covers the North Herts Area including Stevenage, Letchworth Garden City, Royston and surrounding villages.
Hitchin Helping Hands
Tel: 01462 626235 or 1462 421672
Registered Charity Number 1092622
Hitchin Helping Hands provides transport for the elderly and people with disabilities to meet in the community in a caring manner, allowing them to be part of the commmunity and continue to enjoy a level of independence.
Hitchin Helping Hands also run a club day on the 2nd Saturday of every month for members of a local social club, with entertainment and refreshments provided for by volunteers. This is held at Westmill Community Centre.
HHH is currently managed and run by Joan Kirby and Jean Jenkins. There are two paid drivers and several volunteer drivers who are allocated each week. The bookings are taken through Joan Kirby who allocates the drivers and ensures that buses are maintained. Jean Jenkins manages the finance.
HHH are currently looking to recruit volunteer drivers. If you have an odd hour or two to spare to help assist a valuable community service we would love to hear from you.
Future Plans:
Hitchin Helping Hands must now raise funds to replace one of the 11 seater buses, and two others within the next 12 months. Due to age and mileage they are now no longer economically viable. To accomplish this we need to raise awareness of our fund raising through the local media and appeal to local people, businesses and bodies that can sponsor small amounts, or have funding available for vehicle purchase in this area.
Our funds have been raised through Flag days, Picnic in the Park, and donations. This and the small margin of profit do not meet the funds required for vehicle replacement.
HHH now intends to run an awareness program with the local media, looking at raising funds through sponsorship, donation or direct grants from bodies that have funds available for this type of charity.
Hitchin Letchworth Mencap
7 Laurel Way, Ickleford, Hitchin, Herts SG5 3UP
Tel: 01462 454302
Hitchin Lions Club
The Conservative Club, Sun St, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1AH
Tel: 0845 8339816
Hitchin Youth Trust
Hitchin Youth Trust is a registered charity whose aim is to encourage activities for young people up to the age of 26. Through careful management of investments we are able to provide support or maintain activities and initiatives in the Hitchin area. We can provide grants to clubs, associations and educational groups for such things as sports equipment, computers and camping equipment. We can also provide financial support to individuals and educational bursaries. In addition we have a meeting room, which is available for use (free of charge) to youth groups. This has a kitchen, meeting room, office space, garden/patio and baby changing/disabled facilities.
Last year the Trust gave awards to over 30 organisations representing 1,900 young people and over 50 individual awards as well as providing our premises for around 200 young people.
For further information please contact the Hon Secretary at Hitchin Youth Trust: 111 Walsworth Road, Hitchin, Herts, SG4 9SP (hyt@nascr.net).
Home-Start North Herts
The Cloisters, Radcliffe Rd, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1QQ
Tel: 01462 441455
National Osteoporosis Society: North & East Herts Group
Our local group was set up 4 years ago to support and inform people with osteoporosis. Meetings are held at Christchurch, Bedford Road, Hitchin, on the last Thursday of alternate months at 2.30 p.m. We usually have a speaker, then there is a chance to chat over a cup of tea. Next dates are 25th September and 27th November 2008. There is no joining charge, but we each pay £2 per meeting to cover the cost of the venue.
Anyone with an interest in osteoporosis would be most welcome to come along. For more information, please ring Lesley on 01462 459449.
North Herts Council for Voluntary Services
21A Bucklersbury, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1BG
Tel: 01462 450022
North Herts Community Transport Scheme
21A Bucklersbury, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1BG
Tel: 01462 459752
North Herts Minority Ethnic Forum
Ground Floor, Unity House, Whinbush Rd, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1PH
Tel: 01462 440224
North Herts People First
2 Paynes Park House, Paynes Park, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1EH
Tel: 01462 422055
North Herts Sanctuary Ltd
25 Nightingale Rd, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1QU
Tel: 01462 435835
Parkinson's Disease Society: North Herts & Stevenage Branch
This, the local branch of the Parkinson's Disease Society, meets on the third Monday of each month at 2pm in the St John's Community Centre, St John's Street, Hitchin.
Meetings begin with light refreshments and end with tea and biscuits. Speakers are chosen from areas likely to be of interest to people with Parkinson's and their carers.Numerous information leaflets on Parkinson's and related matters such as available benefits are provided.
The branch team includes a Welfare Officer and an Assistant either of whom can make home visits by invitation to discuss and advise on matters of practical assistance
Members form a friendly group who enjoy the social interaction of regular contact with others who share the problems associated with this chronic illness. There is a lively Lunch Club and Exercise sessions twice monthly under the direction of a neurological Physiotherapist. The branch organises short holiday breaks three times each year.
New members are assured of a very warm welcome. For further information please contact any of the following officers:
- Chairman Ron Stewart 01438 869405
- Secretary Liz Weeks 01438 365037
- Membership Georgina Nunn 01462 637400
The Samaritans of North Herts & Stevenage
5 Nuns Close, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1EP
Tel: 08457 90 90 90
Soundbase Studios Trust
21 Bancroft, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1JW
Tel: 01462 421122
Offers innovative music and art opportunities to disaffected young people.
Tudor Processing
27 Tudor Court, Hitchin, Herts SG5 2BE
Tel: 01462 432057
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