Essential Support Services
The Listing’s handy guide of essential support numbers and websites.
Business support:
Business support mentoring scheme
1-2-1 mentoring sessions for micro, small or medium sized business in Hertfordshire
www.herts.ac.uk/enterprise-zone/grow-your-business/business-support/support-in-hertfordshire/business-support-volunteers
Domestic Abuse Support:
Cambridge Women’s Aid
www.cambridgewa.org.uk
Call 01223 361214
Cambs Domestic Abuse Service
www.cambsdasv.org.uk
Herts Domestic Abuse Helpline
A free and confidential listening and signposting service. Call us on 08 088 088 088 (Mon to Fri 9am to 9pm, Sat and Sun 9am to 4pm) or email Kim@mailpurple.org
LGBT+ Helpline
Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm
Wednesday to Thursday 10am – 8pm
0800 999 5428
Men’s Advice Line
0808 801 0327
www.mensadviceline.org.uk
National Domestic Abuse Helpline
24-hour freephone, 0808 2000 247
www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk
Survivors Against Domestic Abuse (SADA)
SADA@stevenage.gov.uk or call 01438 242 666
Family support:
Home Start Royston, Buntingford and South Cambs
For families with children under 9
Email admin@hsrsc.org.uk
Call 01763 262262
Food support:
Make Lunch Royston
Offering eligible families in Royston and within a 3-mile radius of the town holiday-time lunch clubs and meal kits. www.facebook.com/makelunchroyston
makelunch@tlcroyston.org.uk
www.tlcroyston.org.uk/make-lunch
Royston Food Bank
Donations and collections every Weds & Sat 9-11am
Held at the Royston Evangelical Church, York Way, Royston SG8 5HJ.
www.roystonevangelicalchurch.com/activities
Buntingford Food Support
W: https://bit.ly/BuntingfordFoodSupport
E: buntingfordfoodhub@gmail.com
Mental Health Support:
CPSL Mind
0300 303 4363
enquiries@cpslmind.org.uk
www.cpslmind.org.uk
Mental Health Awareness Training
Training for employers and companies on how best to improve wellbeing in the workplace
training@cpslmind.org.uk
www.cpslmind.org.uk/online-training
NESSIE
Workshops and affordable counselling for children and young people aged 0-25 years
www.nessieined.com
www.facebook.com/NESSieinEd
rlambie@messieined.com
NHS First Response Service
111, option 2
Now We’re Talking
Mental health and wellbeing
www.keep-your-head.com/now
Qwell online wellbeing support
Educational and self help articles, peer to peer support
www.qwell.io
The Samaritans
If you need someone to talk to, the Samaritans will listen
www.samaritans.org
Email jo@samaritans.org.uk
Call 116 123
Shout
Shout 85258 is the UK’s first free, confidential, 24/7 text support service. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and need mental health support.
https://giveusashout.org/
Drug and Alcohol Rehab:
Rehab 4 Addiction:
UK Drug and Alcohol Rehab
www.rehab4addiction.co.uk
Money, debt, employment and housing:
Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice North Herts
01462 689801
Advice Line 03444 111444
Monday – Friday 10am-4pm
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
Support for the elderly:
Age uk Hertfordshire
0300 345 3446
www.ageuk.org.uk/hertfordshire
Alzheimers Society
www.alzheimers.org.uk/getsupport
Dementia Friends
www.dementiafriends.org.uk
Transport Help:
Royston Community Transport
Lines open 9am-3pm Monday – Friday
01763 245228
HertsLynx
Hertfordshire’s on-demand bus service, you can book a seat via the app, website or by calling 01992 555513
To find out more about the HertsLynx service visit – https://bit.ly/HertsLynxOnDemandBusService
