Anti-Social Behaviour
Police 0208 694 1212
Always dial 999 in an emergency
Housing Emergency Support Team (HEST) 0208 314 6000
Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111
Community Safety Unit 0208 284 5855
Victim Support 0208 698 4583
Deptford Law Centre 0208 692 5355
Noise Nuisance 0208 314 6000
WARDENS SERVICES
Bellingham & Downham 0208 695 8761 or 07753 722 711
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Support for Vulnerable Tenants
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Refuge 0800 2000 247
Women Against Domestic Violence
0207 732 9716
HOMELESSNESS
Housing Options Centre
(day) 0208 314 7007
(out of hours) 0208 778 0877
Sheltered Housing 0208 778 0579
Linkline 0208 690 0440
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Benefit Information
Lewisham Housing Benefit 0208 690 8444
Email: housingbenefit@lewisham.gov.uk
Benefit enquiries 0845 377 1000
Benefit enquiries for those with disabilities 0800 882 200
Child Support Agency National Enquiry Line 08457 133 133
Enquiries regarding Disability Living
Allowance & Attendance Allowance 08457 123 456
Pensions Service 0845 606 0265
www.thepensionservice.gov.uk
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Limelight Project
Goldsmiths Community Centre
Castillon Road
London SE6
Tele: 0208 698 3800
Provides various services to the community including, various drop-ins for toddlers, a toy library, pre-school, story sack library, café with play area, counseling service and a range of courses and workshops to support families and young parents.
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Safer Neighbourhoods Teams
Bellingham Tel: 0208 721 2489 Mobile: 07920 233 870
Email: Bellingham.SNT@met.police.uk
Whitefoot Tel: 0208 721 2487 Mobile: 07920 233 872
Email: Whitefoot.SNT@met.police.uk
Downham Tel: 0208 721 2487 Mobile: 07920 233 873
Email:Downham.SNT@met.police.uk
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Member of Parliament
Lewisham West - (BELLINGHAM)
Jim Dowd MP
43 Sunderland Road,
Forest Hill, SE23 2PS.
SURGERY
4th Saturday in the Month - Bellingham Housing office, Randlesdown Road,SE6.
Time 10.0012 noon.
(By email make sure that you include your full name, address and post-code)
Contact: 0208 699 2001
jimdowd.newlabour@care4free.net
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Member of Parliament
Lewisham East - (DOWNHAM & WHITEFOOT)
Heidi Alexander MP
House of Commons,
London SW1A 0AA.
SURGERY
2nd Friday of the Month - Downham Libary, Moorside Road.
4th Friday of the Month - Committee Room 6, Lewisham Town Hall, Catford, SE6.
Times: 3.30 to 7.00pm, no appointment necessary.
Website: www.heidialexander.org.uk
(By email make sure that you include your full name, address and post-code)
Contact: 0208 297 5112 or 0207 219 7099
heidi.alexander.mp@parliament.uk
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Environmental Services
To report any issues relating to:
Rubbish and Recycling Collections
Street Cleaning
Cracked Pavements
Carriageway Condition (e.g. pot holes)
Street Lighting
Blocked Gullies (street drains)
Graffiti
Abandoned Vehicles
Pest Control
Email: envirocall@lewisham.gov.uk
Tel: 0208 314 7171
The telephone line opening hours
Monday to Thursday 7.30am-8pm
Friday 7.30am-7.30pm Saturday 9am-1pm
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Sure Start (Bellingham)
22 Randlesdown Road,
Bellingham, SE6 3BT
Tel: 0208 698 5205
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999 Club
424 Downham Way, BR1 5HR
The Downham Area
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10.00am-5.00pm
About this service
Voluntary Organisation, a drop in centre offing help, advice and support. Children Holidays and Activities for disadvantaged families.
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AGE CONCERN BELLINGHAM & DOWNHAM
Information and Advice Sessions
Age Concern will be providing a dedicated appointments system for residents in the Bellingham area at our Catford office.
Age Concern Lewisham, 10 Catford Broadway, SE6 4SP, on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
Home visits will continue as usual.
We also have a drop in session at the Downham Leisure Centre, this runs on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month for the Downham area, time between 10-12am.
Home visits will continue as usual.
Consumer matters (including gas, electricity, telephone)
Community Care
Housing (including disrepair), Local services, Welfare Benefits (Pension Credit, Council Tax, Housing Benefit, Disability Benefits etc)
Employment, Legal referral
Contact: To book an appointment/home visit, people should call our advice line 020 8690 9050 between 10a.m. and 1 p.m.
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Blue Badge Applications
You can apply for a Blue Badge parking permit by phone, or using the CallPoint call centre in person, at the AccessPoint:
Laurence House,
1 Catford Road,
London, SE6 4RU
Contact: 0208 314 9844
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LEWISHAM TALKING NEWSPAPER
Our Services FREE EVERY WEEK
Local News - 90 minutes of News and Entertainment
Entertainment - Cinema
Theatre
Sport
Community Information - And Useful Numbers
Activities - Cookery and Gardening Tips
Plus, Regularly 60 minutes of longer features and interviews
Magazine - 60 minutes of Fun and Interest
And Monthly - Todays World
60 minutes of features about the changing world around us
Brought to you by audio tape
LEWISHAM TALKING NEWSPAPER
300A Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, SE23 1DE
Contact: Tele: 0208 699 9399
E-mail: itnengs@hotmail.com
Website: www.ltn.org.uk
24 hour answer phone please note we will endeavour to respond to you within 2 weeks
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Whitefoot Council Surgeries
Cllr. Patsy Foreman 020 8314 7060
Cllr. Pete Pattisson 020 8314 8303
1st Saturday of the month, 11am-12noon Goldsmiths Community Centre, Castillion Road, Catford SE6 1QD
2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays of the month, street surgeries across the ward.
Cllr. Janet Daby 0208 314 6915
2nd Saturday of the month, 10am - 12noon street surgery across the ward
4th Saturday of the month, 11am - 12noon
Goldsmiths Community Centre, Castillion Road, Catford SE6 1QD
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Downham Council Surgeries
Each Saturday 11am-12am at the Downham Leisure Centre,7-9 Moorside Road, BR1 5EP
Cllr. Julia Fletcher 0208 698 1465
Cllr. Jenni Clutten 0208 314 3056
Cllr. Duwayne Brooks 0208 314 3058
Left click on the postcode to see map of area
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Bellingham Council Surgeries
1st, 2nd and 3rd Saturdays of the month
10am to 11.30am
Bellingham Neighbourhood Office
109-111 Randlesdown Road,
Bellingham SE6 3HB
Cllr. Alan Hall 0208 699 2198
Cllr. Ami Ibitson 0208 699 6545
Cllr. Ron Stockbridge 0208 857 2178
Left click on the postcode to see map of area
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Post Office in Bellingham
12 Randlesdown Road, SE6 3BU
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Post Office in Downham
488 Bromley Road, BR1 4PW
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Post Offices in Downham near Grove Park
410 Downham Way, BR1 5HR
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POSTAL SCAM
It has been confirmed by the ROYAL MAIL that the Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the following scam.
A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS [parcel delivery service] suggesting that they were unable to deliver and that you need to contact them on 0906 661 11911 [a premium rate number].
PLEASE DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER as this is a mail scam originating from Belize.
If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will have already been billed £15.00 for the phone call.
If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICSTIS [the premium rate service regulator] at www.icstis.org.uk
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Action on Elder Abuse it is a Crime
ELDER ABUSE IS A CRIME - LET'S END IT NOW!
The safer Lewisham Partnership bus will be based at Bellingham Health & Leisure Centre, Randlesdown Road, Bellingham, London, SE6 3BT.
between 11am to 4pm on 15 June 2010.
You will have the opportunity to speak to officers from the Police and Council about: personal safety, and the safety of family, friends and neighbours.
Burglary, bogus callers, anti social behaviour, safer transport.
Information about other service providers and voluntary agencies will also be available.
Contact: June Al Malah on: 0208 314 8020
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Counselling and Mediation
Lewisham Action on Mediation Project (LAMP)
mediation service between family members, work colleagus, neighbours and schools.
Address: Old Fire Station,
340 Lewisham High Street, SE13.
Contact: Landline: 0208 690 1133 or 0208 690 0760
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Counselling and Mediation
Lewisham Bereavement Counselling
Landline: 0208 692 6252
Marriage Care
relationship counselling service.
Landline: 0208 297 0883
The Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationship
Landline: 0207 580 1087
Victim Support
Address: 300, Sangley Road, SE6.
Landline: 0208 698 4583 or website: www.victimsupport.org.uk
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Children and Families
After School Support Group
Girls 8 to 16 years
Landline: 0208 698 6675
Children's Centres Childcare and Play Service
information on early years education, playgroups, etc provided by the Council.
Landline: 0208 314 7455 or website: www.lewisham.gov.uk
Home Birth Support Group
Landline: 0208 244 3732
Sure Start Plus
pregnancy advice for under-18 years
Landline: 0208 695 8732
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Children and Families
Lewisham NCT
support, infromation and friendship for new parents and parents to be.
Landline: 0844 243 6120 or website: www.nct.org.uk
Parent Support Group
for parents of adolescents
Landline: 0208 469 0205
Real Nappy Network
Mobile: 07961 557 405
Reintegration Service for Teenage Parents
education support for teenage Parents
Address: The Centre PRU, 25, Bromley Road, Catford, SE6.
Landline: 0208 314 6317
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Counselling and Mediation
One in Four
counselling, advocacy and trainting for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and trauma.
Address: 219, Bromley Road, Catford, SE6.
Landline: 0208 697 2112 or website: wwwoneinfour.org.uk
Salvation Army
family and support service for families.
Address: 3-11, Albion Way, SE13.
Mobile: 07710 563 332
Samaritans
24-hour emotional support for those in distress or despair.
Landline: 0208 692 5228
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Domestic Violence
Mankind
support for male victims of domestic violence
Landline: 01823 344 244
MOSAC
for non-abusing mothers/carers of sexually abused chilren.
Tues 10am to 3pm Wed 7 to 9.30pm and Thur 10am to 4pm
Landline: 0208 293 9990
National Domestic Violence Helpline
Landline: 0808 2000 247 (24 hour)
The Refuge Community Outreach Peoject
support and safe accommodation for asian, somali, turkish and vietnamese wemen and children experiencing domestic violence or abuse.
Landline: 0208 694 2707
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Domestic Violence
Sufficient Grace for Women
help for victims of violence and their children.
Landline: 020 3183 0030
Survivors UK
information and counselling services for men who have suffered sexal victimisation.
Address: 12a, Evelyn Court, Grinstead Road, Deptford, SE8.
Landline: 0208 691 8236 or website: www.survivorsuk.org
TRYangle
intervention programme for men who want to end violent or abusive behaviour towards a partner.
Landline: 0208 314 9736 or www.tryangle.org.uk
Women Against Domestic Violence Project
provides refuge locally.
Address: 170, New Cross Road, SE14.
Landline: 0207 252 8518 (Tues-Fri)
Landline: 0207 732 9716 (Mon-Fri)
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London Assembly Member for Greenwich and Lewisham
Len Duvall
Contact: Len Duvall on 0207 983 4517
len.duvall@london.gov.uk
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Legal and Financial
Community Legal Centre
legal and welfare rights advice.
Address: 3rd Floor, Parker House, 144, Evelyn Street, SE8.
Landline: 0208 692 2277
Lewisham Money Advice
Landline: 0208 314 2460
Pensions Service Lewisham
Mon 9.30am to 1pm, AccessPoint, Laurence House, Catford, SE6.
Wed 9.30 to 11.30am, Lewisham Libraary, Lewisham High Street, SE13
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