JIGSAW DIRECTORY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anchor Staying Put Craven

Craven District Council Office

Granville Street

Skipton

BD23 1PS

 

Tel:      01756 797181

Email:  stayingput.craven@anchor.org.uk

Web:    www.stayingput.org.uk

 

Providing help and support to older and disabled home owners/private tenants, who need repairs, improvements and/or adaptations to their property.

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Craven Advocacy

15 Water Street

Skipton

BD23 1PQ

 

Tel:      01756 799615

Email:  info@cravenadvocacy.co.uk

Web:    www.prodigalson.centelia.net

 

This is a local organisation entirely independent of all services. Services are free and confidential. Advocacy is about helping people who may feel vulnerable to make their needs and wishes known to service providers so that they will receive the services that will improve their quality of life.

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Craven Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)

St Andrews Church Hall

Newmarket Street

Skipton

BD23 2JE

 

Tel:      01756 700210

Email:  bureau@skiptoncab.cabnet.org.uk

Web:    www.adviceguide.org.uk

 

Drop-in times -            Mon-Thurs 10.30am-2.30pm

                                    Wed 10.30am-12.30pm

 

Tel advice times:-       Mon, 9.30am-3pm

                                    Wed-Thurs, 9.30am-2.30pm

 

Advice and information on a range of issues, including housing rights, welfare rights and benefits, money and debt, consumer rights and employment rights. Disability information service on 01756 790225.  Outreach services at Settle, Bentham, Cowling, Ingleton and Hellifield please call for further information.

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Craven Domestic Violence Service

 

Helpline:          01756 794400 (Mon-Fri 10am-12pm, 24hr answer machine)

Email:              help@cdvs.org

Web:                www.cdvs.org

 

Offers help and support to individuals who are experiencing domestic violence; aims to raise awareness of domestic violence; information and resource for other agencies; educational work.

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Craven Organisation for Drugs and Alcohol (CODA)

Mill Bridge House

4a Mill Bridge

Skipton

BD23 1RD

 

Tel:      01756 794362

Email:  admin@coda.me.com

Open:  Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4.30pm

 

CODA provides confidential help, information and support to people with problems regarding their own or someone else’s alcohol or drug use. Day services are also available.

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Looking Well

32-34 Main Street

High Bentham

Lancaster

LA2 7HN

 

Tel:      015242 62672

Email:  lookingwell@pioneerprojects.org.uk

Web:    www.pioneerprojects.org.uk

 

Looking Well, part of Pioneer Projects (Celebratory Arts) Ltd is an arts-led Healthy Living Centre.  The centre celebrates the art of living offering opportunities to develop skills in the arts of cooking, gardening and marking significant life events as well as visual arts, theatre, music, dance and writing. It has a strong voice in local health services identifying and responding to local health needs and has achieved national recognition for its groundbreaking approach to community health.

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The Carers Resource

11 North Park Road

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 5PD

 

Tel:                  01423 500 555

Email:              info@carersresource.org

Web:                www.carersresource.org

 

The Carers’ Resource is the local specialist carers’ centre for the Harrogate, Craven and Airedale district, provides support for carers, no matter what their age, race, religion or needs.

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Village Well

The Old Co-op Building

Main Street

Hellifield

Skipton

BD23 4JY

 

Tel:      01729 851376

Email:  sylviamerrett@villagewell.org.uk

Web:    www.villagewell.org.uk

 

Village Well aims to improve physical and mental wellbeing within the local community to address the issues of stress in this rural part of Craven. It does this by providing a range of services such as group counselling, complementary therapies and drop in sessions.  The centre is used for a variety of reasons, it provides a library service and internet access, a weekly soup group, arts and crafts group and drop in sessions.