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ABLEize is a non profit disability and special needs online directory run by disabled people and offering the largest collection of local and national hand-picked resources highlighting many services under one easy to find roof. Find disability support, sports, education and the arts through to care resources, disability information, products and much more.  Created in 2006 ABLEize builds on a daily bases to ensure the most up to date information and services are available to disabled and special needs people, their carer’s and family. As well as providing…

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to improving the health and well-being of everyone who lives, works and learns in our borough. This guide is part of our continuing commitment to improving accessibility across all Royal Borough services. The guide will help people with disabilities, their carers, families and friends find out whether shops, pubs, restaurants and hundreds of other popular Royal Greenwich venues and public buildings are accessible to them, before they set off. 

We work with individuals, groups, parents and professionals, with a general theme of animals, wildlife and nature. We work with children, young people and adults across a range of services encompassing both mental and physical challenges of life. We offer programmes on a 1 to 1, Family and Group Session Formats.  Amongst the many benefits our services provide, our staff are trained to provide opportunities for children, young people and adults across a wide demographic of mental and physical needs. We offer indoor therapeutic session rooms at our main head…

Age UK Bromley & Greenwich is a member of the new ‘Connecting Communities Alliance’ in Greenwich.  The Alliance is led by The Metro Centre Ltd and the common purposes underlying the activities of the Alliance are to deliver the Connecting Communities for the Royal Borough of Greenwich Health & Adults Services Grant 2019-2023.    The following organisations are members of the Alliance:   Greenwich Association of Disabled People (GAD) The Metro Centre Ltd Bromley, Lewisham and…

Come and join us for a change of scene, good company, shared stories and a warm welcome… Blackheath Friendship Group - Chill and Chat Venue: Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Road, London, SE3 7SE Dates: Thursdays Times: 4- 5:30pm Free Covid 19 Update (April 2020)

Greenwich Befriending Service - Eltham Friendship Hub Come and join us for a change of scene, good company, shared stories and a warm welcome…. Eltham Friendship Group Venue: 2–6 Sherard Road, Eltham, SE9 6EX Date: Mondays Times: 2pm–4pm Free Covid 19 Update: (April 2020) We are currently offering telephone befriending to elderly…

This service is funded by the Royal Borough of Greenwich and offers a vital lifeline to older people who would otherwise feel totally alone and socially isolated. Our trained and vetted volunteers provide companionship and support through home visits, telephone befriending, and in friendship groups. Home Visits - One to One Befriending Home visits for older people who find it difficult to get out and about. Befrienders and clients enjoy a chat and perhaps a cup of tea whilst playing scrabble or doing something else of interest together –…

Clip it is a toenail cutting service available to people who are aged 50+ living in the Boroughs of Bromley and Greenwich who require a simple toe nail cutting service. Our staff have been trained by Bromley Primary Care Trust Podiatry Service. We undertake home visits and also cut toe nails at Clinics in the parts of the Boroughs: Beckenham (Eden Park), Biggin Hill, Bromley, Chislehurst, Eltham, Mottingham, and Penge. .

1- Befriending Service - Home Befrienders and Peer Support Volunteers Visiting an older person offering conversation, a listening ear or phoning socially isolated clients. Alternatively, help run one of our friendship groups.   Friendship Groups Eltham - Monday 2pm – 4pm Blackheath -  Thursday 4pm - 5:30pm Home Visiting Befriending -  Covid 19 Update (April 2020) We…

Handicare and Age UK Enterprises work together to offer excellent products at reasonable prices. Trading as Age UK Mobility, the company provides stairlifts, bathing solutions and other mobility aids and in turn support the charitable work of Age UK. Helping you to stay safe and independent in your home, the website is full of tips and advice on how to choose the right mobility product for you.