Beech House is a lovely residential home which provides individual support to six people with autism and challenging behaviour. Voyage Care has been supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, head and spinal injuries and other complex disabilities for over 20 years.  Any amount of…

Beechcroft House shares a site with West Berkshire Community Hospital and is home to the Older Adults Mental Health service, Memory Clinic and Home Treatment team.  This Department is managed by Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Mental health assessments and ongoing care is provided if you…

Breakfast Club is open from 8.00am at a cost of £4.00 per session. We provide a choice of cereals or toast with milk or water to drink. Children have tooth brushes provided and can do a quiet activity before school starts.

Alongside our breakfast club we also run after school club from 3.05 to 6.00pm . This is lead by a member of school staff and is onsite. The children are offered a light snack, fruit and a drink of milk or water. 

The Chapel Row Community Service Group is a group of volunteers set up to help the elderly, the lonely and those in need, by such means as: Transport for those unable to use public transport to and from the dentist, chiropodist and optician, etc; hospital…

A dedicated team of befriender/support volunteers will provide practical and emotional support to those aged over 25 who feel isolated and are or have been affected by cancer. For the most part this involves lending a listening ear.  Allowing people with cancer the chance to talk openly…

Having regular interactions with other people can help to combat loneliness and improve quality of life, physical health and mental well-being, which is why we are recruiting and training volunteers to become befrienders. The Befriend West Berkshire project can help people who are/at risk of…

Sometimes the security of knowing somebody is there to call upon, should you need them, is enough - volunteers visit or call as often as you request.

Many people find themselves alone for one reason or another, or are isolated, perhaps due to illness or disability.  They just don’t get out as often as they would like or see as many people as before. A volunteer with matching interests and personality will be…

Jane’s philosophy is to help people to remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible, Jane will do this by helping the individual with what they struggle with. If this means help cleaning, Jane will help you to do it but will…

What is mindfulness and how can mindfulness help me? More than ever, people are talking about mindfulness.  But what is it and how could it help you? Mindfulness can help you manage your wellbeing and mental health.  It can enable you to: ✓ feel less…

Grants available to people in financial hardship who need essential equipment, such as a wheelchair, or help to get over a short term hurdle, such as an illness. Support & Advice:  Friendly and non-judgemental support and advice on a wide variety of issues given to anyone who…

Macmillan Cancer Support provide free and confidential benefits advice to people living with cancer and their families. Providing advice on a range of issues including what benefits you’re eligible for, how to maximise your income, appeals, tax credits, grants, housing costs and transport concessions. This service…

This new service is for anyone in Berkshire, who has been bereaved by suicide - historic or recent. Specialist support and practical help will be tailored to your needs.  

Based in a picturesque Berkshire village, Bergerac Au-Pair Agency has been successfully operating since 1989 and is proud to have placed a large number of Au-Pairs from all different nationalities across various parts of the UK and Europe. Run as a family business Carole Wood,…

Free support, information and advice for those affected by asbestos related disease and their carers/families.  A friendly person for you to talk to. Join us for tea and a friendly chat on the last Wednesday of every month in Reading. At these meetings we can…