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- Community Warm Space Offer: Drop-in, hot refreshments, fresh vegetarian soup and a chat. Wrap around support. Wednesday 12.30 - 3.30 until 01.03.24 Tel: 020 7607 9794 Email: firestation@hng.org.uk ----------------------------------------------------------- Usual Service Holloway Neighbourhood Group provides a warm welcoming community centre service at the Old Fire Station to…
- Office: Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm; Lunch clubs are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Friday from 10:00am - 3:00 pm for lunch; Holiday playscheme: Runs all school holidays expect Christmas from 8am to 6.30pm; Youth Club: Thursday from 6-8.30pm; Under 5's Projects including stay and play sessions: see website for details.Warms Spaces Highbury Roundhouse is a community centre based in Highbury. We deliver lunch clubs for the elderly, projects for young people, including a young club and holiday playschemes. We also have activities for under 5s and provide a Stay and Play, and Childminders' project. If you are…
- Every Saturday from 12.30pmWe’re FoodCycle Finsbury Park, serving tasty meals every Saturday lunchtime at1pm at the Andover Community Centre in Islington. Each week, we collect surplus fruit and veg from local suppliers and turn these ingredients into free nutritious (and delicious!) three-course meals for the community. Come along and…
- Monday to Friday, office hoursCoronavirus Update Body & Soul is currently providing the following services: Counselling / Emotional regulation skills sessions over the phone / online to young people at risk of suicide. Remote casework support and befriending service to people of all ages living with HIV Online…
- Service Details: An organisation that helps local people to find health and social care services and works to improve health and social care in Islington. We are the independent champion for people who use health and social care services in Islington. We’re here to make…
- Islington iCOPE (psychological therapies service) Service details iCope offer psychological therapies to adults aged 18+ who are experiencing depression and anxiety disorders including low mood, stress, worry, panic attacks and insomnia. iCope offers a range of psychological interventions including one-to-one therapy, online therapy programmes, groups…
- The Accept Consortium consists of Women's Therapy Centre, Nafsiyat, Maya Centre and ICAP combined. Whilst retaining their own individual identities and services, the four members aim to work collaboratively to support the development of psychotherapy services in London to ensure the most vulnerable and excluded…
- The Stress Project Therapy Centre is based in a quiet residential area of Holloway. We are located behind Waitrose car park. We offer a wide range of affordable counselling and complementary therapies. Many GP’s recommend our community-based therapy programme for people who are experiencing mental health difficulties such…
- Al-Anon Family Groups provide support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking. We believe alcoholism affects the whole family, not just the drinker. We are an international organisation with over 800 support groups in the UK and Republic of…
- 24 hours National Drugs Helpline - 0300 123 6600
- PAPYRUS is the UK charity dedicated to prevention of young suicide. HOPELineUK ia a Confidential helpline for practical advice. Please contact if you are a young person worried about yourself or someone concerned about a young person you know.
- School Term time: Tuesday to Friday, 3.30-6.30pm. Saturday, 11.30am to 4:30pm. School Holidays and Half Term: Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 1.30pm, and 2.30-5.30pm; Lunch 1.30-2.30pm.Three Corners has been invaded by one giant robot who’s got a sneaky trick up his sleeve. Will he defeat you or will you be assimilated and forced to join his robot force? Perhaps you can escape by climbing across a net or swinging out…
- School Term time: Monday to Friday, 3.15-6.15pm. School Holidays and Half Term: Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 1.30pm, and 2.30-5.30pm; Lunch 1.30-2.30pm.Stay and Eat 1.30pm - 2.30pm Children will need to be provided with a packed lunch; there is a charge of £5 for the lunch hour.At Cape Adventure Playground adventurers can get creative, explore nature and play outdoors, making full use of the labyrinth of rope bridges and tree houses. Messy activities, create a theme song on a piano or design your next costume in our play building. Play is…
- School Term time: Tuesday to Friday, 3.30-6.30pm. Saturday, 11.30am to 4:30pm. School Holidays and Half Term: Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 1.30pm, and 2.30-5.30pm; Lunch 1.30-2.30pm.Lead your band of adventurers through the forest, across aerial runways and swings, back to your treehouse hideaway. If you suspect danger might be on its way make a secret call to your friends in the sandpit and willow igloo below. They can alert any…
- Term time Tuesday to Friday: 3:30- 18:30pm Saturday:11:30-16:00 Family play sessions: Saturday 11:30-13:30(Term Time only)We're thrilled to announce that Cornwallis Adventure Playground has reopened and is welcoming children back to the heart of adventure! Term time opening times: Mon - Friday 3.30 pm -6.30 pm Saturdays - 11: 30 am to 4:30 pm and 11:30 am to 1:30 pm…
- The website of the British Diabetic Association, which provides information and advice on teenage diabetes. The BDA runs holiday and activity programmes as well as producing videos and publications.
- Website providing support, information and friendship to families whose children and relatives have Fragile X Syndrome.
- This is a website that offers advice for pupils and parents about bullying at school.
- The website of a national organisation for those suffering with eczema, dermatitis and sensitive skin.
- MacMillan Cancer Support aims to ensure those living with cancer get the best information, treatment and care.
- Breathe Stop Smoking Service is a free Camden & Islington service. Get the support that suits you best to stop smoking, including tips to stop by yourself, personalised help from a specialist advisor online or over the phone, and face-to-face support in Islington (and Camden) throughout…
- CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) is a helpline and support group for men 15-35 who are at risk of suicide.
- In Islington we offer encouragement, support and up-to-date information for all local mothers and families to enable them to feed their babies and young children confidently and successfully. Since breastfeeding provides food and drink uniquely tailored for babies and also reduces the risk of many illnesses for…
- Monday to Friday from 9:30am to 5:30pm. Parents Information Helpline: Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 4pmYoungMinds provides an information service for parents and cares with concerns about the mental health of a child or young person. Training and consultancy are provided to frontline staff such as teachers, social workers and youth workers. A wide range of publications for young people,…
- Activities on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Please see the website for details.Rose Bowl provides activities for children and young people including an after-school drop in, dance, arts, home cooking and sport. On Tuesdays - Fridays from 3.30-6pm there is a programme for 8-12 year olds. From 6.30-8.30pm there is a programme for 13-19 year olds including…
- Each school in Islington has a named school nurse who is based at a local health centre and visits the school on a regular basis. School nurses and their teams carry out health assessments and immunisations at targeted ages. Health promotion is a main part…
- School Term time: Tuesday to Friday, 3.30-6.30pm. Saturday, 11.30am to 4.30pm. School Holidays and Half Term: Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 1.30pm, and 2.30-5.30pm; Lunch 1.30-2.30pm.Make sure you’ve got your binoculars and maps handy because we’re going to explore! Get ready to make an award-winning nature documentary of Islington’s very own wildlife. Why not hop on the wooden bus designed by our very own adventurers or sail the seas to…
- School Term time: Tuesday to Friday, 3.30-6.30pm. Saturday, 11.30am to 4pm. School Holidays and Half Term: Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 1.30pm, and 2.30-5.30pm; Lunch 1.30-2.30pm. Planned closures on 5-9 September 25-29 December 2023.Parents/carers must pre register their children with Awesome to attend one of the playgrounds they manage (Register Now). Barnard Adventure Playground isn’t just home to a dragon – we’ve got jaw-dropping canyon cliff rope swings too. Come and jump from a platform across a swamp…
- Maternity Rights Advice Line: Monday, Tuesday and Friday 11am - 2pm; Thursday 3-7pm. Maternity Care Access Advice Service: Thursday 10am to 12 noon.Maternity Action is the UK’s leading charity committed to ending inequality and improving the health and well-being of pregnant women, partners and young children – from conception through to the child’s early years. The Maternity Right Advice Line covers employment rights, benefits and breastfeeding rights.…
- 9am to 5pmMental Health Working - offers specialist education, training and employment support for residents of Camden and Islington with mental health conditions, helping them to prepare for, find and stay in employment. Support includes: providing focused mental health support; identifying coping strategies; personalised support plan; specialist information, advice and…
- Helpline: Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm, Office: 9.30am to 5pmPositively UK provides peer-led support, advocacy and information to everyone living with HIV to manage any aspect of their diagnosis, care and life with HIV. Working in partnership with the NHS our peer work is integrated at clinics across London. We run a range of…
- Greater London Authority Healthy Schools programme website with advice and resources.
- Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 7:00pm; Actual clinic is held on a Friday in the morning from 9:30am to 1:00pmThe Great Ormond Street (GOSH) Family Clinic provides access to a wide range of services for children and their families with HIV/AIDS. Physicians and nurses will see children in the clinic and make referrals to other specialist health teams, including those based at Mortimer Market…
- School term time, Monday to Friday, 3.30-6.30pm; Saturday, 12-2pm and 3-5pm (closed 2-3pm for lunch and cleaning). School Holiday and Half Term: Monday to Friday 10.30am to 5.30pm.Lumpy Hill has exciting structures and swings. Children grow vegetables and flowers in a fabulous garden and make artworks which they display all over the site. There is a big grassy space for ball games. Play is free here. Islington Play Association's adventure playgrounds are…
- Office: Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pmThe Bliss helpline provides information and support to parents and families with sick or premature babies and those who have had a baby in a special care unit. The charity also produces a handbook with useful advice and contacts.
- Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pmThe Lifeforce service is a paediatric palliative care team which cares for children with a life-threatening/ life limiting illnesses. It focuses on the physical, emotional, social and spiritual elements of life. The team provides support for the family and aims to work to improve the quality of…
- WellChild helps sick children and their families throughout the UK.
- The website of the Meningitis Trust, a national organisation providing a wide range of support to meningitis sufferers and their families.
- The Work Related Assertiveness Project (WRAP) is delivered by the mental health charity Jobs in Mind. WRAP provides employment support for young people aged 16-25 not in work and experiencing stress, anxiety and depression. Young people gain access to one-to-one support into training, volunteering and…
- Offering support to those affected by tuberous sclerosis and their families and carers.
- Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pmThe Islington Play Association (IPA) is an umbrella organisation that provides support, advice and training for voluntary sector play and childcare providers in the borough. The IPA manages 6 adventure playgrounds and the Paradise Park Children’s Centre and Nursery. Multiple Adventure Playgrounds across Islington. Crumbles Castle,…
- The medical charity that offers up-to-date advice and support for people affected by allergies.
- Dates will be set throughout the year. Courses run from 9.30am to 5pm.A course designed to help practitioners recognise the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems. More information at http://www.rethink.org/services-groups/mental-health-training/mental-health-first-aid-islington
- Alcoholics Anonymous provides confidential help, 365 days a year, to people who are alcoholic or who have a drinking problem. AA provides personal local contacts, and introduction to the 4,200 local AA groups that meet weekly in the UK, of which over 820 are in…
- Regular local postnatal groups for new mothers, breastfeeding support and antenatal classes. Also various support groups including Caesarean/VBAC, home birth and breastfeeding. Breast pump and valley cushion hire. Information and advice during pregnancy, birth and afterwards. For details of local antenatal classes visit the nct…
- Provides training and clinical work in the field of systemic psycotherapy with families, couples and individuals.
- A team of clinical psychologists offer brief psychological interventions for parents expecting a baby and parents with a baby in the first year who are struggling with the transition to parenthood. The service provides a safe place for parents or expectant parents to share in…
- Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pmCamden and Islington Young Carers Service provides support for children and young people up to 18 years living in Camden and Islington who have a caring responsibility for a family member. The service offers whole family support, alongside one-one support for young carers and works intensively with families…
- Please see website for clinic venues and timesThe Margaret Pyke Centre (MPC) provides a fully comprehensive NHS contraceptive service in the UK and is open access and free of charge. Some contraceptive services are limited to local residents but emergency contraception and routine methods are offered to all clients. The services offered…