Useful Links
We’ve included these links because they may be useful to you. Please note that Age Concern Chelmsford isn’t responsible for the content of external sites, and inclusion here does not indicate that we endorse them.
Age Well East
Offering a variety of services such as advice and information regarding pensions, benefits & entitlements, housing, Blue Badge disability parking permit applications, and assisting people to keep safe from increasing cybercrime and fraud. Dementia support and information, and community friendship services which range from one-to-one befriending, online and in-person friendship, groups and activities.
Community360
Subject to availability Community360 provides community transport in Colchester, Chelmsford and Maldon. The Scheme improves the transport provision for people in the local community who have limited mobility or who would otherwise be socially excluded or geographically isolated.
easyfundraising
Whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your home insurance – you could be raising FREE donations for Age Concern Chelmsford with easyfundraising. There are over 8,000 retailers on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds. There are no catches or hidden charges and we at Age Concern Chelmsford will be very grateful for your donations.
Essex Home Help Service
A range of services are available from Essex Home Help Service. We are a privately funded service dedicated to helping you live independently in the comfort of your own home. Services including managing housework, shopping and sitting/companionship are available.
Hearing Help Essex
Supporting those who have acquired hearing loss by offering practical help, support, advice and guidance. This includes an NHS hearing aid support service to assist with essential re-tubing, cleaning and general hearing aid maintenance.
Macular Society - Chelmsford Support Group
Local groups provide information and support to those with macular disease, their family and friends. Each one is a welcoming and compassionate place to learn about the support available, build your confidence, and better understand your own macular disease. And, of course, it’s a chance to make new friends who really understand what sight loss is like.
Meadows Shopmobility
Meadows Shopmobility is a charity that loans mobility scooters, powered and manual wheelchairs and rollators to anyone in the Chelmsford area with a permanent or temporary mobility problem.
Oddfellows
Find friendship, social events and extra support at your local Oddfellows branch. Monthly meetings held at the Age Concern Chelmsford building in Cottage Place, CM1 1NL.
Other Halves
Other Halves is a local charity that provides contact for those close to loved ones with dementia, to share experiences and to support one another. This can be those currently living with a relative who has dementia or now living alone. Anyone who has experienced living with dementia is welcome.
Support 4 Sight
Supporting visually impaired people and their families in Essex, Support 4 Sight assists people in maintaining their independence and quality of life. Our aim is to support local people throughout Essex.
The Essex Lottery
The Essex Lottery is an exciting weekly lottery that raises money for good causes in Essex. Tickets for the lottery cost just £1 per week, 60 pence of which goes towards local charities, so you can support Age Concern Chelmsford while also being in with the chance to win a weekly jackpot of £25,000!