A list of links and contacts which may be of help during the Coronavirus pandemic:
Helplines & email links:
Please remember, all volunteer services are subject to available volunteers.
Click here for NHS stay well in isolation pack
Click here for Various help information
For help with IT and digital problems of all kinds, phone the Dorset Digital Hotline on 01305 221000 (option 2), Monday – Friday 10am – 12 noon (except Bank Holidays) run by a group of volunteers mostly made up of retired IT professionals and some Dorset Council staff
Click here for Government help for the extremely vulnerable
Dorset Council help & advice 01305 221000, 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week to get specific help and advice. Alternatively, you can email communityresponse@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk.
Click here for Dorset Council COVID-19 webpages
Click here for More help from Dorset Council
BCP Council helpline for vulnerable people in need of vital support 0300 1237052
Covid-19 Mutual Aid UK – click here to find your local group
Age UK for help with issues relating to loneliness and isolation – email enquiries@ageuknswd.org.uk or call 01305 269444
Click here for Help and Kindness
Click here for information on Food Banks
Click here for Dorset Mums list of food delivery services
Deafblind UK Charity helpline Tel: 0800 132320, Text: 07950 008870, Text relay: 18001 then 0800 132320, Facetime: helpline.dbuk@deafblind.org
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Help for unpaid carers
Click here for Carer Support Dorset – free support and information for carers 0800 368 8349 admin@carersupportdorset.co.uk
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Help for parents
Dorset Council’s Educational Psychology Service can offer a 30 minute phone consultation to support parents and carers so they can help their children cope with the lockdown. Calls are confidential unless there is a risk of harm to the caller, their child or someone else. Brief records are kept of each call.
Make an appointment on 01305 228300 Mon – Fri 9am – 4.45pm
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Scams, Fraud and Cybercrime
Click here for Dorset Police website for information about cyber crime
Click here to report fraud or cybercrime to Action Fraud or telephone 0300 123 2040
Click here for Take 5 to stop fraud
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Urgent Dental Services
Click here for urgent dental services
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For residents of Wimborne:
Wimborne Minster Community Resilience Group
office@wimborne.gov.uk
If you do not have the support of family, friends or immediate neighbours to help with shopping, befriending, collecting prescriptions or other urgent supplies, contact one of the volunteers below, nearest to your area between 9am – 5pm
Area Volunteer – Name & Telephone Number:
Town Centre
- Jan Mouzer (Community Volunteer) 07551 811750
- Paul Keys (Catholic Priest) 01202 883312
- Carole Gadsden (Salvation Army) 01202 884194
- Shane Bartlett (Councillor) 07593 197302
East Wimborne
- Shane Bartlett (Councillor) 07593 197302
- Ian Thorpe (Baptist Minister) 07989 536214
- Kevin Metcalfe (St John’s Church) 07528 028193
- Maria Roe (Councillor) 07956 630607
West Wimborne
- Andrew Rowland (Rector) 07486 089652
- Louise Hinks (Councillor) 07759 685134
- Angela Hudson (Community Volunteer) 07767 814478
- Shane Bartlett (Councillor) 07593 197302_
Wimborne Community Resilience Response Leaflet
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For residents of Colehill:
Colehill Parish Council are working with other agencies to co-ordinate the local response caused by the Corona Virus outbreak.
They can be contacted on:
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For residents of Holt:
Holt parish council http://www.holtparishcouncil.btck.co.uk/
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For residents of Knowlton/Wimborne St Giles/Woodlands/Horton/Chalbury
Knowlton Parish Council http://www.knowltonparishcouncil.org.uk/
HORTON HELP (covering Horton, Chalbury and Wigbeth hortonhelp@outlook.com
or telephone 07738 859149.
For residents of Ferndown:
Ferndown Town Council https://www.ferndown.gov.uk/
Community support with prescriptions and shopping in Ferndown via St. Marys Church
- Sarah Pix 01202 897087
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For residents of Canford:
Help with deliveries or collections:
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For residents of Merley:
Click here for Inspire Dorset or Contact Gary 01202 888110 or 07718173268
The Lantern Church for practical help or support:
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Facebook groups and pages
- The Quarter Jack Surgery
- Wimborne Town Council
- Dorset Council
- BCP Council
- Colehill Parish Council
- Covid-19 Virus – East Dorset Community Help & Support
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NHS Mental Health Support
- Freephone 0300 123 5440 24hr helpline
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Young people’s wellbeing
Dorset School Nursing Team for 11 -19 year olds Mon – Fri 8.30am – 4.30pm (not Bank Holidays). Free text service 07480 635511
Click here for Kooth support seven days a week for 11 – 18 year olds
Gardening help group
Click here for Jolly Days & Step Outside Allotment Group
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Miscellaneous help
Alcohol Harm Reduction advice April 2020
Help & Information for organisations and volunteers
Click here to add your organisation to the Help and Kindness resource
Information about volunteering for Dorset Council during COVID-19: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/emergencies-severe-weather/emergencies/coronavirus/community-response/communities-and-volunteering.aspx
Dorset Community Action Helpline 01202 847609 11am – 4pm for questions you may have regarding Coronavirus and your Organisation.
Click here for Dorset Community Action – advice and support to community groups/organisations, charities and social enterprises.
Click here for Dorset Community Action updates
Dorset Community Foundation has launched a new fund to support voluntary and community organisations that are helping vulnerable people impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. Organisations can apply for up to £5000, for more information including funding criteria, eligibility and application forms, visit DCF – Dorset Coronavirus Community Fund
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Click here for Information for the Bereaved
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