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FUNDRAISING AND CHARITIES.

Lions/Rotary/Round Table
Rayleigh and District Round Table
C/O 10 Manns Way, Rayleigh
Essex, SS6 9QB
E-Mail: RayleighRoundTable@yahoo.co.uk
Web Site: www.Rayleigh.Roundtable.20m.com
Contact: Mr Tony Payne, 10 Manns Way, Rayleigh, Essex
Tel: 01268 781197(eve)
E-Mail: Tony@oldbill.freeserve.co.uk
We are a Social and Service Club for Men under 45 years (There is a Sister Organisation- ladies Circle- For Women) We undertake Community Projects and Fund Raising for local causes. We meet every other Tuesday at Hollywood Restaurant.
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Rotary Club of Rayleigh
Meetings Tuesday 12.45pm at The Lodge, The Chase, Rayleigh, Essex
Contact: Mr John Wilcock, 24 Martingale, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 3DP
Rotary is an International Association of local Businessmen, who meet weekly for fellowship and the opportunity to give service to the local and International Community. Membership is by invitation and meetings take place on a Tuesday at 12.45pm.
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Rochford Rotary Club
C/O 18 Martingate, The Chase, Thundersley, Essex, SS7 3DP
Contact: Keith Holdsworth, 18 Martingale, The Chase, Thundersley, Essex, SS7 3DP
Tel: 01702 559246
Fax: 01702 559246
E-Mail: Keith.Holdsworth@virgin.net
Part of world wide organisation concerned with and raising funds for both local and world wide deserving causes. Providing service to the community
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Inner Wheel Club of Rayleigh
C/O 30 Nelson Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8HB
Tel: 01268 774327
Fax: 01268 774327
E Mail: s_gibson@hotmail.com
Contact: Mrs Sheila Gibson
Basically we are a friendly organisation. We support certain Charities both in this country and abroad. Each year the incoming President selects her Charity and a cheque is presented to the chosen Charity as she retires in July. We meet monthly and have a speaker and several social occasions during the year.
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The Lions Club of Rayleigh
17 Burrows Way, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7DF
Contact: G A Emery, 17 Burrows Way, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7DF
Tel: 01268 774426(eve)
The Lions Club are a service club on a world wide basis and come under the Umbrella Organisation "Lions Club International"
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Rayleigh Friends of Southend Cancer Centre
Contact: Ray Pallett, 20, Warwick Gardens, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 8TQ
Tel: 01268 770979 (day & eve)
Raising money for Southend Cancer Centre by way of street collections garden parties, entertainment, evenings, craft fayres, donations etc. "All" monies raised goes to the cancer centre.
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Hawkwell Heart Start Group
Contact: Christine & John Mason, 5A Englefield Close, Hawkwell, Essex SS5 4LE
Tel: 01702 204377
Email: john.mason@bigfoot.com
Funds and supports four Heart-Watch teams in Hawkwell, Hockley, Rochford and Ashingdon. When the Essex Ambulance receives a cal an ambulance and a volunteer are despatched simultaneously. The volunteer reaches the patient before the ambulance. Training on resuscitation and the use of a semi-automatic defibrillator is given by the Essex Ambulance Service.
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Ashingdon Carnival Association
Contact: Lee Appleton, 21, Bellhouse Lane, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS9 4PR
Tel: 01702 523414
We raise charitable monies to assist the housebound, the elderly and the needy folk of Ashingdon through carnival and similar activities. We are a private group of six volunteers who get no pay and are looking for more volunteers.
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Christ Church Ladies Club
Christ Church U.R. Church, Caley Hall, Crown Hill, Rayleigh
Contact: Mrs Penny Gendall, 7 Chase Close, Benfleet, Essex SS7 3BU
Tel: 01268 750324 (eve)
Ladies social club supporting charities. Various events throughout the year. Meet every Tuesday evening at Caley Hall at 8pm. Speakers, suppers, social outings.
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Charities & Voluntary Organisations
Monday Club (Mayday Volunteer Bureau)
Civic Suite, Hockley Road, Rayleigh.
Rayleigh Grange Community Centre, Little Wheatley Chase, Rayleigh
Tel:012 68 778555
Contact: Miss Freda Hurst, 1 Chiltern Close, Rayleigh, SS6 8AS
Tel: 01268 778741 (day & eve)
Social Club for the elderly and/or housebound. Meeting Day: Monday 2pm to 4pm.
Activities: Simple tea and chat, occasional outing.
Transport may be possible.
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Womens Royal Voluntary Service
The Todman Centre, Castle Road, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7QF
Contact: June Mann
Tel: 01268 776181 (day )
Provides a delivery service for Meals on Wheels in The Rayleigh & Hullbridge District.
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Age Concern Essex
112 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6LF
Web site: www.ageconcernessex.sageweb.co.uk
Contact: Theresa Cassels
Tel: 01245 264499 (day)
Fax: 01245 346107
Email: tc@acsx.demon.co.uk
Age Concern Essex works to promote the dignity and well being of older people by providing services such as advice and information, home support, advocacy, carers support and toe nail cutting, support to organisations for older people; research into the needs of older people; campaigning for the recognition of individual needs.
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The Great Wakering Helping Hands Association
C/o The Secretary, 1, The Cedars, Great Wakering, Essex SS3 OAQ
Contact: Mrs J Murray, 1 The Cedars, Great Wakering, Essex SS3 OAQ
Tel: 01702 219395
Luncheon Club, Transport to Hosp, Doc, Opt, Chir, shopping etc.
Form filling.
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Kingsdown Adventure Playground for Handicapped Childrens Trust
C/o John A Gibson MBE, 30 Nelson Road, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 8HB
Contact: John A Gibson (Chairman of Trustees and Appeals Director), 30 Nelson Road, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 8HB
Tel: 01268 774327
Fax: 01268 774327
John Gibson Chairman and Appeals Director of the Trust. To provide and maintain this adventure playground for the disabled children at Kingsdown School at Southend, and all the disabled children of Essex.
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Rayleigh Association of Voluntary Services
R.A.V.S, 132 High Street, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 1BE
Contact: Mrs Barker, 132 High Street, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 1BE
Tel: 01268 775255 (day)
Fax: 01268 775255
Email: office@ravsray.freeserve.co.uk
We provide information from our data base, on National, Local Voluntary & Statutory Services. We co-ordinate the recruitment of volunteers. We hold an index on volunteers. We advise and encourage the sharing of resources, help and assist needy families, collection and recycle items, secretarial services support grant info.
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South East Essex Dial-a-Ride Service.
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 6ER
Contact: Mr B Thomas
Tel: 01702 215666 (day)
Fax: 01702 215051
Door to door transport for the frail and disabled in the Rochford/Southend and Castle Point areas.
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Rayleigh & Rochford Talking Newspaper.
St Lukes Place, Dalys Road, Rochford, Essex SS4 1RA
Contact: Richard Chinchen, 31 Folly Lane, Hockley, Essex SS5 4SE
Tel: 01702 202401
Email: richard@chinchenr.freeserve.co.uk
We are a voluntary group that take the local news from newspapers and magazines and record it onto audio cassettes which are then posted to visually impaired residents in the area. This is a free service.
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Essex Playing Fields & Childrens Play Association
Mackmurdo House, 79 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6JG
Contact: Mrs K Gibson, 76 Buckingham Road, Hockley, Essex SS5 4UE
Tel: 01702 207433 (day & eve)
We are an Essex based Charity devoted to the creation, preservation, improvement and development of playing fields, playgrounds and play spaces, particularly for local children, young people and the disabled. Our membership is drawn from Local Authorities.
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Basildon Mind.
440 442 Whitmore Way, Basildon, Essex SS14 2E"
Contact: Sheila Chesney
Tel: 01268 284130
Fax: 01268 289345
Basildon Mind is a Local Charity supporting people in the community with mental health problems.
We provide a drop-in service, info line, telephone help line, group homes, counselling and youth counselling.
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Little Haven Children's Office.
Daws Heath road, Thundersley, Essex, SS7 2LH
Contact: Jennie Hubbard PR Manager, Little Haven Appeal and Administration Office, Stuart House, 47 Second Avenue, Westcliff on Sea, SS0 8HX
Tel: 01702 220350
Fax: 01702 220351
E-Mail: jhubbard@seech.org.uk
Children's Hospice Service of South East Essex Christian Hospice. Independent registered Chantable organisation offering care to Children and families affected by life limiting life threatening illnesses. Children accepted from across Essex and London Boroughs.
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