Heres our List of local sources of help and advice for the Paddock Wood and District Lions Area

If you know of any charities we should add to the list please get in touch,or spot an error, get in touch we’d be pleased to add it or change it.

Addictions
Alcoholics Anonymous 01622 751842 www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Kenward Trust 01622 814187 www.kenwardtrust.org.uk
Narcotics Anonymous 0300 999 1212 www.ukna.org
Gamblers Anonymous UK e mail only www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk
West Kent Drug and Alcohol Wellbeing Service 01622 690 944 www.changegrowlive.org

Elderly
Age UK – Maidstone 01622 753618 www.ageuk.org.uk/maidstone
Age UK – Tunbridge Wells 01892 522591 www.ageuk.org.uk/tunbridgewells
CROP (Citizens Rights for Older People) 01622 851200 www.cropkent.org.uk
Silver Line 0800 4 70 80 90 www.thesilverline.org.uk
Independent Age 0800 319 6789 www.independentage.org
West Kent Befriending Service 0800 048 4668 www.westkentbefriendingservice.org.uk
Kent Falls Prevention Service 01303 854488 www.kentcht.nhs.uk/service/falls-prevention-service
Cinnamon Trust 01736 757900 www.cinnamon.org.uk

Counselling
Cruse Bereavement Care 0808 808 1677 www.cruse.org.uk
FiMT (Forces in Mind Trust) e mail only www.fim-trust.org
Relate 01892 529 927 www.relate.org.uk
Rubicon Cares (Crime victim support) 01622 230736 www.rubiconcares.org
seAp – advocacy services 0330 440 9000 www.seap.org.uk

Health

Versus Athritis 0800 520052 https://www.versusarthritis.org/
Asthma Helpline 0300 222 5800 www.asthma.org.uk/advice/resources/helpline
Bowel Cancer 0888 403540 www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk
British Red Cross 0344 412 2808 www.redcross.org.uk
British Heart Foundation 0300 330 3311 www.bhf.org.uk
Brain Tumor Support Group 01634 362150 www.thebraintumourcharity.org
British Wireless for the Blind Association 01622 754757 www.blind.org.uk
Breathe Easy 01622 664943 www.blf.org.uk
Breast Cancer Now 0808 8006000 https://breastcancernow.org/
Cerebral Palsy e mail only www.cerebralpalsy.org.uk
Diabetes UK 0345123 2399 www.diabetes.org.uk
Guide Dogs for the Blind 0800 9530113 www.guidedogs.org.uk
Hi Kent 01622 691151 www.hikent.org.uk
Headway 0808 800 2244 www.headway.org.uk
Hearing Dogs for the Deaf 01844 348 100 www.hearingdogs.org.uk
Kent Association for the Blind 01622 691357 www.kab.org.uk
Kent Deaf Childrens Society 07557 334347 http://kdcs.org/
Kent MS Therapy Centre 01227 470876 https://kentmstc.org.uk/
Leukaemia UK 020 7922 7982 www.leukaemiauk.org.uk
MS Society 0808 800 8000 www.mssociety.org.uk
MacMillan Cancer Support 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk
Motor Neurone Disaese 0808 802 6262 www.mndassociation.org
Marie Curie Trust 0800 090 2309 www.mariecurie.org.uk
National Society for Epilipsy 01494 601 400 www.epilepsysociety.org.uk
National Osteoprosis Society 01622 744704 https://theros.org.uk/
Parkinsons Disaese Society 0808 800 0303 www.parkinsons.org.uk
Paula Carr Diabetes Trust 03334 560122 www.paulacarrdiabetestrust.co.uk
Stroke Association 01622 351963 www.stroke.org.uk

Mental Health
Blackthorn Trust 01622 828382 www.blackthorn.org.uk
Rethink (bipolar, Schizophrenia, mental heath help) 0300 5000927 www.rethink.org
Mencap 0808 808 1111 www.mencap.org.uk
Mind 020 8519 2122 www.mind.org.uk
Maidstone Mencap Charitable Trust 01622 670464 www.maidstonemencap.org
Think Action West Kent 0300 012 0012 www.thinkaction.org.uk/contact-us/thinkaction-west-kent
Dyslexia Association 0115 924 6888 www.dyslexia.uk.net
Alzheimers Society 01622 747181 www.alzheimers.org.uk
MADM (Making a Difference to Maidstone) 01622 687414 www.madm.org.uk
Admiral Nurses 0800 888 6678  www.dementiauk.org
Age UK 01622 753618 www.ageuk.org.uk/maidstone
COGS Clubs 03450 956701 www.cogsclub.org.uk/home/
01622 753618
Crossroads Care, Kent 03450 956 701 www.carerskm.org
The Hub 01892 615552 www.mentalhealthresource.org.uk
Sam West Foundation www.thesamwestfoundation.org/
Spurgeons https://spurgeons.org/
Weald Family Hub www.wealdfamilyhub.org.uk/

Family/Children
Space 2 Be Me (helping disabled children) 01622 764566 www.space2beme.org.uk
Womens Aid 01622 761146 www.womensaid.org.uk
NSPCC 0800 800 5000 www.nspcc.org.uk
0800 1111 (under 18’s)
Community Storehouse (Paddock Wood Foodbank) 07582 142948 www.communitystorehouse.co.uk
Food For Thought (Maidstone Foodbank) 01622 674064 www.homelesscare.org.uk/ maidstone_food_share.html
Oasis Domestic Abuse Help 07718 657160 www.oasisdaservice.org/
07718 657157 (young people)
Scope 0808 800 3333 www.scope.org.uk
Salus 01303 817470 https://salusgroup.org.uk/
Domestic Abuse – local contact call police www.domesticabuseservices.org.uk
Domestic Abuse – Womens Aid and Refuge (national) 0808 2000 247
Domestic Abuse – Mens Advice Line (national) 0808 801 0327
Crossroads Care, Kent 03450 956 701 www.carerskm.org
Dandelion Time ( help for children and Families in Need) 01622 814001 www.dandeliontime.org.uk
Rape Crisis 0800 458 28 18 www.ekrcc.org.uk
Choices (domestic abuse help) 0800 917 9948 www.choicesdaservice.org.uk
Live Well Kent 0800 567 7699 www.livewellkent.org.uk/in-your-area/west-kent
Mid and West Kent Home Improvement Agency 0800 028 3172 https://www.peabodycareandsupport.org.uk/mid-and-west-kent-home-improvement-agency/
Demelza House 01795 845200 www.demelza.org.uk
Spurgeons https://spurgeons.org/

General
St Johns Ambulance 08700 10 49 50 www.sja.org.uk/sja/default.aspx
RSPA 01622 891222 www.rspca-tunbridgewellsandmaidstone.org.uk
Red Cross 0344 871 11 11 www.redcross.org.uk
Samaritans of Maidstone and the Weald 116 233 www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-maidstone-and-weald
Maidstone Citizens Advice Bureau 01622 752420 www.maidstonecab.org.uk
Paddock Wood Community Advice Centre 01892 838619 www.pwadvice.org
North and West Kent Citizens Advice Bureau (inc Tunbridge Wells) 0808 278 7810 https://citizensadvicenwk.org.uk/
Slavery – Salvation Army Support 0300 303 8151 www.salvationarmy.org.uk/modern-slavery
Royal Voluntary Service 0845 608 0122 www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk
Heart of Kent Hospice 01622 792200 https://www.hokh.org/
Family Matters 01474 537 392 www.familymattersuk.org
Victim Support 0808 168 9276 www.victimsupport.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help/support-near-you/south-east/kent
Compaid 01892 834539 www.compaid.org.uk
Involve Kent 01622 677337 www.involvekent.org.uk
IMAGO 01892 530330 www.imago.community

Food Banks
Community Storehouse (Paddock Wood Foodbank) 07582 142948 www.communitystorehouse.co.uk
Food For Thought (Maidstone Foodbank) 01622 674064 www.homelesscare.org.uk/maidstone_food_share.html
The Shepherds Pantry Community Fridge (Staplehurst Food Bank at Free Church) 01580 893993 http://staplehurstfreechurch.org.uk/fcs/
Marden Foodbank Outreach 01622 831503 https://www.connectwellwestkent.org.uk/activities/marden-foodbank-outreach-1313/

Charity Furniture Warehouses
Heart of Kent Hospice Furniture Warehouse 01622 715097 109 Hall Road, Aylesford, ME20 7RE
Hospice in the Weald Furniture Store 01959 562384 , Main Road, Sundridge , Kent, TN14 6ED
01580 764961 1 Bridewell Lane, Tenterden TN30 6EY
British Heart Foundation Furniture Warehouse 01622 528440 10-11 High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1HT
01892 628600 39/45 Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2AW
YMCA West Kent Furniture Stores 01892 615612 14-18 goods Station Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2BL
01732 361108 YMCA Tower House, Vale Road, Tonbridge TN9 1TB
Dogs Trust 01622 755800 Farleigh Hill Retail Park, Farleigh Hill, Maidstone ME15 6RG
MADM (Making a Difference to Maidstone) 01622 687414 www.madm.org.uk

Free / Cheap Goods Facebook Pages
Note : Some sites are members only – you have to join the group
Note ; Dependant upon your location there may be useful sites in neighbouring villages / towns.

Staplehurst Helping Page                /www.facebook.com/groups/785862101451974/
Staplehurstand Surrounding Buy Local      www.facebook.com/groups/367851867505005
Items for Sale or Swap in Staplehurst    www.facebook.com/groups/102780403201100/
Free to a Good Home                      www.facebook.com/groups/1858926244421159
Staplehurst Buy Trade Sell               www.facebook.com/groups/719023471624572
Marden Selling Page                      www.facebook.com/groups/2427573487338531
Brenchley and Matfield Selling Page       www.facebook.com/groups/233802038619661/
Anything Goudhurst. Info/Buy and Sell/Jobs www.facebook.com/groups/1407219799529947
Paddock Wood Selling Page               www.facebook.com/groups/5919619001478765
Paddock Wood Buy and Sell               www.facebook.com/groups/paddockwoodbuyandsell
Paddock Wood & Local Village Business Advertiser www.facebook.com/groups/2763575987032629
Facebay five oak green paddock wood and surrounding areas                 www.facebook.com/groups/Welshone12

Horsmonden Community                   www.facebook.com/groups/394451297760183
Addictions
Alcoholics Anonymous01622 751842www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Kenward Trust01622 814187www.kenwardtrust.org.uk
Narcotics Anonymous0300 999 1212www.ukna.org
Gamblers Anonymous UKe mail onlywww.gamblersanonymous.org.uk
West Kent Drug and Alcohol Wellbeing Service01622 690 944www.changegrowlive.org
Elderly
Age UK – Maidstone01622 753618www.ageuk.org.uk/maidstone
Age UK – Tunbridge Wells01892 522591https://www.ageuk.org.uk/tunbridgewells
CROP (Citizens Rights for Older People)01622 851200www.cropkent.org.uk
Silver Line0800 4 70 80 90www.thesilverline.org.uk
Independent Age0800 319 6789www.independentage.org
West Kent Befriending Service0800 048 4668www.westkentbefriendingservice.org.uk
Kent Falls Prevention Service01303 854488www.kentcht.nhs.uk/service/falls-prevention-service
Cinnamon Trust01736 757900www.cinnamon.org.uk
Counselling
Cruse Bereavement Care0808 808 1677www.cruse.org.uk
FiMT (Forces in Mind Trust)e mail onlywww.fim-trust.org
Relate01892 529 927www.relate.org.uk
Rubicon Cares (Crime victim support)01622 230736www.rubiconcares.org
seAp – advocacy services0330 440 9000www.seap.org.uk
Health
Versus Athritis0800 5200520https://www.versusarthritis.org/
Asthma Helpline0300 222 5800www.asthma.org.uk/advice/resources/helpline
Bowel Cancer0888 403540www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk
British Red Cross0344 412 2808www.redcross.org.uk
British Heart Foundation0300 330 3311www.bhf.org.uk
Brain Tumor Support Group01634 362150www.thebraintumourcharity.org
British Wireless for the Blind Association01622 754757www.blind.org.uk
Breathe Easy01622 664943www.blf.org.uk
Breast Cancer Now0808 8006000https://breastcancernow.org/
Cerebral Palsye mail onlywww.cerebralpalsy.org.uk
Diabetes UK0345123 2399www.diabetes.org.uk
Guide Dogs for the Blind0800 9530113www.guidedogs.org.uk
Hi Kent01622 691151www.hikent.org.uk
Headway0808 800 2244www.headway.org.uk
Hearing Dogs for the Deaf01844 348 100www.hearingdogs.org.uk
Kent Association for the Blind01622 691357www.kab.org.uk
Kent Deaf Childrens Society07557 334347http://kdcs.org/
Kent MS Therapy Centre01227 470876https://kentmstc.org.uk/
Leukaemia UK020 7922 7982www.leukaemiauk.org.uk
MS Society0808 800 8000www.mssociety.org.uk
MacMillan Cancer Support0808 808 00 00www.macmillan.org.uk
Motor Neurone Disaese0808 802 6262www.mndassociation.org
Marie Curie Trust0800 090 2309www.mariecurie.org.uk
National Society for Epilipsy01494 601 400www.epilepsysociety.org.uk
National Osteoprosis Society01622 744704https://theros.org.uk/
Parkinsons Disaese Society0808 800 0303www.parkinsons.org.uk
Paula Carr Diabetes Trust03334 560122www.paulacarrdiabetestrust.co.uk
Stroke Association01622 351963www.stroke.org.uk
Mental Health
Blackthorn Trust01622 828382www.blackthorn.org.uk
Rethink (bipolar, Schizophrenia, mental heath help)0300 5000927www.rethink.org
Mencap0808 808 1111www.mencap.org.uk
Mind020 8519 2122www.mind.org.uk
Maidstone Mencap Charitable Trust01622 670464www.maidstonemencap.org
Think Action West Kent0300 012 0012www.thinkaction.org.uk/contact-us/thinkaction-west-kent
Dyslexia Association0115 924 6888www.dyslexia.uk.net
Alzheimers Society01622 747181www.alzheimers.org.uk
MADM (Making a Difference to Maidstone)01622 687414www.madm.org.uk
Admiral Nurses0800 888 6678 www.dementiauk.org
Age UK01622 753618www.ageuk.org.uk/maidstone
COGS Clubs03450 956701www.cogsclub.org.uk/home/
01622 753618
Crossroads Care, Kent03450 956 701www.carerskm.org
The Hub01892 615552www.mentalhealthresource.org.uk
Sam West Foundationhttps://www.thesamwestfoundation.org/
Spurgeonshttps://spurgeons.org/
Weald Family Hubhttps://www.wealdfamilyhub.org.uk/
Family/Children
Space 2 Be Me (helping disabled children)01622 764566www.space2beme.org.uk
Womens Aid01622 761146www.womensaid.org.uk
NSPCC0800 800 5000www.nspcc.org.uk
0800 1111 (under 18’s)
Community Storehouse (Paddock Wood Foodbank)07582 142948www.communitystorehouse.co.uk
Food For Thought (Maidstone Foodbank)01622 674064www.homelesscare.org.uk/maidstone_food_share.html
Oasis Domestic Abuse Help07718 657160www.oasisdaservice.org/
07718 657157 (young people)
Scope0808 800 3333www.scope.org.uk
Salus01303 817470https://salusgroup.org.uk/
Domestic Abuse -local contactcall policewww.domesticabuseservices.org.uk
Domestic Abuse – Womens Aid and Refuge  (national)0808 2000 247
Domestic Abuse  – Mens Advice Line (national)0808 801 0327
Crossroads Care, Kent03450 956 701www.carerskm.org
Dandelion Time ( help for children and Families in Need)01622 814001www.dandeliontime.org.uk
Rape Crisis0800 458 28 18www.ekrcc.org.uk
Choices (domestic abuse help)0800 917 9948choicesdaservice.org.uk
Live Well Kent0800 567 7699www.livewellkent.org.uk/in-your-area/west-kent
Mid and West Kent Home Improvement Agency0800 028 3172https://www.peabodycareandsupport.org.uk/mid-and-west-kent-home-improvement-agency/
Demelza House01795 845200www.demelza.org.uk
Spurgeonshttps://spurgeons.org/
General
St Johns Ambulance08700 10 49 50www.sja.org.uk/sja/default.aspx
RSPA01622 891222www.rspca-tunbridgewellsandmaidstone.org.uk
Red Cross0344 871 11 11www.redcross.org.uk
Samaritans of Maidstone and the Weald116 233www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-maidstone-and-weald
Maidstone Citizens Advice Bureau01622 752420www.maidstonecab.org.uk
Paddock Wood Community Advice Centre01892 838619www.pwadvice.org
North and West Kent Citizens Advice Bureau (inc Tunbridge Wells)0808 278 7810https://citizensadvicenwk.org.uk/
Slavery – Salvation Army Support0300 303 8151www.salvationarmy.org.uk/modern-slavery
Royal Voluntary Service0845 608 0122www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk
Heart of Kent Hospice01622 792200https://www.hokh.org/
Family Matters01474 537 392www.familymattersuk.org
Victim Support0808 168 9276www.victimsupport.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help/support-near-you/south-east/kent
Compaid01892 834539www.compaid.org.uk
Involve Kent01622 677337www.involvekent.org.uk
IMAGO01892 530330www.imago.community
Food Banks
Community Storehouse (Paddock Wood Foodbank)07582 142948www.communitystorehouse.co.uk
Food For Thought (Maidstone Foodbank)01622 674064www.homelesscare.org.uk/maidstone_food_share.html
The Shepherds Pantry Community Fridge (Staplehurst Food Bank at Staplehurst Free Church)01580 893993http://staplehurstfreechurch.org.uk/fcs/
Marden Foodbank Outreach01622 831503https://www.connectwellwestkent.org.uk/activities/marden-foodbank-outreach-1313/
Charity Furniture Warehouses
Heart of Kent Hospice Furniture Warehouse01622 715097109 Hall Road, Aylesford, ME20 7RE
Hospice in the Weald Furniture Store01959 562384, Main Road, Sundridge , Kent, TN14 6ED
01580 7649611 Bridewell Lane, Tenterden TN30 6EY
British Heart Foundation  Furniture Warehouse01622 52844010-11 High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1HT
01892 62860039/45 Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2AW
YMCA West Kent Furniture Stores01892 61561214-18 goods Station Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2BL
01732 361108YMCA Tower House, Vale Road, Tonbridge TN9 1TB
Dogs Trust01622 755800Farleigh Hill Retail Park, Farleigh Hill, Maidstone ME15 6RG
MADM (Making a Difference to Maidstone)01622 687414www.madm.org.uk
Free / Cheap Goods Facebook Pages
Note : Some sites are members only – you have to join the group
Note ; Dependant upon your location there may be useful sites in neighbouring villages / towns.
Staplehurst Helping Page/www.facebook.com/groups/785862101451974/
Staplehurstand Surrounding Buy Localwww.facebook.com/groups/367851867505005
Items for Sale or Swap in Staplehurstwww.facebook.com/groups/102780403201100/
Free to a Good Homewww.facebook.com/groups/1858926244421159
Staplehurst Buy Trade Sellwww.facebook.com/groups/719023471624572
Marden Selling Pagewww.facebook.com/groups/2427573487338531
Brenchley and Matfield Selling Pagewww.facebook.com/groups/233802038619661/
Anything Goudhurst. Info / Buy and Sell / Jobs/www.facebook.com/groups/1407219799529947
Paddock Wood Selling Pagewww.facebook.com/groups/5919619001478765
Paddock Wood Buy and Sellwww.facebook.com/groups/paddockwoodbuyandsell
Paddock Wood & Local Village Business Advertiserwww.facebook.com/groups/2763575987032629
Facebay five oak green paddock wood and surrounding areaswww.facebook.com/groups/Welshone12
Horsmonden Communitywww.facebook.com/groups/394451297760183