North West
- Accrington
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Blackburn
- Blackpool
- Bury
- Carlisle
- Chester
- Crewe
- Handforth
- Kendall
- Knowsley
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Penrith
- Preston
- Runcorn
- St Helens
- Southport
- Stockport
- Warrington
- Whitehaven
- Wirral
Galloways Society For The Blind
Centres in Chorley, Morecambe and Preston
Telephone number: 01257 275160(Chorley)
Email: enquiries@galloways.org.uk (Chorley)
Contact: Mrs Dorothy Crean
Telephone number: 01524 414846 (Morecambe)
Email: enquiries@galloways.org.uk (Morecambe)
Contact: Tony Kimpton
Telephone number: 01772 753702 (Preston)
Email: enquiries@galloways.org.uk (Preston)
Contact: Mr Kevin Lonergan
To assist visually impaired people. By appointment, please ring before visiting.
Accrington and District Blind Society
32 Bank Street, Accrington BB5 1HP
Contact: Ms Sarah Turner
Telephone number: 01254 233332
Email: accringtondistrict1@btconnect.com
To assist visually impaired people. Open access.
Barrow-in-Furness - Catholic Caring Services
2 Rodney St, Barrow In Furness LA14 1ND
Contact: Ms Elaine Oxley
Telephone number: 01229 870349
Email: ccsbarrow@btconnect.com
To assist hard of hearing people. By appointment, please ring before visiting.
Blackburn - East Lancs Deaf-Blind Club
104 Glenfield Park, Philips Rd, Blackburn BB1 5PF
Contact: Jim Coulthard
Telephone number: 01254 668313
Email: info@communitywheelsltd.org.uk
Website: www.eastlancs-deafblind.org.uk
To assist deaf/ blind people.
Blackpool - Fylde & Wyre Society For The Blind
Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind, Bosworth Place, Blackpool FY4 1SH
Contact: Mrs Judith Harrison
Telephone number: 01253 362696
Email: jh.bfwsb@btinternet.com
To assist blind/ visually impaired people. By appointment only.
Bury Society for Blind and Partially Sighted People
36 Bolton St, Bury BL9 0LL
Telephone number: 0161 763 7014
Visually impaired persons resource, advice centre and shop. Open access.
Carlisle- The HEAR Centre (maintained by Caritas Care)
Unit 2, Chapel Court, 40-44 Cecil Street, Carlisle CA1 1NT
Contact: Mr Hugh Stirling
Telephone number: 01228 547561
Textphone number: 01228 547561
To assist hard of hearing people.
Drop-in centre, no appointment necessary. Opening times currently Tues and Weds 10.00-12.30 and Thurs 10.00-15.00.
Carlisle Society For The Blind
9 Brunswick St, Carlisle, CA1 1PB
Contact: Mrs Angie Robson
Telephone number: 01228 593104
Email: info@carlislesb.f9.co.uk
To assist visually impaired people. Open access.
Chester - Vision Support Chester and Mobile Resource for Cheshire
The Ropeworks, Whipcord Lane, Chester CH1 4DZ
Telephone number: 01244 381515
Email: chester@visionsupport.org.uk
Website: www.visionsupport.org.uk
To help visually impaired people with products and services, whilst rural areas are covered by the Mobile Support Resource. Access 10:00 - 3:00, please ring for an appointment before visiting. For the Mobile Resource please see website or call the main office number.
Crewe - IRIS Vision Resource Centre
14 Chapel Street, Crewe, CW2 7DQ
Contact Name: Wendy Worthington
Telephone number: 01270 250316
Email address: info@iriscentre.org.uk
Opening times: Monday to Thursday 09:00am to 4:30pm and Friday 09:00am to 1:00pm.
Handforth - East Cheshire Independent Living Centre
The Redesmere Centre, Redesmere Road, Handforth, Cheshire SK9 3RX
Telephone number 01625 374080
Resource and advice centre for all disabilities. Tuesday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm and Thursday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. By appointment only.
Kendall- Age Concern South Lakeland
17 Finkle Street, Kendal LA9 4BB
Contact: Hugh Tomlinson
Telephone number: 01539 728118
To assist Age Concern customers. Open access.
Kendall - SouthLakes Society For The Blind
Stricklandgate House, 92 Stricklandgate, Kendal LA9 4PU
Contacts: Mr Malcolm Fair/ Mrs Janet Eardley
Telephone number: 01539 742633
Email: info@slsb.org.uk
Website: www.slsb.org.uk
To assist visually impaired people. Open access.
Knowsley Social Services
Lower Ground Floor, Civic Buildings, Kirkby L32 1TX
Telephone number: 0151 443 4429 or 0151 443 4430
To demonstrate equipment to sensory impaired people, and their families/carers. Also for professionals. By appointment only.
Liverpool - Catholic Blind Centre
Christopher Grange, Youens Way, Liverpool L14 2EW
Catholic Blind Society
Telephone number: 0151 220 2525
Email: stevenpoole@christophergrange.org
Website: www.catholicblindinstitute.org
For visually impaired and blind people to try equipment. Between 10.00-15:00 open access - by appointment all other times.
Liverpool - Royal National Institute for Blind
Gateway, 71 London Road, Liverpool L3 8HY
Telephone number: 0151 298 3211
Website: www.rnib.org.uk
To demonstrate equipment to visually impaired people.
Liverpool - Independent Living Centre
Liverpool City Social services, Demster Building, Summers Road, Liverpool L3 4BL
Contact: Jan Lockyer
Telephone number: 0151 296 7742
Textphone number 0151 296 7748
Fax number 0151 296 7743
Email: disabled.living.centre@liverpool.gov.uk
Website: www.liverpool.gov.uk/Health_and_social_care/
Disabilities/Liverpool_Disabled_Living_Centre
To give help with equipment and advice for people with disabilities and their families. Also carers and professionals to try or see equipment. By appointment only except for Open Days.
Manchester - WithingtonCommunityHospital
Audiology Department, Nell Lane, Manchester M20 2LR
Telephone number: 0161 217 3074
NHS Hearing Aid Dispensing. Open access.
Manchester - Disabled Living
Redbank House, 4 St Chads Street, Cheetham, Manchester, M8 8QA
Telephone number: 0161 214 5959
Fax number: 0161 8398383
Email: susan.chadwick@disabledliving.co.uk
Major regional resource and advice centre for all disabilities. Access Monday - Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Penrith - Sound Advice Cumbria
Unit 1, Mostyn Hall, Friargate, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 7XR
Contact: Mrs J Riley
Telephone number: 01768 895553
Email: hearatsoundadvise@btinternet.com
To assist hard of hearing people. Opening times Thursday 4-7pm, Friday 10am-3pm. Please ring for an appointment.
Home visits also available.
Preston - Pukar Disability Resource Centre
3 Oakham Court, Oak Street, Preston PR1 3XP
Contacts: Mrs Nisha Patel
Telephone number: 01772 822700
To assist disabled people and their carers. Open access.
Runcorn - Vision Support Halton
Independent Living Centre, Collier Street, Runcorn WA7 1HD
Telephone number: 01928 582946
Email: halton@visionsupport.org.uk
Website: www.visionsupport.org.uk
To help visually impaired people with products and services. Access 10:00 - 3:00, please ring before visiting.
St Helens Deaf Society
32 Dentons Green Lane, Dentons Green, St Helens WA10 2QB
Telephone number: 01744 23887
Email: deafsociety2003@yahoo.com
To demonstrate equipment to hearing impaired. By appointment only.
St Helens - Resource Centre for Blind and Partially Sighted
Millennium Centre, Corporation Street, St Helens WA10 1DH
Telephone number: 01744 677338/ 675128/ 675129
To demonstrate equipment and give advice to blind and partially sighted people and their family or carers. By appointment only.
St Helens - Nugent Care Society
St.Catherine's Centre,
Blackbrook Rd,Blackbrook,
St Helens,WA11 9RJ
Contact Angela Jackson
Telephone 01744 605394
email AJackson@nugentcare.org
web www.nugentcare.org
To offer advice and support on products and services for people with a hearing loss.Access Mon-Fri 9-5 but please ring first to make an appointment
Southport - Nugent Care Society
Unit 11-12 Gordon Mews Business Centre, 22/254 Gordon Street, Southport PR9 0BG
Telephone number: 01704 534102
Email: hear.here@nugentcare.org
Website: www.nugentcare.org
To offer advice and support on product and services for people with hearing loss. Open 9:00 - 5:00 but suggest ringing first.
Stockport - Independent Living Centre
Kennedy Way, Green Lane Industrial Estate, Stockport SK4 2JT
Telephone number: 0161 426 5354
Resource and advice centre for all disabilities. By appointment only.
Warrington Centre for Independent Living
Beaufort St Centre, Beaufort Street, Warrington WA5 1BA
Contact: Tony Latimer
Telephone number: 01925 247509
Email: cilteam@disabilitypartnership.org.uk
To allow disabled people and their families to try equipment and get advice. Also carers and professionals.
Whitehaven - West Cumbria Society For The Blind
22 Lowther St, Whitehaven CA28 7DG
Contact: Mrs Marie Scott
Telephone number: 01946 592474
To assist visually impaired people. By appointment, please ring before visiting.
Wirral Partially Sighted Society
Ashville Lodge Ashville Road, Birkenhead CH41 8AU
Telephone number: 0151 653 8877
Website: www.wirralsociety.org.uk/
To demonstrate equipment to visually impaired. Open access.
Wirral Independent Living Centre
St Catherine's Hospital Derby Road, Birkenhead CH42 0LQ
Contact: Maureen Jones
Telephone number: 0151 678 7272 ext. 3596
To demonstrate equipment disabled people and their families. Also for advice and demonstration to professionals and carers.
