The British Gurkha Welfare Trust The Gurkha Welfare Trust was established in England in 1969. Its remit is to provide financial, medical and community aid to alleviate hardship and distress among Gurkha ex-servcemen of the British Crown and their dependants after they have returned to their homeland of Nepal.
Reg Charity No 1103669
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Cultivations GROWS people Cultivations as an organisation concentrates on promoting, advising and informing people about the therapeutic and educational benefits of working with nature.
We encourage people to become involved in any form of horticultural, environmental or conservation activity to help enhance, improve and increase their sense of personal awareness, health and well being.
Reg Charity No 1114598
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Disability Essex County-wide network of over 120 locality based disability support clubs. The
network serves over 11,000 individuals having a wide range of disabilities.
Information Advice and Guidance, in partnership with Disability East
(www.disabilityeast.org) covering the East of England. Market Research and
IT software development, in partnership with London Metropolitan University.
Outreach health and well-being screening and advice service with adapted
accessible mini-buses operated by nurse practitioners. Outreach support and
activities for child and adult carers of disabled people
(www.healthyarts.org). Accredited Training Centre (OCN and ncfe) to level 3
for vocational qualifications in Disability associated issues. Training and
HQ building is Passivhaus/BREEAM 2009 Excellent accredited for low energy
and sustainability (www.centrefordisabilitystudies.org). The charity was
first registered in 1949.
Reg Charity No SC039133
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LDN Research Trust The LDN Research Trust was set up by a small core of people who have Multiple Sclerosis. The primary aim of the Trust is to initiate Clinical Trials of Low Dose Naltrexone.
Reg Charity No 1106636
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The Mobility Roadshow 2010 is a bumper year for the Mobility Roadshow. There are two events: 1st, 2nd and 3rd July at the East of England Showground, Peterborough - for the first time in the East of England - and 17th and 18th September at the Royal Highland Centre near Edinburgh. The Mobility Roadshow is the UK’s original and premier hands-on event, which has been showcasing mobility innovation for over 25 years. Each year there is an excellent array of products designed to make life easier for people with disabilities and older people who are not quite as agile as they once were.
Reg Charity No 1068018.
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Neurosupport Centre The Neurosupport Centre is run by an independent charitable trust, Neurosupport, and was built with funds from generous donations of £1,000,000 from Glaxo plc and £250,000 from the Liverpool City Challenge. Neurosupport is registered as a charity (number 1114999) and a company limited by guarantee (number 5741930).
Reg Charity No 1114999.
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Royal Air Forces Assocation (RAFA) The RAF Association (RAFA) is a membership organisation of serving and former members of the Royal Air Force, their families and dependants and all those supporting the aims of the Association. It is the largest single-service membership organisation in the United Kingdom and has roughly 74,000 members and 500 Branches in the UK, Europe and further afield. The Association provides help and advice, assistance, comradeship and, where required, welfare and care for the whole RAF family.
Reg Charity No 226686.
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Shropshire Disability Network
Shropshire Disability Network want our new website to become “THE place for information on disability in Shropshire”. The website will enable you to:
find latest news on local and national disability events
find out more about resources and organisations
share ideas, concerns and inspiration
support the network and help to bring about improvements
in the lives of persons with disability.
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The Stroke Association
Working for a world where there are fewer strokes and all those touched by stroke get the help they need.
Every year an estimated 150,000 people in the UK have a stroke. Of all people who suffer from a stroke, about a third are likely to die within the first 10 days, about a third are likely to make a recovery within one month and about a third are likely to be left disabled and needing rehabilitation.
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Your Call 'Your Call' is a free telephone counselling service which is open to disabled people from all over Scotland. The 'Your Call' counsellors are all disabled people themselves, providing them with an understanding of what it means to live as a disabled person in Scotland. The counsellors work as volunteers, and are trained to a professional standard in counselling.
