ASSIST (Withington)
Contact details
ASSIST (Withington)
Withington Methodist Church
439 Wilmslow Road
Withington
Manchester
M20 4AN
Public phone: 0161 434 9216
Email: withingtonassist@gmail.com
Website URL: http://www.withingtonassist.org.uk
General information
Service offered: Neighbourhood care group providing practical help for people in the Withington area of Manchester who have no one else to turn to. Volunteers provide help such as befriending, emergency shopping, transport, pushing wheelchairs, walking dogs, sitting in to relieve carers, and basic practical tasks. Lunch Club on Tuesdays for over 65s. Seated exercise classes on Friday mornings, Coffee group on Wednesday afternoons, volunteer help with phones/tablets etc on Wednesday afternoons. please call for more information/to book.
Target group: Older people who need neighbourly practical help.
Area served: Withington and immediate surrounding areas.
How to contact: Phone (0161 434 9216) or email - withingtonassist@gmail.com .
Availability
Monday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Tuesday: 9:30am - 3.30pm
Wednesday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Weekends:
Office Hours:
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: Yes
Access notes: Access from Wilmslow Road or from Egerton Crescent (car park) - intercom system.
Other information
Languages other than English: Access to interpreters by prior arrangement.
Charity number: 1062675
Year established: 1969
Staffing: 2 part time staff + around 60 volunteers.
Public transport: Buses 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 142, 157. Bus stop on Wilmslow Road by National Westminster Bank - 20 yards from church entrance.
Record last checked: 27 August 2024