HANDS (Help a Neighbour in Distress Scheme)
Contact details
HANDS (Help a Neighbour in Distress Scheme)
First Floor, Twickenham Library, Garfield Road
Twickenham
TW1 3JT
Public phone: 020 88913346
Email: handscaregroup@handscaregroup.org.uk
Website URL: http://www.handscaregroup.org.uk/
General information
Service offered: Practical help and support for local people in need, provided by volunteers. Befriending, visiting, shopping, dog walking, light gardening, small domestic tasks (not cleaning), emergency meals, pension/prescription collecting, reading for visually impaired people, sitting for carers, transport to appointments. Weekly bus to supermarket (with tail lift and space for 9 passengers). Lunch club.
Target group: Local people in need, especially frail elderly, disabled or sick people.
Area served: Twickenham and St Margarets.
How to contact: Phone/Email.
Availability
Monday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Tuesday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Wednesday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Weekends:
Office Hours:
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: No
Accessible toilets: No
Access notes:
Other information
Languages other than English:
Charity number: 1033694
Year established: 1978
Staffing:
Public transport:
Record last checked: 20 February 2025