Local Services stones

General Information
Local information on everyday life in Angus is provided by Angus Council web site.

Benefits and Welfare Rights
Find your nearest social security office in the new Dept for Works and Pensions website. It's Carers and Disability Unit contains benefit information for those with a disability. Dept for Work and Pensions web site contains information on benefits within their section on life events.

Social Work
Information about a range of services provided by Social Work can be accessed in A -Z of Services , part of Angus Council's web site.

Housing
Angus Council's Dept of Housing contains local housing information and advice. .

Transport
Angus Council Planning and Transportation Department provide information and help with issues such as Concessionary Travel and Community Transport, their site provides local maps and  public transport information .

Health
Angus Council have compiled a resource of local health information. NHS Scotland has a web site with Scotlands health information detailed including a directory of local NHS services.

Top of Page

Local Organisations

The AMAZE Directory is a Comprehensive Directory of Local Organisations compiled by Angus Council which has a search facility available on-line for ease of use.
A number of Local and National Support Groups are listed below:

cross
  • Alzheimer's Scotland, Action on Dementia

    Support for people with dementia and their carers.

    Telephone 01241 431770

    e-mail: angusproject@alzscot.org     website: www.alzscot.org

  • Age Concern

    To promote the welfare of older people in Angus by lobbying, initiation of new projects and dissemination of news etc

    Contact person: Dr S.Eliz. Cohen Telephone: 01307 830259

    e-mail: cohenaberlemno@ukonline.co.uk

  • Barnardo's Hopscotch

    • A community based service providing assessments of needs, support for families on difficulties to do with relationships and parenting, one to one work with children, young people and other family members.

    Telephone: 01241 873146

    e-mail: hopscotch.project@barnardos.org.uk

  • British Red Cross

    • Caring for people in Crisis - First Aid cover - First Aid training - Medical Loan (mainly wheelchairs) - Therapeutic Care ( By referral) - Transport and Escort ) Only Arbroath - Not - Home from Hospital ) in Angus

    harbour

    Telephone: 01307 475072

    e-mail: amcgill@redcross.org.uk    website: www.redcross.org.uk

  • Sue Ryder Care

    • Provides respite services for carers.

    Telephone: 01241 878887

    e-mail: Sue Ryder Care

  • Enable

    • Support for families caring for someone with a learning disability.

    Telephone: 01307 462036

  • Forfarshire Society for the Blind

    • Assessment and support services for individuals certified as partially sighted or blind and non -registered persons suffering significant sight loss which has a substantial and long-term effect on daily living. Support and practical advice is also given to the carers.

    Telephone: 01241 871215

    e-mail: margaret.blindsociety@connectfree.co.uk

  • MS Society (Angus Branch)
    • castle

    For people with multiple sclerosis and their families.

    e-mail: info@mssocietyscotland.org.uk    website: www.msangusbranch.co.uk

  • NSF (Tayside)

    • A carer support project for carers of people with severe and enduring mental health problems. Offers information, emotional support, practical advice and access to support groups. (A group takes place in Angus and a new worker starts soon.)

    Contact person: Cathy Hamilton, Telephone: 01382 305712

    e-mail: cathy@tcsproject.org.uk    website: www.tcsproject.org.uk

  • Parent to Parent

    • Parent to Parent is a local Charitable Trust for the support of parents of children with special needs in Angus, Dundee and Perth & Kinross, including any form of mental, physical, behavioural, sensory or emotional problems, or who are seriously or terminally ill..

    Telephone: (01382) 455200

  • Parkinson's Disease Society

    • To support people with Parkinson's Disease and their relatives.

    website: www.parkinsons.org.uk

  • The Princess Royal Trust for Carers (PRTC)

    • This is the largest provider of comprehensive carer support services in the UK. Through its unique network of 122 independently managed Carers Centres, quality information and support is available to a quarter of a million carers including 13,000 young carers.

    website: www.carers.org

  • Tayside Association for the Deaf

    • Social work service on behalf of the three Tayside councils to deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people. Interpreting and communicaton service. The deaf committee run a club and there are extensive recreational facilities, bar, billiards etc.

    Telephone: 01382 221124      Text Phone 01382 225627

    e-mail: mail@taysidedeaf.org.uk

    Return to Top of Page