Contact List
| Ampthill and District Good Neighbours | 07833 314 903 |
| Aspley Guise – “Helping Hands in Aspley Guise” | 07923 490 001 |
| Barton Helping Hands | 07855 070 074 |
| Biggleswade Good Neighbours Group | 07771 104 255 |
| Caddington – “Caddingtoncare” | 07548 264 672 |
| Campton and Chicksands Good Neighbour Group | 07971 854 472 |
| Chalgrave – Call Toddington Area Helping Hands | 07882 988 270 |
| Clifton Care Scheme | 07817 614 654 |
| Clophill Community Care | 07791 773 705 |
| Cranfield – “Hands Across Cranfield” | 07789 701 252 |
| Dunstable Good Neighbours | 07491 455 777 |
| Dunton Good Neighbour Group | 07926 021 155 |
| Eaton Bray Good Neighbours | 07930 987 064 |
| Flitton and Greenfield Good Neighbours | 07594 578 741 |
| Flitwick and District Good Neighbour Scheme | 07748 169 866 |
| Gravenhurst – “Carers of Gravenhurst” | 07757 783 896 |
| Harlington Neighbourhood Help | 07849 835 410 |
| Haynes Good Neighbours | 07948 977 832 |
| Henlow Village Care Scheme | 07914 425 038 |
| Hockliffe Helping Hands | 07972 868 819 |
| Houghton Conquest Care | 07969 982 970 |
| Houghton Regis Helpers | 07587 004 514 |
| Kensworth Community Scheme | 07919 081 473 |
| Langford Friends | 07884 046 741 |
| Leighton Linslade Helping Hands | 07581 799 273 |
| Lidlington Helping Hands | 07817 258 279 |
| Marston Moretaine – “Hands Across the Village” | 07761 080 611 |
| Maulden & Millbrook – Call Ampthill & District Good Neighbours | 07833 314 903 |
| Meppershall Gnomes | 07760 793 921 |
| Potton Good Neighbours Scheme | 07484 301 289 |
| Pulloxhill – Call Flitton & Greenfield Good Neighbours | 07594 578 741 |
| Sandy Good Neighbours | 07810 213 935 |
| Shefford Good Neighbour Group | 07599 937 811 |
| Shillington – Has a small informal network of local residents that may sometimes be able to help. Ring John Whitehall for more info. | 01462 711 084 |
| Silsoe Offers Support | 07747 827 642 |
| Slip End Good Neighbour Scheme | 07513 372 415 |
| Stondon Good Neighbours | 07856 810 273 |
| Stotfold Good Neighbour Group | 07599 925 587 |
| Studham – “Signs” | 07563 135 895 |
| Toddington Area Helping Hands | 07882 988 270 |
| Westoning – Covered by Flitwick & District Good Neighbour Scheme | 07748 169 866 |
| Woburn – “Help Around Woburn” | 07815 411 229 |
| Woburn Sands – “Helping Hands in Woburn Sands” | 07934 287 255 |
Care schemes are ‘good neighbour’ groups set up and run by local residents to provide a ‘safety net’ for fellow residents in need of a bit of extra help. Volunteers are insured and DBS (old CRB) checked. Most help is free, except for any expenses such as petrol or parking, but donations are always welcome.
Volunteers don’t take on tasks best suited to trained professionals or the emergency services but help out with occasional things that can make all the difference, such as lifts to the shops or doctors; collecting shopping; small household jobs such as changing a light-bulb; walking the dog; even popping round for a chat over a cup of tea – or anything else that one neighbour might do for another.
For more information please contact:
The Network Coordinator, Beds Rural Communities Charity, The Old School, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SX.
Tel: 01234 832648 (direct dial). Email: justineh@bedsrcc.org.uk