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ST HELENS CARERS CENTRE

RESPITE AND HOLIDAY RESOURCES INFORMATION 

CONTENTS

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SECTION ONE – ASSISTED HOLIDAYS

SECTION TWO – HOLIDAY LOCATIONS

SECTION THREE – FUNDING ASSISTANCE

SECTION FOUR – CARERS BREAKS

Whilst every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of information provided to Carers, St.Helens Carers Centre do not undertake any liability for any error or omission.  The services listed are not necessarily endorsed or recommended by St.Helens Carers Centre

SECTION ONE -ASSISTED HOLIDAYS, HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENT INFORMATION

ABILITY 2 TRAVEL - www.ability2travel.com - 01536 501298

• Provide experienced Personal Assistants/Travel Companions.  Services can range from Supervision only to full Personal Care

  ACCESS TRAVEL - www.access-travel.co.uk - 0844 800 9194

• Provide holiday packages abroad. All accommodation has been inspected and full details of wheelchair access are available

ANCHOR CARE ALTERNATIVES - 01744 753135

• This service will depend on time and duration of holiday, and availability of staff

BRITISH NURSING ASSOCIATION - www.bna.co.uk - 0151 227 5445

• Can provide trained care assistants to accompany Carers on holiday in the UK and abroad

THE CARES GROUP - www.cares.co.uk - 01388 45888

• Provide staff to support Carers on holiday in UK and abroad

ENABLE HOLIDAYS - www.enableholidays.com - 0871 222 4939 (0871 222 4940 for brochure)

• Offer overseas holidays for disabled people and their families.  Have accessible properties and hotels, and locations suitable for wheelchair users and those with limited mobility.  Will arrange airport transfers in adapted vehicles, and in most resorts can plan the hire of mobility equipment

HOLIDAY CARE - www.holidaycare.org.uk - 0845 124 997

• National charity providing holiday and travel information for disabled and older people, and those on low incomes.  Suitable hotels and self-catering establishments can also be booked through their reservations service

HOLIDAYS WITH HELP - www.holidayswithhelp.org.uk - 020 8390 9752

• Respite care breaks for disabled people and their Carers, held once a year at Blackpool, and once in Sussex

3H FUND (HELP THE HANDICAPPED FUND) - www.3hfund.org.uk - 01892 547474

• 3H Fund organises subsidised group holidays for physically disabled children and adults with the support of volunteer helpers so that carers can have a separate break

THE ASSISTANCE TRAVEL SERVICE - www.assistedholidays.com - 01708 863198

• Information on resorts with nursing services, adapted accommodation and facilities, UK and abroad

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SECTION TWO - HOLIDAY LOCATIONS

ACCESS AT LAST

• www.accessatlast.com - provides lists of accessible accommodation in England and around the world

BOND HOTEL, and BOND HOLIDAY HOMES, BLACKPOOL - www.bondhotel.co.uk - 01253 341218

• Specialist hotel for the disabled.  Specially adapted caravans for the disabled, ramp access and raised toilets.  Holiday pick up and return service.  Day excursions.  Hoists and equipment available

CONISTON WHEELCHAIR TRAIL

• A Wheelchair friendly path now runs from the village to Coniston Boating Centre, and includes a new steel bridge over Church Beck.  Hopes are high that the trails will be extended linking the boating centre with other parts of Coniston

FAMILY AND CARERS TRUST

• This charity has two caravans - located on Haven holiday parks in Somerset and Yorkshire - which they let to people with disabilities and Carers free of charge for holidays. You can contact them via their secretary, Stewart Foulds, Family and Carers Trust, 3 Larch Walk, Torquay, TQ2 7HG (Solihull Carers Centre have used them over a few years)

GLAMORGAN HOLIDAY HOTEL - www.glamorganholidayhotel.com  - 01656 785375

• Respite Hotel, offering full board accommodation, with or without care package.  Registered with Care Standards Agency.  Leaflets in resource drawer

GROOMS HOLIDAYS - www.johngrooms.org.uk - 08456 58 44 78

• Various Hotel and Self-Catering Holidays available, see brochure in Resource Files

LA ROCHE DERRIEN, FRANCE - www.ineedaholidaytoo.com - 0800 949 6801

• English run converted Cotton Mill offering fully accessible holidays.  English speaking support workers available.  Accessible minibus available

LYZZICK HALL HOTEL, KESWICK - 017687 72277

• Have ground floor room that caters for the disabled.  Underskiddaw, Keswick on Derwentwater, Cumbria, CA12 4PY.  Email lyzzickhall@btconnect.com

MAISON DE LANDES HOTEL, JERSEY - 01534 481683

• Superb for disabled, and for Carers too.  St.Ouen, Jersey JE3 2AA

NEW MAYFAIR HOTEL, BLACKPOOL - 01253 347543

• Offers w/chair access, adjustable beds, walk in showers

ORTON RIGG HOTEL, POOLE - 01202 707946

• Offers w/chair access, adjustable beds, walk in showers

THE PINES, BISHOP CASTLE, SHROPSHIRE - 01588 638234 - www.pinestrust.org.uk

•  Large, modern house adapted into a self catering holiday centre.  Caters for parties only, but costs from only £10 a night.  Has bath lifts and hoists fitted

PLOUGHMAN'S COTTAGE - www.cottages4you.co.uk

• This farm with converted buildings has been recommended to us by a Carer who's son has learning disabilities, and who enjoyed a holiday at this location with his Care Workers.  It offers ground floor, wheelchair friendly accommodation, fully equipped.  It is located at Out Rawcliffe, near Blackpool

THE ST ANNES HOTEL, South Promenade, St.Annes on Sea 01253 713108 www.st-annes-hotel.com

• Variety of rooms available, including suites accommodating up to 6 people so whole family can holiday together. Fully adapted shower rooms. Electric beds, emergency call system, hoists, special mattresses, easy access furniture - some facilities only available in certain rooms or on request when booking

WOODLANDS RESPITE CARE CENTRE, YORK - 01904 430600

• Multiple Sclerosis respite only

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SECTION THREE - FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR BREAKS AND HOLIDAYS

FAMILY FUND - www.familyfundtrust.org.uk

• National Charity funded by Government.  Open to families with children under 15 who have severe disability or serious illness

FAMILY HOLIDAY ASSOCIATION - www.fhaonline.org.uk - 020 7436 3304

• Provide grants for families on low incomes to access holidays.  Applications for 2006 can commence in September 2005

  HOLIDAY ENDEAVOUR FOR LONE PARENTS

• This charity, run by people who are or have been lone parents, provides high quality, low cost holidays for lone parents enabling them to enjoy family holidays regardless of income. For a brochure and further details write, en closing a 9"x6" envelope with first class stamp, to H.E.L.P., 5 Wallend Road, East Ham, London, E6 2NP

NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND FOR THE AGED - www.nbfa.org.uk

•  Provide grants for lonely, elderly to go access holidays

3H FUND - www.3hfund.org.uk - 01892 547474

• When funds are available, 3H Fund provides grants to families on low income with a physically or mentally disabled dependant to have a modest UK holiday break.

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SECTION FOUR - CARER’S BREAKS

NODDFA CENTRE, NORTH WALES - www.noddfa.org.uk - 01492 623473

• Offers breaks for Carers and ex-Carers, £27 day full board, concessions available

KILORAN TRUST, LONDON - 020 7602 7404

• Breaks run from Monday to Saturday, £40 night full board.  Kiloran will help to arrange to get the cost of the stay covered for those on low benefits