Local and National Contacts

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Local & national projects & support services
Local and National
Contacts

HOUSING DEPARTMENT
Barrow Borough Council
SOCIAL HOUSING
To apply for housing with any of the following providers, you
must first register with Cumbria Choice, where available
properties are advertised weekly: www.cumbriachoice.org.uk
Accent Tel: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.accentgroup.org
Accent own and manage over 21,500 homes across the country, including in Cumbria. They
have regional offices in Middlesbrough, Burnley, Bradford, Camberley and Peterborough. Our
head office is located in Shipley, West Yorkshire.
Barrow Borough Council Tel: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.barrowbc.gov.uk
Barrow Borough Council have properties within the Barrow borough and these are advertised
weekly on Cumbria Choice.
Eden Tel: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.edenha.org.uk
Eden Housing Association manage 1,982 general needs homes in the Eden Valley, with over
half of these properties in Penrith.
Home Group Tel: [phone]
Email: Use General Enquiries on website
Website: www.homegroup.org.uk
Home Group manage 55,000 homes in over 200 local authority areas in England, Scotland
and Wales.
Impact Housing Tel: [phone] or 07946 336336
Association Email: [email protected]
Website: www.impacthousing.org.uk
3,000 properties covering the whole of Cumbria and some schemes in Lancaster. Cumbria’s
biggest landlord of supported housing, with over 500 properties and bedspaces. The biggest
concentration of Impact housing is in Allerdale where there are over 1200 properties
Riverside Tel: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.riverside.org.uk
Offer general needs and supported accommodation around the country, including Cumbria.
Two Castles Tel: [phone] or text 07554 654900
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.twocastles.org.uk
Two Castles aim to build 100 new properties per year and specialise in developing small
schemes from three to 30 units in rural locations.
Your Derwent & Solway Tel: [phone]
Email: Use General Enquiries on website
Website: www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk

With over 33,000 properties, Your Housing Group is also launching its private sale and rental
retirement living model offering high-quality lifestyle living for the over 55's in semi-rural
and urban locations.
SUPPORTED HOUSING
Admiral Court Tel: [phone]
Anchor Email: ‘Contact us’ on website
Website: www.anchor.org.uk

20 one bedroom purpose-built properties for rent for people over the age of 55. Scheme is
situated on Hope Street in Barrow-in-Furness town centre.
Stonham Tel: [phone]
Brewery Street Fax: [phone]
Address: 11 Brewery Street, Barrow-in-Furness,
Cumbria. LA14 1AJ.
Supported housing for people with mental health problems in Barrow-in-Furness.
Project John Tel: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Address: 20 Bath St, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1NE
Young, single, homeless people aged 16-25, single parents and those with majority custody of
their child. No local connection required.
Station View Tel: [phone] or 01229 825356
Accent Address: Holker Street, Barrow-in-
Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5SF
55+ Supported Housing incorporating 41 flats of both 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom.
BARROW BED AND BREAKFASTS THAT PROVIDE
NIGHTLY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACCOMMODATION.
Nb. Some may agree for Housing Benefit to offset some cost.

The Lodge
6-9 Lawson Street

Barrow-in-Furness

Cumbria

LA14 2LN

http://barrowlodgehotel.co.uk

Tel: [phone]

Healey’s
Hindpool Road
Barrow-in-Furness

Cumbria

LA14 2ND

Tel: [phone]

The Victoria Hotel
82 Church Street
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria

LA14 2HJ

Tel: [phone]

EVERYDAY SUPPORT

Adult Social Care / Health and Wellbeing
4th Floor, Craven House, Michaelson Road, Barrow in Furness, LA14 1FD.
Telephone: [phone]
EMERGENCY DUTY TEAM - 01228 526690
Email: [email protected]

Adult Social Care is part of Cumbria County Council and is responsible for providing you with help to
access the care and support you need.
Barrow and District Disability Association
71-77 School Street,
Barrow-in-Furness,
Cumbria,
LA14 1EJ

[email protected]
Children’s Services
Craven House, Michaelson Road, Barrow in Furness, LA14 1FD.
Telephone: [phone]
Cumbria Safeguarding Hub - Out of hours 0333 2401727

Children’ Services are responsible for a wide range of services for children, young people, their families
and schools in Cumbria including education for all ages, social care, youth support, early help, children’s
centres, the youth offending service, special educational needs and children with disabilities.
Mental Health Crisis Team
Dane Garth, Furness General Hospital Dalton Lane, Barrow-in-
Furness, LA14 4LF.

Telephone: 111 or present at A&E.

If you’re having a crisis in your mental health then you can access the crisis team through presenting at
A&E or calling the urgent (non-emergency) 111 number.
Duddon House
Duddon House, Fairfield Lane, Barrow-In-Furness, LA13 9AZ
Phone: [phone]

For people with disorders or presentations such as acute episode of mental illness, bipolar disorders,
psychotic disorders, depression, severe emotional difficulties, personality disorder and people seeking
gender re-assignment. Also supports people with specific disorders, e.g. severe obsessive compulsive
disorder, phobias and anxiety spectrum disorders needing specialist interventions.
Citizen’s Advice Bureau
Ramsden Hall, 48 Abbey Rd, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 5QW
Telephone: Cumbria Adviceline on 03444 88 96 24

Barrow Citizens Advice is an independent charity which provides free, confidential, impartial, independ-
ent information and advice to people who live and work in the borough of Barrow in Furness about their
rights and responsibilities.
EVERYDAY SUPPORT CONTINUED
Barrow & District Credit Union
Barrow & District Credit Union, 1–3 The Mall, Barrow-in-Furness,
LA14 1HL

Office: 01229 870110
Mobile: [phone]
[email protected]
An ethical, not for profit financial co-operative serving our members in South West Cumbria with sav-
ings and loans facilities.
Ways to Welfare
Cumbria County Council

If you feel that you are in need of some help and need assistance to explore your options
please call Cumbria County Council’s community support team on 01228 221100 or email
communitysupport@ cumbria.gov.uk.
CHARITIES
Barrow Foodbank
Abbey Road Baptist Church (at back), Abbey Road,
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BD

01229 343436
Age UK
Age UK Barrow & District, Lakeland House, Abbey Road,
LA14 1XL

01229 831 425
[email protected]
British Heart Foundation
Furniture and Electrical Store, 46-48 Portland Walk, Barrow-in-
Furness, LA14 1DB

01229 221325
Furness Homeless Shelter
27 Bath Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1NS

Tel: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Mind
The William Bingley Centre, 64 School Street, Barrow-in-
Furness,, LA14 1EW

01229 827094
Salvation Army
Abbey Road , Barrow-in-Furness , LA14 5UD

[email protected]
01229 433550
Shelter
http://www.shelter.org.uk/
0808 800 4444
St Mary’s Hospice
Barrow Furniture Warehouse, Unit J, Wilkie Road, Barrow-in-
Furness, LA14 5UT
07827235849 / 01229 824830
[email protected]
www.stmaryshospice.org.uk/

As well as palliative and end of life care, St Mary’s Hospice also sells a range of
clothing and furniture in their seven shops in Barrow and Ulverston. The address
above is for the furniture shop in Barrow. Visit the website for further information.
Barrow Community ‘Soup’ Kitchen

Search for ‘Barrow Community Kitchen’ on Facebook.
CUMBRIAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Local Authorities will provide all people with advice and assistance on
their housing need. For information on our statutory duties towards
people who are homeless or likely to become homeless, please read
our Homelessness leaflet.
Allerdale Borough Council

Allerdale House,
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 3YJ

01900 702702
[email protected]
Barrow Borough Council

Town Hall
Duke Street
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 2LD

Main Number: 01229 876543
Homelessness and Housing Advice: 01229 876332 / 876507 /
876374

[email protected]

Carlisle City Council

Civic Centre,
Carlisle,
Cumbria,
CA3 8QG

01228 817000
[email protected]
Copeland Borough Council

Customer Services
The Market Hall
Market Place
Whitehaven
Cumbria CA28 7JG

0845 054 8600
01946 598300
[email protected]
Eden District Council

Town Hall,
Penrith,
Cumbria,
CA11 7QF.

01768 817817
[email protected]

South Lakeland District Council

South Lakeland House,
Lowther Street,
Kendal,
Cumbria
LA9 4UF

01539 733 333
0845 050 4434
[email protected]
Cumbria County Council

The Courts,
Carlisle,
Cumbria,
CA3 8NA

01228 221548
SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC &
SEXUAL ABUSE

Women’s Community Matters

01229 311102
[email protected]
Let Go

North Cumbria 01228 633640 [email protected]
South Cumbria 01229 582386 [email protected]
West Cumbria 01900 842991 [email protected]
North Lancashire 01524 846058 [email protected]
Birchall Trust

01229 820828
[email protected]

Free confidential counselling service for male and females, children, young people and adult survivors of
recent or historic rape and sexual abuse in South Cumbria and North Lancashire.
National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV)

0207 186 8270 or 0800 970 2070
Text: NCDV to 60777 and we will call back
[email protected]
Women’s Aid

0808 2000 247
[email protected]
(Helpline in partnership between Women’s Aid and Refuge)
Refuge
0808 2000 247
(Helpline in partnership between Women’s Aid and Refuge)
Mankind
01823 334244
[email protected]
For men suffering domestic abuse