Welfare Services

Alzheimers Society
East Anglia and Central Area Office: Alzheimer's Society
Heron Court, Ida Darwin Cambridge Road
Fulbourn
Cambridgeshire
CB21 5EE

Web 01223 884031 email
Audio Clunch Magazine
Contact: Denis Townsend:
01638 743452 Clunch Magazine
Burwell Post Natal Group
Child and Family nurse:
01638 743260
Burwell Day Centre
In addition to providing hot, freshly cooked meals on five days of the week, Burwell Day Centre offers entertainment and good companionship in congenial surroundings.
Burwell Day Centre Page
Citizens Advice (Cambridge & District)
Citizens Advice (Newmarket)
Newmarket Citizens Advice Bureau
Foley Gate
Wellington Street
Newmarket
Suffolk
CB8 0HY

01638 665999 email Citizens Advice (Newmarket)
Bottisham, Burwell and Soham Children's Centre
Children's Centres support all families with children under five. They offer easier access to health and family support, help with finding jobs and training, drop in sessions and activities, and information about local childcare and early education
01353 727188 Bottisham, Burwell and Soham Children's Centre
Crossroads Caring For Carers
Princess of Wales Hospital, Lynn Road, Lynn Road , Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN
01353 652138
East Cambs. Health & Social Care
Registrar of Births, Marriages & Deaths
Cambridge: Castle Lodge, Shire Ball, Cambridge CB3 OAP
Hours: Mon to Fri, 9.00am to 4.00pm.
Customer services and contact details
Ely: Old School House, 74 Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS
Monday 9.30am to 12pm 12.30pm to 4pm
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday 9.30am to 12pm 12.30pm to 4pm
Thursday: closed
Friday 9.30am to 12pm 12.30pm to 4pm

0345 045 1363 Registrar of Births, Marriages & Deaths
Sanctuary Housing
General enquiries (Open Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm, and Saturday, 9am to 1pm)
0800 1313348 (From Landline) 0300 123 3511 (From Mobile) Sanctuary Housing
The Grove Farm Riding for the Disabled Group
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BBC News
More than 50 poachers dispersed and dogs seized
Forty individuals will be investigated for rural and wildlife offences, police say.
Space firm fined £27,000 for safety issues
The Health and Safety Executive says staff were at risk of lung diseases.
Air Ambulance treats nearly 2,000 patients in 2025
The charity says it treated fewer patients year-on-year, but still needed financial support.
Trains disrupted after overnight works overrun
The disruption is expected until end of the day, Network Rail says.
Serious crash shuts part of A14 in Cambridgeshire
A crash between a car and a lorry carrying grain closes a carriageway for a number of hours.
Murder arrest after man pronounced dead
Police say a 40-year-old man is in custody being questioned on suspicion of murder.
Risk of corridor deaths discussed over hospice cut
Why did the NHS remove funding for nine inpatient hospice beds?
House with fixtures, fittings and Gary the goose
Gary the goose takes up residence on the river at the house, and will be part of the sale.
Women urged not to miss their smear tests
The programme checks for human papillomavirus, which is the main cause of cervical cancer.
Thousands of people attend Straw Bear Festival
A festival where a man dressed as a straw animal is paraded through a town returns for its 46th year.
Embroiderer releases Bayeux Tapestry pattern book
The book comes ahead of the arrival at the British Museum later this year of the real thing.

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