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Useful Links

Useful Links:

  • Find local Covid-19 community support groups in Oxfordshire. Email: info@oxfordshireallin.org.
    https://www.oxfordshireallin.org/

     

  • Free information and advice for older people and carers. Call 0345 450 1276.
    https://www.ageuk.org.uk/oxfordshire/

     

  • A website from Oxfordshire County Council. Find services and support to help you, your family and friends live more independently.
    https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

     

  • Can help with a wide variety of small general repairs. Available to owner-occupiers and tenants who are aged 60 or more, or are registered disabled, or are suffering from long-term ill-health. Cost of the service is ₤20 + VAT for up to one hour's work plus the cost of any materials. Call 01295 227022
    http://www.cherwell.gov.uk/

     

  • Can check on older isolated people who may be worried about cold callers or scams. Can help with problems in the Bicester town area such as unsocial behaviour and fly-tipping. Email: safer.communities@cherwell-dc.gov.uk. Call 01295 227007.
    http://www.cherwell.gov.uk/

     

  • Contact the team if you wish to be assessed for care at home, or have an Occupational Therapist make recommendations for adaptions and equipment to help you live independently at home. Call 0345 050 7666. Out of hours emergency number 0800 833408.
    https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/



     

  • Volunteer drivers use their own cars to provide essential transport for people who are unable to access public transport or don't have help from family or friends. There is a charge, paid to the driver, for this service. Email: transport@volunteerconnect.org.uk. Call 0300 3030 125.
    https://www.canosn.org.uk/Pages/
    Category/community-transport


     

  • Can provide contact information for Good Neighbour Schemes in Oxfordshire and support those wishing to set up schemes in the County. Email: office@vlu.org.uk. Call 01993 776277
    http://www.vlu.org.uk/



     

  • The National Charity for the elderly, the terminally ill and their pets. The only specialist charity for people in their last years and their much loved, much needed companion animals. Email:admin@cinnamon.org.uk. Call 01736 757 900.
    https://cinnamon.org.uk/

     

  • A scheme run by Oxfordshire Trading Standards that lists reliable, local businesses who have committed to trading fairly and doing a good job e.g. Plumbers, Electricians, Handymen and Gardeners.
    https://www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk/