Other Local Support in Arun

Arun Counselling Centre is accredited by the BACP – Please see our Support Hub for further details about this.

The centre provides low cost counselling to people in the Littlehampton community.
Confidential services are available for both individuals and employer’s who want to support the mental health of their employees.

Click here for a link the Arun Counselling Centre website.

Address:
Dove Lodge, 
49 Beach Road, 
Littlehampton
BN17 5JG.

Telephone: 01903 714417
Click here for a contact form.

Social Media:
– Facebook

Citizen’s Advice is a national charity – Please see our Support Hub for more details.

Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice is an independent charity that provides information and advice to people in the local area on issues that include:

– Debt,
– Housing,
– Legal,
– Healthcare,
– Family,
– Consumer,
– Employment.

Click here for a link to the Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice.

Address:
10a The Arcade,
Bognor Regis,
West Sussex,
PO21 1LH

Click here for various ways to access the service.

Social Media:
– Facebook
– Twitter/X
– LinkedIn
– Instagram

Littlehampton Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club offers an opportunity for military veterans and their families to meet for a brew and chat.

Donations are welcome but there is no formal membership but you are expected to have a connection to a military family in a significant way.

The club meets every Wednesday and Saturday between 10am & 12pm.

Click here for a link to the Littlehampton Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club

Address:
Old Corn Store Bar & Bistro,
72 High Street,
Littlehampton,
BN17 5DX

Telephone:  07728760246
Email:
info@littlehamptonafvbc.org.uk
(General Enquiries)
 welfare@littlehamptonafvbc.org.uk
(Welfare Enquiries)

Social Media:
– Facebook
– Twitter/X

Friends of Mewbrook Park is part of the national TCV (The Conservation Volunteers’) Community Network Group – Please see our Support Hub for further details.

Friends of Mewsbrook Park is a group that enhances and maintains the park’s Green Flag status and ensures it is an asset to the local community. Alongside maintenance tasks such as gardening and litter picking, the group holds meetings twice a year to discuss programmes, concerns and council planning. Social events and talks on various subjects are held throughout the year along with nature trail and competitions.

Membership costs £5 per household and is renewable annually on 1st April.

Click here for a link to the Friends of Mewsbrook Park website.

Email: friendsofmewsbrookpark@gmail.com

Or click here for a contact form.

Click here for a link to the Arun Youth Projects website.

Address:
The Wickbourne Centre,
Littlehampton,
BN17 7DZ

Telephone: 01903 782744
Email: hello@arunchurch.com

Social Media:
– Facebook
– Instagram

Home-Start is a national charity – Please see our Support Hub for further details.

Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur provides volunteer-led befriending support and practical and emotional advice to families with young children struggling with the challenges of parenting.

Help is offered through a combination of home visits, group work, buggy walks, video or telephone support and counselling.

Address:
E2 Arundel Court,
Park Bottom,
Arundel,
West Sussex
BN18 0AA

Telephone: 01903 953799
Email: admin@home-startawa.org.uk

Social Media:
– Facebook
– Instagram

The Sussex Snowdrop Trust is a charity in Chichester that provides ‘Nursing Care at Home’ for local children with life-threatening or terminal illnesses. Its services include:

– Children’s Community Nurses,
– Health Care Assistants,
– Snowdrop Counsellors,
– Financial Assistance.

Click here for a link to The Sussex Snowdrop Trust website.

Address:
3 William Booker Yard,
The Street,
Walberton,
West Sussex.
BN18 0PF

Telephone: 01243 572433
Email: office@snowdroptrust.com

Social Media:
– Facebook
– Instagram

Bognor Regis Foodbank is supported by The Trussell Trust – Please see our Support Hub for more details.Bognor Regis Foodbank is supported by local churches and community groups. It aims to prevent hunger in the local area by providing emergency food and practical help to support people in crisis.

Those in difficulty are referred to the foodbank by professionals such as social workers and GPs. They then receive a voucher which entitles them to a 3-day nutritionally-balanced emergency food parcel and will also be signposted to other services that can support them out of poverty.

Click here for a link to the Bognor Regis Foodbank.

Address:
Bognor Foodbank
Argyle Hall
Argyle Road
Bognor Regis
PO21 1DY

Telephone: 01243 866952
Email: info@bognorregis.foodbank.org.uk

Social Media:
– Twitter/X
– Facebook

Cancer United is a charity that offers health and wellbeing support to people going through cancer treatment. Founded by Jan Sheward after finding a lack of health and wellbeing support available following a breast cancer diagnosis; the charity offers services and benefits designed to improve the physical and mental health of everyone that has been affected by cancer. These include:

– CUFitter – the UK’s first cancer specific gym & fitness centre.
– CU On the Ward – an exercise programme designed for people staying in hospital.
– Out Sing Cancer – a choir for people whose lives have been affected by cancer.
– Active Recovery Group – a support group for people whose lives have been affected by a cancer diagnosis.

Click here for a link to the Cancer United website.

Address:
Millfield House,
Station Road,
Angmering,
BN16 4HY

Telephone: 01903 779880
Email: office@cancerunited.org.uk

Social Media:
– Facebook
– Twitter/X
– Instagram

My Sisters’ House Women’s Centre is a charity that provides support to women suffering domestic abuse.

Trauma-informed services and support and specialist domestic abuse support is delivered in English and Eastern European languages. These include:

– Financial and housing advice & advocacy.
– 1-2-1 support,
– Drop-in sessions,
– Peer support,
– Counselling,
– Employment services,
– Education & training,
– Emergency toiletries & foodbank vouchers.

Main hubs are located in Bognor Regis and Chichester and support the Arun and Chichester Districts.

Click here for a link to the My Sisters’ House Women’s Centre website.

Hub Addresses:
108b/c London Road
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO21 1BD

44 Bognor Road
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 7TG

Email: office@mysistershouse.info
Telephone: 01243 697800

Social Media:
– Facebook
– Instagram
– Twitter/X
– LinkedIn

Safe in Sussex is a registered charity that provides help and support for people affected by domestic abuse in West Sussex.

It provides refuge accommodation and outreach programmes to support the recovery of victims of abuse and after becoming free from an abusive relationship.

Services include:

– Women’s Community Groups
–   One to One Support
–   Refuge Accommodation

Click here for a link to the Safe in Sussex website.

Address:
1-7 Elm Park,
Ferring,
BN12 5RN

Telephone: 0330 333 7416

Social Media:
– Facebook
– Instagram
–LinkedIn

The Lions Club is a national and international charity association – Please see our Support Hub for more information.

Bognor Regis Lions Club has raised over £3 million since it was established in 1965 for local charitable causes. Funds are raised through a variety of social events, fayres and festivals.
Administration expenses are met by modest member subscription fees. Membership is by invitation and there are business meetings on the 2nd Monday of each month at the Robin Hood Hotel at 8pm.

Click here for a link to the Bognor Regis Lions Club.

The Robin Hood
Shripney Rd,
Shripney,
Bognor Regis
PO22 9PA

Click here for a contact form.

Arun Wellbeing is an organisation that supports the local community in improving their health and wellbeing by offering a variety of services including:

– Wellbeing adviser support,
– Alcohol reduction support,
– NHS health checks,
– Workplace wellbeing service,
– Weight Information and Sensible Eating courses,
– Quit smoking support,
– Active Classes

Click here for a link to the Arun Wellbeing website.

Office Address:
Arun Civic Centre,
Maltravers Road,
Littlehampton,
BN17 5LF

(This is accessible by appointment only, Mon- Fri except Bank Holidays.)

Telephone:  01903 737862
Email: wellbeinginfo@arun.gov.uk
(General Enquiries)

Or click here for a link to the contact page.

Social Media:
–Twitter/X
– Facebook

Turning Tides is a Christian faith charity that is the largest provider of services for single homeless people in West Sussex.

The charity covers the areas of Adur and Worthing, Littlehampton, Horsham District and Mid Sussex, accommodating over 200 people in 20+ properties every year.

Turning Tides provides services such as:

–Community Hubs,
–Outreach,
–Accommodation & Housing,
– Move On Housing,
– Substance Misuse & Recovery,
– Health & Wellbeing,
– Community Inclusion,

Click here for a link to the Turning Tides website.

Address:
Turning Tides Town Hall,
Chapel Road,
Worthing,
West Sussex
BN11 1HA

Email: info@turning-tides.org.uk
or
Click here for a contact form

Social Media:
– Instagram

Arun Sunshine Group is a social peer group for adults with learning disabilities that helps them to advance their education, welfare and confidence. It also provides support for families and cares and encourages engagement within the local community.

The group meets on alternate Sunday’s at:

The Girlguiding Centre, 
Duke St,
Littlehampton,
BN17 6EU.

Click here for a link to the Arun Sunshine Group.

Registered Office Address:
2 Beechlands Cottages,
Beechland Close,
East Preston,
West Sussex
BN16 1JT

Telephone:  07958 777027
Email: kim@arunsunshine.org.uk

Mind is a nationwide charity – please see our Support Hub for further details.

West Sussex Mind is an independent local charity that supports people with their mental health through services for all ages and social groups. These include peer support, social activities and specialist services.

Support service locations include:

– Worthing
– Littlehampton
– Southwick
– Midhurst
– Chanctonbury

Click here for a link to the West Sussex Mind website.

Address:
The Gateway,
8-10 Durrington Lane,
Worthing,
BN13 2QG

Telephone: 0300 303 5652 (Help Point)
(Mon- Fri, 10am – 4pm)

Email:
helppoint@westsussexmind.org
info@westsussexmind.org

Social Media:
– Facebook
– Twitter/X
– Instagram

Age UK West Sussex, Brighton and Hove is an independent charity that helps older people, their families and carers’ in the local community and provide services to the over 50s that include:

– Information guides and factsheets,
– Cost of Living Support,
– Community Agent Service,
– Beauty & Holistic Therapies,
– Cafes,
– Carewise,
– Scams and Fraud,
– Hairdressing,
– The Gym,
– Digital Skills,
– Support at Home After Hospital,
– Dementia Support,
– Handyperson Services,
– Garden Services,
– Take Home and Settle,
– Social Prescribing,
– Home Visiting Services,
– Money Advice Service,
– Advice Service,
– Home Help.

Click here for a link to the Age UK West Sussex, Brighton and Hove website.

Address:
The Laburnum Centre
Lyon Street,
Bognor Regis,
West Sussex
PO21 1UX

Telephone: 01243 827 185
Email: info-arun@ageukwsbh.org.uk

Social Media:
– Facebook

4Sight Vision Support is an independent charity that provides specialist support and advice for blind and partially sighted people across West Sussex, including Arun.

The charity’s services include:

– Client Services,
– Sight Care Advisor Service,
– Low Vision Assessment Service,
– Accessible Technology Service,
– Vision Support Services,
– Health and Wellbeing Service,
– Daily Living Aids Catalogue.

Click here for a link to the 4 Sight Vision Support website.

Address:
4Sight Vision Support
36 Victoria Drive,
Bognor Regis,
West Sussex,
PO21 2TE

Telephone: 01243 828555
E-Mail: enquiries@4sight.org.uk

Social Media:
– Facebook
– Twitter
– Instagram