'A Place to Talk'
Back in September 2000 we launched our first APT Centre in Haverhill as a pilot scheme. It was a huge success. Although we found linked volunteer befrienders for many of the people with learning disabilities on our books, the sad truth is that it can sometimes take a while to find the right person to make a link.
APT ('A Place to Talk') is a centre run by a local Co-Ordinator where SBS members and other adults of all different ages can go without carers to meet up, with or without their befrienders. People can join in the many different leisure activities on offer each week, workshops on different topics, gain computer skills or seek advice on a problem and make new friends. APT is run by a staff member with a number of volunteers who help with the activities and refreshments, chat to people or just listen.
Since opening our first APT Centre we have been able to open other APTs in Sudbury, Bury St. Edmunds, Ipswich, Lowestoft, and Stowmarket - all of which are well attended.
We are also pleased to announce the opening of our newest Apt Centre in FELIXSTOWE on 8.10.09 - which is open on Thursday mornings and is proving to be very popular already!
Our SAXMUNDHAM Apt Centre has now relocated to LEISTON, and opened it's doors for the first time at the United Church, 47 High Street, Leiston on Tuesday 1st December 2009.
|
IPSWICH APT |
BURY ST EDMUNDS APT |
|
Museum Street
Methodist Church, |
Quaker Friends
Meeting House access from St Andrew's Street North, Bury St Edmunds - IP33
1SJ Open Wednesdays 10am until 12.30pm |
|
SUDBURY APT |
HAVERHILL APT / YP@Apt |
|
Disabled
Access: The
Conservative Club, New Street |
The Community
Centre, |
|
STOWMARKET APT |
LOWESTOFT APT |
|
Community
Centre |
Salvation Army
Hall, |
|
LEISTON APT |
SATURDAY APT - IPSWICH |
|
Leiston United
Church For more information contact: Sara Hinton on 07906 758037
|
Museum Street
Methodist Church
|
|
BC2 |
OTLEY LUNCH CLUB |
|
Open 1st and 3rd Tuesday in every month from May '10 7pm - 9pm at The Community Centre, Strasbourg Square, Haverhill, CB9 0HR Alternate sessions include outings and activities Contact Marilyn Bennett on 07854 845027 for details
|
Open 3rd Thursday each month 12pm until 1pm at Otley College, Otley, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 9EY Contact Sara Hinton on 07906 758037 for details
|
|
BURY ST EDMUNDS BEFRIENDERS CLUB |
FELIXSTOWE APT |
|
Open 2nd and 4th Tuesday in every month (some sessions include outings and activities) 6.30pm until 8.30pm Quaker Friends Meeting House access from St Andrew's Street North, Bury St Edmunds IP14 2DB For more information contact: Fran Moore on 07906 758035 |
United Reformed Church Corner of Tomline and Orwell Roads Felixstowe - IP11 7PA - Open Thursdays 10am until 12.30pm For more information contact: Seamus Bennett on 07960 424217
|
Home Page How to Contact Us Email Us