APT Centres

'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.

The APT Centre provides those people waiting for a friend with somewhere to go on a weekly basis. 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. Our Saxmundham Apt Group is now open all day!

ALL APT CENTRES ARE OPEN BETWEEN 10:00AM AND 12:30PM*(except Saxmundham, see below)

IPSWICH APT	BURY ST EDMUNDS APT
Museum Street Methodist Church Entrance from Blackhorse Lane Ipswich Open Tuesday For more information contact: Amanda Eaves on 01449 613222	Quaker Friends Meeting House access from St Andrew's Street North, Bury St Edmunds Open Wednesday For more information contact: Fran Moore on 07908 601152
SUDBURY APT	HAVERHILL APT
The Conservative Club 39 New Street Sudbury Open Thursday For more information contact: Myra Cawtheray on 01787 319103	The Community Centre, Strasbourg Square, Haverhill Open Friday For more information contact: Myra Cawtheray on 01787 319103
STOWMARKET APT	LOWESTOFT APT
Community Centre Hillside, off Lavenham Way Stowmarket Open Thursday For more information contact: Fran Moore on 01787 282636	Salvation Army Hall, Corner of Beech Road and Battery Road, Lowestoft Open Friday For more information contact: Christine Roe on 01502 711070

SBS are also running some Saturday morning APT Centres. These are also open between 10:00am and 12:30pm and venues are:

IPSWICH: Methodist Church Hall, Blackhorse Lane.

LOWESTOFT: (There is currently no Saturday Apt in Lowestoft until further notice)

* SAXMUNDHAM IS MOVING TO:

MARKET HALL, 29 HIGH STREET, SAXMUNDHAM

(10am until 3pm) from 2nd December 08

Contact Sara Hinton on

07733 113754

1st Saturday in every month

Another scheme running in Bury St. Edmunds is the Befrienders Club which is an evening social club. If you find it difficult to get to the APT Centre because of daytime commitments, then maybe this is the place for you.

Quaker Friends Meeting House,

2nd and 4th Tuesday evenings in every month - 6:30pm to 8:30pm

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