links to organisations & groups that we are connected with

Southport Talking Newspaper is an independent registered charity that offers a free service for registered blind and partially sighted people in Southport, Formby, Ormskirk and beyond.

This enables them to listen to local news printed in the Southport Visiter, The Ormskirk Advertiser and the Champion.

 Playlist for Life is a music and dementia charity. The charity was founded in 2013 by writer and broadcaster Sally Magnusson after the death of her mother, Mamie, who had dementia. Our vision is simple: we want everyone with dementia to have a unique, personal playlist and everyone who loves or cares for them to know how to use it. 

Cherish (Reach And Connect) are pleased to be a registered help point for Playlist For Life.

 The Southport Macmillan Centre is a community based support and information service for people affected by cancer, as well as their family, friends and carers. It is also a signposting service which has been developed jointly between Macmillan Cancer Support and Southport & Formby Clinical Commissioning Group. 

 Sefton Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) is an independent registered charity with a borough-wide brief to assist and support voluntary community and faith sector (VCF) activity across Sefton, Merseyside. 

AskSARA is an award-winning online self-help guide providing expert advice and information on products and equipment for older and disabled people. AskSARA is easy to use.

 Riverside Housing are proud to be one of the leading registered providers of social housing in the UK, offering affordable housing and support to people of all ages and circumstances. 

Six Dots Counselling aim to provide a one-to-one counselling service to any adult who is living with sight loss in the Sefton and wider Merseyside area. Whether you have just been diagnosed with a sight limiting eye condition or if you have been blind or visually impaired all or part of your life, at Six Dots Counselling we can provide you with a qualified counsellor who has an excellent understanding and lived experience of the very specific issues and barriers that may be troubling you.