Latton Bush Centre Tenants
Below is a short brief about most of the Centre's tenants which
provides information on the services they offer.
Alzheimer’s Society (Harlow)
Are a small local team of staff and volunteers
who are dedicated to providing carer with up to date information
and practical help. They give you a chance to talk
confidentially to someone who understands. The outreach
workers can visit you at home or in the office, if you
prefer. They will give information regarding other services
plus advice and assistance with Benefits and claims. They
offer courses for carers. Produce a Newsletter covering new
developments, their services and social events. They operate
an information desk at the hospital to coincide with the
consultant’s clinic to provide independent information and
advice.
Age Concern Home Support
Provide help with various household duties
like, general housework, shopping, laundry and ironing for people
aged 60 and over, who find it difficult to do tasks for
themselves. Their aim is to help older people maintain an
independent life in their own homes.
Counselling and Life Management Centre
(CALM)
Formerly know as the Well Women Centre, the
service was established in 1988. The change of name in 2005
reflects the desire to be able to offer services to men and
couples, by sourcing additional funding. The CALM centre
offers 1:1 Counselling, people may self-refer and the service is
confidential. Self help groups and self-esteem courses are
also available funding permitting.
Commonside Christian
Fellowship (CCF)
CCF has been based at the Latton Bush Centre
for over 10 years and comprises of around 20 adult members and
their Sunday Service is held in the Red Room. They have an
evangelical basis and also believe that the gifts and ministries of
the Holy Spirit are for today’s church. There is a strong
sense of community in the church family, expressed in their
friendships, practices care and prayer. Elder Philip Gray and
Tim Humphries from Ten17 also hold regular prayer meetings at the
centre.
Community Mental Health
Centre
The Community Mental Health Centre gives
support to residents of Harlow aged 16-65 years who have issues
caused by depression, anxiety, psychotic or suicidal ideas.
They also support people experiencing a life crisis, so that more
long-term mental health difficulties may be avoided.
There are two teams based at the Centre each
relating to specific GP surgeries. Each team is
multi-disciplinary and offers input by Community Psychiatric
Nurses, Social workers, Occupational Therapists, Support workers,
Psychologists and Consultant Psychiatrists.
Day Services are also offered at the Centre in
the form of groups focusing on areas such as anxiety management,
relaxation, art and music. These are aimed at helping
individuals with mental health problems to develop strategies to
cope with their difficulties.
Employ-Ability
Employ-Ability is the working name of Ideas
Plus, a supported employment service working to increae empolyment
opportunities for people experiencing barriers to getting a
job. Barriers could include attitudes in the labour market,
physical access or a personal lack of confidence.
Fosterplus
Fosterplus is a nationwide independent
fostering agency providing high quality, safe and supportive care
for children in a family setting. They get referrals from
Local Authorities, and place young people with their foster
carers. They assess new carers, support existing carers, and
ensure that their carers have training and support to help them
with the fostering task.
Griffon Day Nursery
The Griffon Day Nursery Co-operative Limited
was established in 1990. They are a dedicated team of
professional and qualified nursery staff who provide a safe, caring
and stimulating environment for children to grow. They strive
to ensure that they offer a clear development and curriculum plan
for all age groups from 3 months to 5 years. Working within
the requirements of the Children’s Act 1989, they are annually
inspected by Ofsted Early Years inspectors. The nursery is
registered to cater for 32 children aged 2-5 and 12 under 2’s in
the baby unit. Contact the nursery to arrange a visit.
Rainbow Reuse Project
The Rainbow ReUse project os part of Rainbow
Services, a local charity working to alleviate the effects of
disadvantage, deprivation and social exclusion. The
ReUSe Centre occupys two Units of the Business Centre and
takes donations of good quality furniture and white goods to
pass on to people on low income or benefits for a small
charge. The recycling workshop refurbishes furniture and
creates wooden items.
The project is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9.30am to
3pm.
Harlow Heath Centre Trust
The Trust owns and is responsible for seven
health centres in Harlow and has already built the new Health
Centre at Church Langley and has redeveloped Keats House at Bush
Fair and Addison House.
Advocacy for Older People in
Hospital
Set up in 2002, jointly managed by Age Concern
Essex and Epping Forest Council for Voluntary Service. They
aim to provide independent advocacy support to older people in
hospital in the west Essex area and some neighbouring
hospitals. The service is free.
Relate
Relate provide relationship counselling
services from local venues and several secondary schools across
North Essex, Mid Essex, West Essex and East Herts. Everything
they do is aimed at supporting healthy, positive and balanced
relationships. They offer the service to anyone in need of
guidance with relationship issues; young or old, in a relationship
or single, as a family, as a couple or an individual.
Ten17 FM
Ten 17 started broadcasting on 1st
May 1993 to East Herts and West Essex from its studios at the
Latton Bush Centre. Providing local news and information to
listeners, Ten 17 has always had a strong connection with local
councils and businesses that are within the transmission
area.
The Edge Martial Arts Studio
The edge provide martial arts classes for all the family running
classes for all shapes, sizes and abilities. Affiliated to
recognised governing bodies they provide fully qualified coaches.
CRB checked and fully insured. They provide Judo, Kickboxing, Body
Conditioning Circuit Training, Community and School Projects,
Charity Events and bespoke Corporate courses.
Harlow Lawn Tennis
Club
HLTC welcomes all standards of players from
beginners to those looking for more competitive tennis and has a
number of teams in the Essex League. It has a very active
junior section and offers both fun and competitive tennis for all
standards. Family memberships are encouraged with an active
program of social tennis events throughout the year. A full
range of coaching programmes are available as well as individual
coaching. The courts at Latton Bush are currently being
redeveloped to improve the facilities.
Harlow Community
Transport
Harlow Community Transport provides an
accessible rnae of transport services for harlow redidents and
local voluntary and community groups.
Services provided are:
Dial a ride minibus service
Minibus Hire
Social Care Scheme.
If you are interested in becoming a
volunteer driver, full training is given and expenses will be
reimbursed at 40p per mile. For information on this or
any aspect of the service please telephone
446855.
Harlow Town
Twinning Association
They are a group of people interested in
maintaining links with the towns to which Harlow is twinned.
That is Velizy-Villacoublay in France and Havirov in the Czech
Republic. Established for over 25 years, we arrange contacts
between individuals or groups wishing to make new friends and
support the principles of twinning. Although they no longer
have an office here, they still have a mail box and we have art
work and artefacts from the twinned towns on display in the
centre.
The Beauty Clinic
Recently relocated from the swimming pool the clinic treatments
offered include; waxing, facials, manicures, pedicures,
eyelash/brow tinting, inch loss, hair removal, tanning etc.
Harlow Chiropractic Clinic
If you have ever suffred from back, neck, should pain, sciatica,
trapped nerves, joint pain, stiffness, migraines, headaches,
whiplash injury, minor sports injuries the clinic may be able to
help.
Sparkle
Newly opened Beauty salon providing a range of treatements,
including manicures and pedicures.
All About Hair
Provide the full range of hair care for all the family.
Beauty treatments also available.
Ditac
Designers and suppliers of self-adhesive labels and labelling
systems.
Easy Slim
Diet and Slimming clinic provided by a fully qualified
doctor.
The provision of this commercial list of organisations at Latton
Bush Centre by Harlow District Council is for reference purposes
only and does not constitute any representation or warranty by
Harlow District Council or any endorsement by Harlow District
Council of the company or organisation itself or its competence or
fitness to act which are matters entirely for the customer to look
into and verify.