Do you want to find groups and support in the community that might help you improve your health and wellbeing? You can find lots of local support from charities to social groups in the Arc Bucks PCN Directory.
Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, our free Counselling Service is for Buckinghamshire residents aged 18 years old or above who are registered with a Bucks GP. People who are either on a low income or are in receipt of benefits or pension are eligible to access the service. As part of the funding criteria, you will need to provide evidence of your financial situation to ensure you meet the required conditions.
As well as self-referrals, we accept referrals from other health professionals, for example, GPs, Social Workers, or a Health Care Professionals.
Struggling in the cold weather? We want to help.
Complete the form online to request support from our Love Loudwater volunteers.
*Please note that our priority is to serve those in the parish of St Peter’s Loudwater. Requests outside of this area will be considered on a case by case basis
Our Baby Bank has been formed by two local churches – St Peters and The Community Church, with the aim of supporting the most vulnerable of ‘Mums to be’ within our communities and surrounding areas. Our Baby Bank aims to provide a moses Basket full of essential items that a newborn baby will need and other essential items for a Mum that has just given birth.
We help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, how and when they need it.
If you want to improve the energy efficiency of your home you can request a visit from a domestic resource efficiency officer (called an ‘Energy Doctor’).
Energy Doctors can:
advise on ways that eligible households can reduce energy consumption and costs
put in place suitable low-cost easy retrofit resource efficiency (LCERRE) measures.
To qualify for a free visit your home must meet some criteria’s.
Thursday 10.00 – 12.00
Rev. Kate Strange, our minister, is here for pastoral support or just a chat
13:00 Wednesdays
Bringing the community together this weekly two course lunch runs for anyone wishing to join. for just £4.00 you will receive a home cooked hot meal and dessert with a cup of tea to finish.
10:00-12:00 Tuesdays
Beaconsfield Advisory Centre is a service that provides information and practical assistance to anyone in any kind of need by means of an enquiry canter.
Our trained councilors can help with Debt, Housing, employment, Benefits, Marriage problems, Consumer problems and many more issues you may be facing.
We recommend emailing prior to your visit
free and impartial help with money issues, backed by the government.
Grow it Cook it Eat it is a community food growing and cooking project, bringing communities together.
Do you find buying fresh fruit and vegetables expensive or don’t really know what to do with the ones you do buy? This project brings together communities who may experience financial hardship or have challenges accessing fresh fruit and vegetables together to provide spaces to use for your own growing and provide opportunities to improve your cooking skills and knowledge.
There is no membership, no cost and low to no commitment.
Grow it Cook it Eat it provides:
Help with the cost of living council homepage – Bucks Council website ensures people can access
information about the range of support available, including: support with food, fuel and household
bills, finding a place to keep warm, obtaining essential household items, support available from
Government, support for pensioners and how to contact the Helping Hand team.
OLIO connects neighbours with each other and with local businesses so surplus food can be shared, not thrown away. This could be food nearing its sell-by date in local stores, spare home-grown vegetables, bread from your baker, or the groceries in your fridge when you go away. For your convenience, OLIO can also be used for non-food household items, too.
Wycombe Food Hub is not a food bank!
Our dedicated group of volunteers collects surplus food from wholesalers, supermarkets, and other organisations and offers these products for sale via our shop. Everyone wins – we reduce food waste going to landfills and provide tasty fresh produce to anyone in High Wycombe.
We also have an Artisan area where specialist meats, condiments, tea, coffee, drinks, etc are sold.
Proceeds from Bobkins Bazaar and the artisan section are used to fund the overall operation of WFH including buying food.
Wycombe Food Hub bridges the gap between retail shops and foodbanks to ensure good food is available to everyone at an affordable price.
FRESH, FROZEN, AMBIENT
Unlike a traditional retail shop, nothing in the main self-select area is priced. We operate on a model which allows you to level fill a shopping basket with anything on display for just £3.
If you need more, you can add a second basket for an extra £2.
For those less fortunate we offer a FREE community bag of food.
It quickly became apparent that there was a growing need for food support in High Wycombe and One Can moved to a locker at Big Yellow. The organisation was registered as a charity in 2012 and in 2014, the Wesley Church in High Wycombe became a distribution hub. This allowed people to pick their parcels and enjoy a cup of tea afterwards.
One can has a referral only process.
If in need please reach out to a professional.
The Community Pantry , which is open every Thursday 08:30 until 11:30 at Christ Church Flackwell Heath. They are at the rear of the building – look for the flags.It’s a food bank, where you don’t need a referral & all food is free.Things are tough for lots of people, if you know someone who is struggling, please tell people to come along or send a neighbour/friend/family member – they understand it is difficult sometimes to reach out for help.