Useful contacts

Age UK is the country’s leading charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The charity provides services and support at a national and local level to inspire, enable and support older people. The Age UK network comprises around 130 local Age UKs reaching most of England.

Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading dementia charity. It campaigns for change, funds research to find a cure and supports people living with dementia today.

A not-for-profit campaign organisation, APIL’s 3,800 member lawyers (mainly solicitors, barristers and legal executives) are dedicated to changing the law, protecting and enhancing access to justice, and improving the services provided for victims of personal injury

BAS specialise in the manufacturing and installation of vehicle adaptations. As an installer, BAS supply and fit products for many of the leading vehicle adaptation manufacturers as well as manufacturing and installing a wide range of their own products.

The Brain Charity offers emotional support, practical help and social activities to anyone with a neurological condition and to their family, friends, and carers. It offers a range of services within Merseyside & Cheshire including counselling, welfare benefits advice, adult learning courses and support groups for different conditions. There is also a national information & advice service and a national helpline. Freephone 0800 008 6417  

Specialists in car adaptations for drivers with disabilities. Brig-Ayd Controls are a UK manufacturer and supplier of wheelchair/scooter hoists, hand controls, left foot accelerators, steering knobs and other driving aids.

The Dementia Network provides practical advice to enable you, and those around you, to live well with dementia. There is a directory of dementia-friendly events, activities and services through My Dementia Network whilst The Dementia Forum provides a friendly community of support.

Dementia UK is the only national charity caring for the entire family of someone with dementia, through specialist dementia Admiral Nurses. The Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline is for anyone with a question or concern about dementia. Freephone 0800 8886678 or email helpline@dementiauk.org

The Department for Transport work with agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. It plans and invests in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.

Different Strokes help younger stroke survivors and their families to reclaim their lives through active peer support. The charity is run by younger stroke survivors for younger stroke survivors, providing help, services, support and information around stroke in young people.