Cllr Shane Mochrie-Cox
Gravesham Borough Councillor for Coldharbour and Perry Street Ward
Useful Information and Advice - including which Council does which services
Gravesham Borough Council
Contact Gravesham Borough Council for issues such as:
- Rubbish (including waste/refuse collection), Litter and Recycling
- Environmental Enforcement and Flytipping
- Housing
- Parking
- Planning
- Licensing
- Council Tax, Business Rates and Benefits
- Sports and Leisure
- Arts and Culture
- Tourism and Heritage
- Youth Council
- Borough Market and Food Hall
- Environmental Health
- Elections
- Community Safety
- Burials
- Local Parks, Allotments and Play Areas
- Business and Economic Development
Contact them by:
Phone: 01474 337000
Address:
Gravesham Borough Council
Civic Centre
Windmill Street
Gravesend
Kent
DA12 1AU
Website: www.gravesham.gov.uk
All of GBC's policies and strategies including the Corporate Plan can be found at https://www.gravesham.gov.uk/policies-strategies-open-data
To report flytipping please visit https://www.gravesham.gov.uk/home/street-care-and-cleaning/fly-tipping/report-fly-tipping
For more information of Envrionmental Enforcement and flytipping please visit: https://www.gravesham.gov.uk/home/street-care-and-cleaning/fly-tipping/overview
For Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) - information on what classifies as ASB and how to report to GBC or partners such as Kent Police can be found here: https://www.gravesham.gov.uk/home/community-and-leisure/safety-and-crime/anti-social-behaviour
Kent County Council
Contact Kent County Council for issues such as:
- Education (schools and adult education) including Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP's)
- School Admissions
- Highways Issues - including roadworks, potholes and footpath issues and repairs and many of the grass verges along the highway
- Waste Disposal and Household Waste and Recycling Centres (known as the local tip or dump) (including the booking and charging policies)
- Social Services (Adult and Children) and Social Care
- Blue Badges and Bus Passes
- Libraries and Archives
- Registration - Births, Marriages and Deaths
- Early Help and Preventative Services
- Youth Services
- Environment, Public Rights of Way and Flooding and Drainage
- Trading Standards
- Country Parks
Contact them by:
Phone: 03000 41 41 41
Address:
Kent County Council
Sessions House
County Hall
County Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1XQ
Website: www.kent.gov.uk
Useful Contacts - from Gravesham Borough Council Website
Gravesham Borough Council have created a list of useful contacts which are here below to help:
Advocacy – 0300 343 5714
Supporting people to make sure their views and rights are respected. Helping you speak up at meetings deal with difficult issues and help understand important decisions.
Alzheimer and Dementia Support Services – 01474 533990
Age UK North West Kent – 01474 564898
Services include day services, nail cutting, day break service, community services, bathing, home support.
Dementia Friendly Kent – 07825 712701
Advice and signpost individuals with dementia or those caring.
DGS Community Mental Health Service for older people – 01322 421289
Care for people over 65 with a functional mental health difficulty or with dementia including early onset for under 65 in the community. Support and advice to professionals, care homes and carers.
Rethink Sahayak – 01474 364837
Listening and information service for the Asian community for people affected by mental health issues.
Kent Friendz – 01732 838183
Providing help and support to those with learning/physical disabilities
Mencap – 0808 808 111
For people with learning disabilities and their families and carers.
Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team – 01322 622 023
Safe and effective community based treatment for individuals 18 and above experiencing mental ill health crisis.
Kent and Medway Mental Health Services – 0300 222 0123
Provide mental health, learning disability and substance misuse service as well as other specialist services.
MIND – 01322 291380
Release the pressure – 0800 107 0160
SANE – 0300 304 7000 (nationwide)
Think Action – 0300 012 0012
Skills to nurture wellbeing
Befriending – Age UK – 01474 564 898
For people over 60
Contact the Elderly – 0208 150 3754
Mobile Apps
Gravesham Borough Council have arranged a list of mobile apps that support and aid your mental health and wellbeing.
Useful links
https://www.thesilverline.org.uk/
Telephone befriending service for the elderly
Online cognitive behavioural therapy site
Children and adolescent mental health support resource
Meditation/ relaxation and sleep resources
Wellbeing advice
Bereavement counselling
Samaritans
https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au
Self help resources for mental health issues
https://www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk
Online resource for all mental health issues, including bereavement
(C) Gravesham Borough Council 2020-2022
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