Ask for Help
Find help for yourself or someone you know
There are a number of ways to find help for yourself or someone you know that may need help, whether it be for arranging prescriptions for delivery, arranging for shopping during your isolation or simply for someone to speak to over the phone.
Remember, not everyone is online, so if you know of someone who needs help. please distribute these details to them in the safest possible way.
Below are details of volunteer groups for everyone, if you are looking for specific help groups in your parish or village, please view the list here.
If you are either self employed or a business owner and are looking for information on how to obtain financial support to help keep your business operating over the coming weeks and months, we have collated lots of useful information to help you HERE
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Blandford Town Council
Blandford Forum Town Council will endeavour to help you or can signpost you to the service you need, please contact us using phone or email address below
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01258 454500 or 01258 489490
Dorset Council
If you dont have family, friends or a support network that can help you get the things you need, you can call Dorset council to get specific help and advice
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8am - 8pm 7 Days a week
01305 221000
Age UK
Age UK are coordinating requests for help with issues relating to loneliness and isolation, or support in accessing items such as food, cash or medication. Requests are individually assessed according to the individuals level of need
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01305 269444
Blandford Covid19
Helpline
Supporting people who are unable to collect prescriptions from the Pharmacy and help
co-ordinate prescription deliveries
01258 452361
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You can contact the pharmacies yourself
'Big' Boots 01258 452824
Gracies Boots 01258 453108
East Street Boots 01258 452619
Health Wellbeing
Friend
Offering a daily phonecall from a health team member to provide a health and emotional wellbeing check - a quick friendly chat just to check then are ok. Please contact us to arrange a daily call
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01258 451982 or 07968334073
Citizens Advice
Please contact us for advice on
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03444 111 444
Blandford Parish
Church
For help or assistance, please contact us via email
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Blandford Covid19 Community Facebook
Join the Blandford Covid19 Community Facebook Group to come and ask for help. Our group is helping lots of people with basic requests both physically and through simply providing advice and wellbeing to others
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Blandford Food Bank
For help with receiving food parcels for you and your families, please get in touch
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01258 456093