Local Services

We work with many different organisations and services in Southwark that help people with learning disabilities and thier carers.  This is a list of some of them. Please note that we are not responsible for the content of other websites.

Learning disabilities housing support service

Our learning disabilities housing support service has been set up to help people with learning disabilities make the right choice about the kind of home that they want to live in and the support that they can access in order to stay there. This leaflet tells you more about the Learning Disabilties Housing Support Service (pdf 1mb). To find out more, contact

Special needs unit
Tel: 0207 525 0356
Hsg.has@southwark.gov.uk 
17 to 19 Bournemouth Road
SE15 4UJ

Southwark sports development

Southwark sports development produces a sports and leisure directory for disabled people in Southwark that describes many of the sports and leisure activities that are available for people with disabilities. For your own copy of the directory please telephone the sports development officer for disabled people on 020 7525 1105. For more information, visit our disability sports webpage.

Southwark works

Southwark works aims to find jobs for people in Southwark who would like to work but feel that they can’t. Visit the Southwark works webpages.

Bede House is a community based charity that offers a number of different opportunities for people in Bermondsy, Rotherhithe and Southwark. Visit the Bede House website.

Cambridge House has a number of different services for adults with learning disabilities. Cambridge House Advocacy Team provides independent advocacy for adults with learning disabilities living in Southwark. Only Connect Play and Respite Care Services is for children and young people aged 5 to 19 years with severe learning disabilities. 19 Plus is a life skills service for young adults with learning disabilities who are aged between 19 to 26 years. Visit the Cambridge House website.

Queens Road Day Centre offers day services and activities for people with learning disabilities, as well as a range of off-site activities. It also provides an outreach service to people with learning disabilities who live independently in the community. To find out more, contact

New Queens Road Day Centre
Tel: 020 7252 8276
133 to 137 Queen’s Road
London
SE15 3ND

Southwark Carers is a local charity that helps and supports carers. Visit the Southwark Carer's website.

Southwark Community Project provides supported access to local community activities such as employment, college and community centres. The service operates from sites in the North and South of Southwark Borough. To find out more, contact

Southwark Community Project, North
Tel: 020 7820 0441
42 Braganza Street
London
SE17 3RJ

or

Southwark Community Project, South
Tel: 020 7525 2988
c/o Fred Francis Day Centre
269-281 Lordship Lane
London
SE22 8JG

Southwark Home Care specialises in home care services and educating and training home care workers. To find out more, contact

Southwark Home Care Ltd
Tel: 020 7740 9777
32-36A Rye Lane
Peckham
London SE15 5BS

Speaking Up is a sub-reference group of the Learning Disabilities Partnership Board. It works with other user-groups in Southwark to collect and pass on the views of people with learning disabilities to the partnership board. To find out more, contact

Speaking Up
Tel: 020 7525 3213
terri.phipps@southwark.gov.uk
c/o Terri Phipps
1st Floor
Woodmill Building
Neckinger
London SE16 3QN

Surrey Docks Farm is a working city farm on the Thames at Rotherhithe that runs a number of projects for adults with learning disabilities. To find out more, contact

Surrey Docks Farm
Tel: 020 7231 1010 
Rotherhithe Street
Rotherhithe
London
SE16 1EY

The Grange Project is located at a Southwark College site and supports users to access college activities as well as offering a range of structured activities and some on-site activities. These include computer studies, cookery, women’s assertion (increasing your confidence) and numeracy. To find out more, contact

The Grange
Tel: 020 7237 9518
12 to13 The Grange
London
SE1 3BE

Travel Services

If you have a learning disability you may be eligible to get a Freedom Pass (Disabled Travel Permit) to use on public transport. For more information call Disabilties Services on 020 7525 2141/2306, or visit our help with transport pages.

A person with a high level of disability may be eligible to obtain a Blue Badge which allows them to park in special places close to shops and other facilities, or outside their house.  For more information call disabilties services on 020 7525 2141/2306, or visit our blue Badge webpage.

A person with a blue badge can claim an exemption from the London congestion charge.  For more information go to the congestion charge website.

More information about local and national organisations that help with transport can be found on our organisations that Help with transport webpage.