Caritas Care’s Bridging the Gap Project, offers monthly outreach or ‘drop in’ clinics at a number of venues across Cumbria to advise on the use and maintenance of hearing aids and other equipment.

We ask for a small donation of just £3 per person at each visit to help us fund this service.

Our team of volunteers offers practical help and advice supported by our Project Workers. If you have difficulty with your hearing aid or find it hard to hear the telephone or TV we can offer support and advice such as:

  • exchanging batteries for NHS hearing aids
  • re-tube, check and clean NHS hearing aids
  • offer advice on specialist equipment to assist hearing eg amplified telephones, loop systems, door bells, etc

For more information, please contact:

Jean Mason

Bridging the Gap Project Worker

Tel: 01228 595937

Email:

We aim to offer a monthly service at the following venues:

Alston10:00am - 12noon 2nd Tuesday of each month

Cottage Hospital
The Bungalow
Alston CA9 3QX

Appleby1:00pm - 3.30pm 1st Thursday of each month

Appleby Health Centre
The Riverside Building
Chapel Street
Appleby CA16 6QR

Caritas Care Limited

218 Tulketh Road, Ashton on Ribble, PRESTON PR2 1ES

T 01772 732313 F 01772 768726 E W

Company Registration 1596400 Charity No. 326021

Caritas Care – Local community drop in centres for advice on managing hearing loss

Brampton9:30am - 12noon 1st Friday of each month

Brampton War Memorial Hospital
Tree Road
Brampton CA8 1TX

Carlisle 10:00am – 12.30pm Every Wednesday

10.00am – 3.00pm Every Thursday

2 Long Lane (off Castle Street), Carlisle CA3 8TA

Cockermouth 9:30am - 12noon 1st Wednesday of each month

Age UK

93 Main Street

Cockermouth CA13 9JS

Coniston 10.30am- 11.30am 1st Wednesday of each month

The Village Institute
13 Yewdale Road
Coniston LA21 8DU

Egremont10:00am - 12noon 2nd Wednesday of each month

St Mary's Church Centre
St Bridgets Lane
Egremont CA22 2BD

Keswick9:30am - 12noon 3rd Thursday of each month

Keswick Hospital
Crosthwaite Road
Keswick CA12 5PH

Kirkby Lonsdale 10.30am – 12noon 3rd Wednesday of each month

The Lunesdale Surgery
Wellington Court
Kirkby Lonsdale
LA6 2HQ

Kirkby Stephen10:00am – 12noon 3rd Tuesday of the month

Kirkby Stephen Local Links (the Old Grammar School)
Vicarage Lane
Kirkby Stephen CA17 4QX

Maryport1:00pm - 3:00pm 3rd Monday of each month

Health Centre
Alneburgh House
Ewanrigg Road
Maryport CA15 8EL

Milnthorpe 2:00pm – 3.30pm 1st Wednesday of each month

Park View Surgery
Haverflatts Lane
Milnthorpe LA7 7PS

Shap10:30am – 12:00noon2ndWednesday of each month

Shap Medical Centre

Peggy Nut Croft

Shap

Penrith CA10 3LW

Whitehaven 9:30am - 12noon 2nd Friday of each month

United Reformed Church
Market Place
James Street
Whitehaven CA28 7HZ

Wigton10:00am - 12noon 4th Friday of each month

Local Links Office
Community Office
Market Hall
Church Street
Wigton CA7 9AA

Workington9:30am - 12noon 4th Tuesday of each month

The Bradbury Independent Living Centre

Age UK West Cumbria

Oxford Street

Workington

CA14 2AL

Caritas Care Limited

218 Tulketh Road, Ashton on Ribble, PRESTON PR2 1ES

T 01772 732313 F 01772 768726 E W

Company Registration 1596400 Charity No. 326021