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Struggling with debt, poverty, crisis, unexpected expenses, low income, needing emergency food?
Brightlingsea Foodbank (part of the Colchester Foodbank network of sites) is open Wednesdays 10:00-12:30 in Brightlingsea Parish Hall.
Call 01206303902 or 07970 480968
Or visit here for more information and options: https://colchester.foodbank.org.uk/
You can also contact us at Church via this website’s contact area
Struggling with your mental health or wellbeing? Wanting to improve things for yourself or your family but low on income?
There are lots of free activities in Brightlingsea – check out the Native Magazine, Brightlingsea Info and the various noticeboards around town. Our Church offers a number of free and low cost activities too.
Brightlingsea Winterfest gives wellbeing grants to help with mental health and wellbeing and the application process is simple. Visit here for more information: https://brightlingseawinterfest.co.uk/winterfest-wellbeing-fund/
Want to stop drinking, stay sober or questioning your relationship with alcohol?
Contact Alcoholics Anonymous.
Call the Helpline FREE on
Email the support team
You might feel anxious going to a meeting for the first time. Everyone who attends AA has been where you are.
They understand your fears.
There are no forms to fill in. No fees to pay. You do not have to talk. You can just come along and listen.
You won’t have to pray. And you don’t have to stand up and say, “I’m an alcoholic.”
What you will find is a warm welcome. And you will probably feel that you are with people who really understand you. Perhaps for the first time.
When you first come to a meeting, you will be told about a Starter Pack. It offers pamphlets with support and guidance that you can dip in to in your own time and at your own pace.
Read more about what happens at an AA meeting, and what to expect the first time.
Simply search your town or postcode to find your nearest AA meeting.
Feeling lonely, or new to Brightlingsea and looking to connect, or just want to know what’s going on?
Check out the Native Magazine, the various Noticeboards in town or Brightlingsea Info online https://brightlingsea.info
