Support and Advice

IOW Trading Standards Service have joined forces with the Police, Fire and Rescue, Age Friendly Island (AgeUK Isle of Wight) and Citizens Advice Bureau to form a partnership on the Isle of Wight called IWASP.

Age UK's Daily Respite Service offers a little bit of time out for those caring for another. Allowing you the opportunity to pop out to go shopping, to run errands or to socialise.

Age UK Isle of Wight offers a free and confidential information and signposting service for older people, their families and carers.

Dementia Care Navigation on the Isle of Wight. Age UK's Older Person's Mental Health Navigators promote self-confidence to increase a person's sense of health and wellbeing.

Up to £3.5bn of Pension Credit and Housing Benefit goes unclaimed by older people every year. Use Age UK Isle of Wight's resources to make it easier for you to discover what you're entitled to.

Age UK Isle of Wight has knowledgable digital volunteers who can support older people on the Isle of Wight to get online and help them as society moves into a more digital age.

Do you have diabetes? Do you care for someone with diabetes? We're here to support you. Drop in to our monthly session in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight.

Age UK Isle of Wight's 'Just About You' service offers friendly & trustworthy support workers can help you to maintain independence and live well at home.

The Age UK Isle of Wight's Good Neighbour Scheme is a volunteer befriending service, offering support for older people with no-one to turn to.

PATCH is a Ventnor based charity which aims to alleviate the financial strain caused by transport costs travelling from the Isle of Wight to the mainland for cancer treatments.

Based in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, Social Good Network offers practical fundraising support to non-profits around the world.

First Aid Point by the main beach along Ventnor Esplanade.

Ventnor Fire and Rescue Service operates from Fire Station JH78, which is staffed by volunteers.

Information on your neighbourhood police team in Ventnor.

Parkinson’s Table Tennis and Social Group happens every third Wednesday of every month, 2pm till 4pm, at Stenbury Hall in Wroxall.

HM Coastguard Rescue Team covering rope, mud, water and search & rescue, based in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight.

Based in Wroxall, Dolphin Care (IOW) Ltd is a small family run Domiciliary Care Agency, established in 2003 on the Isle of Wight, providing professional Home Care for vulnerable adults in our community and have Care Quality Commission Registration.

Ventnor Family Centre offers information, advice and support to families on the Isle of Wight who are expecting a baby or have children aged 0-19 years (25 for those with special educational needs or disabilities).

Drop-in surgery - no appointment necessary.

Wroxall Parish Council was formed in 1984; before then the village was a ward of Ventnor.

Local Council serving the communities of Ventnor, St Lawrence and Bonchuch.

The Parish Council has ten member councillors – six for Niton Ward and four for the Whitwell Ward.

Our Food Bank is open to anyone in need, on Monday and Thursday mornings.

A warm and welcoming place to visit, have a cuppa and chat to others. Held at St Catherine's Church in Ventnor.

Ventnor Well-Being Café is a self-help group based at the Green Room at Salisbury Gardens and funded by Ventnor Town Council, helping members regain their confidence and self-esteem again, helping to make friends whilst trying and enjoying new and varied activities.

Warm space on Fridays with hot soup & a roll and a friendly chat.

Community drop-in chat and support sessions in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. 10.30am - 1.30pm every first Thursday each month. ALL WELCOME.

Wightcare services provides paid-for high quality care support services for Island people living in their own homes.

If you live in Ventnor and are struggling to make ends meet, do consider joining your local Community Pantry.

We are a local charity, supporting Island families with essentials like clothes, nappies and baby food.

Hot teas, coffees and food, made with love, in our vintage-style and inviting cafe. Also an inclusive, safe, warm-space and drop-in mental health and signposting service.

Doctors & family health pradtioners.