Your Local Charity

Neuro DropIn based in Lancaster is a groundbreaking charity supporting people in The Morecambe Bay area affected by Neurological conditions such as MND, MS, Stroke, Parkinsons, Epilepsy, Cerebral palsy, ME, etc offering services such as Foot Dr, Mindfulness, Yoga, Neuro Physio, a friendly environment, a place to chat, meet others, share experience. Disability, mental health issues, pain, isolation, loneliness and feelings of worthlessness can frequently impact on day to day living for those diagnosed with Neuro conditions and because of our lived experience we are ideally placed to support those affected as we understand only too well that when someone in the family becomes seriously ill it impacts on everyone so our aim is to support everyone practically and emotionally as best we can. As we entered 2020 we were advised by our landlord HM Lancaster Farms that we would need to vacate our building, our home for seven years, by end of August, disappointing but with 7 months to look for somewhere we felt we could do it until Covid changed everything! With Lockdown and subsequent restrictions we had to think fast about remaining relevant in our Community, rethinking how we operate and devising new ways to continue serving those who need us most. With the help of practitioners and volunteers we moved as much as possible of our group activities online including Singing for Wellbeing, reading writing group, Mindfulness, seated Zumba and started imagining what we could do next. As we began the process of socially distant packing and moving helped by our team of staff and volunteers we also began delivering doorstep wellbeing packs to our members and during the pandemic we have delivered over 800. We worked closely with the wider Community and other agencies to ensure we didn’t duplicate services or leave gaps where no one helped anyone. Neuro DropIn signed up to the community Covid 19 Emergency Response and were part of the ICC MBHT ‘help available’ in the area map published, circulated and updated regularly to all relevant agencies. Being part of the Covid emergency response allowed us to refer extremely vulnerable people for additional help such as Food Bank and also to offer support to people referred in. Our response to the pandemic has seen an increase of 27% in our membership. If you or anyone you know needs our help, support or just a chat contact us: hello@neurodropin.org.uk 01524 840762 www.neurodropin.org.uk We are here to support everyone in The Morecambe Bay area which includes South Cumbria, Blackpool, Lytham.

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