Service directory
552 disability support services, Northamptonshire, grouped by what they do. Each entry links to the service and shows whether it has been verified and when it was last checked. Details change often, so always confirm with the service before you rely on them.
Crisis & urgent help 11
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CAMHS Crisis Cafés (NHFT + partners)
Official sourceMental Health Crisis
Drop-in evening support with an NHFT clinician and a Mind peer worker. Safe space, coping tools, onward signposting.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Childline (NSPCC)
Official sourceChild Counselling
Confidential counselling service for under-19s on any issue causing them distress–including mental health, abuse, bullying or loneliness.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Crisis Cafes (drop-in mental health support)
Official sourcecrisis-cafe-drop-in
Free evening drop-in cafes across Northamptonshire where adults in distress can get face-to-face mental health support with no appointment. Run jointly by NHFT and Northamptonshire Mind.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Emergency Duty Team (Out of Hours)
Official sourceSocial Care Emergency
Out-of-hours emergency social care. Children and families: 0300 126 7000 (same number as MASH). Adults: 01604 626 938. Evenings, nights and weekends.
Last checked 27 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Emergency Housing – North Northamptonshire
Official sourceHousing Emergency
If you have nowhere to stay tonight or are at risk of homelessness, contact Housing Options. Out-of-hours line available.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Emergency Housing (West Northamptonshire)
Official sourceHousing
Out-of-hours homelessness support and emergency accommodation assessment for West Northamptonshire residents.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Emergency Services (999)
Official sourceEmergency Services
UK emergency number for police, fire, and ambulance. Call 999 for immediate danger to life. Textphone 18000 available for d/Deaf users.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
Official sourceSafeguarding
Single point of contact for all child safeguarding concerns in Northamptonshire. Multi-agency hub for assessment and response to child protection referrals.
Last checked 27 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHS 111 (Non-Emergency Medical)
Official sourceMedical Advice & Triage
Free 24/7 non-emergency medical advice and health triage. Call 111 when you need medical help fast but it's not a 999 emergency.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service (NDAS)
Official sourceDomestic Abuse Support
Confidential support for anyone affected by domestic abuse in Northamptonshire. NDAS provides a 24/7 helpline for advice, safe refuge accommodation for women, men and children fleeing abuse, and community-based support to help families recover from the trauma.
Official website0300 0120 154advice@ndas-org.co.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Mental Health Number (24/7 support line)
Official sourcemental-health-crisis-line
Free 24/7 phone line for anyone in Northamptonshire aged 17.5 and over who needs mental health support, advice or signposting. Staffed by NHS staff and Mind support workers.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
Social care & short breaks 22
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Action for Children holiday clubs - West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedCommissioned daytime short breaks
School-holiday clubs in Daventry and Northampton for disabled children and young people, with games, crafts, sensory and outdoor activities.
Official website01604 752553northants.disability@actionforchildren.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Action for Children term-time clubs - West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedCommissioned daytime and evening short breaks
Term-time youth clubs in Daventry and Ecton plus Saturday AFC clubs in Northampton and Daventry for disabled 8-17 year olds.
Official website01604 752553northants.disability@actionforchildren.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Adult Learning Disability Social Care – North Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Care Act assessments and social care support for adults with learning disabilities requiring care and support.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Carers UK
✓ VerifiedCarer Support
National membership charity offering advice, factsheets and campaigns for unpaid carers.
Official website0808 808 7777advice@carersuk.org
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Children With Disabilities (CWD) Team - North Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedSpecialist disabled children's social care
North Northamptonshire social-work and family-support team for children with profound, severe or complex disabilities and health needs.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Children With Disabilities (CWD) Team - West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedSpecialist disabled children's social care
West Northamptonshire specialist statutory social-care team for children with substantial, long-term disabilities and complex health needs.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Disabled Children's Register (West Northants)
✓ VerifiedRegisters & News
Register your child (0–25) on the Disabled Children's Register (DCR) to receive the West SEND newsletter and updates.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Fundays Adult Day Provision
✓ Verifiedadult-day-service
Small Brixworth day centre for adults with learning disabilities, sensory needs or complex needs, with BSL and Makaton support.
Official website01604 965441fundaysdayservice@outlook.com
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Hearing & Vision Specialist Support – West Northants (SIS/HVST)
✓ VerifiedSensory Support (HI/VI/MSI)
Specialist team supporting children with permanent childhood hearing impairment (PCHI) or significant vision impairment. Supports West AND North settings depending on need.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Intensive Support Team (IST) – Learning Disabilities (NHFT)
✓ VerifiedMental Health
Specialist NHS team providing urgent assessment and support for people aged 14+ with learning disabilities facing mental ill health or challenging behaviour. The multi-disciplinary IST aims to prevent hospital admissions, offering intensive interventions and a short-stay respite ward if needed.
Official website0300 027 0650ist@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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John Greenwood Shipman (JGS) - overnight short breaks
✓ VerifiedOvernight short breaks
Countywide overnight short-break home in Northampton, mainly for autistic children and young people or those with learning disabilities.
Official website03000 271 382jgs@actionforchildren.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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North Northamptonshire Council: Adult Social Care front door
✓ Verifiedadult-social-care-assessment
First contact for adults needing care and support in North Northamptonshire: request advice or a Care Act needs assessment by phone (0300 126 3000, option 1-2-1) or online self-referral.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Family Hubs, Children's Centres & Early Help
✓ VerifiedEarly Years & Family
Northamptonshire Family Hubs and Children's Centres offer family support, parenting groups, Family Help and SEND-inclusive activities.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northants Short Breaks - Action for Children
✓ VerifiedCommissioned short-break service
Countywide commissioned daytime, evening and overnight short-break service for disabled children and young people in Northamptonshire.
Official website01604 752553northants.disability@actionforchildren.org.uk
Last checked 16 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Spectrum Northants (Adult Day Opportunities)
✓ Verifiedadult-day-service
Adult day opportunities at two Northampton sites, offering education, work and life skills, wellbeing activities and social opportunities without a referral requirement.
Official website01604 754120info@spectrumnorthants.co.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Teamwork Trust Kettering
✓ Verifiedadult-day-service
Kettering day service for adults with learning disabilities, autism and/or mild mental health issues, open on weekdays.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Squirrels - overnight short breaks (Rushden)
✓ VerifiedOvernight short breaks
Countywide overnight short-break home in Rushden, mainly for children and young people with complex medical needs or profound and multiple learning disabilities.
Official website01933 410928squirrels@actionforchildren.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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West Northamptonshire – SEND Local Offer
✓ VerifiedSEND Local Offer
Official West Northamptonshire hub for SEND information (0–25): services directory, EHCP guidance, short breaks and support routes.
Official website0300 126 7000localoffer@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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West Northamptonshire Council: Adult Social Care front door
✓ Verifiedadult-social-care-assessment
First contact for adults needing care and support in West Northamptonshire: request help or a Care Act needs assessment ('3 conversations') by phone (0300 126 7000) or online self-referral.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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WNC Social and Leisure Opportunities: Towcester Day Service
✓ Verifiedadult-day-service
The Towcester location of West Northamptonshire Council's long-term day service for adults with eligible needs who need supported social and leisure opportunities.
Official website0300 126 7000adultcare.ncc@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
Education & SEND 67
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Avon Park School - Rugby
✓ VerifiedNearby independent special school not Section 41 approved
Independent special school in Rugby for ages 6-16 with autism, ADHD or SEMH needs. It is listed by West's out-of-county directory but is not Section 41 approved.
Official website01788 524448avon-park@witherslackgroup.co.uk
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Billing Brook Special School
✓ VerifiedState-funded all-through special school
Open mixed special academy for ages 4-19, with a main school and separate sixth-form centre. The school says it will not offer a Reception class in September 2026.
Official website01604 773910generalenquiries@bbrook.co.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Cambian Bletchley Park School
✓ Verifiedindependent-special-school-autism
Open independent special day school in Bletchley for pupils aged 7 to 19 with autism, complex needs and an EHC plan; West Northamptonshire lists it among schools currently named in some WNC EHC plans.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Cambian Northampton School
✓ VerifiedIndependent special school not Section 41 approved
Open independent special day school in Northampton for ages 11-16 with SEMH needs and disrupted or breaking-down placements. It is not Section 41 approved.
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Cambian Potterspury Lodge School
✓ VerifiedSpecial Education
Open independent special day school in Potterspury for mixed-gender pupils aged 8 to 18, all of whom had an EHC plan at the February 2026 Ofsted inspection.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Chelveston Road School
✓ VerifiedSpecial Education
Secondary special school for pupils with cognition and learning needs in Higham Ferrers, ages 11-18.
Official website01933 834490office@chelvestonroadschool.org
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Communication for All - Northamptonshire County AAC Service
✓ VerifiedSpecialist augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
Countywide specialist high-tech AAC service delivered by Fairfields School. Referrals and assessments are temporarily paused; check the live service page before preparing a professional-supported referral.
Official website07467 957922 / 01604 777893countyaac@fairfields.northants.sch.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Creating Tomorrow College - Northamptonshire campuses
✓ VerifiedSpecialist post-16 college
Section 41-approved employment-focused specialist college whose current campuses include Kettering, Wellingborough at Chester House, and Daventry.
Official website01536 856832info@creatingtomorrowcollege.co.uk
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Daventry Hill School
✓ VerifiedState-funded all-through special school
Open mixed special free school in Daventry for ages 4-18 where a moderate, severe, complex or profound learning difficulty is the primary need.
Official website01327 703135info@daventryhillschool.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Derwen College (Gobowen + satellites)
✓ VerifiedSpecialist Colleges
Residential/day specialist FE with independence, work skills and supported internships.
Official website01691 661234enquiries@derwen.ac.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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DFN Project SEARCH (national programme)
✓ VerifiedEmployment & Training
Intensive one-year supported internship model with host employers (often NHS/local authorities).
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Edgewood School - Northampton
✓ VerifiedIndependent special school not Section 41 approved
Independent special day school in Northampton for ages 7-16 with autism, moderate to severe learning disabilities and communication needs. It is not Section 41 approved.
Official website01604 931497referrals@senadgroup.com
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Educational Psychology Service - North Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedEducational psychology
Council educational-psychology support for learning, achievement and emotional wellbeing, including statutory EHC needs-assessment advice.
Official websiteEducPsychology.NCC@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Educational Psychology Service - West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedEducational psychology
Council educational-psychology support for learning, achievement and emotional wellbeing, including statutory EHC needs-assessment advice.
Official website0300 126 7000EducPsychology.NCC@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Fairfields School
✓ VerifiedSpecial Education
Primary special school supporting children with severe learning difficulties and complex needs, ages 3-11.
Official website01604 714777officestaff@fairfields.northants.sch.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Friars Academy
✓ VerifiedState-funded secondary special school
Open mixed special academy in Wellingborough for ages 11-18, including sixth-form provision, with every pupil admitted through an EHC plan.
Official website01933 304950office@friars.northants.sch.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Green Acres Farm Rural Enterprises CIC
✓ VerifiedAlternative Provision (not Ofsted-registered)
Small CIC-run alternative provision in Staverton, Daventry, offering practical land-based learning (food production, cooking, carpentry) typically one or two days a week alongside a pupil's mainstream timetable.
Official website01327 703313info@greenacresfarm.org.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Greenfields Specialist School for Communication (GSSC)
✓ VerifiedSpecialist secondary and post-16 education
Open mixed special academy for pupils aged 11-19 whose EHC plan identifies a need for specialist secondary or post-16 provision.
Official website01604 741960office@gssc.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Hampton Bridge School
✓ VerifiedSpecial Education
Independent day special school in Northampton (Spaghetti Bridge Ltd) for pupils aged 6-19 with EHCPs, specialising in autism, ADHD, SEMH, SLCN and associated learning needs.
Official website01604 215152admin@hamptonbridgeschool.co.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Healthy Schools Service
✓ VerifiedFree Healthy Schools Award scheme for all education settings in North Northamptonshire, covering whole-school health and wellbeing (e.g. PSHE, physical activity, emotional wellbeing, healthy eating), with an area advisor, signposting and resource development for staff.
Official websitehealthyschools@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Hearing & Vision Specialist Support – North Northants (HVST)
✓ VerifiedSensory Support (HI/VI/MSI)
Specialist team (formerly SIS) providing assessment and support for children with hearing impairment, vision impairment or both. Direct support to pupils, families and schools with individualised plans.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Homefield College - Leicestershire and Warwickshire sites
✓ VerifiedNearby specialist post-16 college
Section 41-approved specialist college for ages 16-25 with learning or communication disabilities, delivered from sites in Leicestershire and Warwickshire.
Official website01509 815696contactus@homefieldcollege.ac.uk
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Hospital and Outreach Education (HOE)
✓ VerifiedMedical/hospital tuition
Council-commissioned Alternative Provision Academy delivering hospital-, home- and community-based teaching (including 1:1 and small-group) for pupils across North and West Northamptonshire who can't attend school due to medical or mental health needs. Free, LA-funded.
Official website01604 662250businessteam@nhoe.org.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Inclusion and Intervention Support Team (IIST)
✓ VerifiedWest Northamptonshire's SEND support team for children aged 0 to 19. It used to be called the SEND Support Service. For ages 0 to 5 it offers Portage, a home-visiting service where a trained worker helps you play and learn with your pre-school child. It also supports nurseries. For ages 5 to 19, each school has a linked worker, and you can go to drop-in sessions at Family Hubs and SEND parent groups. No referral is needed for the drop-ins.
Official website0300 126 7000iist@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Isebrook School
✓ VerifiedState-funded secondary special school
Open mixed secondary special academy in Kettering with a registered sixth form. Cognition and learning must be the primary need in the EHC plan.
Official website01536 500030ioffice@isebrookschool.co.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Kings Meadow School
✓ VerifiedState-funded primary SEMH special school
Open mixed primary special academy in Northampton for ages 5-11 where social, emotional and mental-health needs must be the first and core need in the EHC plan.
Official website01604 673730office@kingsmeadow.northants.sch.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Kingsley Special Academy
✓ VerifiedState-funded primary special school
Open mixed primary special academy in Kettering for ages 4-11. All pupils have an EHC plan and admission is directed by North Northamptonshire Council.
Official website01536 316880reception@kingsley.school
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Landmarks Specialist College - regional sites
✓ VerifiedNearby specialist post-16 college
Section 41-approved specialist college for 16-25-year-olds with learning difficulties or disabilities, operating sites across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire.
Official website01246 433788recruitment@landmarks.ac.uk
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Learning Resources for Education: accessible reading collections
✓ Verifiedschool-reading-resources
Northamptonshire's school library service offers dyslexia-friendly, dual-language, EAL, wordless and other reading collections to schools, settings, tutors and home educators.
Official website01604 526337lre@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Maplefields Academy
✓ VerifiedState-funded SEMH special school
Open mixed special academy in Corby for ages 5-19, including a sixth form, where social, emotional and mental-health needs are the primary need.
Official website01536 424090office@maplefields.northants.sch.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Moulton College – Foundation Learning (SEND)
✓ VerifiedPost-16 Education
Courses specifically set up for learners with SEND; strong ALS.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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National Star (Gloucestershire/Hereford)
✓ VerifiedSpecialist Colleges
Day/residential specialist FE with expertise in complex physical/medical needs and independence training.
Official website01242 527631admissions@nationalstar.org
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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New Horizons Academy
✓ VerifiedState-funded primary alternative provision
Primary alternative provision in Northampton for children aged 5-11 who have been permanently excluded and need significant behaviour support. Places are council-referred, not self-referred.
Official website01604 801320adminoffice@newhorizonsacademy.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Noise Academy (Towcester)
✓ VerifiedAlternative Provision
Music-technology-based Alternative Provision offering short-term intervention, reduced-timetable support, reintegration programmes and SEND/SEMH-specific provision alongside Functional Skills English/Maths, delivered from a Towcester site.
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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North Northamptonshire – SEND Local Offer
✓ VerifiedSEND Local Offer
Official North Northamptonshire hub for SEND information (0–25): education, health and care plans (EHCP), services directory and signposting.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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North Northamptonshire SEND Support Service - Early Years home support (Portage)
✓ VerifiedEarly-years specialist home and setting support
The early-years home-support and setting-support route within North Northamptonshire's SEND Support Service for children aged 0-4 with evidenced developmental or SEND needs.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northampton College - supported learning and internships
✓ VerifiedFurther education with SEND support
Mainstream further-education routes for learners with additional needs, including Inclusion Pathways and a supported internship for eligible 16-24-year-olds with an EHC plan.
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northgate Academy - Northgate School and The Bee Hive
✓ VerifiedState-funded secondary and vocational post-16 special education
Northgate's 11-18 special school and The Bee Hive's 16-19 vocational sixth-form provision operate at separate Northampton sites for young people with learning disabilities and additional needs.
Official website01604 714098NorthgateEmail@northgateacademy.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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On Track Education, Northampton
✓ VerifiedSpecial Education
Independent special day school in Northampton (Ofsted Outstanding, Jun 2025) for young people aged 11-19 with SEMH, autism and/or ADHD, all with an EHCP.
Official website01604 645934info@ontrackeducation.com
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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On Track Education, Silverstone
✓ VerifiedSpecial Education
Open independent special day school in Silverstone for mixed-gender pupils aged 11 to 16 with EHC plans, commonly including social, emotional and mental health needs.
Official website01327 366926silverstoneoffice@ontrackeducation.com
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Park House School - Thorney
✓ VerifiedNearby independent special school not Section 41 approved
Therapeutic autism day school near Peterborough for ages 6-19. All pupils currently recorded by DfE have EHC plans, but the school is not Section 41 approved.
Official website01733 271187admissions@parkhouseschool.co.uk
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Portland College - Mansfield and Nottingham
✓ VerifiedNearby specialist post-16 college
Section 41-approved specialist college whose further-education route is for 16-25-year-olds with an EHC plan, with assessment and local-authority funding required.
Official website01623 499111college@portland.ac.uk
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Progress Schools Northampton - not currently admitting
✓ VerifiedIndependent alternative provision with an admissions restriction
Alternative-provision school for ages 13-16, but it is currently not admitting pupils under a Secretary of State restriction. Do not use this as a live referral option until that changes.
Official website01604 970320info@progress-schools.co.uk
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Progress Schools Thrapston - alternative provision
✓ VerifiedIndependent alternative provision school
Independent alternative-provision school in Thrapston for ages 11-16, reached through a school or local-authority referral rather than an EHC-plan-only route.
Official website01832 777089thrapstonPS@progress-schools.co.uk
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Purple Oaks Academy
✓ VerifiedSpecial Education
All-through academy for pupils with autism and communication needs, offering therapy team and farm-based curriculum, ages 3-18.
Official website01604 434471tmatty@purpleoaksacademy.org
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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QAC Birmingham (specialist college 16–25)
✓ VerifiedSpecialist Colleges
Day/residential specialist FE – strong for vision impairment, autism and complex needs.
Official website0121 428 5050info@qac.ac.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Red Kite Special Academy
✓ VerifiedSpecial Education
All-through special academy for pupils with autism and complex learning needs in Corby, ages 4-18.
Official website01536 216489reception@redkite.school
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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ReFocus Independent School
✓ VerifiedAlternative Provision (Ofsted-registered)
Independent Alternative Provision day school in Wellingborough for 14-16 year olds, offering a short-term dual-registered 'Reset' placement for reintegration and a longer-term 'Refocus' placement working towards qualifications. Rated Good by Ofsted (July 2025).
Official website01933 391660enquiries@refocus.school
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Rowan Gate Primary School - four sites
✓ VerifiedState-funded multi-site primary special school
Open community primary special school for ages 4-11, operating four sites in Wellingborough, Rushden and Wilby for pupils with complex communication, interaction or cognition and learning needs.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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School Attendance Support Service (SASS)
✓ VerifiedWest Northamptonshire Council's school attendance and behaviour support service for children aged 4-16. School Attendance Support Officers work with allocated schools on attendance data and barriers to attendance, and the service gives parents advice on attendance/behaviour, exclusions, children missing education and elective home education.
Official website0300 126 7000sass@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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School Travel Assistance (including SEND) – North Northants
Not yet verifiedTransport
North Northamptonshire school travel has separate Applications, Mainstream Planning, SEND Planning and Compliance routes. Use the correct team for the application, journey or provider problem.
Official website0300 126 3000 (options 5, 4, 1)tcu.nnc@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 16 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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School Travel Assistance (including SEND) – West Northants
Not yet verifiedTransport
West Northamptonshire uses different routes for mainstream, EHC-plan, post-16, reduced-timetable, exceptional and some looked-after-child travel. Start with the route matching the child's circumstances.
Last checked 16 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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SEND Support Service (North Northamptonshire Council)
✓ VerifiedNorth Northamptonshire Council service giving advice, consultations and courses to children, young people, families, carers and settings on a wide range of SEND and autism, for ages 0-19 (up to 25 with an EHCP).
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sense College East - Rothwell
✓ VerifiedSpecialist post-16 college
Sense College has a local Rothwell site for young people aged 16-25 with an EHC plan and complex learning, communication, physical or sensory needs.
Official website01733 425053college.transitions@sense.org.uk
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Stone Lodge Therapeutic School
✓ VerifiedSpecial Education
Independent day special school for pupils aged 11-17 with an EHCP, based in Kettering with a second site in Thrapston. All ~77 pupils have Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and/or an Autism Spectrum Condition. Ofsted-rated Good (June 2024).
Official website01536 904277office@stonelodgeschool.org
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Supported Internships at Chester House Estate (example)
✓ VerifiedEmployment & Training
Local host site example in North Northants showing the programme in action.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Supported internships in Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedSupported internships are work-based study programmes for young people aged 16–24 with an EHCP. They include an unpaid placement with an employer for at least six months, job coaching, and classroom learning in English, maths and employability skills. Local providers include Mencap Training Academy, Moulton College and Creating Tomorrow College.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The CE Academy - Cromwell Campus
✓ VerifiedAlternative Provision (Ofsted-registered)
The second of two Northampton campuses of The CE Academy (Tove Learning Trust): Key Stage 4, boys-only, for pupils permanently excluded, at risk of exclusion, or dual-registered. Rated Good by Ofsted (July 2025).
Official website01604 239733cromwell@ce-academy.org
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The CE Academy - Overleys Campus
✓ VerifiedAlternative Provision (Ofsted-registered)
One of two Northampton campuses of The CE Academy (Tove Learning Trust), offering personalised learning plans for pupils permanently excluded, at risk of exclusion, or dual-registered. Rated Good by Ofsted (July 2025).
Official website01604 824000overleys@ce-academy.org
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Gateway School
✓ VerifiedSpecial Education
Special school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, ages 11-16.
Official website01604 878977reception@thegatewayschool.co.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Grange Therapeutic School
✓ VerifiedNearby Section 41 independent special school
Section 41-approved therapeutic day school near Oakham for ages 8-18 with an EHC plan, focused on SEMH needs or autism and explicitly accepting Northamptonshire consultations.
Official website01664 454264office@knossington.rutland.sch.uk
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Rushmere Academy Ltd
✓ VerifiedAlternative Provision (not Ofsted-registered)
Local Alternative Provision in Northampton for pupils at risk of exclusion or already permanently excluded. Important: this provider explicitly cannot accept pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan.
Official website01604 635586info@rushmereacademy.co.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Seeds of Change
✓ VerifiedAlternative Provision (not Ofsted-registered)
Equine-facilitated alternative education and therapeutic support at a rural site near Walgrave, West Northamptonshire, for children and young people with SEMH, autism, ADHD and related needs, used as part of school/local-authority alternative-provision or EHCP arrangements.
Official website07772 345573enquiries@tsocequine.co.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Tiffield Academy
✓ VerifiedSpecial Education
All-through special free school in Tiffield, near Towcester, for pupils aged 4-18 with autism, speech/language and communication needs, and severe learning difficulties; every pupil has an EHCP.
Official website01604 504900admin@tiffieldacademy.org
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Tresham College - Pathways and additional learning support
✓ VerifiedFurther education with SEND support
Tresham College's Pathways study programme develops independence, education, employability and community skills from Entry Level 1, with current delivery shown at North Northamptonshire campuses.
Official website0345 658 8990info@bedfordcollegegroup.ac.uk
Last checked 11 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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West Northamptonshire IIST - Portage Home Teaching
✓ VerifiedEarly-years Portage home teaching
Home-based, play-led small-steps teaching for some under-5s with significant developmental needs, provided as one possible route within West Northamptonshire's wider Early Years IIST offer.
Official website0300 126 7000iist@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Wren Spinney School
✓ VerifiedSpecial Education
Secondary special academy for pupils with severe and profound multiple learning disabilities in Kettering, ages 11-18.
Official website01536 481939office@wrenspinney.co.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Adult Epilepsy and Neurology Service - Northampton General Hospital
✓ Verifiedepilepsy-neurology
Northampton General Hospital's adult neurology service runs epilepsy and first seizure clinics with epilepsy specialist nurses, and offers a patient epilepsy helpline (01604 544926, Mon-Fri 8.30am-4pm).
Official website01604 544926ngh-tr.neurology@nhs.net
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Asthma + Lung UK – Respiratory Helpline
✓ VerifiedRespiratory
Specialist respiratory nurses offering advice on asthma and lung conditions, including action plans, triggers, and school support.
Official websitehelpline@asthmaandlung.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Bladder & Bowel UK – Children & Young People
✓ VerifiedContinence
Specialist nurses offering information on childhood bladder and bowel problems with practical management tips and signposting.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Books Beyond Words (Beyond Words)
✓ VerifiedNational charity/publisher producing word-free picture-story books, co-created with people with learning disabilities, to help people with learning disabilities (and those who support them) understand and cope with health conditions and life experiences.
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Caring & Sharing Trust – Cotton's Farmhouse (Therapeutic Projects)
✓ VerifiedTherapeutic Activities
A local charity for people with learning disabilities and their families. It runs creative therapies, day opportunities and family support. The Children's Aid Team is based at Cotton's Farmhouse. Its projects include animal-assisted therapy (support built around time with animals), 'Once Upon a Time' storytelling, 'Sounds of Happiness' communication work, and puppet therapy. 'New Beginnings' supports children through transitions, meaning big life changes. 'Meet My Friends' runs inclusive friendship projects in schools. There are music and art activities too.
Official website01604 891487admin@cottonsfarmhouse.org
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Cerebra – Guides & Sleep Advice
✓ VerifiedBehaviour & PBS
Evidence-based parent guides (sleep, pain, sensory, legal rights) and 1:1 sleep advice service for children with brain conditions.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Challenging housing decisions for disabled children: quick steps
✓ VerifiedHousing & Adaptations
How to push back when council housing isn't suitable or your application hasn't been prioritised for disability/medical reasons.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Children's 0-19 Service – Health Visiting
✓ VerifiedNHS Healthy Child Programme health visiting for children aged 0-5 across Northamptonshire, delivered by NHFT's 0-19 Service.
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Children's 0-19 Service – School Nursing
✓ VerifiedNHS school nursing (Healthy Child Programme) for school-age children 5-19 across Northamptonshire, with a confidential ChatHealth text line for 11-19 year olds.
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre (Leicester Royal Infirmary)
✓ Verifiedtertiary-paediatric-cardiology
The East Midlands specialist children's congenital heart centre at Leicester Royal Infirmary, within a network whose published catchment includes Northamptonshire.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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East Midlands International Pool (Corby) – Accessible Swimming
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Regional swimming facility in Corby with comprehensive accessibility features and inclusive sessions.
Official website01536 464643corbyswimmingpool@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Epilepsy Action Helpline
✓ Verifiedepilepsy-neurology
Free, confidential national helpline from the charity Epilepsy Action: call 0808 800 5050 (Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm) for information and advice about epilepsy, for people with epilepsy, families, carers and professionals.
Official website0808 800 5050helpline@epilepsy.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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ERIC - The Children's Bowel & Bladder Charity
✓ VerifiedChildren's continence information and helpline
Specialist information and a free helpline for childhood bowel, bladder and toileting difficulties, including additional-needs support.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Helen & Douglas House (Oxford) – Children's Hospice
✓ VerifiedRegional hospice supporting families in Oxfordshire and surrounding counties, including West Northamptonshire; accepts professional or self-referrals.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Hospital Passport Template (Mencap)
✓ VerifiedMencap provides a free hospital passport template that helps people with learning disabilities or autism record important information about their healthcare, communication and support needs. Families are encouraged to download, print and update the passport regularly.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Kettering General Hospital (Main Site)
✓ VerifiedHospital - Acute Care
Main acute hospital for Kettering with 24/7 Emergency Department, urgent care, inpatient wards, outpatients, and cardiac services.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Kettering Swimming Pool – Inclusive Swim
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Weekly inclusive swimming sessions on Sundays with accessible facilities and hoist equipment.
Official website01536 234409reception@freedom-leisure.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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KGH Clinics at Woodsend Medical Centre - Corby
✓ VerifiedCardiology and midwifery outpatient venue
KGH cardiology outpatient and midwifery hub clinics at Woodsend Medical Centre in Corby.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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KGH Corby Outpatients - Nuffield Centre
✓ VerifiedSatellite outpatient venue
KGH outpatient venue at the Nuffield Centre in Corby, separate from the newer Broadleaf Community Diagnostic Centre.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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KGH Dermatology Department - Prospect House
✓ VerifiedDermatology outpatient service
KGH's consultant-led dermatology outpatient department at Prospect House in central Kettering.
Official website01536 492600KGH-tr.dermatology@nhs.net
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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KGH Maxillofacial and Orthodontic Unit
✓ VerifiedHospital oral surgery and orthodontics
Referral-only Kettering General Hospital service for complex oral surgery, maxillofacial care and orthodontic assessment or treatment.
Last checked 23 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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KGH Nene Park Outpatients - Irthlingborough
✓ VerifiedSatellite outpatient venue
KGH outpatient venue in Irthlingborough with free parking, disabled bays and a drop-off point near the entrance.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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KGH Outpatients at Isebrook Hospital - Wellingborough
✓ VerifiedSatellite outpatient venue
KGH outpatient and diagnostic services hosted at NHFT-managed Isebrook Hospital in Wellingborough.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Learning Disability and Autism Service - Kettering General Hospital
✓ Verifiedhospital-liaison
Learning disability and autism liaison team at Kettering General Hospital that supports patients with a learning disability and/or autism and helps staff make reasonable adjustments during hospital care.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Learning Disability Support Team - Northampton General Hospital
✓ Verifiedhospital-liaison
Learning disability liaison nurse at Northampton General Hospital who helps patients with a learning disability get reasonable adjustments, easy-read information and a hospital passport during hospital care.
Official website01604 545431ngh-tr.learningdisabilityngh@nhs.net
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Leicester Clinical Genetics Service
✓ Verifiedclinical-genetics
Specialist genetic counselling, assessment and testing at Leicester Royal Infirmary; the service integrated genetics referrals from Northampton and Kettering in 2020.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Living Made Easy (DLF) & AskSARA
✓ VerifiedEquipment Advice
Independent guidance on daily living equipment and adaptations, with AskSARA self-assessment to identify suitable products.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Milton Keynes University Hospital - Paediatrics
✓ Verifiedacute-paediatrics
Nearby acute paediatric services at Milton Keynes University Hospital, including paediatric emergency care, children's wards, neonatal care and specialist teams.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Moulton Leisure Centre – Hydrotherapy Pool
✓ VerifiedSwimming & Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy pool with accessible changing facilities, hoists, and warm water therapy options.
Official website01604 492222moultoninfo@everyoneactive.com
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NAB – Northamptonshire Association for the Blind (Children & Families)
✓ VerifiedVision
Local vision-impairment charity offering Eye Clinic Liaison, Eye Educate in schools, family days and VI-friendly taster sessions.
Official website01604 719193helpline@nab.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Newlife – Play Therapy Pods (sensory toy loans)
✓ VerifiedSensory & Communication
Free short-term loans of sensory play kits delivered to your door–helpful to trial what actually works before buying.
Official websiteinfo@newlifecharity.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Children and Young People's Referral Management Centre (CYP RMC)
✓ VerifiedChildren's specialist-service referrals
Countywide single point of access for professional referrals into specialist community health services for children and young people.
Official website0800 170 7055 (option 3)cyprmc@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Children's Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD)
✓ VerifiedSpecialist learning-disability healthcare
Countywide specialist NHS psychology and learning-disability nursing support for children and young people up to 18.
Official website0800 170 7055 (option 3)CTPLD.Admin@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Children's Occupational Therapy (0-19)
✓ VerifiedChildren's occupational therapy
Countywide NHS occupational therapy supporting children's independence in self-care, play, leisure and school participation.
Official website0300 027 1350ChildrensOT@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Children's Physiotherapy
✓ VerifiedNHS Children's Therapies
Physiotherapy for babies, children and young people with physical, motor and mobility needs across Northamptonshire.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Children's Speech & Language Therapy (SALT)
✓ VerifiedNHS Children's Therapies
Assessment and therapy for speech, language, communication (and some eating/drinking/swallowing) needs for ages 0–19.
Official website03000 273 789childsalt@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Community Children's Nursing (including Children's Continence)
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Home and community nursing for children with long-term or acute conditions, including specialist children's continence support within the team.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Community Teams for People with Learning Disabilities (Adults)
✓ VerifiedAdult learning-disability health
Specialist NHS health support for adults with a learning disability and an additional health need, delivered through North and South county teams.
Official website03000 274600CTPLD.Admin@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Community Therapy Service (adult occupational therapy & physiotherapy for long-term conditions)
✓ VerifiedNHS Adult Community Therapies
NHFT's Community Therapy Service provides individual occupational therapy and physiotherapy rehabilitation for adults with a long-term condition, including neurological conditions, in clinic or at home.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Specialist Dental Clinic - Isebrook, Wellingborough
✓ VerifiedSpecial care dentistry clinic
NHFT specialist dental clinic in Wellingborough for children and adults who meet the Special Care Dentistry or paediatric specialist criteria.
Official website0300 027 2242Providerdental.northants@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 23 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Specialist Dental Clinic - Willowbrook, Corby
✓ VerifiedSpecial care dentistry clinic
NHFT specialist dental clinic in Corby for children and adults who meet the Special Care Dentistry or paediatric specialist criteria.
Official website0300 027 4822Providerdental.northants@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 23 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Specialist Dental Service - Adults
✓ VerifiedSpecial care dentistry
Countywide specialist dental care for adults unable to access ordinary dental treatment because of disability or complex health needs.
Official websiteProviderdental.northants@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 23 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Specialist Dental Service - Children
✓ VerifiedSpecial care dentistry
Countywide specialist dental care for children who cannot safely or successfully receive treatment in general dental practice.
Official website0300 027 4822Providerdental.northants@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 23 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
✓ VerifiedNHS-funded care assessment and referral
NHS Continuing Healthcare is a package of health and social care for adults with complex, long-term health needs, arranged and funded entirely by the NHS.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHS Wheelchair Service – Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
NHS provision and repair of wheelchairs including standard manual chairs with self-referral option, clinical assessments, and Personal Wheelchair Budget information.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northampton Swimming Club – Para-Swimming Pathway
✓ VerifiedSwimming & Hydrotherapy
Para-swimming squads and development pathway for swimmers with disabilities through established swimming club.
Official website01604 622264coach.sharp@northamptonswimming.com
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Continence Advisory Service (Adults) – SPOA
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Adult bladder and bowel assessment and management service with all referrals processed through the Single Point of Access (SPOA).
Official website0300 027 1360ncas@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Dynamic Support Register (DSR) – Learning Disability & Autism
✓ VerifiedThe DSR identifies autistic people and people with a learning disability at risk of crisis or hospital admission and enables proactive support and CTRs.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership – Tea Break Guides
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Quick, plain-English one-page guides on safeguarding topics including Early Help, consent and information sharing for parents and professionals.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Oxford Children's Hospital Paediatric Neurology
✓ Verifiedtertiary-paediatrics
Regional paediatric neurology at Oxford Children's Hospital, explicitly serving Northamptonshire and providing outreach clinics in Kettering and Northampton.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Peterborough City Hospital - Children's Services
✓ Verifiedacute-paediatrics
Nearby NHS acute paediatric care at Peterborough City Hospital, including a children's ward, assessment unit, outpatients and a separate children's emergency department.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Rainbow Trust – Family Support
✓ VerifiedPalliative & Life-limiting Illness
Practical and emotional support at home, hospital and in the community for families with a child who has a life-threatening or terminal illness. Families with a seriously ill child aged 0–18.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People
✓ VerifiedHospice & Palliative Care
Children's hospice for the East Midlands (including Northamptonshire), offering symptom management, short breaks, end-of-life care, and family & sibling support at the hospice, in hospital, or at home.
Official website01509 638000admin@rainbows.co.uk
Last checked 13 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Scope - Disabled Child Sleep Advice and Sleep Services
✓ VerifiedSleep support for disabled children
Practical sleep guidance for families of disabled children, with information about Scope's sleep-service support.
Official website0808 800 3333helpline@scope.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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SEND Family Swimming – Brackley Leisure Centre
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Monthly quiet, family-friendly SEND swim with both pools open. Official Local Offer listing confirms last Sunday monthly sessions.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Serenity Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) – Northamptonshire
✓ Verified24/7 confidential support for anyone who has experienced sexual assault or rape. Offers self-referral, forensic medical examination, crisis support and onward referral.
Official website01604 601713serenity@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Special School Nursing Team
✓ VerifiedNHFT's Healthy Child Programme delivered inside special school settings across Northamptonshire, from Reception age to 19.
03000 273737cypn.specialeducationalsettings@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Splash Leisure Pool (Rushden) – Inclusive Holiday Swim
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
School holiday inclusive swimming sessions with beach entry pool and calm environment.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Teen Clinic Daventry (TCD)
✓ VerifiedFree, confidential monthly drop-in clinic for 11-18 year-olds in Daventry offering GP access, mental health support, and sexual health/contraception advice, staffed by a multi-agency team.
Official websiteteenclinicdaventry@gmail.com
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Teen Sleep Matters (Parents)
✓ VerifiedSleep
Parent guide for supporting teen sleep patterns and habits
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Northamptonshire Health Charity
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
The official NHS charity supporting Northamptonshire hospitals and community services, including equipment for patients.
Official website01604 626927greenheart@nhcf.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Sleep Charity - National Sleep Helpline
✓ VerifiedSleep advice helpline
Free practical sleep advice from trained advisors for children, young people and adults, including SEND-aware support.
Official website03303 530 541helpline@thesleepcharity.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Sleep Charity - Sleep Advice for Children with SEND
✓ VerifiedChildren's SEND sleep guidance
Free guidance on sleep difficulties affecting children with SEND, including autism, ADHD, sensory differences and delayed melatonin release.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Towcester Centre for Leisure – Disability Family Swim
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Sunday family disability swim session immediately following DISC sports activities.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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UpsnDowns (Northamptonshire Down's Syndrome Charity)
✓ VerifiedFamily support, communication therapy, groups and activities for children and young people with Down's syndrome across Northamptonshire.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Young Epilepsy – Education & Family Support
✓ VerifiedEducation & EHCP
Resources for parents, education guidance and support around learning, behaviour and school.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Young Epilepsy – Support & Inclusion
✓ VerifiedNeurology
Information, guidance and support for children and young people with epilepsy, with resources for families and schools.
Official website01342 832243info@youngepilepsy.org.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Young Lives vs Cancer – Social Work & Grants
✓ VerifiedCancer Support
Specialist social work, welfare advice and one-off grants for children/young people with cancer and their families. 0–25s with a cancer diagnosis and their families.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Acute Liaison Mental Health Service (ALMHS)
✓ Verifiedhospital-mental-health-liaison
NHFT mental health assessment and intervention for adults in A&E or admitted to Northampton General Hospital or Kettering General Hospital.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Adult Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)
✓ Verifiedcommunity-mental-health-team
Five NHFT locality teams supporting adults whose complex or severe mental health needs cannot be met by primary care, third-sector support or Talking Therapies alone.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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CAMHS Consultation Line
✓ VerifiedAdvice line for parents, carers, young people and professionals worried about a child or young person's emotional wellbeing or mental health.
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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CAMHS in the Community
✓ VerifiedCommunity CAMHS team for children and young people up to 18 in Northamptonshire with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties, offering individual and group therapies.
Official website0800 170 7055cyprmc@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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CAMHS Live (NHFT)
✓ VerifiedMental Health
Live online chat (Mon–Fri, typical 9am–7pm) for advice about children & young people's mental health and accessing services.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Child Bereavement UK
✓ VerifiedBereavement
Information, helpline and therapeutic support to help children, young people, parents and families rebuild their lives after bereavement or when a family member is dying.
Official website0800 02 888 40ask@childbereavementuk.org
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Children and Young People Community Eating Disorder Service (CEDS)
✓ VerifiedAssessment and treatment for young people aged 5-18 with a diagnosable eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia, ARFID, binge eating disorder).
Official website0300 027 1822cyp-ceds@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Cruse Bereavement Support
✓ VerifiedBereavement
National bereavement charity offering helpline, webchat, local services and peer groups for anyone affected by grief.
Official websiteinfo@cruse.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Grief Encounter
✓ VerifiedBereavement
Specialist support for bereaved children and young people via helpline (0808 802 0111, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) and email, with in-person therapy centres in London and Bristol. No live webchat or grieftalk service is currently advertised on the official site.
Official website0808 802 0111bereavementsupport@griefencounter.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Happy Heads
✓ VerifiedTwo-tier emotional wellbeing support for children aged 5-11: emotional support sessions and counselling (8+), play therapy (5+), and Year 6 transition support, delivered in schools and communities.
Official websitereferrals@servicesix.co.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Harry's Pals – Emotional support for parents after diagnosis
✓ VerifiedCarer Wellbeing & Breaks
Charity founded by a parent, offering emotional and practical support to mums and dads who've recently learned their child has a severe illness or disability. Includes access to qualified counsellors/therapists and time-out short breaks.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Kooth – Free online counselling for 11–25s
✓ VerifiedMental Health
Anonymous, moderated mental-health platform with live chat counselling, messaging and self-help content. Young people aged 11–25 who want a safe space to talk without waitlists.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Mental Health Support Teams (MHST)
✓ VerifiedEarly-intervention, low-intensity mental health support delivered in schools signed up to the MHST scheme, for mild-to-moderate difficulties such as anxiety, low mood and behavioural issues.
Official website0300 027 0888CYP.MHST@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NGH Child & Adolescent Bereavement Service (CABS)
Official sourceBereavement Support
Countywide bereavement counselling for children and young people; support can be in school, at hospital outpatients or other settings.
Last checked 13 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Family and Carers Support (Carers Corner)
✓ VerifiedCarer Support
NHFT support for family, friends and carers, including weekly Carers Corner peer sessions in person or online.
Official websitecarerscorner@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHS grief and bereavement guidance
✓ Verifiedbereavement-information
Official NHS guidance on grief and loss, practical self-help, bereavement support and when to seek routine, urgent or emergency help.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHS Northamptonshire Talking Therapies (self-referral)
✓ Verifiedtalking-therapies-iapt
Free NHS therapy for people aged 17.5 and over who are registered with a Northamptonshire GP and have mild to moderate depression or an anxiety disorder.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northampton Saints Foundation - CAMHS Support Hub (Engage Programme)
✓ VerifiedA designated CAMHS support hub, part of the Foundation's Engage programme, delivering structured, rugby-values-based support during term time and school holidays for children/young people waiting for CAMHS interventions.
Official website01604 751543admin@northamptonsaintsfoundation.org
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Mind - Crisis Support and Wellbeing
✓ Verifiedlocal-mind-charity
Local Mind charity providing crisis and wellbeing support for adults in Northamptonshire, working in partnership with the NHS. Mind support workers help staff the crisis cafes and the 24/7 mental health number.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Mind – Corby
✓ Verifiedlocal-mind-charity
Northamptonshire Mind's Corby base (formerly the Corby Association for Mental Health), offering crisis cafe, counselling, 1:1 emotional support, peer support groups, wellbeing courses and eco-therapy for adults in the Corby area.
Official website01536 267280enquiries@northamptonshiremind.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Mind – Wellingborough
✓ Verifiedlocal-mind-charity
Northamptonshire Mind's Wellingborough base, offering crisis cafe, counselling, 1:1 emotional support, peer support groups and wellbeing courses for adults in the Wellingborough area.
Official website01933 223591enquiries@northamptonshiremind.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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REACH Drop-in Cafés (Mental Health & Wellbeing)
✓ VerifiedFree, confidential mental health and wellbeing drop-in sessions for young people aged 8-25, run weekly across eight sites in Northamptonshire (formerly the 'Wellbeing Cafe').
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Run Talk Run - Northampton & Raunds
✓ VerifiedFree, weekly, all-abilities peer-support running (and walking) group prioritising mental health conversation over pace or competition, with sessions in both Northampton and Raunds.
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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SOBS (Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide)
✓ VerifiedSuicide Bereavement
Support for adults and older teens bereaved by suicide, including national helpline and local peer groups.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Compassionate Friends (Bereaved Parents)
✓ VerifiedBereavement
Peer support run by bereaved parents for bereaved parents and their families, including local groups and helpline.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Frank Bruno Foundation
✓ VerifiedWellbeing programmes and structured non-contact boxing (the 'Round By Round' 8-week programme) plus wrap-around support, for people 10+ experiencing mental ill health, run from the Foundation's Northampton centre.
Official websiteinfo@thefrankbrunofoundation.co.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Seddon Legacy Project
✓ VerifiedVolunteer-run bereavement support for children in Northamptonshire, founded by a bereaved parent in late 2024: a monthly 'Starlight Group' peer support group plus a school-based one-to-one bereavement befriending scheme. All support is free.
Official website07984685223theseddonlegacyproject@gmail.com
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Winston's Wish (Child Bereavement Support)
✓ VerifiedBereavement
Winston's Wish has merged with Child Bereavement UK. Support for children and young people after a death, plus guidance for parents and professionals, is now provided as one unified charity: Child Bereavement UK.
Official websiteask@childbereavementuk.org
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Youth Counselling (The Reach Collaborative)
✓ VerifiedFree, confidential evidence-based counselling for young people aged 11-18 (up to 25 for those with SEND), delivered by five partner agencies across six geographic zones in Northamptonshire.
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
Autism & neurodiversity 21
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ACE - AuDHD Community Embraced
✓ VerifiedParent Support
Volunteer-run peer support group (registered CIC) for parents and carers of people with autism and/or ADHD, whether formally diagnosed or still awaiting assessment. Meets in Corby; also connects via a Facebook group.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Adult ADHD, Autism and Tourette's Team (AAATT)
✓ Verifiedadult-autism-diagnosis
NHS team for adults (18+) in Northamptonshire being assessed for, or diagnosed with, autism (without a learning disability), ADHD and/or Tourette's. Referral is by a professional, not self-referral.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Ambitious about Autism
✓ VerifiedNational charity with programmes for autistic children and young people (e.g., Employ Autism, Youth Network).
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Autism East Midlands – Family Support Hub (Northampton)
✓ VerifiedFamily Support Hub providing relaxed monthly sessions for families affected by autism (formal diagnosis not required). Sessions offer toys, crafts and...
Official website01604 312452lesley.lock@aem.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Autistic Children Embraced (ACE) – Parent Support Group
✓ VerifiedParent Support
Volunteer-run parent support group in Kettering offering friendship, information and mutual support for families with autistic children (including those awaiting diagnosis). ACE hosts monthly daytime and evening meet-ups, often with guest speakers from local SEND services.
Official website07756 523728[email protected]
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Barnardo's Northamptonshire Keyworking Service
✓ VerifiedNHS Long Term Plan 'Transforming Care' keyworking service for children/young people (0-25) with a learning disability and/or autism who are at risk of admission to a mental health ward.
Official websiteNorthamptonshire.Keyworker.Service@barnardos.org.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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EnFold - Autism Support Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedAutism Support
Local autism charity providing free support, social groups, and diagnosis support for autistic people of all ages across Northamptonshire. Run by people with lived experience of autism.
Official website07845 905766info@enfold.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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EnFold – Autistic Adult Social Support Group
✓ VerifiedAdult Social Group
Free monthly EnFold social groups for autistic adults (18+), with or without a formal diagnosis, held across Northamptonshire including Kettering, Rushden and Wellingborough (North Northants) and Northampton and Towcester (West Northants).
Official websiteinfo@enfold.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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FACT Northampton
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Volunteer-run support network for parents/carers of children with Autism or ADHD in Northampton.
Official websitefactnorthampton@gmail.com
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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High Five (EnFold) – Autism Parent Support Group
✓ VerifiedParent Support
Free monthly EnFold support group for parents and carers of autistic children of all ages (including those with high-functioning autism or awaiting diagnosis), with subsidised whole-family days out during school holidays. Meets in Kettering and Northampton.
Official websiteinfo@enfold.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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National Autistic Society – Autism Services Directory
✓ VerifiedFind UK-wide or local autism services and support listings; useful starting point for families.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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New Forest Parenting Programme (NFPP)
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Home-based programme that teaches games and strategies to build attention, reduce impulsivity and improve self-regulation for children with ADHD.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Adult ADHD, Autism and Tourette's Team
✓ Verifieddiagnostic-assessment
The local NHS route for adults in Northamptonshire seeking an autism, ADHD or Tourette's assessment. Referral is via your GP (or another professional). Free on the NHS; phone line open Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHFT Children and Young People ADHD and ASD Service
✓ Verifieddiagnostic-assessment
NHS diagnostic assessment and post-diagnosis support for autism and ADHD in children and young people. Referral is via a professional through the Referral Management Centre; average wait for a first appointment was reported as around 114 weeks (June 2026).
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northampton General Hospital Community Paediatrics (primary-age assessment, West Northants)
✓ Verifieddiagnostic-assessment
The NHS route for autism and ADHD assessment of primary school aged children in West Northamptonshire. Referral is made by a professional. Confirm the exact current route with your GP, as pathways are being reorganised.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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PACT (Pre-school Autism Communication Trial)
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
A coaching approach that helps parents tune into their child's communication, using video feedback to build social engagement at home.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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PDA Society - Managing Sleep with PDA
✓ VerifiedPDA-aware sleep guidance
PDA-aware sleep guidance centred on safety, flexibility, choice, sensory needs and reducing demand-related anxiety.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Psychiatry-UK (adult ADHD and autism assessment via NHS Right to Choose)
✓ Verifiedright-to-choose-provider
An NHS-funded alternative provider for adult (18+) autism and ADHD assessment through Right to Choose. Referral must come from your GP. Availability can be paused by some areas when funding is limited, so check the provider's current status.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sea of Support (S.O.S.) - SEND support and networking
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
A Kettering-based support and networking group for SEND families, with meetings, a youth club and community activities published through its official website.
Official websites.o.s.kettering@gmail.com
Last checked 18 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Spectrum Gaming - Autism and Sleep Guide
✓ VerifiedAutistic young people's sleep
A free sleep guide co-produced with autistic young people for whom standard sleep-hygiene advice may not work.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Cerebra Legal Rights Service (Legal Entitlements & Problem-Solving)
✓ VerifiedLegal Support
National charity service providing free legal advice and support to families of disabled children who are struggling to access health, social care or other support services. Through its LEaP project (developed with University of Leeds), Cerebra helps parents resolve common legal problems and ensure their child receives the services they are entitled to.
Official website01267 244200legal@cerebra.org.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Citizens Advice – Housing
✓ VerifiedHousing & Adaptations
Advice on allocations/banding reviews, unsuitable offers, repairs/disrepair and homelessness processes, with referral to Legal Aid providers.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Community Law Service - Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedLegal, benefits, debt and housing advice
Free, confidential and independent advice across Northamptonshire on welfare benefits, debt, housing, energy and immigration.
Official website01604 621038enquiries@communitylawservice.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Community Law Service - Specialist Housing Advice
✓ VerifiedHousing law and representation
Specialist countywide housing advice and court representation for homelessness, eviction, repossession, arrears, disrepair and related problems.
Official website01604 621038enquiries@communitylawservice.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Contact – For families with disabled children
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
National free helpline for any disability or need (no diagnosis required) plus 'Listening Ear' emotional support.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Coram Child Law Advice (CLAS)
✓ VerifiedChild, Education & Family Law
National charity offering legal information and advice on child/family law and education law. Helplines for Family Law and Education Law; limited Legal Practice Unit capacity.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Disability Law Service – Housing
✓ VerifiedHousing & Adaptations
Free legal advice for disabled people on homelessness duties, eviction, disrepair and Equality Act reasonable adjustments.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Disability Law Service (DLS)
✓ VerifiedCommunity Care, Housing & Equality
Free legal advice on community care, housing, discrimination, employment and welfare rights for disabled people and carers.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS)
✓ VerifiedDiscrimination and human-rights information
Government-commissioned information and advice about discrimination and human-rights issues, including disability discrimination.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Housing Ombudsman
✓ VerifiedComplaints & Redress
Independent scheme to investigate complaints about social housing providers after the landlord's complaints process is complete.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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IPSEA - SEND legal information and helplines
✓ VerifiedEducation law and SEND Tribunal
Independent SEND-law charity offering free guides, template letters and next-step helpline advice for families and young people in England.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO)
✓ Verifiedombudsman-complaints
Free, independent final-stage service for complaints about councils and adult social care providers in England, once the organisation's own complaints process is finished.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHS Northamptonshire ICB Patient Experience and Complaints
✓ VerifiedNHS complaints and feedback
The NHS Northamptonshire ICB Patient Experience Team receives complaints, concerns, comments and compliments, including feedback about local primary-care services.
Official website01604 476777northantsicb.patientexperience@nhs.net
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Children's Trust - Children's Rights Advocacy
✓ VerifiedChildren's social-care advocacy
The county's children's advocacy route for young people with a Northamptonshire social worker and care leavers who need their views heard in a complaint, meeting or decision.
Official website0300 126 7000childrenstrust@nctrust.co.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Rights and Equality Council (NREC)
✓ VerifiedDiscrimination and hate-incident support
Local charity offering free appointments for people who live or work in Northamptonshire and face discrimination or need support reporting a hate incident.
Official website01933 594030 / 07393 181482info@northamptonshirerec.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NYAS national advocacy and support helpline
✓ VerifiedCare-related rights and advocacy signposting
Confidential national helpline for people living in care, on the edge of care, leaving care, or supporting someone who is, with rights information, referrals and signposting.
Official website0808 808 1001help@nyas.net
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service) - Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
✓ Verifiednhs-pals
Free, confidential first point of contact to raise concerns, get information or start a complaint about Northamptonshire community and mental health (NHFT) services.
Official website0800 917 8504PALS@nhft.nhs.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO)
✓ Verifiedombudsman-complaints
Free, independent final-stage service for unresolved NHS complaints in England and UK government complaints; government-department cases require referral by an MP.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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POhWER Independent Advocacy - North and West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedStatutory independent advocacy
Free, independent and confidential statutory advocacy across North and West Northamptonshire, with locality-specific referral forms.
Official website0300 456 2370pohwer@pohwer.net
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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RADAR (National Key Scheme) – Official Key
✓ VerifiedPurchase the official RADAR key to open 9,000+ locked accessible toilets UK-wide. Local councils signpost to Disability Rights UK as the official source.
Official website0330 995 0400enquiries@disabilityrightsuk.org
Last checked 18 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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SEND IASS - North Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedIndependent SEND information and advice
Free, confidential and impartial SEND information, advice and support for North Northamptonshire families and young people.
Official website0300 373 2532SENDIASS@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 16 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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SEND IASS - West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedIndependent SEND information and advice
Free, confidential and impartial SEND information, advice and support for West Northamptonshire families and young people.
Official website0300 126 1039sendiass@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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SEND mediation and mediation certificates
✓ VerifiedSEND mediation and appeals
The official step before most SEND Tribunal appeals: speak to the mediation adviser named in the council decision letter and obtain a mediation certificate whether or not mediation goes ahead.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Shelter – Housing Advice Helpline
✓ VerifiedHousing Advice
Expert housing advice (homelessness, disrepair, suitability, priority need). Webchat and phone support for England.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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SOS!SEN - education advice and support
✓ VerifiedSEND education advice
National SEND charity with a free term-time helpline and email support for questions about education, EHC plans and Tribunal processes.
Official website020 8538 3731hello@sossen.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)
✓ VerifiedLegal & Advocacy
Professional body offering guidance on wills, trusts and estate planning.
Official website020 3752 3700step@step.org
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Support Through Court (formerly PSU)
✓ VerifiedLitigants in Person
Practical, non-legal support before, during and after court for people without a lawyer (form filling, procedures, how to speak in court).
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
Money & benefits 52
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Anglian Water – LITE/Extra LITE Tariffs
✓ VerifiedUtilities
Low-income social tariffs with up to ~50% bill discount; Anglian region covers Northamptonshire.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Anglian Water – Priority Services Register
✓ VerifiedUtilities Support
Free extra help if you have medical, accessibility or communication needs–priority during outages, accessible bills, and nominee contacts. Households with disabled children/medical needs; carers managing accounts.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Carer's Allowance (GOV.UK)
✓ VerifiedCarer benefit
Weekly benefit for eligible people who provide at least 35 hours of care to someone receiving a qualifying disability benefit.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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CEA Card – UK Cinema Association
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Cinema exhibitors' association card providing one free companion ticket when the disabled cardholder buys a ticket for the same cinema showing.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Cerebral Palsy Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
A registered charity dedicated to supporting individuals of all ages with cerebral palsy who live in Northamptonshire.
Official website07443562739cerebralpalsynorthamptonshire@hotmail.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Citizens Advice North Northants
✓ VerifiedGeneral, benefits and debt advice
Free, independent and confidential general advice for North Northamptonshire, with specialist help on benefits, debt, energy and housing.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Citizens Advice West Northants and Cherwell (CAWNAC)
✓ VerifiedGeneral, benefits and debt advice
Free, impartial and confidential advice for West Northamptonshire, available by phone and through drop-in Community Help and Information Points.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Community Law Service - Welfare Benefits Advice
✓ VerifiedSpecialist welfare benefits casework
Free specialist welfare-benefits casework and support with benefit challenges and appeals across Northamptonshire.
Official website01604 621038 (West) / 01933 313020 (North)enquiries@communitylawservice.org.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Council Tax disability reductions (West Northamptonshire Council)
✓ Verifiedcouncil-tax
How to apply in West Northamptonshire (Northampton, Daventry, South Northants, Towcester) for the disabled band reduction that moves your council tax down one band.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Council Tax disability reductions and severe mental impairment discount (North Northamptonshire Council)
✓ Verifiedcouncil-tax
How to apply in North Northamptonshire (Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Rushden, East Northants) for the disabled band reduction and the severe mental impairment council tax discount.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Council Tax discounts for disabled people (GOV.UK)
✓ Verifiedcouncil-tax
Plain-English government guidance on two council tax savings for disabled households: the disabled band reduction (bill dropped to the band below) and the severe mental impairment disregard (up to a 100% discount).
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Crisis and Resilience Fund - North Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedCrisis payments and financial resilience
The 2026-29 replacement for the Household Support Fund, providing crisis payments and longer-term financial-resilience support.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Crisis and Resilience Fund - West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedCrisis support and financial resilience
The 2026-29 replacement for the Household Support Fund, offering crisis help, housing payments and financial-resilience support.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for Children
✓ VerifiedNon-means-tested benefit to meet extra costs of disability for under-16s.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Disabled Person's Bus Pass – North Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedDiscounts & Benefits
Free local bus travel anywhere in England during off-peak hours (09:30–23:00 weekdays) and all day weekends/bank holidays.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Disabled Person's Bus Pass – West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Free local bus travel anywhere in England during off-peak hours (09:30–23:00 weekdays) and all day weekends/bank holidays with library support available.
Official website0300 126 7000busandrail@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Disabled Persons Railcard
✓ VerifiedDiscounts & Benefits
National railcard providing 1/3 off rail fares for cardholder and one adult companion across England, Scotland and Wales.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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English Heritage – Essential Companion Ticket
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Free entry for one essential companion/carer with disabled visitors at English Heritage sites across England.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Family Action - Welfare Grants
✓ VerifiedCharitable funding
Small professionally referred grants for essential household needs. New applications are temporarily closed until 9am on 1 August 2026.
Official websitegrants.enquiry@family-action.org.uk
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Family Fund - Family Break Grants
✓ VerifiedGrants for family breaks
Family-break grants for eligible low-income families raising a disabled or seriously ill child or young person.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Family Holiday Charity – Referred holidays for low-income families
✓ VerifiedGrants & Funding
Funds simple UK breaks for families on low incomes who haven't had a holiday in the last four years. Applications are made by a referrer who knows the family.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Happy Days Children's Charity
✓ VerifiedDay Trips & Family Breaks
Arranges funded day trips and holiday breaks for children with special needs, life-limiting conditions and those who have experienced abuse.
Official website01462 530 710enquiries@happydayscharity.org
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS)
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
NHS scheme providing refunds of reasonable travel costs to hospital appointments for eligible low-income households and benefit recipients.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Honeypot Children's Charity – Young Carers Respite Breaks
✓ VerifiedHoneypot Children's Charity provides free respite breaks and on-going outreach support for young carers aged 5–12. Breaks take place at Honeypot house...
Official website020 7602 2631info@honeypot.org.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Jobcentre Plus: employment assessment and support for disabled jobseekers
✓ VerifiedEmployment support for disabled people
Ask your Jobcentre Plus work coach about an employment assessment, referral to a specialist work psychologist, and programmes such as Access to Work or the Work and Health Programme.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Kettering Town Council - Community Services and Grants
✓ VerifiedCommunity grants and town-level support
Official information on Kettering Town Council's community grants, ward funds, civic services and local events.
Official website01536 697490clerk@ketteringtowncouncil.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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League of Helping Hand - One-off Grants
✓ VerifiedCharitable funding
Professionally referred grants up to £300 for essential household items or specialist equipment where illness or disability is causing hardship.
Official websitesecretary@lhh.org.uk
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Lifeline Telecare – North Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedNorth Northamptonshire's Lifeline service provides a personal alarm, falls detector and optional sensors. Packages start at £6.50 per week, with installation by trained staff and financial help for those on low incomes.
Official website01536 805888atenquiries@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Make-A-Wish UK – Wishes for Children with Critical Illness
✓ VerifiedGrants & Funding
A national charity that creates life-changing wishes for children aged 3–17 who are living with a critical or life-threatening illness. Each wish is unique – whether it's meeting a hero, enjoying a dream trip or receiving a special gift – and is designed to bring joy and lasting memories to the child and their family during a difficult time.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Max Card – Discounts for Fostered/SEND Families
✓ VerifiedDiscounts & Benefits
Discounted entry at hundreds of UK attractions for fostered/looked-after and some SEND families, distributed via local partners including ADHD Smart in Northamptonshire.
Official websiteinfo@mymaxcard.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Max Card – Order via Spectrum (UK distributor)
✓ VerifiedDiscount card for families of children with SEND/fostered children, accepted at 3,000+ attractions. Spectrum is an authorised UK distributor.
Official website01223 955404maxcard@spectrum.org.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Mencap employment advice and supported employment
✓ VerifiedSupported employment (learning disability, autism, ADHD)
Mencap's employment team gives UK-wide advice by email on work and work-related benefits for people with a learning disability, learning difficulty, autism or ADHD, and runs postcode-specific 1:1 supported-employment programmes in some council areas.
Official websiteemployment.support@mencap.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Merlin Attractions – Ride Access Pass (RAP) & Free Carer Ticket
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Queueing reasonable adjustments and free carer tickets at Merlin parks including Alton Towers, Legoland Windsor, Thorpe Park, and Chessington.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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National Express – Disabled Coachcard
✓ VerifiedDiscounts & Benefits
Annual coachcard providing 1/3 off Standard and Fully Flexible fares on National Express coach network across the UK.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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National Trust – Essential Companion Card
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Free entry for one or two companions/carers with disabled visitors at National Trust sites across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Nimbus Disability – Access Card
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Photo ID card with access icons used by venues to grant adjustments and sometimes free carer entry, recognized across UK venues network.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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North Northamptonshire Council: Financial assessment for adult social care
✓ Verifiedcharging-financial-assessment
The means test that decides what adults pay towards their care in North Northamptonshire, including the GBP 23,250 capital limit and a benefits check.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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North Northamptonshire Council: Personal budgets, direct payments and support plans
✓ Verifieddirect-payments
How adults in North Northamptonshire get and manage a personal budget or direct payment after a needs assessment, including pre-paid cards and free payroll support for employing a personal assistant.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Children's Trust - support for disabled children
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Statutory service providing support and advice for families with disabled children in Northamptonshire.
Official website0300 126 7000mash@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Community Foundation
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Independent grant-giving organization for Northamptonshire residents supporting disability projects and community initiatives.
Official website01604 230033enquiries@ncf.uk.com
Last checked 16 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Personal Independence Payment (PIP): claiming and appealing a decision
✓ VerifiedDisability benefits (PIP)
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) helps with the extra costs of a long-term health condition or disability. This entry covers how to start a claim and how to challenge a decision you disagree with.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Priority Services Register (Energy & Water) – Extra Support
✓ VerifiedFree registration for disabled/clinically vulnerable households for extra help with utilities (inc. emergencies).
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Scope – Disability Advice Helpline
✓ VerifiedFree, independent advice for disabled people and families (benefits, energy, access to services, work).
Official website0808 800 3333helpline@scope.org.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Tax-Free Childcare – Disabled Child
✓ VerifiedMoney & grants
Government tops up 20% of childcare costs up to £4,000 per year for disabled children.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The 3H Foundation
✓ VerifiedAccommodation Grants & Short Breaks
Provides targeted grants for holiday accommodation and short breaks for disabled people, carers and families; runs TeensPLUS and occasional regional programmes.
Official website01892 860 207info@the3hfoundation.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Together for Short Lives
✓ VerifiedLegal Support
UK's leading charity for children with life-limiting conditions, providing support and resources.
Official website0808 8088 100helpline@togetherforshortlives.org.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Turn2us – Grants Search
Not yet verifiedFree search across more than 1,400 charitable funds, including condition, occupation, location and household-linked grants.
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Universal Credit – Disabled Child Element
✓ VerifiedExtra monthly amount on UC for disabled children (rates vary by severity).
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Universal Credit extra amounts for health, disability and caring (GOV.UK)
✓ Verifieduniversal-credit
Current GOV.UK rules for Universal Credit health and carer additions, including the two LCWRA rates introduced on 6 April 2026 and the 35-hour carer rule.
Official website0800 328 5644 (Universal Credit helpline)
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Warm Home Discount – £150 (England & Wales)
✓ VerifiedMoney & grants
Annual £150 electricity bill rebate for eligible low-income/benefit households; rules updated each winter.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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WaterSure (England) – Bill Cap
✓ VerifiedMoney & grants
Caps metered bills for households on benefits with high water use due to medical needs or large families.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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West Northamptonshire Council: Direct Payments and Personal Budget Support Service
✓ Verifieddirect-payments
Direct Payment choices in West Northamptonshire and council support with employer duties, payroll, managed accounts, record keeping and recruiting personal assistants.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Able Kidz Educational Trust
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Educational equipment, computers, software and tuition support intended to reduce disability-related barriers to learning.
Official website0300 365 4102Info@ablekidz.org
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Access to Work scheme
✓ VerifiedAccess to Work provides grants for practical support in paid employment. It can fund equipment, job coaching, travel costs, support workers and mental health support. Applicants must be 16+ with a disability or health condition that makes it hard to work.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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AFK Charity
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Specialist mobility equipment support for disabled young people up to their 25th birthday; applications are temporarily closed while AFK clears its backlog.
Official websitemobility.services@afkcharity.org
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Blue Badge – North Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Blue Badge parking concessions including automatic criteria and specific provisions for children under 3 needing bulky medical equipment or proximity for treatment.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Boparan Charitable Trust
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Offers grants to assist children and young people under 18 with disabilities or long-term illnesses by funding equipment and therapies.
Official website0121 661 9860applications@boparan.com
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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British Red Cross Equipment Loan Service
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Adaptations
Short-term wheelchair and mobility aid hire from the British Red Cross. You pay a weekly fee and a deposit. Staff give fitting advice and can point you to long-term options.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Buttle UK
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
National charity supporting children and young people in crisis with grants for essential household items and equipment.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Call Care Lifeline – West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedThe Call Care Lifeline is a 24/7 emergency alarm service provided by West Northamptonshire Council. Users wear a pendant or falls detector linked to a base unit; the service can install key safes, door sensors and medication dispensers. Installation is free and the service costs about £4.60 per week, with an extra charge for digital equipment.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Caudwell Children
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
A UK charity improving the lives of disabled children by providing practical and emotional support.
Official website0345 300 1348charity@caudwellchildren.com
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Caudwell Children – Equipment & Support
✓ VerifiedPart-funding (often up to 80%) for specialist equipment and services; autism and therapy support programmes.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Cheyne Charity
✓ VerifiedSwimming & Hydrotherapy
Grants towards equipment, therapy and communication aids for children and young adults with cerebral palsy.
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Child Brain Injury Trust - Give a Child a Chance Grant
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Grants up to £125 for families already supported by the Child Brain Injury Trust, helping a child with acquired brain injury and siblings access activities or useful items.
Official website01869 341075referrals@childbraininjurytrust.org.uk
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Children Today Charitable Trust – Equipment Grants
Not yet verifiedMoney & grants
Specialist equipment grants for disabled children and young people, with professional evidence and a supplier quote required.
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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CHIPS Charity
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
The Charity of the Casino and Gaming Industry providing custom-made powered wheelchairs for disabled children.
Official website020 8441 1455chipscharity@aol.com
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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CrackerJacks Children's Trust
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Grants for specialist equipment, sensory items or a respite break for disabled children.
Official website0300 124 0122grants@crackerjacks.org.uk
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Disability Equipment Grants – National Charities
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Funders supporting children with disabilities to access vital equipment and home adaptations
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Dreams Come True – Dreams for Children with Disabilities/Illness
✓ VerifiedGrants & Funding
A UK children's charity that fulfils dreams for those aged 2–18 who have a serious illness, disability or life-limiting condition, with a focus on reaching children in the most disadvantaged circumstances. Dreams Come True provides a wide variety of dreams – from UK family holidays and outings to sensory equipment or bedroom makeovers – tailored to each child's needs and wishes.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Elifar Foundation
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Supporting disabled children and young adults up to 28 years with grants for specialized equipment.
Official website020 7318 5873enquiries@elifarfoundation.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Family Fund – Grants
Not yet verifiedGrants for eligible low-income families raising a disabled or seriously ill child, mainly for household and family items rather than structural adaptation work.
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Florence Nightingale Aid in Sickness Trust - Equipment Grants
✓ VerifiedCharitable funding
Professionally referred grants for medical, mobility, sensory, communication and selected household equipment for disabled or unwell people of any age.
Official websitelisa.hungerford@fnaist.org.uk
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Glasspool Trust
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
UK-wide charity providing small grants for essential household items to individuals facing financial hardship.
Official websitegrants@glasspool.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Hospital Saturday Fund - Individual Health Grants
✓ VerifiedCharitable funding
Professionally referred grants up to £2,000 for eligible mobility, medical and therapeutic equipment, treatment and specific accessibility adaptations.
Official websitecharity@hsf.eu.com
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Independence at Home
Not yet verifiedEquipment & Grants
Modest charitable grants for disabled or chronically ill adults and children in financial need, including approved home adaptations and equipment.
Official website0208 427 7929iah@independenceathome.org.uk
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Lifeline 4 Kids - Equipment Support
✓ VerifiedCharitable funding
Equipment-only support for disabled and special-needs children from birth to 18; the charity buys approved items and never awards cash.
Official websiteappeals@lifeline4kids.org
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Mobility Trust - Powered Mobility Equipment
✓ VerifiedCharitable funding
Assessment and, where approved, direct purchase of recommended powered mobility equipment for people unable to obtain suitable provision elsewhere.
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Newlife Equipment Grants and Emergency Loans
Not yet verifiedSpecialist equipment for disabled children
Specialist equipment grants up to £10,000 for eligible disabled or terminally ill UK children under 19, plus time-limited emergency equipment loans.
Official website0800 902 0095nurse@newlifecharity.co.uk
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NHS Wheelchair Voucher Scheme
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
NHS personal wheelchair budget allowing families to apply the cost of an NHS wheelchair toward a higher-spec model.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NNC Hearing/D/deaf Specialist Team
✓ VerifiedCommunication Support
Specialist hearing support for eligible children and young people in North Northamptonshire, their families and education settings.
Official websiteHVST@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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North Northamptonshire – Assistive Technology
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Advice and demonstrations on assistive technology solutions for independent living, provided by the council's dedicated Assistive Technology team.
Official website01536 805888atenquiries@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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React Children's Charity - Essential Assistance
✓ VerifiedCharitable funding
Fast-response help with essential equipment, homecare items, travel, respite and end-of-life costs for children with life-threatening or life-shortening illness.
Official website020 8940 2575react@reactcharity.org
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Strongbones Children's Charitable Trust
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Equipment, hardship and respite support for eligible 3-to-20-year-olds with a bone condition plus complex needs, wheelchair dependence or palliative care.
Official website01708 750599mylessketchley@strongbones.org.uk
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Joseph Patrick Trust
Not yet verifiedEquipment & Grants
The equipment fund of Muscular Dystrophy UK, providing grants towards the cost of specialized equipment for people affected by muscular dystrophy and related conditions.
Official website020 7803 4811jptgrants@musculardystrophyuk.org
Last checked 18 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Variety - The Children's Charity
Not yet verifiedEquipment & Grants
Specialist equipment grants for eligible disabled or seriously ill UK children and young people aged 18 or under.
Official website0207 428 8100grants@variety.org.uk
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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VAT Relief – Disability Equipment & Adaptation Works
✓ Verified0% VAT on qualifying disability equipment and some building/adaptation works for personal use.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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West Northamptonshire Integrated Community Equipment Loans Service
✓ VerifiedEquipment, adaptations and financial help
Free short-term equipment loans after assessment for children and adults who need help to live safely and independently at home.
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Whizz Kidz
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
UK's leading charity for young wheelchair users, providing equipment and skills training.
Official website020 7233 6600info@whizz-kidz.org.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Windmill Special Needs Co. Ltd - Car Seats
✓ VerifiedSmall UK specialist supplier offering free on-site (home-visit) assessment and, where needed, same-visit fitting of car seats, harnesses and vacuum-forming seats for children (birth to 49kg) and some adults with additional needs/disabilities.
01457 820684mick@windmillspecialneeds.co.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Care & Repair Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedHome improvement and adaptations
Not-for-profit home-improvement service helping older, disabled and vulnerable people remain safe, warm and secure at home.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) - North Northamptonshire
Not yet verifiedHome-adaptation grant
Up to £30,000 mandatory DFG funding for approved adaptations, plus a published discretionary top-up of up to £20,000 for eligible cases. An independent panel can consider exceptional hardship above the normal combined limit.
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) - West Northamptonshire
Not yet verifiedHome-adaptation grant
Up to £30,000 mandatory DFG funding for approved adaptations. West Northamptonshire's April 2026 policy adds a discretionary top-up of up to £25,000 for qualifying owner applicants and a relocation grant of up to £10,000.
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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North Northamptonshire Equipment and Repairs - via Occupational Therapy
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Repairs
OT assessment for eligible home equipment, plus repair or replacement routes for council-issued items.
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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North Northamptonshire Occupational Therapy Service
✓ VerifiedEquipment and home adaptations
Assessment for equipment, minor or major home adaptations and other practical support, including adaptation assessments for disabled children.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue – Safe & Well Visits
✓ VerifiedFree home safety checks offering advice and, where eligible, fitting smoke alarms and other risk-reduction measures. Extra support available for vulnerable residents.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sullivan's Heroes - Home Adaptation Shortfall Support
✓ VerifiedCharitable funding
Financial grants and a fee-free fundraising platform for disabled-child home adaptations where DFG and other funding do not meet the full approved cost.
Official websitehello@sullivansheroes.org
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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West Northamptonshire Community Therapy
✓ VerifiedEquipment and home adaptations
Free assessment, advice, equipment and home-adaptation recommendations, including major-adaptation assessments for disabled children.
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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West Northamptonshire Supported Living
✓ Verifiedsupported-living
West Northamptonshire supported living combines a person's own home with assessed support to build independence and participate in the community.
Official website0300 126 7000WNCCommissioning@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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360 Play – SEN Evenings
✓ Verified360 Play hosts exclusive SEN evenings at its Rushden Lakes soft play centre on the first Friday of every month (6:30–8:30pm). Sessions offer full use...
Official website01933 522360rushdenlakes@360play.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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After Umbrage – Free cottage breaks for carers (life-limiting conditions)
✓ VerifiedCarer Wellbeing & Breaks
Provides free, short cottage breaks to carers looking after a loved one with a life-limiting or terminal condition–time to rest and recharge.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Brackley and District SEND Support Group
✓ VerifiedParent-led drop-in support group for parents/carers of children and adults with SEND, meeting twice monthly for coffee/tea and chat in Brackley (West Northamptonshire), plus an online/Facebook community.
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Carefree – 1–2 night hotel breaks for unpaid carers
✓ VerifiedCarer Wellbeing & Breaks
Matches full-time unpaid carers with donated hotel stays for a short reset (typically 1–2 nights). You go with a companion (not the cared-for person) to get genuine time off.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Carer's Assessment (North Northamptonshire Council)
✓ Verifiedcarers-assessment
Free assessment of your needs as an unpaid adult carer in North Northamptonshire, delivered by Northamptonshire Carers (01933 677907). You can request one even if the person you care for gets no council help.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Carer's Assessment (West Northamptonshire Council)
✓ Verifiedcarers-assessment
Your legal right under the Care Act 2014 to a free assessment of your needs as an unpaid adult carer in West Northamptonshire. Assessments are delivered by Northamptonshire Carers (01933 677907).
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Carers UK Helpline and Advice
Not yet verifiednational-carer-advice
National charity Carers UK provides expert advice on carers' rights, the carer's assessment and carer benefits, backing up local Northamptonshire support.
Official website0808 808 7777advice@carersuk.org
Last checked 18 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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CEOP & NSPCC Online Safety Helplines
✓ VerifiedSafety & Protection
Organisations offering advice and reporting facilities for online safety concerns.
Official website0808 800 5000help@nspcc.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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CFSS Partnership Support Coordinators
✓ VerifiedEarly-help coordination service within Northamptonshire Children's Trust. Partnership Support Coordinators advise professionals who have completed an Early Help Assessment and help arrange a Team Around the Family, connecting families needing early intervention support with the right services.
Official websiteCFSS@nctrust.co.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Challenging Behaviour Foundation – Family Support
✓ VerifiedSpecialist support for families of children with severe learning disability who display behaviours that challenge.
Official website0300 666 0126support@thecbf.org.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Children in Need Assessment (Section 17)
✓ VerifiedShort Breaks & Respite
Disabled children are Children in Need under section 17 Children Act 1989. You can request an assessment without waiting for crisis to access support.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Contact (formerly Contact a Family)
✓ VerifiedNational Charities
National charity providing info, emotional support, campaigns, and peer groups for families of disabled children (any condition, UK-wide).
Official website0808 808 3555helpline@cafamily.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Council for Disabled Children – Resource Hub
✓ VerifiedAuthoritative practice guidance and toolkits on SEND, participation and transitions.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Families Information Service (FIS) - West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedFamily information and childcare
Free, impartial information and a searchable directory covering childcare and services for children, young people and families in West Northamptonshire.
Official website0300 126 1000fis.ncc@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Family Action
✓ VerifiedFamily Support
England-wide charity offering practical, emotional and financial help to families facing poverty, disadvantage or social isolation.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Family Hubs - North Northamptonshire (Digital Front Door)
✓ VerifiedFamily Hubs, FIS and Start for Life
North Northamptonshire's digital gateway to Family Hubs, the Family Information Service, Start for Life, events and the SEND Local Offer.
Official websiteFamilyHubs@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Family Hubs - West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedFamily Hubs and Start for Life
West Northamptonshire's Family Hubs provide face-to-face and online early support, parenting help, activities and signposting for families.
Official websitefamilyhubs@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Guide Dogs – Habilitation & Mobility for Children
✓ VerifiedMobility/orientation & independent-living skills training for children and young people with VI.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Hope for Families
✓ VerifiedParenting courses across Northamptonshire, run by a Christian charity that welcomes all faiths and none. 'Time Out for Parents' has strands for early years, primary age, teenagers, and dads. There is also a 'Handling Anger in the Family' course. Dedicated ADHD and Autism extension courses support parents of children with additional needs.
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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KIDS – Support for Disabled Children & Young People
✓ VerifiedNational charity providing services and participation offers for children and young people with SEND.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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LGBTQIA+ Youth Groups (The Reach Collaborative)
✓ VerifiedFree, self-referral peer support groups for LGBTQIA+ young people aged 11-25 to explore identity, build friendships and gain confidence, run at multiple sites across Northamptonshire.
Official website01536 518339enquiries@youthworksnorthamptonshire.org.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Little Miracles (Peterborough & Milton Keynes branches)
✓ Verifiedfamily-support-activities-respite
Award-winning charity for families of children (birth to 25) with additional needs, disabilities or life-limiting conditions. Runs mostly-free activities, family support, therapy and safe spaces, and welcomes any family, including before diagnosis. Multiple branches, including Peterborough and Milton Keynes, that border Northamptonshire.
Official website01733 262226peterborough@littlemiraclescharity.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Natspec – Specialist Colleges Directory (16–25)
✓ VerifiedPost-16 Education
Searchable directory of specialist colleges and affiliates across England for post-16 learners with SEND. Young people (16–25) with SEND exploring specialist FE options, including out-of-area placements.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NDCS – National Deaf Children's Society (Helpline)
✓ VerifiedFree independent information, advice and guidance on childhood deafness; BSL video relay and SMS available.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Carers - Parent Carer Support
✓ VerifiedParent carer support
Countywide parent-carer support with a confidential support line, registration, peer groups, online wellbeing sessions and information workshops.
Official website01933 677907 (option 2)parentcarersupport@northamptonshire-carers.org
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Parent Carer Voices (NPCV)
✓ VerifiedParent carer forum and SEND support hub
Countywide, parent-led support, advocacy and co-production through a Parent Carer Forum and SEND Support Hub.
Official website07359 775557enquiries@npcv.co.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Parent-mediated Support Programmes
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Evidence-based, parent-mediated programmes for disabled children and those with SEN. These programmes coach parents to use strategies in everyday routines so progress happens at home.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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PCIT (Parent-Child Interaction Therapy)
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Live coaching through earpiece or in-room guidance that builds warm interactions and consistent boundaries to reduce challenging behaviour.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Personal Budget Support Service – North Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedNorth Northamptonshire Council advises people using direct payments to employ personal assistants. It provides guidance on employment, payroll and pensions through its Personal Budget Support Service.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Primary Care Stepping Stones Triple P
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Four short 1-to-1 sessions focused on one or two priority issues (bedtime battles, mealtime routines, specific behaviour) for children with disabilities.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Promise Dreams - Equipment and Special Dreams
✓ VerifiedCharitable funding
Equipment or a special dream for eligible UK children aged 0 to 18 with a terminal, serious life-limiting or qualifying profound condition.
Last checked 20 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Q Space
✓ VerifiedVolunteer-run safe space and peer support groups for LGBTQ+ young people and adults in Northamptonshire, offering a weekly-led youth group, an 18+ social group ('Life in Colour'), and wider 1:1/group support, training and events.
Official website07504 508325qspacenorthampton@gmail.com
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Riverside Hub – Special Needs Sessions
✓ VerifiedLarge indoor play centre with sensory rooms, role-play village, go-karts and climbing. Monthly special needs sessions (usually Fridays 6:30–9pm) have...
Official website01604 403003admin@riversidehub.com
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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RNIB – Children, Young People & Families
✓ VerifiedSpecialist advice and transitions guidance for children/YP with vision impairment and their families.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sands (Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity)
✓ VerifiedBaby loss & Neonatal
Support for anyone affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy or shortly after birth.
Official websitehelpline@sands.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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SENDsational Families CIC
✓ VerifiedParent-led CIC championing the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing of adults raising children with SEND (with or without a formal diagnosis) across Northamptonshire, via indoor Wellbeing Workshops, outdoor 'Wild Wellbeing' sessions and online 'Worldwide Workshops'.
Official website01604 372808info@sendsationalfamilies.co.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sense – Information & Advice (national helpline)
✓ VerifiedHelplines
Find which Sense services are available in your area.
Official website0300 330 9256info@sense.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sense MSI Specialists (0–25)
✓ VerifiedSensory Support
Free specialist support for children/young people with combined vision and hearing impairments.
Official website0300 330 9256info@sense.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sense Virtual Buddying (free)
✓ VerifiedBefriending
Weekly remote befriending for disabled children/young people and adults.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sibs
✓ VerifiedFamily Support
UK charity for brothers and sisters of disabled children.
Official website01535 645453info@sibs.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sibs / YoungSibs – Support for brothers and sisters
✓ VerifiedSiblings
UK charity dedicated to siblings of disabled children and adults. YoungSibs provides age-appropriate information, coping tips and a moderated ask-the-team service.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Social ABCs
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Brief, home-based coaching that helps parents follow their child's lead, increase shared attention and boost early communication (1-3 years).
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Strengthening Families (Children & Family Support Service – NCT)
✓ VerifiedIntensive Family Support
Intensive, holistic family support for families of children with complex disabilities across Northamptonshire. Coordinates education, health, social care and transitions.
Official website0300 126 7000CFSS@nctrust.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Never Alone Project
✓ VerifiedNorthamptonshire's leading bereavement charity, offering one-to-one support, group activities and therapy-based education for bereaved children, young people, adults and families.
Official website01933 588 009hello@tnap.co.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Sandcastle Trust – Breaks & days out for rare genetic conditions
✓ VerifiedFamily Breaks & Wellbeing
Supports families living with rare genetic conditions to reduce isolation and build positive memories via short breaks, days out and connection services.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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WellChild
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
National UK children's charity making it possible for children and young people with complex medical needs to thrive at home instead of hospital.
Official website01242 530007info@wellchild.org.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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West Northants Voices in Partnership (WNVP)
✓ VerifiedParent carer forum
West Northamptonshire's parent carer forum, gathering family views and working with councils, health services and other partners to improve SEND services.
Official website07933 801392admin@wnvp.co.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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1st Grafton SEND Scout Group
✓ Verifiedyouth-group
Inclusive SEND Scout group in Brackley for young people and young adults (ages 4-25) with autism, ADHD, PDA, SPD and disabilities, offering outdoor and adventurous activities plus a parent/carer support hub during meetings. Fills the inclusive Scouts/uniformed-group gap.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Access Sport
✓ VerifiedSports & Recreation
Charity supporting community sports clubs to include disabled and disadvantaged young people.
Official website020 7993 9883info@accesssport.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Activity Alliance
✓ VerifiedSports & Recreation
National charity supporting inclusive sport and recreation for disabled people.
Official website0808 175 6991info@activityalliance.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Animals in Mind - Animal-Assisted Intervention & Forest School
✓ Verifiedanimal-assisted-nature
Animal-assisted intervention (play therapy and animal-assisted education) plus forest school activities for children and young people with learning difficulties, SEND or social/emotional/mental-health needs, on-site at Scaldwell near Northampton or as outreach. Fills the animal-assisted / farm / forest-school gap.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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ASDiversity (Corby autism social & wellbeing group)
✓ Verifiedsocial-group
A Corby social and wellbeing group for young people (and adults) with autism or related conditions, offering a safe, secure space to play games, do art and chat. No diagnosis needed to attend.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Autism Swim (Peak Empower), Northampton
✓ Verifieddisability-sport
Autism-specific learn-to-swim course in Northampton for children under 13, run by the Peak Empower charity to an STA-approved autism swim programme. Ten-week Phase 1 and Phase 2 courses at Billing Aquadrome.
Official websiteinfo@peak-empower.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Berzerk Active Play Northampton - SEND Sessions
✓ VerifiedBerzerk Active Play Northampton welcomes families of children with special needs and disabilities and runs a quieter SEND session every Tuesday from 5pm to 7pm. The session is for children aged 0-15, with lower-volume music; parents and carers enter free.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Born to Perform Dance School
✓ Verifiedperforming-arts
Inclusive and accessible performing arts school for children, young people and adults with SEN and disabilities, running Saturday dance, drama and singing classes at the Bee Hive, Kingsthorpe, Northampton. Fills the inclusive drama and performing-arts gap.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Circus Starr
✓ VerifiedNational touring circus charity providing free 'relaxed performance' tickets to disabled, disadvantaged and vulnerable children and their families across the UK, including tour stops near Northampton.
Official website01260 288690info@circus-starr.org.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Clip 'n' Climb Northampton - SEND Sessions
✓ Verifiedinclusive-sport
Dedicated SEND climbing sessions at Clip 'n' Climb Northampton (Weston Favell), run during the centre's quietest times with reduced capacity, low or no music, and patient qualified instructors. Fills a real gap for accessible/adaptive climbing.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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CYPN – Youth Clubs & Activities (Youth Inspired)
✓ VerifiedActivities & Clubs
Local youth charity running inclusive open-access and targeted projects, including holiday activities and nature/farm days.
Official website07760 891181office@cypn.org
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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DISC – Disability Inclusive Sports Club (Towcester & Daventry)
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Family multi-sport club with varied activities each session. Child/young person must be accompanied by family member.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Enfold - Wondrously Wired Children and Youth Groups & Family Days Out
✓ Verifiedautism-youth-groups
Northamptonshire autism charity running Wondrously Wired children and youth groups, a High Five parent support group, and subsidised whole-family days out (zoo, farm, bowling and more) in the school holidays. Covers West and North Northamptonshire, so open to rural families.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Enfold YAAP & Mini-YAAP autism youth clubs, Northampton
✓ Verifiedautism-youth-club
Autism youth clubs run by the Northampton charity Enfold: YAAP for autistic young people aged 11-25 (fortnightly at Semilong Community Centre) and Mini-YAAP for ages 8-11 (monthly at Kingsthorpe). Social sessions where young people also help shape autism services.
Official website07845 905766info@enfold.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Fab Friday additional-needs stay-and-play, Gloucester Nursery (Northampton)
✓ Verifiedearly-years-additional-needs-group
Friendly weekly stay-and-play group for parents and carers of a pre-school child with additional needs or developmental delay, at Gloucester Nursery School, Northampton. Fridays 10am-11.30am.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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FACT Northants (Families And Carers Together)
✓ Verifiedparent-carer-support-group
County-wide support group for families of children and young adults with an autism spectrum disorder, Asperger's or ADHD. Also maintains a directory of local SEND/autism support groups and activities across Northampton and Northamptonshire.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Flipper Club (Wellingborough) – Weekly SEND Swim
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Weekly SEND swim sessions at Waendel Leisure Centre with dedicated support and sensory-friendly environment.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Freedom (SEN Youth Club) at Rush 2 The Den
✓ Verifiedyouth-club
Weekly SEN youth club at the Rush 2 The Den charity in Rushden for children and young people (5-17) with additional needs, with a sensory section each week plus construction toys and an art/craft project. Carers, parents and siblings welcome.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Freedom Youth Club (additional needs)
✓ Verifiedyouth-group
Youth club for children and young people aged 5-17 with additional needs in Rushden, with a sensory room and a range of activities. Listed by Northamptonshire Learning Disability (Northampton Mencap). Adds evening youth-club provision for the 5-17 age band.
Official websitelynzijones100@hotmail.com
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Grafham Water Centre
✓ Verifiedaccessible-residential-activity-centre
Fully accessible residential outdoor activity centre near Huntingdon (Cambridgeshire) offering adapted land and water activities for all abilities. Open to schools, youth groups, individuals and organisations with no stated geographic restriction, so Northamptonshire groups and families are welcome.
Official website01480 379500grafham.water@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Gulliver's Land Theme Park & Resort (Milton Keynes)
✓ Verifiedtheme-park
Family theme park just over the Buckinghamshire border in Milton Keynes, a popular Northants day out, offering a Ride Access Pass for those unable to queue, discounted carer/disabled tickets and level access throughout.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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HAF holiday clubs (North Northamptonshire, via Family Hubs)
✓ Verifiedholiday-scheme
North Northamptonshire's HAF holiday clubs for children who get benefits-related free school meals (reception to year 11), promoted through the North Northants Family Hubs and delivered by Northamptonshire Sport. Free activities plus a healthy meal; SEND-inclusive camps available.
Official websiteHAF@Northamptonshiresport.org
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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HAF Northants (Holiday Activities and Food programme)
✓ Verifiedholiday-scheme
Government-funded free holiday clubs across Northamptonshire for children in reception to year 11 (age 4-16) who get benefits-related free school meals. Delivered by Northamptonshire Sport; includes SEND-inclusive camps and a growing number of SEND-specific camps, plus a free healthy meal each session.
Official websiteHAF@Northamptonshiresport.org
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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HAF SEND places (West Northamptonshire Council)
✓ Verifiedholiday-scheme
West Northamptonshire's route into the HAF holiday programme for SEND and disabled children: free holiday-club places for free-school-meals pupils, SEND-inclusive camps at all sites plus dedicated SEND-specific camps, with SEND-trained staff. Parents discuss provision with their child's school first.
Official websiteHAF@Northamptonshiresport.org
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Inclusive Football at Brackley Town FC
✓ Verifieddisability-sport
Weekly inclusive football sessions at Brackley Town FC for young people and adults aged 16+ with special educational needs, disabilities or other support needs. Non-competitive, all abilities welcome, supported by Northamptonshire FA.
Official websiteNick.Zammit@brackleytownfc.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Kettering Multi-Disability Football Club
✓ VerifiedThis football club provides a friendly environment for boys and girls over the age of six with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, or sensory difficulties. They train weekly at Tresham College in Kettering and participate in monthly tournaments.
Official websiteketteringtown1@hotmail.co.uk / enquiries@ktfccommunitytrust.com (no phone number is published on the official page)
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Little Stars additional-needs stay-and-play, Thorplands (Northampton)
✓ Verifiedearly-years-additional-needs-group
Friendly weekly stay-and-play group for parents and carers of a pre-school child with a special need or developmental delay, at Thorplands Children's Centre, Northampton. Wednesdays 11.45am-1pm in term time.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Merlin's Magic Wand – Magical Day Out
✓ VerifiedDays Out & Attractions
Free day tickets for eligible children and families to Merlin attractions (e.g., LEGOLAND, SEA LIFE, Warwick Castle). Children facing illness/disability or adversity, and their families (eligibility assessed by the charity).
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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MK SNAP (Milton Keynes Special Needs Advancement Project)
✓ Verifiedday-opportunities-life-skills
Milton Keynes charity offering education, life skills, work preparation and supported work opportunities for adults with learning and physical disabilities. Confirmed to take learners from the bordering counties of Bucks, Beds and Northamptonshire.
Official website01908 690330info@mksnap.org
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NMPAT Musical Inclusion Programme (SEND music clubs)
✓ Verifiedinclusive-music
Free music groups for children and young people with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities). The Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust runs them. Groups include Broadmead Music Club in Northampton and a club in Wellingborough. 'Musicians Assemble!' is an inclusive ensemble for children with complex needs or who do not use words. Relaxed family singalongs use Makaton, a sign and symbol system that supports speech. These groups fill the local gap in inclusive music groups.
Official website01604 637117ssteptoe@nmpat.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northampton Sailability
✓ Verifiedwatersports-sailing
RYA Sailability inclusive sailing at Pitsford Reservoir for people with a wide range of impairments, from joy-rides to RYA dinghy and keelboat training. Runs April to October, ages 10 and up, no referral needed.
Official website07396 659511sec@northamptonsailability.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northampton Saints Wheelchair Rugby
✓ VerifiedSports & Recreation
Wheelchair rugby sessions for children aged 8-17 and adults 18+ with a physical disability. Chairs and equipment are provided for players who join the club.
Official website07483987651JamieHiggins@northamptonsaints.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northampton Town FC Community Trust – Disability Football
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Comprehensive disability football programmes including CP, Down's Syndrome, Powerchair, Visually Impaired and Pan-disability teams; plus holiday courses.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Association for the Blind (NAB) Activities
✓ VerifiedNAB arranges activities and social events for visually impaired children and young people and their families, providing opportunities to make friends,...
Official website01604 719193helpline@nab.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clubs (NAYC)
✓ VerifiedYouth Clubs & Activities
NAYC is the county body that supports youth clubs across Northamptonshire. It also runs activities and support for young people. It is free, and you can refer yourself.
Official website01604 499699nayc@nayc.org
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Carers
✓ VerifiedCarer Support
Provides support, assessments and breaks for unpaid carers in North & West Northamptonshire.
Official website01933 677907carers@northamptonshire-carers.org
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Disabled Support, Services and Social Groups
✓ VerifiedThis section of ABLEize lists Northamptonshire disabled clubs, groups, sports and related products and services for disabled people, their family members and carers. It includes social groups, carers resources, and support for various disabilities.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northamptonshire Sport - Disability and Inclusive Sport
✓ VerifiedInclusive sport information
Countywide information hub for disability-inclusive sport, activity opportunities, organisations, training and the NFDS what's-on guide.
Official website01604 389976info@northamptonshiresport.org
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northants Phoenix Wheelchair Basketball Club
✓ VerifiedEquipment & Grants
Wheelchair basketball for all ages and abilities. Equipment provided and 'have-a-go' sessions welcome.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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NTGA Ability Zone - Special Needs Sessions, Northampton
✓ Verifieddisability-sport
Adaptive trampoline and gymnastics sessions for children and young people with additional needs at Northamptonshire Trampoline Gymnastics Academy in Northampton. Sunken Olympic trampolines and a fully matted area; group classes and quieter one-to-one options.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Oundle Mencap Holidays
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Specialist residential holidays for children and young people with learning disabilities.
Official websiteContact via West Northants Local Offer
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Over The Wall - Midlands Camp (Whitemoor Lakes)
✓ Verifiedspecialist-activity-holiday-camp
Free residential activity camps for children with serious health challenges and their siblings, run by a UK-wide charity. The Midlands camp is at Whitemoor Lakes, Lichfield (Staffordshire), and applications are open nationally, so Northamptonshire children are eligible.
Official website02392 477110campers@otw.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Parent Carer Needs Assessment (PCNA) – Northamptonshire Carers
Not yet verifiedA parent with parental responsibility who cares for a disabled child under 18 can ask the council for a Parent Carer Needs Assessment under sections 17ZD to 17ZF of the Children Act 1989, inserted by the Children and Families Act 2014. Adult-carer and transition assessments use separate Care Act 2014 routes.
Last checked 26 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Picture the Difference
✓ VerifiedKettering-based creative and performing arts CIC for young people and adults (16+) with additional needs, anxiety, low confidence or mental health difficulties, co-producing performances and community projects.
Official website07947 575190admin@picthediff.com
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Restart (Youth Works)
✓ VerifiedActivities & Clubs
RE:Start is a mental health transition support service for 16-25 year olds in Northamptonshire, helping young people move from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to Adult Mental Health Services, via self-referral or professional referral.
Official website01536 518339info@youthworksnorthamptonshire.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Riding for the Disabled (RDA) – Local Groups
✓ VerifiedTherapeutic Riding
Therapeutic riding and activities for disabled children and young people delivered by local RDA groups across Northamptonshire.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Riverside Hub - SEN-Exclusive Events
✓ VerifiedRiverside Hub is an inclusive play centre in Northampton that features SEN-friendly facilities, calming sensory rooms, and a safe toddler zone designed for all families. They regularly host SEN-exclusive events to ensure children with additional needs can enjoy their visit in a tailored environment.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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RJ Community CIC
✓ VerifiedCommunication & hearing
Northampton-based support for Deaf, Deafblind and hard-of-hearing people: information and advice, BSL-accessible social events, advocacy and access support. Successor organisation after DeafConnect closed in 2026.
Official website0333 533 2373community@rj-cic.co.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Rushden Splash – Inclusive Swimming
✓ VerifiedInclusive swimming sessions held at Rushden Splash on Tuesday mornings during every school holiday.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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S.N.U.G. Group, Towcester
✓ Verifiedparent-carer-support-group
Support group for parents and carers of children with special needs (any age) in the Towcester area, meeting on the first Wednesday of each month during term time at Towcester Children's Centre.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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SEND Activities in Northampton
✓ VerifiedToddle About lists SEND Activities for kids, plus activities, events and days out in Northamptonshire for babies, toddlers and their parents. The website aims to help parents find fun SEND Activities for children in Northampton and the surrounding area.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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SEND Holiday Activities – Various Providers
✓ VerifiedActivities & Clubs
Holiday clubs and activities specifically designed for children with SEND, running during school breaks across Northamptonshire.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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SEND Social Group (Youth Works)
✓ VerifiedActivities & Clubs
Small, supported weekly social group for autistic/ADHD young people.
Official website01536 518339ggayton@youthworksnorthamptonshire.org.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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SENDS 4 Dad
✓ VerifiedAn activity, social, and support group for dads and male carers who have a child or adult with special educational needs and/or a disability. They offer social opportunities, including monthly cafes, to foster friendships and provide peer support.
Official website07900442077Sends4dad@gmail.com
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sense Hub – Rothwell
✓ VerifiedDay Services
Local day services and learning spaces for people with complex disabilities.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Shine Arts & Well-Being CIC
✓ VerifiedWeekly arts and social group at Burton Latimer Library for neurodivergent people and those with additional needs or social anxiety, building creative skills, confidence and friendships.
Official website01536 722170lou.shinearts@hotmail.com
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Shooting Stars – SEND Young People's Participation Group
✓ VerifiedActivities & Clubs
A county-wide participation forum for young people aged 13–25 with special educational needs or disabilities. Supported by the local councils and Children's Trust, Shooting Stars members give feedback to improve SEND services, take part in consultations, and learn skills (like interviewing staff and presenting) to influence decisions.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sparkles Stay & Play (additional needs, Penrith Drive Children's Centre)
✓ Verifiedstay-and-play
A term-time stay-and-play session for children with additional needs aged 0-5 (with parents/carers and siblings welcome) at Penrith Drive Children's Centre, Wellingborough. Wednesdays 1-2.30pm.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Special Adventure Club (Olympus Care, Wellingborough)
✓ Verifiedyouth-club
An evening youth club in Wellingborough for young people aged 12-19 with a learning difficulty, run at Olympus Care, Oxford Street. Meets Wednesday evenings 7-9pm.
01604 366000accessteam@olympuscareservices.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sport4Fitness CIC (SEND-inclusive activities & holiday sessions, Moulton)
✓ Verifiedinclusive-sport
A Northampton community interest company delivering affordable, SEND-inclusive multi-sport, sensory and family activities at Fernie Fields (Moulton), including summer-holiday sessions. Fully accessible site with a Changing Places toilet and sensory garden; 'Everyone Can Achieve'.
Official website07491 306630info@sport4fitness-cic.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sporting Opportunities in Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedThe webpage lists various sporting opportunities for individuals with learning disabilities, children, and young people in Northamptonshire. These include trampoline gymnastics, football, horse riding, netball, sailing, and general fitness sessions.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Stars Autism Support Group, Daventry
✓ Verifiedparent-carer-support-group
Weekly support group for parents and carers of children with autistic spectrum disorders in Daventry, meeting Fridays 10am-noon at the Family Centre, Staverton Road.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Super 1s Disability Cricket – Northamptonshire CCC
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Free weekly disability cricket hubs across Northamptonshire for ages 12-25, supported by Lord's Taverners.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Talk SENse (MCSENT), Middleton Cheney
✓ Verifiedparent-carer-support-group
Parent-led SEND support group for rural south Northamptonshire, meeting monthly at Middleton Cheney Library. For parents and carers of children and young people with learning, physical or behavioural challenges (diagnosed or not). Run by Middleton Cheney Special Educational Needs Trust (MCSENT).
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Cube Disability
✓ VerifiedThe Cube Disability offers a range of events, adventures, and extracurricular activities for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism. Their programs include sports, dance, and holiday camps designed to improve skills, build confidence, and promote social interaction.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Cube Disability - Cube Kids
✓ VerifiedNorthamptonshire's first dedicated dance, cooking, and sport provision for SEN children and their siblings. They run term-time classes and holiday activity camps, designed to help children build confidence, social skills, and mobility in a safe and relaxed setting. [cite: 13 (from previous search)]
Official website01604 843777cubekids@thecubedisability.co.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Cube Disability - Kettering Centre
✓ VerifiedA purpose-built day centre in Kettering for disabled people of all abilities. You can try arts and crafts, games, cooking and computer skills. Staff support you to join in fitness, dance, sport and days out.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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The Rainbow Room Sensory Room (Penrith Drive Children's Centre)
Not yet verifiedsensory-room
A bookable multi-sensory room at Penrith Drive Children's Centre, Wellingborough, for disabled children and young people aged 0-18 and their families. Safe, tactile sensory environment; 30-minute or 1-hour slots, Monday to Friday.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Thomas's Fund - Music Therapy Charity
✓ Verifiedmusic-therapy
Free music therapy across Northamptonshire for children and young people aged 0-19 with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and/or a disability that means they are too ill to attend school for extended periods. Delivered at home, on children's wards and in continuing care. Fills the music-therapy gap.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Thornton Children's Centre Sensory Room
✓ Verifiedsensory-room
A bookable sensory room at Thornton Children's Centre, Kettering, giving children with additional needs a specialist environment to explore and develop their senses. Half-hour sessions on Fridays 1.30-3.30pm.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Time 4 Support, Northampton
✓ Verifiedparent-carer-support-group
Support group giving advice, information and monthly meet-ups to parents and carers of SEND/disabled children and young people aged 0-25 across Northants. Free, no referral needed, with British Sign Language support available.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Towcester and Daventry Phab Club
✓ Verifiedinclusive-club
A long-running local disability charity (since 1989) in the Towcester and Daventry area that brings disabled and non-disabled people together for shared social activities. Welcomes people of any age and ability, breaking down barriers and reducing isolation.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Trilogy Active (Northampton) – Accessibility Programme
✓ VerifiedDiscounts & Benefits
Wide leisure programme with carer-goes-free policy year-round when supporting a disabled person. Inclusive sessions across sites.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Trilogy Active HAF holiday playschemes & Active Play SEND (Northampton)
✓ Verifiedholiday-scheme
Trilogy Active runs the HAF holiday playscheme in Northampton (Lings Forum and Duston Sports Centre) plus Berzerk active-play sessions, free for free-school-meals children aged 5-16, and delivers dedicated Active Play SEND sessions for children with additional needs.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Twinkling Stars Sensory Group (Ronald Tree Children's Centre)
Not yet verifiedsensory-group
A multi-sensory stay-and-explore group in Kettering for children with additional needs and their parents/carers, at Ronald Tree Nursery School and Children's Centre. Meets Mondays 1.30-3pm.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Walking West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedFree, regular programme of sociable group walks across West Northamptonshire, led by trained volunteer Walk Leaders. Suitable for all ages, though anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Wellbeing Walks (North Northamptonshire Council)
✓ VerifiedFree, volunteer-led walking groups at 20+ locations across North Northamptonshire, open to all ages and abilities, with under-16s to be accompanied by an adult.
Official websitewellbeingwalks@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 8 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Young Carers – Northamptonshire Carers
Official sourceYoung Carers Support
Support for siblings/young carers aged 5–17: assessment, 1:1 help, groups, school liaison and activities.
Last checked 13 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Young Inclusive People (YIP) Club
✓ VerifiedWeekly sports and social club at the Pemberton Centre, Rushden, offering dodgeball, softball tennis, rebound therapy (trampolining), cricket, football...
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
Transport & travel 10
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Blue Badge – Disabled Parking Permit (Northamptonshire)
✓ VerifiedParking & Travel
Apply for a Blue Badge to get better parking access if your child has a disability or serious illness affecting their mobility. Allows parking closer to destinations and in marked disabled bays.
Official websiteContact your local council Blue Badge team
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Blue Badge – West Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedGeneral Support
Blue Badge applications with evidence and processing support, including local library assistance for West Northamptonshire residents.
Official website0300 126 7000bluebadges@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Calvert Devon – Accessible Activity Holidays (Bursary Scheme)
✓ VerifiedCalvert Devon (formerly Calvert Exmoor) is an accessible activity centre offering fully adapted accommodation and a range of outdoor activities for pe...
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Euan's Guide & AccessAble
✓ VerifiedLeisure & Tourism
Euan's Guide and AccessAble review disabled access at venues, attractions and transport across the UK. You can search for accessible toilets, sensory-friendly places and adapted accommodation before you go.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Home-to-School Transport Appeals – North Northamptonshire
Not yet verifiedUse an appeal to challenge a transport decision about eligibility, distance, walking-route safety or the suitability of assistance offered. A late vehicle, missed collection or provider-conduct problem is a service or compliance issue and should go to the operational route instead.
Official websitetransportappeals.nnc@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 16 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Home-to-School Transport Appeals – West Northamptonshire
Not yet verifiedUse an appeal to challenge a transport decision about eligibility, distance, walking-route safety or the suitability of assistance offered. A late vehicle, missed collection or provider-conduct problem is a service or compliance issue and should go to the operational route instead.
Official websitetransportappeals.ncc@westnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 16 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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In Car Safety Centre - Additional Needs Car Seats (Towcester)
✓ VerifiedSpecialist car seats and travel restraints
Specialist assessment, fitting and retail advice for car seats, harnesses and travel support for children with additional needs.
Official website01908 220909info@incarsafetycentre.co.uk
Last checked 10 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Motability Foundation – Scheme-Related Grants
✓ VerifiedMoney & grants
Means-tested grants towards advance payments and vehicle adaptations/WAVs for Scheme customers.
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Motability Scheme (cars, WAVs, scooters, powered wheelchairs)
✓ VerifiedVehicle leasing and mobility
Use a qualifying mobility allowance to lease a vehicle. A parent or carer may be approved as a named driver, but the vehicle must always be used by or for the disabled person's benefit.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northampton Door-to-Door Service (NDDS)
✓ VerifiedTransport
Accessible community minibus transport for people unable to use public transport in Northampton borough.
Official website01604 583553ndds@voluntaryimpact.org.uk
Last checked 7 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
Food & essentials 19
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Accommodation Concern (Food Parcels)
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
Free emergency food parcels in Kettering. You can refer yourself, no professional referral is needed. Call 01536 416560 or visit Meadow Road, Monday to Thursday.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Brackley Foodbank
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
Weekly food parcels for people in crisis in Brackley and surrounding NN13 villages
Official website07842 514216enquiries@brackleyfoodbank.org
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Central Methodist Church Kettering Food Kitchen
✓ VerifiedCommunity Meals
A Monday warm space and food kitchen offering hot drinks, biscuits and a two-course hot meal at Central Methodist Church in Kettering.
Official website07840 944500sp_walters@hotmail.com
Last checked 18 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Daventry Food Bank
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
Emergency food and toiletry parcels for people in crisis in the Daventry district
Official website01327 577851foodbank@vineyardcommunity.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Food Aid Alliance West Northants (FAAWN)
✓ VerifiedFood Aid Signposting
Signposting hub to find the nearest food bank or community larder across West Northamptonshire
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Grange Resource Centre (Food Parcels)
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
Emergency food parcels if you are in crisis, from the Grange Resource Centre in Kettering. Open Tuesday, 9:30am to 12pm. You can refer yourself, no professional referral is needed.
Official website01536 485064grangeresourcecentre9@gmail.com
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Green Patch Food Table
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
Free emergency food parcels in Kettering. You can refer yourself, no professional referral is needed.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Highfields Community Centre (Food Parcels)
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
Emergency food parcels if you are in crisis, from Highfields Community Centre in Kettering. Open Tuesday and Thursday, 11am to 12pm, when stock is available. You can refer yourself, no professional referral is needed.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Johnny's Happy Place
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
Emergency food support with hot meals and refreshments in Kettering. A meal costs £1 and a pudding costs £1. You can refer yourself, no professional referral is needed.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Kettering Foodbank
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
Emergency food parcels if you are in crisis. You must phone 07709 741353 before you visit. You can refer yourself, no professional referral is needed.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Midland Languar Seva Society
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
Free emergency food in Kettering, by the clock tower on Gold Street, Sundays at 5pm. You can refer yourself, no professional referral is needed.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northampton Hope Centre Social Supermarket
✓ VerifiedSocial Supermarkets
Membership-based social supermarket offering low-cost food and essentials via a points system, with progress worker support
Official website01604 214300office@northamptonhopecentre.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Salvation Army (Food Parcels & Meals)
✓ VerifiedCommunity Meals
Free hot meals and food support for local residents
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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St Edward's RC Church Hall (Hot Meal)
✓ VerifiedCommunity Meals
A free community meal at St Edward's RC Church Hall in Kettering. You can sit in for soup and a hot meal. Open Tuesday, 4pm to 6pm. You can refer yourself, no professional referral is needed.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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St Peter & St Paul Church Hall
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
A free community meal at St Peter & St Paul Church Hall in Kettering. You can sit in for hot food and drinks. You can refer yourself, no professional referral is needed.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Towcester & Roade Community Larders (SNVB / TowFood)
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
Membership-based community larders in Towcester and Roade with heavily discounted surplus groceries
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Towcester Foodbank
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
Trussell Trust emergency food bank for Towcester and South Northamptonshire
Official website07724 832043info@towcesterfoodbank.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Warm spaces in North Northamptonshire
✓ VerifiedWarm Spaces
Free warm venues (community centres, libraries, churches) open during the winter months. Warm spaces are seasonal: venues and opening hours change each year, so check the council directory for what is open now.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Weston Favell Centre Foodbank
✓ VerifiedFood Banks
Trussell Trust emergency food bank serving Northampton; agency referral required
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
Accessible places 54
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78 Derngate
✓ VerifiedHeritage & historic
Charles Rennie Mackintosh's final major commission, a dazzling modernist remodel hidden in a Georgian terrace.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Abington Park
✓ VerifiedParks & green spaces
Classic Victorian park with lakes, aviaries and a free museum in the manor house where Shakespeare's granddaughter lived.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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All Saints' Church, Brixworth
✓ VerifiedChurches
A vast 7th-century basilica built partly from reused Roman brick, described as the finest early medieval building north of the Alps.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Althorp House
✓ VerifiedHistoric houses & castles
500 years of Spencer family history and the resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales, on an island in the Round Oval lake. Seasonal opening.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Ashby St Ledgers
✓ VerifiedTowns & villages
Thatched estate village whose manor gatehouse room is where the Gunpowder Plot was allegedly planned, Lutyens later remodelled the manor.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Badby Wood
✓ VerifiedNature reserves
A beautiful ancient woodland privately owned and managed by the Fawsley Estate (not the Woodland Trust), entered through a unique stone archway in Badby village.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Barnwell Country Park
✓ VerifiedNature reserves
Compact lakeside reserve on the edge of Oundle, hides, flat accessible paths and a good café.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Borough Hill
✓ VerifiedNature reserves
One of the largest hill forts in the country, offering wide views, Roman villa excavations, and open grass fields for walks.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Boughton House
✓ VerifiedHistoric houses & castles
The 'English Versailles', a vast Franco-English mansion near Kettering with lakes, avenues and a famously intact interior. Limited open days make it feel like a secret.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Braunston Marina & Junction
✓ VerifiedCanals & waterways
Where the Grand Union meets the Oxford Canal, historic marina, iron bridges, boater pubs and endless towpath walking.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Brixworth Country Park & Pitsford Water
✓ VerifiedParks & green spaces
Gateway to Pitsford Water's 7-mile shoreline circuit, flat, surfaced, bike-hire on site, sailing on the water.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Canons Ashby
✓ VerifiedHistoric houses & castles
National Trust time capsule, Elizabethan manor, rare wall paintings, formal gardens and a fragment of a priory church.
Official website01327 861900canonsashby@nationaltrust.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Castle Ashby Gardens
✓ VerifiedGardens
Grand Italianate terraced gardens, an arboretum, a butterfly house and a menagerie surrounding a marquee-sized Elizabethan mansion.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Chester House Estate
✓ VerifiedHeritage & historic
A Roman walled town under your feet, free-entry heritage estate with an archaeology centre, courtyard food hall and Nene-side walks.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Coton Manor Garden
✓ VerifiedGardens
A beautifully landscaped ten-acre hillside garden surrounding a 17th-century manor, famous for its bluebell woods, flamingos, and cream teas.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Cottesbrooke Hall & Gardens
✓ VerifiedHistoric houses & castles
Queen Anne perfection said to be the model for Austen's Mansfield Park, with some of the finest gardens in the Midlands.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Daventry Country Park
✓ VerifiedParks & green spaces
A 2.5-mile flat circuit of Daventry Reservoir, bird hides, café and a good playground.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Deene Park
✓ VerifiedHistoric houses & castles
Home of the Brudenells for 500 years, including the Earl of Cardigan who led the Charge of the Light Brigade.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Delapré Abbey
✓ VerifiedHeritage & historic
Medieval nunnery turned country house beside the 1460 Battle of Northampton site, free parkland, good café, big events calendar.
Official website01604 760817info@delapreabbey.org
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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East Carlton Country Park
✓ VerifiedNature reserves
A 102-acre park featuring fine woodland walks, a heritage museum detailing Corby's steelworks history, and a playground.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Eleanor Cross, Geddington
✓ VerifiedHeritage & historic
The finest survivor of the twelve crosses Edward I raised for Queen Eleanor's funeral procession in 1290, in a pretty ford-side village.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Evenley Wood Garden
✓ VerifiedGardens
A beautiful woodland garden with an extraordinary collection of rare trees, shrubs, snowdrops, and lilies set in a quiet valley.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Everdon Stubbs & Badby Woods
✓ VerifiedNature reserves
Twin ancient woodlands near Daventry that turn violet-blue every late April, go on a weekday morning.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Fermyn Woods Country Park
✓ VerifiedNature reserves
Gateway to Rockingham Forest's ancient woodland, famous among naturalists for July's purple emperor season.
Official website0300 126 5933fermynwoodscountrypark@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Fotheringhay
✓ VerifiedHeritage & historic
Birthplace of Richard III and execution place of Mary, Queen of Scots, now a serene village with a magnificent lantern-towered church above the Nene.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Harlestone Firs
Not yet verifiedNature reserves
A large pine woodland managed by the Althorp Estate, popular for walks, horse riding, and exploring sandy forest tracks.
Harlestone Firs, Harlestone Road, Northampton, West Northamptonshire, England, NN7 4EP, United Kingdom
Last checked 6 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Harringworth (Welland) Viaduct
✓ VerifiedViewpoints
82 arches and three-quarters of a mile of brick striding across the Welland Valley, the longest masonry viaduct across a valley in Britain.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Holdenby House
✓ VerifiedHistoric houses & castles
Once England's largest private house and Charles I's prison after Naseby, gardens, falconry centre and open days.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Irchester Country Park
✓ VerifiedParks & green spaces
Former ironstone quarry turned 200-acre woodland park, waymarked trails, Jungle Parc, and a little railway museum.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens
✓ VerifiedHistoric houses & castles
A James Gibbs Palladian gem with celebrated gardens, at the county's rolling north-western edge.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Kirby Hall
✓ VerifiedHistoric houses & castles
English Heritage's part-roofed Elizabethan prodigy house, grand courtyards, empty windows and resident peacocks.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Lamport Hall
✓ VerifiedHistoric houses & castles
The Isham family's hall for four centuries, classical facades, notable library, and 'Lampy', the world's oldest surviving garden gnome.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Lyveden New Bield
✓ VerifiedHeritage & historic
Tresham's roofless garden lodge, abandoned mid-build in 1605 and never completed, National Trust, with a rare surviving Elizabethan garden landscape.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Naseby Battlefield
✓ VerifiedBattlefields
Where the New Model Army broke Charles I in 1645, viewpoints, monuments and a self-guided battlefield trail across open country.
Official websiteenquiries@naseby.com
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northampton & Lamport Railway
✓ VerifiedHeritage railways
A volunteer-run heritage railway station operating steam and diesel services along the scenic Brampton Valley Way.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
✓ VerifiedMuseums
12,000+ shoes, from Roman sandals to Queen Victoria's wedding slippers, in the town that shod the world. Free entry.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Oundle
✓ VerifiedTowns & villages
Honey-stone streets, independent shops and riverside walks on the Nene, the perfect coffee-and-wander stop.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Pitsford Water Nature Reserve
✓ VerifiedNature reserves
A tranquil wildlife reserve at Pitsford reservoir, managed by the Wildlife Trust with bird hides and paths through reedbeds.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Rockingham Castle
✓ VerifiedHistoric houses & castles
A Norman royal castle turned Tudor family home, gazing over five counties from its escarpment above the Welland Valley. Dickens wrote here.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Rushden Lakes
✓ VerifiedShopping
Lakeside shopping and dining backing straight onto Wildlife Trust wetlands, swap the car park for a swan-filled boardwalk.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Rushton Triangular Lodge
✓ VerifiedHeritage & historic
Thomas Tresham's three-sided Catholic riddle in stone, everything comes in threes. Small, weird and unforgettable.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Salcey Forest
✓ VerifiedNature reserves
A medieval royal hunting forest with waymarked walking and cycling trails. The trails pass ancient 'druid' oaks. Forestry England's official page says some of these old oaks are over 600 years old.
Official website0300 067 4340Salcey@forestryengland.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Silverstone Circuit & Interactive Museum
✓ VerifiedMotorsport
The British Grand Prix circuit plus a genuinely excellent hands-on museum, track days, tours and race weekends.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Stanford Hall
✓ VerifiedHistoric houses & castles
A beautiful William and Mary house on the River Avon, featuring formal gardens and a museum dedicated to aviation pioneer Percy Pilcher.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Stanwick Lakes
✓ VerifiedNature reserves
750 acres of lakes and wetland on the Nene with adventure playgrounds, flat cycling trails and serious birdlife.
Official website01933 625522info@rftrust.org.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Stoke Bruerne & Canal Museum
✓ VerifiedCanals & waterways
Locks, narrowboats, waterside pubs and the Canal Museum, beside the mouth of the 3,057-yard Blisworth Tunnel.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Stoke Park Pavilions
✓ VerifiedHeritage & historic
The surviving Pavilions of England's first classical Palladian house, set in private parkland occasionally open to the public.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sulgrave Manor
✓ VerifiedHistoric houses & castles
The Tudor manor of the Washington family, the stars-and-stripes origins of the US flag are carved over the porch.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sywell Aerodrome
✓ VerifiedAviation
A working 1928 grass aerodrome with a gorgeous Art Deco hotel, watch vintage aircraft over brunch.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sywell Aviation Museum
✓ VerifiedMuseums
A volunteer-run museum at Sywell Aerodrome, featuring wartime displays, cockpit trainers, and aircraft artifacts.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Sywell Country Park
✓ VerifiedParks & green spaces
Former Edwardian reservoir with a waterside arboretum trail and its original valve tower, quietly lovely.
Official website0300 126 5935sywellcountrypark@northnorthants.gov.uk
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Towcester Museum
✓ VerifiedMuseums
A small, award-winning museum housed in a restored 18th-century coaching inn, bringing Towcester's Roman and Saxon past to life.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Twywell Hills and Dales
✓ VerifiedNature reserves
Former quarry gullies ('Twywell Gullet') now a peaceful mosaic of grassland and scrub, butterflies in summer, solitude year-round.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.
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Wicksteed Park
✓ VerifiedFamily attractions
One of the UK's oldest amusement parks (1921), built by playground pioneer Charles Wicksteed, rides, railway and acres of free-to-roam parkland.
Last checked 17 Jul 2026. Confirm with the service before you rely on this.