Local Emergency Numbers

Fire, Police or Ambulance 

Emergency call 999          

For non emergency Police Call 101

Feeling unwell?

Your local pharmacist can provide advice on most health issues.

If your GP surgery is closed, call 111 (the NHS free number) or visit www.nhs.uk to help you find the right service out of hours.

Call 999 for serious life threatening emergencies.

Need help urgently with your mental health?

If you are currently receiving care or treatment from Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, use the number you have been given.

If you can’t find it call 0300 123 1334 or:

Call 111 option 2 Mental health support

Samaritans call 116 123 (day or night) or email jo@samaritans.org

Childline call 0800 1111

FRANK call 0300 123 660

Kooth.com for teenagers mental health they can speak to someone themselves directly too it they want.

Please also see this very informative PDF below from LifeLink to supportive with Emotional and Mental health. 

Lifelink Covid-19 Info Sheet LWM

https://www.healthysuffolk.org.uk/COVIDHub

Housing Emergency

Call your landlord or 

West Suffolk Council Out of hours emergency service: 01284 763252

Homeless queries

Call 01284 757178 Mon-Friday 08.45-5pm

Out of hours call 01284 763 252

Children’s Social Care

0808 800 4005 (Monday to Thursday 08.00am-5.20pm (Outside these hours this number will divert to the Emergency Duty Service. They can respond to any matters that cannot wait until the next working day.

Domestic Abuse Support 

If you need support with domestic abuse.

• Women’s Aid Centre

Call 01284 753085 (Answerphone out of hours)

• Domestic Violence Support

Call 0808 2000 247

Foodbanks

• Newmarket Open Door

Vouchers can usually be picked up from Citizens Advice, your GP surgery or Council Offices

Open Tuesdays 10.30am-2.30pm, Thursdays 10.30am-2.30pm and Fridays 10.30am-2.30pm

Telephone: 01638 561711 or 01638 600699

https://newmarketopendoor.org.uk/

• Ely (and area)

Telephone 01353 468626

Under 5’s Support

• Suffolk Children’s Centres

https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/childrens-health/childrens-centres/

• Foley house (Newmarket Children’s Centre)

Telephone: 01638 565533

https://infolink.suffolk.gov.uk/kb5/suffolk/infolink/service.page?id=cbxn8di4NWA

• Health and Children’s Centre Hub

For health advice for under 5’s in Newmarket

Telephone: 0345 6078866

Worried about money, bills, benefits and anything similar.

• Citizens Advice Support

Telephone Suffolk Adviceline: 0300 330 1151 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am-3.30pm)

Help To Claim for Universal Credit 
Call 0800 144 8 444

If you are the Newmarket area: 

Support For Parents in Suffolk

https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/childcare-information-and-support-for-parents-and-providers/parent-hub/

You may also be interested in: 

Top Tips to Keep calm with the children at home 

and

Video top tips for positive behaviour 

and 

https://www.sharingparenting.com/2019/08/15/a-to-z-of-parenting/

You can contact us or email us with your parenting questions at info@sharingparenting.com 

We have done our best to collate this information for you but because of the changing climate cannot guarantee the telephone numbers above are the most up to date. If you notice an error please contact us.

Thank you and stay safe.