UPDATE 6 January 2021
Connex Community Support opening hours:
In line with the latest national lockdown, none of the Connex Community Support offices are currently open to the public. However phone lines are being manned:
* In the Buxton office, lines are manned between 9.30 to 12.30pm each day and staff are on site from 9am to 4pm each day. Phone 01298 23970 to speak to us.
* In Ashbourne, you can contact us by telephoning 01335 348600.
Connex is still providing many services to vulnerable people in our area, despite the constraints of the current lockdown rules. And where we can’t help, we can often put you in touch with other organisations who can. While many of our services are free, some are charged for – but we keep our charges as low as we can.
Get in touch if you are in the HIGH PEAK area and need help with:
- Transport to an essential medical appointment
- Having shopping delivered
- Getting prescriptions collected
- Temporary loan of a wheelchair
- Urgent help in having smoke alarms and telecare equipment installed
- Help with domiciliary personal care and support
Get in touch if you are in the DERBYSHIRE DALES area and need:
- Transport to an essential medical appointment
- Having shopping delivered
- Getting prescriptions collected
- Temporary loan of a wheelchair
- Urgent help in having smoke alarms and telecare equipment installed
How to get in touch
Our offices are operating on reduced staff cover, but we will endeavour to respond to your enquiry as soon as possible.
In the High Peak area:
Please email admin@connex.org.uk or call 01298 23970.
In the Derbyshire Dales area:
Enquiries regarding all Dales Services may be made via dales@connex.org.uk or call 01335 348600.
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