Links & Advice

This page provides further information and advice on a wide range of topics: staying safe online; health and wellbeing; local authorities; support organisations; online learning sites; travel; volunteering; and cultural activities.

Staying Safe Online

Website	Purpose
Get Safe Online	How to protect yourself from scams and your computer from malware.
Action Fraud	How to report online scams.
Neighbourhood Watch	Preventing crime in your neighbourhood.
Age UK	Information and advice on finance, health, learning and leisure for all older people.
Financial Conduct Authority	Protecting consumers from harm caused by bad conduct in financial services.
Telephone Preference Service	Preventing unsolicited sales or marketing calls.
Mailing Preference Service	Preventing unsolicited mail.
Crime Stoppers	Reporting criminal activity anonymously.
Victim Support	Support for victims of crime.
Hourglass	Campaigning for a safer society for old people.

Document	Purpose
The Little Book of Big Scams	Crime prevention advice from the Met Police.
Online Shopping Fraud	Advice from Leicestershire Police on how to shop online safely.
Silver Line	Leaflet about the Silver Line helpline for older people.

Health and Wellbeing

Website	Purpose
NHS	The National Health Service.
The NHS in Leicestershire	Providing community and mental health services in Leicestershire & Rutland.
University of Leicester NHS Trust	Providing hospital care in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Healthwatch Leicestershire	Representing patients in Leicestershire.

Local Authorities

Website	Purpose
Charnwood Borough Council	Charnwood Borough Council.
Parish Council Contacts	Contact details for local councils in Leicestershire & Rutland.
Leicestershire County Council	Leicestershire County Council.

Support Organisations

Website	Purpose
Citizens Advice	The organisation that describes itself as "the people's champion".
Age UK	Information and advice on finance, health, learning and leisure for all older people.
RNIB	Supporting blind or partially sighted people, their families and carers.
RNID	Supporting people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.
Cruse	Support in times of bereavement.
Alzheimer's Society	Support for dementia sufferers and their families.
MacMillan Cancer Support	Support for cancer sufferers and their families.
Living Without Abuse	Support for victims of domestic abuse or sexual violence.
PACE	Support for the vulnerable, excluded, disadvantaged and hurting.
TREC	Challenging racial discrimination and promoting a racially just society.
The Royal British Legion	Supporting members of the armed forces, veterans and their families.
Samaritans	Preventing self-harm and suicide.

Online Learning Sites

Website	Purpose
TED	For all who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others.
Project Gutenberg	An online library of over 70,000 free eBooks.
WEA	Bringing adult education within reach of everyone who needs it.
U3A Interest Groups Online	Online learning from the Third Age Trust.
U3A Communities	Putting University back into the u3a.

Travel

Website	Purpose
Leicestershire County Council	How to apply for an older person's bus pass.
traveline	Public transport travel planning site.
Senior Railcard	How to get 1/3 off rail travel with a Senior Railcard.
National Rail	UK rail travel planning site.
The AA	Route planner by the Automobile Association.
The RAC	Route planner by the RAC (originally the Royal Automobile Club).
See Around Britain	A photographic travel guide of the UK and Europe.
Travel Health Pro	Travel health advice for destinations worldwide.
Fit For Travel	How to stay safe and healthy abroad.
Seat Guru	Find the best flight at the right price.
Embassy Pages	Embassies, high commissions and consulates, in the UK and abroad.
UK Government Travel Advice	The latest advice from the UK government on travelling abroad.
UK Passport Information	Passports: eligibility, fees, applying, renewing, updating.

Volunteering

Website	Purpose
Dementia Friends	Information about dementia and the small ways you can help.
John Storer House	Encourage and support individuals and organisations involved in community action.
School Readers	Improve the reading skills of primary school children.
Holmfield Day Care Centre	Support people with dementia by taking them down memory lane.
Indeed	Lists of volunteering opportunities in Loughborough.
NCVO	Membership community for charities, voluntary organisations & community groups.
VAL	Support charities and community groups in Leicestershire.
RVS	Support public health, social care and wellbeing.

Culture and Entertainment

Website	Purpose
Odeon Loughborough	Modernised cinema complex in Loughborough.
Charnwood Museum	Exhibiting the history, geology, archaeology and industries of the Charnwood area.
Old Rectory Museum	Exploring the archaeology and local history of Loughborough.
The Carillon Tower	Carillon and museum housing artefacts from both World Wars.
Loughborough Bellfoundry	The last major bellfoundry in Britain.
Shepshed Watermill	Restored watermill with tea room & blacksmith workshop.
Heritage Centre	Mountsorrel and Rothley Community Heritage Centre and Granite's coffee shop.
Stonehurst Farm	A working family farm with farm shop and teashop.
East Midlands Aeropark	Aviation museum and aircraft viewing area.
Great Cenral Railway	The UK's only double track, main line heritage railway.
Framework Knitters Museum	Framework knitting: an amazing story of inventiveness, creativity, poverty and riots.
Loughborough Town Hall	Theatre, art gallery and conference centre.
Charnwood Arts	An artist-led, independent community arts and media organisation.
Jazz at Loughborough College	Lizzie Cooper and her jazz trio play at Loughborough College.
Curve Theatre	State-of-the-art theatre in Leicester's vibrant Cultural Quarter.
De Montfort Hall	Concert hall and comedy performance venue.
The Little Theatre	Small, but perfectly formed theatre in the centre of Leicester.
The Y Theatre	Leicester's oldest theatre. Now a bustling live performance venue.
Sue Townsend Theatre	A performance venue used by local & national arts, music and theatre companies.
Upstairs at the Western	Leicester’s pub theatre, prioritising the work of women and non-binary artists.
Arena at Waterside Conkers	Live music events held in a covered amphitheatre.
Century Theatre	Classic drama, live music, comedy, dance and films in Coalville.