Broxbourne Cost of Living Directory
The following information has been provided by Broxbourne Council as a source of support
Food Aid
Broxbourne Foodbank
Warehouse 18 Fairways, New River Trading Estate, Cheshunt, EN8 0NJ. 10am-3pm
Wormley Free Church, Slipe Lane, Wormley EN10 6AA. Monday to Friday 4pm-5pm
St Joseph’s Church Hall, Waltham Cross EN8 7DP. Wednesday 1.30pm-2.30pm
Telephone: 07943 986261
Email: infobroxbourne.foodbank@gmail.com
Website: www.broxbournefoodbank.org.uk
Broxbourne Foodbank works on a referral system. Referrals can be made by any agency that is supporting individuals and families in food poverty.
Agencies need to phone the foodbank with the referral, and we then make up the food parcels for the service user to collect.
The Food Pantry (Hearts Helping Herts CIO)
Rosedale Community Church (Andrews Lane, Cheshunt EN7 6BG)
Telephone: 07961088788
Email: info@heartshelpingherts.org
Website: www.heartshelpingherts.com
The last Tuesday of every month between 1:30-3:30pm
The Food Pantry service offers ‘fresh food’ donations to Broxbourne residents in need – we also include a free sandwich and a cuppa on our craft table for those who would like to stay and socialise.
The OK Foundation: Food Pantry
Goffs Oak Methodist Church, Newgatestreet Road, Goffs Oak EN7 5SS
Telephone: 07483 172781
Email: info@goffsoakmethodistchurch.org.uk
Website: www.goffsoakmethodistchurch.org.uk/Welcome.html or okfoundation.org
Wednesdays, 1pm–3pm
Fresh and ambient food and household essentials to help with the rising cost of living. Open to everyone.
Porch Pantry (Christ Church Waltham Cross)
Christ Church, Trinity Lane, Waltham Cross, EN8 7ED
Telephone: 07545 462189
Email: vicarccwc@gmail.com
Website: www.christchurchwx.com
Monday - Thursday 8:30am-5:30pm. Sunday 8:30am-11am.
Porch Pantry provides free food and hygiene essentials for anyone who needs it, it is completely anonymous and available throughout the day for people to come and take. If the porch is empty it is restocked at intervals throughout the day, you can also phone the number and we can assist you.
All welcome, just take as required but be considerate of others.
Wormley Free Church Drop-In Lunch
Wormley Free Church, Slipe Lane, Wormley EN10 6AA.
Telephone: 01992 410217
Email: ben@wormleyfreechurch.org.uk
Website: www.wormleyfreechurch.org.uk
Tuesdays 1pm-2.30pm
Join us on Tuesdays for a light lunch, conversation, and maybe a game of dominoes! Suggested donation of £2 for those that are able.
Energy Bills
GATE Herts
Suite G5 Cuffley Place, Cuffley EN6 4SG
Telephone: 01707 247088
Email: manager@gateherts.org.uk
Website: https://gateherts.org.uk
Mondays to Fridays, 9.30am–5pm
GATE (Gypsy and Traveller Empowerment) Herts is a charity based in Hertfordshire which is set up to advocate, represent and support Gypsy Roma and Traveller people across Hertfordshire. The charity has secured a pot of funding for energy support vouchers for Gypsies and Travellers living on sites, private developments, and in houses in Hertfordshire.
Warm Spaces
The Beaumont Centre
6 Rowlands Fields, Cheshunt EN8 9BG
Telephone: 01992 633241
Email: celiacarne@hotmail.co.uk
Mondays to Fridays, 10am–4 pm
Tea and coffee available for 50p. Activities include arts and crafts, bingo, dance and music. Two course hot lunch available for £5 as an optional extra. Open to everyone.
Christ Church, Waltham Cross
Trinity Lane, Waltham Cross EN8 7GA
Telephone: 07545 462189
Email: revteresawynne@gmail.com
Website: www.christchurchwx.com
Wednesdays 2:30pm-4:30pm
Warm Space, a drop in with warm drinks and snacks available in the church hall.
Community Alliance Broxbourne and East Herts
Community Skills Hub, Unit 9 Pavilions Shopping Centre, High Street, Waltham Cross, EN8 7JU
Telephone: 0300 123 1034
Email: sarah@communityalliancebh.org.uk
Website: www.communityalliancebeh.org.uk
Tuesdays 9:30am-4:30pm, Thursdays 9:30am-4:30pm
A warm space with friendly staff, where you can come for a warm drink, chat, charge your phone and mix with other people
Goffs Oak Methodist Church: A coffee and a chat
Goffs Oak Methodist Church, Newgatestreet Road, Goffs Oak EN7 5SS
Telephone: 07515 006040
Email: info@goffsoakmethodistchurch.org.uk
Website: www.goffsoakmethodistchurch.org.uk/Welcome.html
Wednesdays, 9.30am–11.30am
Our doors are open to anyone and everyone. No hymns, no prayers, no preaching – just a warm welcome with a hot (or cold) drink and a biscuit.
Hoddesdon Baptist Church
Burford Street, Hoddesdon EN11 8HX
Email: ekdelasalle@gmail.com
Wednesdays, 10am–3.30pm
Warm space, free, welcoming, safe. Free hot drinks, and soup and sandwich lunch. Open to all.
Knit and Natter and Lunch (Warm Space) (Community Alliance for Broxbourne and East Herts)
Nigel Copping Community Building, Sanville Gardens, Stanstead Abbotts, Herts, SG12 8GA
Telephone: 0300 123 1034
Email: emily@communityalliancebeh.org.uk
Website: www.communityalliancebeh.org.uk
Fridays 10am-1pm
A free group open to anyone, from beginners to skilled. Come along to meet new people, be in a warm space and enjoy a hot drink and a small hot lunch with us.
Rosedale Community Church
Andrew’s Lane, Cheshunt EN7 6LB
Telephone: 01992 623835
Email: admin@rosedalechurch.org
Website: https://rosedalechurch.org
Wednesdays, 10am–3.30pm, beginning 9 November
Free hot drinks, and soup and sandwich lunch, or visitors are welcome to bring their own food in. Open to all. There will be a carpet with toys for children, board games for adults and eventually a Knit and Natter group.
St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church
Esdaile Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8DS
Email: marybriggs61@yahoo.co.uk
Tuesdays, 2.30pm–5pm
Warm space, free, welcoming, safe. Free hot drinks, and soup. Open to all.
St Clements, Cheshunt Wash
Cheshunt Wash, Turnford, EN8 0LU
Telephone: 01992 479882/ 07838 377357
Email: vicaratstclements@gmail.com
Tuesdays 11-3pm starting 29 November 2022
A Warm space, you are invited to drop in for warm drinks, soup and a roll.
St Cuthbert’s Church Rye Park
Whitley Road, Hoddesdon EN11 0PU
Telephone: 01992 466690
Email: vicar@ryepark.com
Website: www.ryepark.com
Thursdays, 10am–3.30pm
Warm space, free, welcoming, safe. Free hot drinks, and soup and sandwich lunch. Open to all.
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
St Joseph’s Parish Centre, Eleanor Road, Waltham Cross EN8 7DW
Email: walthamcross@rcdow.org.uk
Mondays, 10am–3.30pm
Warm space, free, welcoming, safe. Free hot drinks, and soup and sandwich lunch. Open to all.
Digital Inclusion
Access to Digital Equipment/One to One Training (Community Alliance Broxbourne and East Herts)
Community Skills Hub, Unit 9 Pavilions Shopping Centre, High Street, Waltham Cross, EN8 7JU
Telephone: 0300 123 1034
Email: sarah@communityalliancebh.org.uk
Website: www.communityalliancebeh.org.uk
Tuesdays 9:30am-4:30pm, Thursdays 9:30am-4:30pm
Access to Laptops and support with IT through Digital Inclusion.
Employment Support
Job Centre – Universal Credit, employment and wellbeing support
Waltham Cross Job Centre, 235 High Street, Waltham Cross EN8 7BA
Employment support for anyone on Universal Credit or any other benefit. Focus on promoting community provision, including support around the cost of living crisis.
Job Club and CV Writing (Community Alliance Broxbourne and East Herts)
Community Skills Hub, Unit 9 Pavilions Shopping Centre, High Street, Waltham Cross, EN8 7JU
Telephone: 0300 123 1034
Email: sarah@communityalliancebh.org.uk
Website: www.communityalliancebeh.org.uk
Tuesdays 9:30am-4:30pm, Thursdays 9:30am-4:30pm
Help and advice around updating your CV, looking at your transferable skills and applying for employment. Free access to IT equipment helping you to gain future employment.
Services for Young People (HCC) – Youth work projects / Information, Advice and Guidance for young people.
Broxbourne Access Point Project takes place at Cheshunt Young People’s Centre, The Drill Hall, 178 Crossbrook Street, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross EN8 8JY
(other youth projects take place at locations throughout the Borough – see website for details)
Telephone: 01992 588220
Email: sfyp.broxbourne@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Website: https://servicesforyoungpeople.org/
The Access Point Project takes place every Monday and Wednesday, 1–5pm. Other projects take place in Broxbourne throughout the week.
Services for Young People is part of Hertfordshire County Council and provides youth work projects, information, advice, guidance, work-related learning and wider support for young people in Hertfordshire. This is for young people who live or attend school in Hertfordshire and are aged 11 (Year 7) to 17 years old. We also work with care leavers, young adults with learning disabilities (LD) and some other vulnerable groups up to their 25th birthday.
Step2Skills
Offering a variety of projects for Hertfordshire residents (18+) with a disability/barrier looking for support in finding and sustaining paid employment or education/training opportunities
Email: employmentsupport@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Financial Inclusion / Debt Advice / Benefits Advice
CVSBEH Community Skills Hub. 59 High Street, Waltham Cross, EN8 7JU
Telephone: 07792 842587
Email: lee@chexs.co.uk
Website: www.chexs.co.uk
CHEXS works within the local community, supporting families of children that attend our partnership schools, supporting homelife stresses as well as managing difficult behaviour with their children. Parents/carers are given advice and direction through face-to-face meetings, which can include helping access support with benefits, obtaining emergency grants, help with energy bills, for example accompanying them to local Post Office or amenities to top up energy supplies, reducing outgoings, resolving housing problems, and/or getting mental health support. We will also provide direct support as well as helping parents or carers access support from other agencies. We provide Foodbank vouchers for families and family support through face-to-face parenting workshops giving parents/carers opportunities to learn and strengthen their parenting skills.
We support the whole family through face to face meeetings and activities within Schools, home and community venues.
Citizens Advice Broxbourne
The Hub, 275 Holdbrook Court, Waltham Cross, Herts. EN8 7SL
Telephone: 0808 278 7915 for advice / 0300 303 4417 General enquiries
Website: www.citizensadvicebroxbourne.org.uk
Email form via our website for advice or admin@citizensadvicebroxbourne.org for general enquiries
Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm
For anyone living or working in the Borough of Broxbourne.
Citizens Advice Broxbourne helps people overcome their problems, and campaigns on big issues when their voices need to be heard. We provide independent, free, confidential and impartial advice to everybody regardless of race, gender, sexuality or disability. We can help with areas including benefits, money, family, health, housing, consumer, immigration, law and rights, and employment. We want to empower people to help themselves to the extent of their ability, and seek a future where the residents of Broxbourne are well informed and sufficiently confident to address their own advice needs and without the need for third party advocacy or representation.
Healthy Hub
Community Skills Hub, Unit 9 Pavilions Shopping Centre, High Street, Waltham Cross, EN8 7JU
Telephone: 0300 123 1034
Email: sarah@communityalliancebh.org.uk
Website: www.communityalliancebeh.org.uk
Tuesdays 09:30am – 4:30pm, Thursdays 9:30am-4:30pm
Access to Help and signposting around Wellbeing and Physical Health and Financial Advice
Isolation and Loneliness
Baby and Toddler Group
Christ Church, Trinity Lane, Waltham Cross, EN8 7ED
Telephone: 07545 462189
Email: vicarccwc@gmail.com
Website www.christchurchwx.com
Thursdays 9am-11:30am
A space for babies and toddlers to play and socialise and a chance for adults to meet others with small children. We provide toast, drinks and snacks too. Available on a drop in basis and a donation is welcome but not required.
Coffee, Tea and Toast
St Clements Church, Cheshunt Wash, Turnford, EN8 0XJ
Telephone: 01992 479882/ 07838 377357
Email: vicaratstclements@gmail.com
Thursdays 9-12pm
A warm welcome awaits you. Meet up with friends old and new, enjoy the local papers and book swap. Tea, coffee and Toast available (50p per item),
Knit and Natter
Community Skills Hub, Unit 9 Pavilions Shopping Centre, High Street, Waltham Cross, EN8 7JU
Telephone: 0300 123 1034
Email: sarah@communityalliancebh.org.uk
Website: www.communityalliancebeh.org.uk
Thursdays 10am-1pm
A free group open to anyone, from beginners to skilled. Come along to meet new people, be in a warm space and enjoy a hot drink and snack with us
Wormley Community Centre
Fairfield Drive, Wormley EN10 6DX
Telephone: 01992 217077
Email: info@wtbiglocal.org.uk
Website: www.wtbiglocal.org.uk
We offer social activities for people of all ages to join including Tai Chi, social walks, dance, sewing and crafts and gardening on our two allotments.
Mental Health
CHEXS
CVSBEH Community Skills Hub. 59 High Street, Waltham Cross, EN8 7JU
Telephone: 07792 842587
Email: lee@chexs.co.uk
Website: www.chexs.co.uk
CHEXS works within the local community, supporting families of children that attend our partnership schools, supporting homelife stresses as well as managing difficult behaviour with their children. Parents/carers are given advice and direction through face-to-face meetings, which can include helping access support with benefits, obtaining emergency grants, help with energy bills, for example accompanying them to local Post Office or amenities to top up energy supplies, reducing outgoings, resolving housing problems, and/or getting mental health support. We will also provide direct support as well as helping parents or carers access support from other agencies. We provide Foodbank vouchers for families and family support through face-to-face parenting workshops giving parents/carers opportunities to learn and strengthen their parenting skills.
We support the whole family through face to face meeetings and activities within Schools, home and community venues.
The Counselling Foundation
Bishops’ College, Churchgate, Cheshunt EN8 9XQ
Telephone: 0300 303 6690
Email: foundation@counsellingfoundation.org
Website: www.counsellingfoundation.org
Appointments from 8am–8pm, Mondays to Fridays
The Counselling Foundation is a charity that has been providing training and counselling services since 1974. We are regulated by the BACP which ensures all our counsellors are bound by an ethical framework. Counselling sessions are conducted both online, via telephone or video, and in person in our Hertfordshire and/or Bedfordshire centres. We provide therapy for up to a year based on what the client wants and needs.
We believe counselling should be available to all, regardless of income, ethnicity, religion or other characteristics. Our fees are based on household income; we also have grants available for those who may struggle financially or are on benefits. If you need funding support, please speak to one of our administrators who will discuss subsidised fee options that are available. Registration forms can be completed on our website or by calling us.
For further information or to add services to the directory, please contact Broxbourne Council’s Community Development Team on community@broxbourne.gov.uk
