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We are ‘the place’ for the community to meet, get support, have a chat and take part in regular activities and special events. Get in touch with us using the form below.

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If you are planning a special visit to Goring, we suggest you call The Hub before making a special visit, as we are a small team and may occasionally need to vary our hours at short notice.

Our core opening hours are:

10:30-14:30 Monday-Friday
Closed weekends and Bank Holidays

Appointments may be available outside these times by arrangement.

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The Hub by Q1 Foundation,
8 The Arcade,
High Street,
Goring
RG8 9AY
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The foodbank donations box will be outside during opening hours.

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The Hub by Q1 Foundation, 8 The Arcade, Goring, Oxfordshire, RG8 9AY

Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: 5th Floor Greener House, 66-68 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RF

Company No. 11724915. Charity No. 1185960

Care Homes

Cleeve Lodge
Elmhurst Road, Goring, Reading RG8 9BN
01491 873588
CQC Rated: Outstanding
https://www.cleevelodge.co.uk/

Coombe House
The Coombe, Streatley, Reading RG8 9QL
01491 872174
CQC Rated: Outstanding
http://www.coombehouse.co.uk/

The Grange
Grange Close, Goring, Reading RG8 9EA
01491 872853
CQC Rated: Good
https://www.goringcarehomes.com/

The Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst Road, Goring, Reading RG8 9BL
01491 871325
CQC Rated: Good
https://www.goringcarehomes.com/

The Old Vicarage
The Old Vicarage, Moulsford, Nr Wallingford OX10 9JB
01491 651429
CQC Rated: Good
https://www.fote.org.uk/care-homes/the-old-vicarage/

Domiciliary/Home Care

Bluebird Care
CMS House, Watlington Road, Cowley OX4 6BZ
01491 837940
CQC Rated: Good Franchised company
Services Offered: Homecare, Domestic, Companion, Personal Care and Specialist Dementia Care
https://www.bluebirdcare.co.uk/south-oxfordshire

Chrysalis Care
23c Horseshoe Park, Horseshoe Road, Pangbourne, Reading RG8 7JW
0118 942 9889
CQC Rated: Good
Services offered: Homecare and Live-in
https://chrysaliscareathome.org/

Gardiners
10 Church Street, Reading RG4 8DZ
0118 334 7474
CQC Rated: Good
Services offered: Care overnight, Personal care, Medication, Urgent care, Returning home from hospital, Domestic, Companionship & Respite care
https://gardinersnursing.co.uk/

Q1 Care
14 Norcot Road, Tilehurst, RG30 6BU
0118 3347474
CQC Rated: Good Local independent
Services offered: Personal Care, Companionship and wellbeing, Dementia Care, Palliative Care, Medication, Moving and Handling, Domestic, Sleep In, Live In Care.
www.q1care.co.uk

Riseborough Carers
1st Floor, Unit 3, Thame Forty, Jane Morbey Road, Thame OX9 3RR
01844 212271
CQC Rated: Good
Services Offered: Personal Care, Companionship, Domestic
https://www.risboroughcarers.co.uk/

The Caring Company
6 Didcot Enterprise Centre, Hawksworth, Didcot OX11 7PH
01235 206117
CQC Rated: Good
Services Offered: Adult Care (18+) Personal Care (on a contracted hour basis), Personal Care Assessments, Risk Assessments in the Home
https://www.the-caring-company.co.uk/

Assisted Living

Thames Bank
Thames Road, Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG8 9AH
01491 874343
https://cognatum.co.uk/

Towse Court
Icknield Place, Goring, Reading, RG8 0DN
01235 515900
https://www.soha.co.uk/

Waltham Court
Mill Road, Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG8 9DJ
01491 873823
http://www.housingcare.org/housing-care/facility-info-16397-waltham-court-goringonthames-england.aspx

Williams Place
70 Greenwood Way, Didcot, OX11 6GY
0800 310 0386
https://www.mccarthyandstone.co.uk/retirement-properties-for-sale/williams-place-didcot/

Local Councils

Goring On Thames Parish Council
Gardiner Pavilion, Red Cross Road, Goring RG8 9BD
01491 874444
http://www.goringparishcouncil.gov.uk/

South Oxfordshire District Council
135 Eastern Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 4SB
01235 422422
http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/

Streatley Parish Council
clerk@streatley.org
https://www.streatley.org/

West Berkshire Council
Market Street, Newbury, RG14 5LD
01635 551111
https://www.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=26909

Directories & Other Advice

Berkshire Care Services Directory
https://www.carechoices.co.uk/publication/berkshire-care-services-directory/
A free guide which helps navigate choices available surrounding care in the community. It includes advice on assistive technology, homecare services and places to go to get help staying independent. Hard copies available from The Hub.

Oxfordshire Care Services Directory
www.carechoices.co.uk/publication/oxfordshire-care-services-directory
A free guide which helps navigate choices available surrounding care in the community. It includes advice on assistive technology, homecare services and places to go to get help staying independent. Hard copies available from The Hub.

West Berkshire Adult Social Care
Newbury Road, Newbury RG12 5DP
01635 42400

South Oxfordshire Adult Social Care
County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND
0345 050 7666

Carers Oxfordshire
Carers Oxfordshire is a free service which offers information, advice and support to adult carers of someone living in Oxfordshire.
CarersLine: 01235 424715
www.carersoxfordshire.org.uk

Dementia Oxfordshire
Dementia Support Line: 01865 410 210
www.dementiaoxfordshire.org.uk

Bereavement support

CRUSE
0808 808 1677
www.cruse.org.uk

See Saw
For children and young people in Oxfordshire
www.seesaw.org.uk

Daisy’s Dream
For children and young people in Berkshire
www.daisysdream.org.uk

Doctors and Medical Services

Doctors

The Goring & Woodcote Medical Practice
Red Cross Rd, Goring, Reading RG8 9HG
01491 872372
https://www.goringwoodcotemedicalpractice.nhs.uk/

Wallingford Medical Practice
Reading Rd, Wallingford OX10 9DU
01491 835577
https://www.wallingfordmedicalpractice.co.uk/

The Boathouse Surgery, Pangbourne
Whitchurch Rd, Pangbourne RG8 7DP
0118 984 2234
https://www.pangbournesurgery.co.uk/

Pharmacies

Goring Pharmacy
High Street, Goring On Thames, Reading RG8 9AT
01491 872124

Lloyds Pharmacy
3 The Square, Pangbourne, Reading RG8 7AQ
0118 984 2935
https://lloydspharmacy.com/

Rowlands Pharmacy
1 The Pound Cholsey, Oxfordshire OX10 9NS
01491 652392
www.rowlandspharmacy.co.uk

Dentists

The Boathouse Dental Surgery
High Street, Goring, RG8 9AB
01491 872394
www.boathousedental.co.uk

High Street Dental Practice Pangbourne Ltd
Dental Surgery, 5a, High Street, Reading, RG8 7AE
0118 984 3636

Dentalcare Pangbourne
17 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Berkshire, RG8 7LU
0118 984 5894
www.dentalcarepangbourne.co.uk

Mental Health

If you or a loved one are having a mental health crisis, you can call a local NHS mental health helpline for 24-hour advice and support: Find a local NHS urgent mental health helpline. You can call for yourself, your child, your parent or someone you care for. If someone’s life is at risk or they cannot be kept safe, call 999 or go to A&E.

You can also call Samaritans free on 116 123 if you want to talk to someone now.

Oxfordshire NHS Talking Therapies
Self-refer here.

Berkshire NHS Talking Therapies
Self-refer here.

Equipment

Goring Mobility Centre
For equipment to help you stay independent/mobile, eg commodes, walking frames etc.
01491 874333

Local Information

Helpline

Goring and Streatley Emergency Helpline
(now answerphone only)
01491 525639
www.TheHubBTG.org.uk

Local News

Genie
Goring Electronic News – register for regular emails about local matters, and emergency alerts
www.genienews.org

Goring Gap News
Informative local monthly magazine
01491 873977
https://www.goringgapnews.co.uk/

Henley Standard
Weekly paper
http://www.henleystandard.co.uk

Transport

Going Forward Buses
Elvendon Road, Goring RG8 0EA
07484 605888
https://www.goingforwardbuses.com/

Oxford Bus Company/Thames Travel
http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk

Goring & Streatley Railway
Station
Gatehampton Road, Goring-On-Thames RG8 0EP
0345 700 0125
http://www.gwr.com

The Hub volunteer drivers
For lifts to The Hub and local appointments eg. job centre, or for help with prescription collection. Please give plenty of notice.
01491 5256367

Goring Community Centre Transport Office
For lifts to and from medical appointments
Call to book Tues, Weds, Thurs 10-12 for lifts any day – please give plenty of notice.
01491 873565

Goring Library
Station Road, Goring-On-Thames, RG8 9HA
01491 873028
http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-culture/libraries/find-library/goring-library

Postal Services

Goring Post Office
14 High Street, Goring RG8 9AT
01491 875369
https://www.postoffice.co.uk/

Goring Post Van
Outside West Holme Stores, 24-26 Wallingford Road, Goring, Reading RG8 0BG
Mon & Thur 08.00-10.00am

Woodcote Post Van
Layby on Whitehouse Road, Woodcote, Reading RG8 0RX
Mon & Thur 13.00-15.00, Fri 13.30-14.30

Pangbourne Branch
20 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading RG8 7LY
Mon-Sat (times vary)

Ipsden Branch
The Street, Ipsden, Wallingford OX10 6AG
Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri, Sat (times vary)

Worship

Benefice of Goring, Streatley and South Stoke (CofE)

St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Goring

St Mary’s, Streatley

St Andrew’s, South Stoke
Manor Road, Goring, RG8 9DS
01491 875651
http://www.thomandmary.org.uk

Goring Free Church
High Street, Goring, RG8 9AT
01491 873693
https://www.goringfreechurch.org.uk/

The Catholic Parish of our Lady & St John
Ferry Lane, Goring, RG8 9Dx
01491 872181
http://www.ourladyandstjohngoring.org.uk

Clubs and Activities

Check out the Genie Calendar for local clubs’ news and events online.

Goring Social Club
Members club for the community
http://www.goringsocialclub.co.uk

Goring Lunch Club
Meets at the Community Centre on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
01491 683 768

Cholsey Day Centre
www.facebook.com/theoldschool1992
01491 652970

Pick a Flick
Monthly film and lunch for retired people
01491 872109

Goring Gap health walks
01491 873092
www.www.goringgapwalks.co.uk

Floatability: Accessible Boat Hire/Trips
www.floatability.co.uk

Goring Arts Society
www.theartssocietygoring.org.uk

Goring Gap Festival
www.thegapfestival.org

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