Community response to COVID-19Your health and well-being is important to us
Help is available to you
Ballyhalbert Ballywalter Carrowdore Cloughey Greyabbey Kircubbin Millisle Portaferry Portavogie *Your suggestions to help complete this list of shops and resources is very welcome.
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General Advice and Support
Police are urging the public to be on their guard against cold-callers, fraudsters and scammers.
- Be on your guard against cheats.
- Shops will not phone you and ask for money - they will only accept transactions when you phone them.
- If someone who appears to be official calls at your door, insist on seeing their identity card - if in doubt do not let them in.
- Do not give money to someone who says they will run an errand for you, unless you know and trust them - only give them money when they return with your messages and show you the shop receipt.
- If you are worried, phone the police on: 101
Useful agencies and resources
Ards & North Down Borough Council list of food delivery services for the Ards Peninsula: tap here
Hospital coronavirus service 111
Police 101
Emergency services 999
Lower Ards Self Help Group (working with local food outlets to deliver subsidised hot food to the homes of vulnerable groups): 028 424 40073
Women's Aid 24-hour Domestic Helpline: 0808 802 1414
Childline: 0800 11 11
Samaritans: 116 123
SilverLine - free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people: 0800 470 8090
St Vincent de Paul Helpline: 07508 549 701
Lifeline: 0808 808 8000
Ards and North Down Citizens Advice 0300 123 9287
Housing Executive 24-hour emergency repair service: 03448 920 901
Applying for Sick Pay: 0800 232 1271
Benefits check hotline: 0800 232 1271
Advice NI Welfare Changes: 08088 020 020
Advice NI Debt Advice Service: 0800 028 881
Department of Finance financial help hotline: 0800 587 2751
Special Needs teacher offering support and advice to parents with an autistic child at home: please get in touch using the contact form
Useful Links
AGEnda offering practical support and information to residents over 50 living in Ards and North Down
COVID-19 Guidance in relation to Safeguarding Issues for Community Volunteers - criminal history disclosure
InvestNI COVID Small Business Grant
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan
Facebook Small Business Grants Program
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Small and Medium Grants Programmes
Neighbourly Covid-19 Community Fund
Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - employer's guide
Charities Aid Foundation - Coronavirus Emergency Fund
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Ballyhalbert
Groceries
SPAR Supermarket Ballyhalbert: 028 427 58768
Order and pay by card over the phone for home delivery or collection - for older and vulnerable people
Local help and support
Glastry Methodist Church (Rev Jordan Litchfield): 028 427 38210
St Andrews Church of Ireland, Ballyeasborough: 028 427 71234
Ardkeen Christ Church Church of Ireland: 028 427 71234
Ballywalter
Groceries
SPAR Supermarket Ballywalter: 028 427 58262
Order and pay by card over the phone for home-delivery or collection - for older and vulnerable peopleVillage Butchery: 028 427 58881
Order by phone for collection and contactless payment by cardToday's Local shop and Post Office: 028 427 58212
Order and pay by card for home delivery - for older and vulnerable peopleThe Square Diner: 028 427 57500
Offering home-delivery of mealsBallywlater Tea Rooms: 028 427 58807
Offering free home-delivery of meals
Medical
Ballywalter Health Clinic: 028 427 58292
Ballywalter Pharmacy: 028 427 58489
Local help and support
(Pastoral support, telephone befriending, prescription and groceriy collection, help for home-schooling)
Ballywalter Gospel Hall (Stephen Gilmore): 07912 303 594
Cardy Gospel Hall (Jeff Rogers): 07759 877 348
Ballywalter Presbyterian Church (Rev G Simpson): 028 427 58337
Holy Trinity Church of Ireland (Rev Sue Bell): 028 427 57579
Ballywalter Community Action Group: 07841 903 029
Carrowdore
Groceries
EUROSPAR Supermarket Carrowdore: 02891 862 444
Order and pay by card over the phone (for home-deliveries, please contact a member of the Carrowdore & District Community Association - as below).Kylestone Nurseries fresh farm vegetables: 07708 038 740
Free home delivery - payment by cash or mobile linkClement's Eggs: 028 9186 1473
Corrie's Meats: 028 9181 2297
Order by phone to pay by card for home deliveryDown Wholesale: 028 9188 8089
Order by phone for home deliveryKaren McCracken Quail Eggs: 07761 741 191
Phone for home deliveryHall's Chip 'n' Grill: order via app
Pay by app for home deliverySheenagh and Aubrey McCullough: 07712 872 157
Medical
Millisle Pharmacy: 028 9186 1877
Ballywalter Pharmacy: 028 427 58489
Practical assistance from Carrowdore & District Community Association
- Jonny Bettes: 07523 399 239
- Louise Wallace: 07751 578 867
- Alison Stewart: 07720 768 465
- Ruth Bettes: 07708 547 845
- Mark Spence: 07792 384 428
- Tanya McMillan: 07525 237 453
- Daron Howard: 07870 219 914
- Jason Tew: 07429 924 101
- Kimberly Tew: 07773 075 399
- Jennie Liggett: 07974 508 550
- Hazel Orr: 07581 282 755
- Gareth Evitt: 07810 370 961
- Claire Spence: 07746 321 317
Local help and support
Christ Church, Church of Ireland (Rev Colin Davis): 02891 861 802 or 07768 781 357
Carrowdore and Ballyfrenis Presbyterian Churches (Herbert Robinson): 02891 861 233 or 07754 506 942
Maranatha Mission Hall (Graeme Thompson): 028 9186 2501
Cardy Gospel Hall (Jeff Rogers): 07759 877 348
Carrowdore Food Bank (Judith Thompson): 07864 690 447
Cloughey
Groceries
CENTRA Supermarket Cloughey: 028 427 72061
Order and pay by card over the phone for home delivery - for older and vulnerable people
Local help and support
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cloughey: 028 427 88377
Greyabbey
Groceries
Angus Farm Shop: 028 427 88695
Order and pay by card over the phone for home delivery or collectionVIVO Essentials Supermarket : 028 427 88451
Medical
Greyabbey Pharmacy: 028 427 88535
Loughview Medical Centre, Kircubbin: 028 427 38532
Local help and support
First Presbyterian Non-Subscribing Church: 07966 836 984
St Saviors Church of Ireland: 028 427 29307
Trinity Presbyterian Church: 028 427 88377
Kircubbin
Groceries
SPAR Supermarket Kircubbin: 028 427 38386
Order and pay by card over the phone for home delivery - for older and vulnerable peopleRUSSELLS Food and Drink Supermarket:028 427 38990
COSTCUTTER Supermarket: 028 427 38715
Davy Kerr fresh farm produce
Honesty-box Payment: Call and collect at roadside: 26 Innishargie Road, Kircubbin
Medical
Loughview Medical Centre, Kircubbin: 028 427 38532
McKeever's Chemist, Kircubbin: 028 427 38235
Practical help
If you need someone to run an important errand, please get in touch with St Joseph's GAA Club, Ballycran using the SEND MESSAGE button on their Facebook homepage.
Local help and support
Do you need someone to run an important errand; would you like a daily check-in phone call.
Or do you need prayer or advice or encouragement?Parish of Ardkeen (Fr Alexander): 028 427 38294
Holy Trinity Church of Ireland (Rev Gill Whithers): 028 427 29307
Kircubbin Community Church (Mat Kerr): 07551 819 209
Kircubbin Presbyterian Church (Rev William Cameron): 028 427 38368
Glastry Methodist Church (Rev Jordan Litchfield): 028 427 38210
Millisle
(see also overlapping resources at Carrowdore)
Groceries
Today's Local Supermarket: 02891 861 219
SPAR Supermarket Millisle: 02891 862 225
Medical
Millisle Pharmacy: 02891 861 877
Donaghadee Health Centre: 02891 882 176
Practical help
Jo Scott: 07719 339 953
Valerie Megraw: 077887 622 327
Local help and support
Millisle Baptist Church: 02891 861 854
Millisle and Ballycopeland Presbyterian Churches: 02891 229 118
St Patrick's Church of Ireland: 02891 861 802
Portaferry
Groceries
Brendan Arthur's Butcher: 028 427 28240
Order by phone and pay cash on delivery for home deliveryCENTRA Supermarket Portaferry: 028 427 28840
Order and pay by card over the phone for home delivery - for older and vulnerable peopleCOSTCUTTER Shop & Post Office Portaferry: 028 427 28201
Order by phone and pay cash on delivery for home delivery - for older and vulnerable peopleCountry Garden Greengrocers: 028 427 28149
Order and pay by card over the phone for home deliveryEUROSPAR Supermarket Portaferry: 028 427 28163
Order and pay by card over the phone for home delivery - for older and vulnerable peopleHugh McMullan Butcher: 028 427 28734
Order and pay by card over the phone for home delivery
Medical
Portaferry Health Clinic 028 427 28429
Portaferry Pharmacy 028 427 28226
Do you need practical help?
Portaferry GAC has teamed up with other Portaferry organisations to offer practical help, to run essential errands, collect prescriptions, daily phone call check-ins, etc.
Volunteers are ready to help you; contact one of these people, who will coordinate a team response to help you:-
- Maria McNally 07821 204 954
- Mary Jo Mallon 07706 093 002
- Paul O'Neill 07415 611 555
- Anne Sands 07917 787 233
- Julie McCarthy 07746 403 796
- Dom Mason 07874 714 253
Portaferry Credit Union 028 427 28671
Local help and support
St Patrick's Church, Ballyphilip 028 427 28373
Portaferry Presbyterian Church 07718 932 333
Portaferry Methodist Church 028 427 38210
Ballyphilip Church of Ireland 028 427 29307
Portavogie
Groceries
MACE Supermarket Portavogie: 028 427 71943
Order and pay by card over the phone for home delivery - for older and vulnerable people
Medical
Clear Pharmacy, Portavogie: 028 427 71395
Local help and support
Trinity Free Presbyterian Church, Portavogie: 028 427 71793
Portavogie Food Bank: 07707 886 760
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