We are open for face to face appointments and remote appointments are still available. Our Dove Buddies groups are up and running in multiple locations and we have a new weekly Bereavement Support Group in Burslem

Office Opening Hours Update

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Just a quick announcement that our office hours will change from the 1st of April, The Dove Service will now close on Saturdays.  For more updates on our projects & services please follow our Facebook or Twitter pages. or call us on: 01782 683155. For further information on services provided by the Dove Service and how to refer […]

Bereavement Support Group

Bereavement Support Drop-In Group

We have no support groups running at the moment in Hanley, however we do have Dove Buddies social groups who meet in various locations across North Staffordshire and Cheshire For more information, please call: 01782 683155  Bereavement support groups give people the chance to meet other people in a similar position to themselves and learn […]

£502 Raised from bucket collection during Port Vale vs. Colchester Utd.

TDS Port Vale

Big thanks go out to Port Vale Football Club and all the Port Vale fans, who donated to our bucket collection, held at Vale Park during the game against Colchester United on Saturday to help raise funds for the Dove Service. Help raise some money for @TheDoveService this weekend at Vale Park when we host @ColU_Official 🙌🏼#PVFChttps://t.co/vQVWDtfZpa […]

Bucket collection to be held at Port Vale’s League 2 home fixture vs. Colchester Utd

TDS Port Vale

A bucket collection will be held this Saturday during Port Vale‘s home fixture against Colchester United to help raise funds for the Dove Service. Although the Dove Service does receive some funding to deliver its projects & services, a substantial percentage of our services are not funded.  As a result, we do rely heavily on donations and our own fundraising […]

Announcement: Christmas Closure

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The Dove Service will be closed over the festive period from the 22nd of December to the 2nd of January. If you are struggling to cope over the holiday season, there are emergency services available during this time: Access Team 03001230907 Emergency support (office hours) Staffordshire Mental Health Helpline 08088002234 Emergency support (Out of hours service) […]

New grief awareness course: ‘Facing Grief’ starting early 2019

Grief Awarness

We are pleased to announce a new grief awareness course ‘Facing Grief’, starting early 2019. The group will be held at our main offices at The Dudson Centre and is due to start on 3rd January, from  5.30pm – 6.30pm, The course contains six sessions and will run weekly until the final session. We will re-run the same six sessions again as […]

Dove Buddies – 2019

Dove Buddies M&S

Come along and join ‘Dove Buddies’, our social/friendship group is held monthly within the Community Room of the M&S Wolstanton Store, S-O-T  meeting from 10.30am to 12.00pm. ‘Dove Buddies’ is our social/friendship group for adults within the local communities of S-O-T who are struggling to get out and meet other people, following the loss of a loved […]

Christmas Craft & Gift Fayre 2018

Christams Craft & Gift Fayre

The Dove Service will be holding our Christmas Craft & Gift Fayre fundraiser on Saturday 1st December 2018 at Penkhull Village Hall, Trent Valley Road, ST4 5JB, open from 10am to 2pm. We will have 25 stallholders in attendance, selling a range of Christmas gifts and handcrafted items – from beauty products to real ale, […]

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2018

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Dove Service Ltd will be held at 5.30pm on Tuesday 4th December 2018 at The Dudson Centre, Hope Street, Hanley, ST1 5DD, with the following agenda: 1. Welcome – Glynn Buckley, Chair of Trustees 2. Apologies 3. Minutes of […]