With Christmas just around the corner, we want to express our heartfelt thanks to our incredible community for the support you have given us in 2025
Your continued engagement and partnership have played a pivotal role in shaping and advancing our mission. As we reflect on the past year, we are filled with appreciation for the collaborative spirit that defines our community.
As the festive season approaches, we’d like to share our customer service (email and phone) opening hours, to ensure you stay informed and supported over the Christmas period. Our Mayfiend Centre closes Monday 22nd December 2025 and reopens Monday 5th Janaury 2026.
Our email and phone lines will be open at the times and dates listed below:
- Wednesday 24th December: 9am – 12pm
- Thursday 25th December: CLOSED
- Friday 26th December: CLOSED
- Monday 29th December: 10am – 4pm
- Tuesday 30th December: 10am-4pm
- Wednesday 31st December: CLOSED
- Thursday 1st Janaury: CLOSED
- Friday 2nd Janaury: 10am-4pm
Usual hours resume as of the 5th January 2026.
To our valued service users, we appreciate your patience during the temporary closure and are excited to work with you in 2025.
All of us here at The Disability Resource Centre would like to wish you a joyous holiday season and a very happy new year. Thank you for being an integral part of our community.
We are here for you…
Phone: 01582 470 900
Email: info@drcbeds.org.uk
WhatsApp: 07871 744157
Text us: 07871 744157
Telephone numbers of local support organisations
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Luton
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Adult and Social Care
Out of hours support
03003 008 123
Luton Food Bank
Emergency number
Tel: 01582 452356
Homelessness
Out of office hours
0800 1014 7333
Women’s Aid Refuge
Office hours
01582 391856
Luton and Dunstable A&E
08451 270127
NHS Direct
Advice for minor illness and enquiries
0845 4647
Highway Services
Luton Council for winter maintenance and street lighting
0844 8476648
Luton Wellbeing Services
01582 393130
Luton Citizens Advice
0344 245 1285
Luton Borough Council
01582 546000
Out of hours: 0300 300 8089
Luton Police
101 for non-emergencies.
Hate crime or incidents
101 or 999 in an emergency
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Central Bedfordshire
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Emergency Carers Helpline
0300 300 8036
Homelessness
Office Hours 0300 300 43 70
Out of Hours 0300 300 8098
Children and Young Persons Services
0300 300 8588
Dunstable Foodbank
07874200056
Dunstable Citizens Advice
01582 670003
Bedfordshire Wellbeing Services
01234 880400
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National
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Samaritans
24 hour support
08457 909090
NHS Direct
0845 4647
Shelter Homeless support
0808 800 444
SANE
Provides emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness
0845 767 8000
National Domestic Helpline
0808 2000 247
Gingerbread
Single parent support
0207 4285400
Citizens Advice
03444 111 44
Men’s Advice Line
Domestic abuse
0808 8010327
Alcoholic Anonymous – Free national helpline
0800 9177