Everything’s £1!

As from Monday 19th August 2013 we will we holding a Pound Sale at our Shop Second Chance in Sidcup – Supporting and raising money towards Westmeria Counselling Service.

Everything must go! As our shop will be under renovation in the next coming week. The £1 sale will include all Women’s, Men’s & Children’s clothing (excluding all hats, accessories & shoes). So grab your bargains while you can!

Pound PosterBe sure to come & visit us in our nice new renovated shop! Coming soon…

Who is the Service for?

westmeria_bannerAnyone who is finding life really difficult and looking for help to gain an understanding as to why. However strong we are there will be times when things are hard to cope with and we may need help to sort out a particular problem or crisis. Though a collaborative partnership it is our aim to help people strive towards autonomy and to live and manage their lives independently.

We do not tend to work with those who require specialised help for example, drug and alcohol addiction, eating disorders, self-harming, suicide ideation, long-term psychiatric problems and those in counselling elsewhere.

Helping People To Live Independently

westmeriaThere are times when we all need a little help…

We are primarily a voluntary organisation, serving the local community. We were established in 2003 to help people in crisis, or just in need of support, with a particular emphasis on those suffering from depression. It is our aim to reverse the trend of reliance on anti-depressants.

We are a small organisation who rely on lots of help from everyone to keep going and if you would like to help us, please go on to our donations page to see how you could do that. We are based in Bickley and our counselling team takes on clients from a wide range of surrounding areas including Bromley, Penge, Beckenham, Chislehurst, Mottingham, and Petts Wood.

Each session lasts for 50 minutes. We are a longer term agency with an upper limit of 24 sessions after your initial appointment. We are a unique service, requiring no set fee from our clients for counselling sessions provided. We do however, like to encourage clients to donate a little something towards their sessions – viewing this as a valuable commitment.

The key is that our service is both affordable and accessible. We receive no funding whatsoever from the local PCT, or government, so client donations provide an opportunity to go on to help others.

We gained charity status in September 2005 which has helped enormously by allowing us to start to fundraise. Westmeria counselling service has already helped over 1500 people since starting out and we plan to help many more people in the future.

We’re 1 Today!

001 - CopyHere at Second Chance its a very special day for us. It’s our 1st Birthday since the grand opening of our shop. We can’t believe its been a year today since we started our venture – opening a small charity shop in a local area, raising awareness and supporting people with anxiety and depression.  007 - CopyTo celebrate this occasion we are having a raffle with some fantastic prizes including, our first prize containing a Luxury Pamper Basket with a Large Bottle of Bubbly & our second prize including a Pamper Basket with a range of Traditional Gifts. Its only 20p per ticket or £1 per strip! All money helps to support Second Chance charity, run by Westmeria Counselling Service.011 - CopyTo coincide with our celebration we also have a Half-Price Sale on all Ladies, Mens & Children’s clothing. Tea & cake is also available in store. 013 - CopyCome down to our store today to help us to celebrate this wonderful occasion.

Check out Westmeria’s Blog

Here at Second Chance we are supporting Westmeria Counselling Services by raising money to support this local charity – set up to help people in need of support in dealing with anxiety and depression.

025Check out Westmeria’s blog to see what fundraising actives they have been up to & for all other news. westmeriablog.wordpress.com

It’s a celebration!

Here at Second Chance we’ve started the celebrations early! Our 1st Anniversary is rapidly approaching us and were here to celebrate!

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Our Second Chance volunteer team

008Come and join in the fun on Friday 9th August 2013. We will be having a Raffle with the chance to win a…

  • Pamper Basket with Bubbly
  • Traditional Pamper Basket
  • Relaxing Fragrance Basket

Its only 20p per ticket or £1 per strip! All money helps to support Second Chance charity.

Check out our Ebay stock today!

Check out our Ebay stock today, ranging from Hollister Shorts, Foster Grant Sunglasses, Superdry Jeans, Ralph Lauren Polo Shirt, Mens Braces, Remote Control Helicopter & more… Hurry! While stocks last. Click here to see all available stock listings.