Christmas opening hours
RASASC will be closed from 25 December 2023 until 2 January 2024
Our office and helpline will both be closed from Monday 25 December 2023 until Tuesday 2 January 2024.
Our office will re-open at 9am on Tuesday 2 January. You can get in touch by calling us on 01483 568000 or emailing admin@rasasc-guildford.org.
Our helpline will return back to its normal hours of operation, Monday – Thursday, 7.30pm – 9.30pm from Tuesday 2 January 2024. You can call the helpline on 01483 546400
For helpline support between 23 December – 1 January, please call the national Rape Crisis line on 0808 500 2222. It’s open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
If you need help
We know the festive period isn't an easy time for everyone. If you are struggling and need help and support, the following services are here to help:
- The Samaritans are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call them free on 116 123.
- Mind have some tips and advice for the Christmas period for those struggling with their mental health
- CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) have a helpline that's open 365 days a year from 5pm - midnight - 0800 58 58 58
- Blossom hold regular sober social drop ins for LGBT+ people. There’s one scheduled for Boxing Day in Woking. View dates and register here
- Safe Havens offer out of hours mental health help and support for people experiencing a mental health crisis. There are five centres across Surrey in Aldershot, Epsom, Guildford, Redhill and Woking which are open 6-11pm, 365 days a year. Each centre also offers a virtual Safe Haven service so you can access support without leaving home. (scroll down the page to the virtual safe havens section for the link to your nearest virtual centre)
- You can also use the self help guides on our website. These can help with flashbacks, grounding, nightmares and panic attacks
- And our Linktree is full of lots of useful links and information to services that can help.
However you choose to spend this time of year, please reach out for support if you need it, you are not alone
Meet our team of 10 runners for the LLHM on 6 April!
RASASC are very disappointed by the Church vote against independent safeguarding measures.
We’re delighted at the adoption of all 20 recommendations from the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
Thank you for all your generous donations to our 2024 Christmas Appeal
We’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge THANK YOU to all of our supporters, partners and volunteers for their ongoing support this year. Some of our key achievements in 2024 include: Delivering counselling to 934 people, supporting 1,248 ISVA clients and taking 1,094 calls on our helpline Securing a £110,000 three year grant from Children in Need for our Youth Counselling Service Speaking to over 450 secondary school pupils across Surrey in bespoke workshops and assemblies An incredible £31,000 raised through our Charity of the Year partnership with Burhill Golf Club Amazing supporter Kristen , who ran an incredible three half marathons in three consecutive days Attending Pride in Surrey , and talking to everyone there about what we do, including the Mayor of Guildford Being invited along to Freshers Week at The University of Surrey to chat with students and staff Hosting a visit by the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey who donated £6,000 towards our work Attending a charity golf day held by Surrey Golfbags Charity Golf Society, which raised an incredible £16,200 Being invited to be part of the panel for the Surrey Soroptimist’s conference ‘Is Surrey Safe for Women?’ Securing grants of £10,000 from NEXT towards our counselling services, and £500 from TKMaxx and Homesense Foundation Having an amazing team of 10 runners in the London Landmarks Half Marathon – including our own CEO Daisy - who raised a fantastic £5,000 between them Our very own Fundraising Manager Helen, who took on the Brighton and Hove Triathlon in September, and raised nearly £600 Receiving a donation from the High Sheriff of Surrey of £4,000 for our Youth Counselling work Being nominated by the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey for two tickets to the Christmas Carol Service at Westminster Abbey, which allowed us to treat two of our long serving staff and volunteers What an incredible year. We are always humbled and grateful for the lengths supporters go to to raise money to support our work with survivors of rape and sexual abuse across Surrey. None of this would be possible without your support, so thank you We'd like to wish all of our supporters, volunteers, staff and partners a happy and healthy new year, and we look forward to working with you more in 2025.
Our office is closed over Christmas. Here are details of support services if you need help
RASASC's X account will close on 6 December 2024
A huge thank you to all of our hardworking trustees this Trustees' Week
Our telephone helpline will be closing on Thursday, 12 December 2024
Thank you to the Golfbags Charity Golf Society, who raised an incredible £16,200 for RASASC!
