Contact Us
The Respite Association
Highfield Barn
Lewdown
Okehampton
Devon
EX20 4DS
For general enquiries, Alternative Care grants and fundraising Telephone (01566) 783383
For Carers Breaks enquiries Telephone (01566) 471022
Please note: We are a small charity with two part time members of staff. If we are not available when you call, please leave a message on the relevant dedicated answerphone and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
For alternative care grants and general correspondence email: help@respiteassociation.org
For Carers’ breaks email holidays@respiteassociation.org
If you are a carer needing help please contact us on the above details or complete an application form (see ‘How to Apply‘).
If you would like to support our work, thank you. We need all the friends we can get, because the need for what we do is out there, without the support of ordinary people like you and me those who desperately need our help really are on their own!
For some of the ways in which you can help us please see the ‘How you can help‘ section of the website.
Meet The Team
Hon Alderman Alex Bentley
Chair of Trustees
Miss Valerie England
Co-Treasurer
Miss Rosemary England
Co-Treasurer
Mrs Joanne Clark
Trustee
Mrs Claire Pond
Trustee
Mr John Turner MBE
Chief Executive
Dr Kate Turner PhD
Carer Breaks & Accounts Administrator
Text to Donate
Please text “Carers” to 70450 to donate £5 Texts cost £5 plus standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via SMS. If you’d like to give £5 but without opting in to receive marketing communication from us text “Carersnoinfo” to 70450
The Respite Association is a registered charity No 1193232 (formerly 1086598 from 2001 to 2021)