Numbers You Need For Emergencies in the UK, USA, Singapore and worldwide

 We need a call number for minor emergencies like that. Like what: I've missed my last bus home. Somewhere not yet reaching the call the police and the Samaritans. Or a redirection service. There's a medical helpline that puts you through to a nurse. I thougt it was 101 in the UK but it is simpler than that, like 999 it is the same number three time, just one, not once but three times.

London transport ought to have one for missed the last train, connecting you with all night buses, time and distance to where to catch an all night bus, nearly stations with later trains, first morning train and waiting room, nearby all night cafe or kiosk and 24 hour toilet, and taxi, grab or bicycle hire. Plus bigger signs telling you the time of the last train and second to last at every station. Also the vet and animal lovers local neighbourhood watch and help so that animal lovers can save spiders, toads etc.

What to do when arriving in another country or planning an outing or trip whether overseas or local.

LOCAL LIST

Call police

fire

ambulance

Nurse/medical

helpline

samaritans

speaking clock number and price - or how to book alarm in hotel or on mobile phone

Hospital

doctor

Dentis

Bus to home/hotel

Time of last bus

Time of last but one

bicycle racks yes/no where

map service

language translation online

(print it off common phrases)

phasebook to buy

grammar/sentence structure (eg tips page starting language in duloingo and Wikipedia, simple Wiki, and wikivoyage language pages

train

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS Print off and add

Water

Electricity

Gas

Landlord/building management of Home / office

Doctor

Dentist

Hospital

Pharmacy (opening hours)

Medicines in nearby supermarket

First aid kit location

Revival (usually in railway station near ticket office or in condo by swimming pool)

• 000 – emergency number in Australia
• 100 – emergency number in India, Greece and Israel
• 106 – emergency number in Australia for textphone/TTY
• 108 – emergency number in India (22 states)
• 110 – emergency number mainly in China, Japan, Taiwan
• 111 – emergency number in New Zealand
• 112 – emergency number across the European Union and on GSM mobile networks across the world
• 119 – emergency number in Jamaica and parts of Asia
• 122 – emergency number for specific services in several countries
• 911 – emergency number in North America and the Philippines
• 999 – emergency number in many countries

Singapore emergency police 999

Singapore emergency ambulance and fire 995

Singapore non emergency ambulance 1777 

Useful Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emergency_telephone_numbers

https://seniorcare.com.sg/singapore-emergency-phone-number-ambulance-police/

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Angela Lansbury is teacher of English. (Advanced English and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, an aspiring polyglot.)

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Toastmasters Clubs for speakers in London, England? Singapore? Or Worldwide?

In London I belong to two Toastmasters International clubs:

Harrovians meets the first and third Monday evenings each month (unless some national holiday or other event takes precedence - always phone or sent them an email to check). They meet in a church near Harrow on the Hill station on the fast Metropolitan line from Baker Street station (by Madame Tussauds).

HOD meets the first and third Thursday evening at The Bridge in the car park of the Leisure centre near Harrow and Wealdstone station. A short walk. the station is on the overground train line from Euston and national rail.

Both clubs are on:
Meetup
Facebook
Toastmasters International find a club website.

In central London you will find many more club which welcome visitors. Several meet in rooms above pubs where you can have a drink or meal before or after the meeting, on your own or with the members you meet.

Most clubs are open to visitors, whether members of other Toastmasters clubs in the UK or overseas, as well as welcoming visitors who are not yet a member of a Toastmasters club and are potential members.

In-house clubs include one for employees of the tube line (underground railway), and banks, and a breakfast club. You would be better able to get an invitation from them if you worked for an overseas branch of the same company or industry and were already a member of Toastmasters.

One club which meets frequently during the term time is the London Business School, near Baker Street.

At this time of year, March to June, the clubs are holding speech contests, which means members will invite family members and supporters.

Singapore
In Singapore if you are visiting a club in a skyscraper in the financial district, you will have to get your name on the list to get admitted by security, who will want to photograph your passport or national identity cards before opening the turnstile to let you through. Toastmasters clubs are in many major companies such as Paypal, Google, IBM and other household names.  If your first language is English, and you are from the UK or the USA, you will be extra welcome.

UK
In the UK, it is a bit different. You have to register because of space considerations. If an auditorium has 100 seats,  the organizers will allocate 100 tickets, even if the tickets are free. If 105 people turn up in hope, 5 people will not be allowed to stand at the back or in the doorway nor to sit on the stairs, because that is blocking the fire exits. So make sure you register early for a major contest.

USA and Worldwide
Toastmasters started in the USA. So the USA has many toastmasters clubs, speaking English and sometimes Spanish.

French
Canada has French speaking clubs. So do London, England, (bilingual) and Singapore (all in French).

Useful Websites
https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. I have several more posts on Toastmasters clubs, speaking languages, Singapore, the UK and the USA. Please share links to your favourite posts.