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Woodspring Talking News
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Tel: 01934 813530
3 Elmhurst Road
Hutton
Weston-super-Mare
Somerset
BS24 9RJ
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All the main news from the Weston and Somerset Mercury and the North Somerset Times is recorded every week on to audio USB sticks and sent out to visually impaired people throughout North Somerset. The recordings are also available online.
This is a completely free service and there are no po...
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Visually impaired people living in North Somerset.
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North Somerset Portage Service North Somerset
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Tel: 01934 426008
C/o Children's Services
Ashcombe Children's Centre
Stepping Stone Walk
Weston-super-Mare
Somerset
BS23 3NA
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Portage is a home-visiting educational service for pre-school children with additional support needs and their families. The aim of Portage is to support the development of young children's play, communication and relationships and to encourage full participation in day to day life within the fam...
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This service is for pre-school children with additional support needs and their families.
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Bibic
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Tel: 01458 253 344
Old Kelways,
Somerton Road
Langport
Somerset
TA10 9SJ
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Each year hundreds of thousands of children are born with brain conditions that affect their social, communication and learning abilities.
bibic is a national charity offering practical help to families caring for children with conditions like autism, aspergers, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, ...
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Families with disabled children.
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Deaf Plus South West Somerset
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Tel: 01935 415880
Adult Social Care Team
Old Kelways
Langport
Somerset
TA10 9YE
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A charity who work with people with hearing impairments. The services include information, advocacy and guidance, support, training, lipreading and rehabilitation. We also offer assessment and equipment fitting, sport, leisure and social facilities, IT training, employment support, sign language...
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Rosie Crane Trust
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Tel: 01460 55120
PO Box 62
Ilminster
Somerset
TA19 0WW
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We support bereaved parents through their grief after the loss of a son or daughter of any age, and at any stage in the bereavement, through a national, confidential 24 Hour Listening Ear Helpline, Drop-in Centres and a befriending service.
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Somerset Colorectal Cancer Support Group
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Tel: 01823 342452
C/o 4 Heron Way
Ilminster
Somerset
TA19 0BX
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Somerset Colorectal Cancer Support Group is a self help group for people with Colorectal Cancer (often known as bowel cancer), their families and carers.
We are here for anyone who lives in Somerset or who is receiving their treatment in the county.
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People with Colorectal Cancer (often known as bowel cancer), their families and carers.
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North Somerset People First
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Tel: 01934 426086
BS24 7DX
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Support service for people with learning disabilities, offering advice and information on self-advocacy, training and rights.
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Devon Link-Up
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Tel: 01404 41235
The Beehive
Dowell Street
Honiton
Devon
EX14 1LZ
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Provides an opportunity for those with learning disabilities to obtain advice, guidance and support. Also offers the opportunity to participate in various recreational activities -according to age - in a safe environment. Advocates the rights, needs and wants of people with a learning disability,...
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People with a learning disability
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Mendip Mallards
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Tel: 01935 478032
Strode Swimming Pool, Strode Road
Street
Somerset
BA16 0AS
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The Mendip Mallards was formed over 40 years ago as a means for people of varying ages and degrees of physical and mental ability to swim within a protected atmosphere. Since then, the group has thrived, meeting every Sunday at Strode Pool, Street, where the pool is closed to the general public b...
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Memory Café Ashburton
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Tel: 07767 328686
EX13 7AA
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A place where anyone worried about losing their memory, (and the carers of those people), can call in for a chat and the chance to discuss their concerns.
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Anyone concerned by memory loss as well as those diagnosed with dementia, and their carers.
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