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South West Advocacy Network (SWAN)
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Tel: 03333 447928
BA1 5DZ
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South West Advocacy Network are independent advocates who speak up for some of our most vulnerable citizens and they also help them to speak up for themselves. They provide support in writing letters, preparing appeals and support at meetings.
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Adults who use health or social services, who may be experiencing difficulties because of: Physical or sensory impairment, Mental Health illness, a learning difficulty or disability, ageing, carers, concerned relatives or friends. Or adults who have been a victim of a crime.
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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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Bath and North East Somerset Council - services for children
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Tel: 01225 477000
Disabled Childrens Team
Royal United Hospital
Combe Park
Bath
Somerset
BA1 3NG
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Provide social care services for children and young people
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Children, young people and those that care for them
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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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Dorset Library - Home Library Service
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Tel: 01305 225000
Library Headquarters
Dorset County Council
Colliton Park
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1XJ
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Dorset Council's Home Library Service delivers books to the housebound, those living in their own homes or sheltered housing for free. We offer a wide range of fiction as well as information books on country life, cookery, travel, biography and other popular subjects. You can request specific boo...
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The service is available to housebound people living in their own homes or sheltered housing. If you live in a residential home we have other services available to you. Please contact your local library.
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Dorset County Council – services for children
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Tel: 01305 221000
County Hall
Colliton Park
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1XJ
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Provide social care services for children and young people
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Children, young people and those that care for them
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The Home Library Service - Dorset and BCP
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Tel: 01305 236666
Royal Voluntary Service
The Old School House
49 High West Street
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1UT
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If you are housebound, are unable to get to your local library and have no one to collect items for you, we can arrange for them to be delivered to your home.
The service is delivered free of charge, every 3 weeks
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People who are unable to access the library and their carers
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Learning Disability Partnership Board Dorset
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Tel: 01305 225616
Partnership Board Project Officer
Dorchester Local Office
Acland Road
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1SH
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The people who come to the meetings are all interested in improving services for people with learning disabilties.
People come from the NHS, social services, Dorset People First, carers groups and many other organisations.
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Youth Cancer Trust
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Tel: 01305 584064
The Factory Advanced Healthcare Centre
Peverell Avenue
East Poundbury
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 3WE
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Youth Cancer Trust provides online support and free therapeutic wellbeing holidays for young people (aged 14 to 30) living with and beyond cancer, from anywhere in the UK and the Irish Republic, or who are patients of any UK hospital.
The online group offers support, fun activities such as cooke...
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Young people with cancer or in remission (aged 14 to 30)
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Dorset Gastrectomy And Oesophagectomy (Go) Support Group
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Tel: 01305 255710
Dorset County Hospital
Williams Avenue
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 2JY
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The GO Support Group provides support, information and advice to anyone throughout Dorset who has undergone surgery for stomach cancer.
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