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Home Library Service Bath and North East Somerset
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Tel: 01225 394041
c/o Bath Central Library
19-23 The Podium
Bath
Somerset
BA1 5AN
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Anybody who is unable to get to their local branch or mobile library is able to use the service. A member of library staff makes an initial visit to find out the reader’s interests and to do an informal risk assessment. The member of staff and a volunteer then do a joint visit. If this is succ...
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Keynsham And District Mencap Society
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Tel: 0117 986 5659
44 Bath Hill
Keynsham
Bristol
Avon
BS31 1HG
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At Keynsham and District Mencap Society we believe all children and adults with a Learning Disability should be able to access the same play, social and leisure activities as their non-disabled peers. Our clubs offer our members the right level of support to do just that. We organise activities, ...
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People with Learning Disabilities
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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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Butterflies Haven
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Tel: 01173 290123
BS31 2BL
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Butterflies effectively provides on-going support for whole families affected
by the Autistic Spectrum or any developmental delay, whether diagnosed or not. It is the norm, that once a diagnosis has been offered, parents then feel bereft of adequate advice, guidance and continuity of support. Equ...
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Parents, Carers, Extended Family, General Public.
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Beckwith Wiedemann Support Group UK
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Tel: 01258 817573
The Drum and Monkey
Hazelbury Bryan
Sturminster Newton
Dorset
DT10 2FF
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We provide information and support to parents of children with Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. We can also put parents in touch with other local parents who have agreed to be contacted.
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Mainly parents but also health professionals
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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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Young and Free
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Tel: 07468 524364
Filwood Community Centre
Barnstaple Road
Bristol
Avon
BS4 1JP
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Young and Free offers a social befriending service to enable young adults with a physical disability and/or sensory impairment to make friends and socialise with young non disabled people of a similar age.
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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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Yeo Valley Lions Club
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Tel: 01934 835043
c/o 3 Chescombe Court
Chescombe Road
Yatton
Bristol
Avon
BS49 4JZ
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A voluntary service organisation which 20 years ago developed a site in North Somerset as a playground for those with special needs, for use by local organisations, carers and families.
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Members who have registered with us
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Wiltshire County Council
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Tel: 0300 456 0111
BA14 8JN
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Adults, children, young people, older people and those who care for them
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