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Rethink Gloucestershire Self Harm Helpline
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Tel: 0808 801 0606 or text 07537 410022
GL1 3ND
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A free telephone, text and webchat support service for anyone affected by self harm, including carers, family, friends and professionals.
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Carers, professionals, people who self harm
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Gloucestershire Chinese Women'S Guild
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Tel: 01452 382886
Voluntary Agencies Unit
1st Floor
75-81 Eastgate Street
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 1PN
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The Gloucestershire Chinese Women's Guild offers support and advice to chinese women and their families and through its Interpretation service, acts as a bridge to Local Authorities for those for whom English is not their first langauge .
Languages : Cantonese, Hakka, Mandarin and English.
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The Chinese community throughout Gloucestershire. All age groups.
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The Cotswolds Prostate Cancer Support Group
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Tel: 07703 477391
GL53 7AN
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The group was started by men who, at various ages have been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. Some are undergoing treatment while some have completed their treatment.
The group was formed to help men come to terms with the challenge of the diagnosis, and be better able to handle the difficult pe...
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Men at various stages of diagnosis/treatment with Prostate Cancer; their families and carers.
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Building Circles
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Tel: 01242 210950
C/O Cheltenham Business Point
105-107 Bath Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL53 7LE
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Building Circles in Gloucestershire help give people with learning disabilities the chance to escape from their isolation and live more fulfilling lives.
We know that people with learning disabilities and their families can often feel “cut off” from the community they live in. Unfortunately thes...
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Service is aimed at people with more severe learning disabilities and their carers.
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Family Link
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Tel: 01452 426860
Shire Hall
Westgate Street
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2TG
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Family Link provides family based short breaks for children and young people with disabilities, aged 0-18 the children placed are generally aged between 4 and 18 years old. Carers are assessed and approved in a similar way to foster carers and have a young person to their house for anything from ...
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Young people with a disability who have been assessed as needing the service
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Independence Trust
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Tel: 0345 863 8323
GL1 2NE
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Independence Trust is a Gloucestershire Charity. We support individuals, families, and communities with concerns about mental health, alcohol or drugs. We help people to build self esteem and confidence, so that they can take more control of their lives, become more independent and realise their ...
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Service uses, carers, relatives, friends, members of the general public.
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Concorde Wheelchair Dancers
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Tel: 07708 791565
125 Willowherb Rd
Lyde Green
Emersons Green
Bristol
Avon
BS16 7GW
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The Concordes have been dancing in wheelchairs since the 1970s. Members have come and gone, but our vision has stayed the same – to enjoy the fun and exercise of dancing. After all, why shouldn’t disabled people get to dance just the same as the able-bodied? That’s why we also dance PHAB – which ...
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Anyone, as long as they can propel their own wheelchair, either manual or electric.
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Winston's Wish
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Tel: Phone: 01242 515157
Helpline: 08088 020 021
17 Royal Crescent
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3DA
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Winston’s Wish, the charity for bereaved children, helps young people re-adjust to life after the death of a parent or sibling. By providing professional assistance before, during and after bereavement they help them to better understand the nature of loss and offer the practical support and guid...
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Helpline: 08088 020 021 is for anyone concerned about a bereaved child or a child facing the expected death of a parent or sibling.
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National Family Carer Network Bristol
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Tel: 0117 9061700
C/o Hft
5/6 Brook Office Park
Folly Brook Road
Emersons Green
South Gloucestershire
BS16 7FL
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The Network links groups and organisations that support families that include an adult with a learning disability.
Our key objective is to work together to promote better life chances for families that include someone with a learning disability.
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Family carers and anyone with an interest in families which include a person with a learning disability
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Milsom Street Carers Group
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Tel: 01242 512812
8 Milsom Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 4BA
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For Carers of people with a mental health problem.
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Mental health service users, Carers group first Wednesday of the month 4.30 - 6.00pm.
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