Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service

GDASS offers support to victims of domestic abuse throughout the county of Gloucestershire.

Telephone: 0845 602 9035

Website: www.gdass.org.uk

Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre

GRASAC is an independent charity offering free, confidential support and information to women and girls affected by any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives.

Telephone: 01452 526770

Website: www.glosrasac.org

Stroud Women’s Refuge

Beresford Group (Stroud Women’s Refuge) are a local independent charity that provides Gloucestershire’s women refuge.

Telephone: 01453 764385

Website: www.stroudwomensrefuge.org

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care is the leading national charity for bereaved people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies and work to enhance society’s care of bereaved people.

Telephone: 0808 808 1677

Website: www.cruse.org.uk

Gloucestershire Young Carers

Gloucestershire Young Carers is a dynamic charity constantly growing and developing to meet the ever-changing needs of young carers in the county.

Facebook: GloucestershireYoungCarers

Twitter: @Glosyoungcarers

Telephone: 01452 733060

Website: www.glosyoungcarers.org.uk

Email: mail@glosyoungcarers.org.uk

Carers Gloucestershire

We offer support for carers to help not only their physical and emotional well-being, but to help them to make informed decisions that have a positive, lasting influence on their lives.

Facebook: carersglos

Twitter: @CarersGlosShire

Telephone: 01452 386283

Website: carersgloucestershire.org.uk

Cross Roads Care

We support Carers in Gloucestershire by providing professional Carer Support Workers (CSWs) to take over their caring responsibility to enable the carer to have a well needed break.

Facebook: Crossroads-Care-Central-and-East-Gloucestershire

Telephone: 01452 302542

Website: www.crossroadscandeg.org.uk

Email: infoglos@crossroadscandeg.org.uk

MacMillan Cancer Support

Macmillan improves the lives of people affected by cancer locally.

Telephone: 0300 1000 200

Website: www.macmillan.org.uk

Email: nstrong@macmillan.org.uk

Carers UK

They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.

Telephone: 020 7378 4999

Website: www.carersuk.org

Email: info@carersuk.org

Bright Buttons Toddler Group

A friendly, welcoming and inclusive toddler group in a safe environment for parents and pre-school age children to enjoy, socialise and make new friends. 10:00- 12 noon (term time only).

Cost £2.50 per family.

Telephone: 01453 548530

Email: office@gl11.org.uk

Home Start

Home-Start is a voluntary organisation offering support, friendship and practical help to families at home with children under school age.

Telephone: 01453 297470

Website: www.homestartsd.org

Email: enquirieshomestartsd@gmail.com

Springboard Children's Centre Cirencester

A range of family support, classes, health services and activities are available.

Telephone: 01285 640964

Email: anna.sharpe@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Gloucester Young Carers

Gloucestershire Young Carers is a dynamic charity constantly growing and developing to meet the ever-changing needs of young carers in the county.

Facebook: GloucestershireYoungCarers

Twitter: @Glosyoungcarers

Telephone: 01452 733060

Website: www.glosyoungcarers.org.uk

Email: mail@glosyoungcarers.org.uk

Childhood illness visual guide

Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child. Includes conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.

Website: www.nhs.uk

Vaccination planner

Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by.

Website: www.nhs.uk

Bright Buttons Toddler Group

A friendly, welcoming and inclusive toddler group in a safe environment for parents and pre-school age children to enjoy, socialise and make new friends. 10:00- 12 noon (term time only).

Cost £2.50 per family.

Telephone: 01453 548530

Email: office@gl11.org.uk

Tabernacle - Community Based Drop In

Get help and advice about tenancy support, benefits,g etting back into education and/or training, dealing with debts, accessing community groups, staying independent and getting in touch with other agencies

Telephone: 01453 750480

Dursley and Cam Society

A local history society which began after an open invitation in 1981 to local residents for anyone interested in the possibility of forming “A Civic Society for Cam and Dursley”.

Website: www.yourcircle.org.uk 

talk 2gether

We primarily offer cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which is a talking therapy that has been proven to be effective in managing anxiety and depression. CBT helps you manage your problems by helping you to make changes to the way you think and behave.

Telephone: 0800 073 2200

Website: www.talk2gether.nhs.uk

Email: 2gnft.talk2gether@nhs.net

Gloucestershire Counselling Service

GCS specialises in providing counselling and training counsellors to professional standards.

Telephone: 01453 766310

Website: www.gloscounselling.org.uk

Bipolar UK

We’re the national charity dedicated to supporting individuals with the much misunderstood and devastating condition of bipolar, their families and carers. Each year we reach out to and support over 80,000 individuals through our range of services.

Website: www.bipolaruk.org

Email: info@bipolarukgroup.org.uk

Samaritans

Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Telephone: 116 123

Website: www.samaritans.org

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Rethink

Rethink provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.

Telephone: 0300 5000 927

Website: www.rethink.org

Email: info@rethink.org

Mind

Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Telephone: 0300 123 3393

Website: www.mind.org.uk

Stroud Drop In

The Drop In is a service for all adults with disabilities or illness who need some help or advice about day to day life. There is no charge for this service.

Telephone: 01453 757081

Website: www.yourcircle.org.uk

Email: dropin@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Location: Stroud Library, Lansdown, Stroud, GL5 1BB

Deaf Association

Gloucestershire Deaf Association (GDA) is the frontline organisation delivering specialist services and community activities for D/deaf and hard of hearing adults and children in Gloucestershire.

Telphone: 01452 372 999 or 07878 610860 (Minicom 01452 373600)

Website: www.gda.org.uk

CGL Gloucestershire

CGL Gloucestershire is a free and confidential drug and alcohol service for adults (including offenders), families, carers and affected others.

Telephone: 01452 223014

Website: www.changegrowlive.org

Email: Gloucestershire.Info@cgl.org.uk

Healthy Lifestyles Gloucestershire

The Gloucestershire Healthy Lifestyles service offers support, information and guidance to people who want to make changes to their lifestyle.

Telephone: 0800 122 3788

Website: www.hlsglos.org

Drinkline

If you’re worried about your own or someone else’s drinking, you can call this free helpline, in complete confidence.

Telephone: 0300 123 1110

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

Telephone: 0800 9177 650

Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Email: help@aamail.org

Talk to Frank

If you have a problem with drugs Talk to Frank for friendly, confidential drugs advice.

Telephone: 0300 123 6600

Text: 82111

Website: www.talktofrank.com

Email: frank@talktofrank.com

Alzheimer Society

There are dementia services and support groups in your area. Find out what’s available where you are.

Telephone: 0330 333 0804

Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk

The Hollies Memory Cafe

For anyone with concerns about memory problems and dementia, together with their carers. This monthly memory café is for residents and their families, but also for anyone in the local community.

Location: Hollies Care Home, Drake Lane, Dursley

Telephone: 01453 541400

Website: www.carersgloucestershire.org.uk

Email: info@littlecombepark.com

Contact the Elderly

Supported by a network of volunteers, Contact the Elderly organises monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for small groups of older people aged 75 and over who are dealing with loneliness and social isolation.

Telephone: 0800 716 543

Website: www.contact-the-elderly.org.uk

Silver Line

Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.

Telephone: 0800 4 70 80 90

Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk

Dementia

Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.

Telephone: 0800 888 6678

Website: www.dementiauk.org

Email: helpline@dementiauk.org

Age UK

Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.

Telephone: 0800 055 6112

Website: www.ageuk.org.uk

Healthy Lifestyles Gloucester

Health is one of the most valuable things that we can have. Small changes to our lifestyles and to how we live can have a big impact on our health and wellbeing.
If you live in Gloucestershire, our Healthy Lifestyles team is on hand to help and support you.

Telephone: 0800 122 3788

Website: www.hlsglos.org

Community Wellbeing Service

Community Wellbeing Service is a free and confidential service for anyone over the age of 16. The aim of the service is to connect you to local services, organisations and groups that can help you to improve your general wellbeing and meet your wider social needs.

Telephone: 0345 863 8323

Website: www.independencetrust.co.uk

Life Link

Lifelink is a 24-hour telecare alarm service providing you or your loved one with the ability to call for help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In times of emergency, help is just the push of a button away. You can call from anywhere in your home, even in your garden.

Telephone: 01452 833 133

Website: www.lifelink.uk.com

CGL Gloucestershire

We provide help and support to adults, children, young people and families. Our innovative and creative approach allows us to provide a broad range of safe, high quality health and social care services.

Telephone: 01452 223 014

Website: www.changegrowlive.org

Gloucestershire Maternity Services

Gloucestershire maternity services provide care throughout pregnancy, labour and birth for more than 6000 women and their babies a year.

Website: www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk

Baby Buddy App

Baby Buddy is an award winning mobile phone app for new parents and parents-to-be, created by mums, doctors and midwives.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

Gloucestershire Care Services

The podiatry service provides high quality expert advice and specialist treatment for conditions affecting the lower limb and foot.

Telephone: 0300 421 8800

Website: www.glos-care.nhs.uk

Email: podiatry.appointments@glos-care.nhs.uk

Hope House

Hope house provide sexual health services all over Gloucestershire.

Telephone: 0300 421 6500

Website: www.hopehouse.nhs.uk

Brook

Brook provides free and confidential sexual health and wellbeing services for nearly 250,000 young people UK-wide, each year.

Website: www.brook.org.uk

Family Planning Association

A sexual health charity, the Family Planning Association gives straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships to everyone in the UK.

Telephone: 020 7608 5240

Website: www.fpa.org.uk

Sexual Health Helpline

The National Sexual Health Helpline provided by Public Health England is open Monday to Friday, 9am-8pm.

Telephone: 0300 123 7123

Healthy Lifestyles Gloucestershire

The Gloucestershire Healthy Lifestyles service offers support, information and guidance to people who want to make changes to their lifestyle.

Telephone: 0800 122 3788

Website: www.hlsglos.org

NHS Smokefree - Mobile App

The Smokefree app can help you stop smoking by providing daily support and motivation. If you stay smokefree for the 4-week programme you’re up to five times more likely to stay quit for good.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

Quit with help

Everyone has a different reason for quitting, get a personalised Quit Smoking Plan.

Website: www.quitwithhelp.co.uk

Healthy Lifestyles Gloucestershire

Health is one of the most valuable things that we can have. Small changes to our lifestyles and to how we live can have a big impact on our health and wellbeing.
If you live in Gloucestershire, our Healthy Lifestyles team is on hand to help and support you.

Telephone: 0800 122 3788

Website: www.hlsglos.org

Cam and Dursley Tennis Club

Cam and Dursley Tennis Club is situated behind Cam Recreational Ground, opposite Millikens, Cam Mills, off Everlands Road, Cam. Prospective new members are most welcome to attend a maximum of 5 sessions at £2 per session; this will be deducted from the membership

Website: www.camanddursleytennisclub.co.uk

Cam Cricket Club

Cam CC is a well established village club serving a population of about 15,000. They run five senior men’s teams and one senior women’s team.

Telephone: 01453 544332

Website: www.camcc.co.uk

Dursley Road Cycling Club

Dursley Road Club is based in the town of Dursley, which was home of the famous Dursley Pedersen Cycle company in the 1900’s. Dursley , Gloucestershire is on the edge of the cotswold escarpment and is halfway between Bristol and Gloucester.

Website: www.dursleyroadclub.org.uk

Weight Watchers

Meetings, Online or a little bit of both. We’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.

Website: www.weightwatchers.com

Slimming World

You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.

Website: www.slimmingworld.co.uk