Adoption, Advocacy, Age Concern, Bereavement, Blind, Carers, Cerebral Palsy, Citizen's Advice, Coronary Support Group, Counselling, Deaf, Dial-a-ride, Disability, Dyslexia, Family Planning, Gamblin, Homestart, Hospice, Marriage Guidance, Mental Health, NSPCC, Parenting, Probation and After Care, Samaritans, Sheltered Housing, Shopmobility, Step Out Drop In, Victim Support, Volunteers & Widows

Adoption

West Midlands Post-Adoption Service: (0121 666 6014).

Advocacy

Bromsgrove & Redditch Advocacy Group: (Greenlands Business Centre, Studley Road, Redditch, B98 7HD (01527 520809).

Age Concern

Age Concern: Pat Hill, chief officer, 103 Easemore Road, Redditch (584653).

Bereavement

Cruse Bereavement Care Redditch & District branch: Mrs M. Smart, Branch Administrator (01527 68075).

Blind

Alcester Club for the Blind: Michael Joyce, (01789 765943).

Redditch Association for the Blind: Mrs Mary Birkett, 30 Duxford Close, Headless Cross, Redditch (01527 544089).

Carers

Redditch Carers Group for People Caring for Older People: Worcester Social Services, Smallwood Health Centre, Redditch (01527 597710).

Carers' Careline: Room 6, Ecumenical Centre, Redditch (01527 66177).

Registered Care Homes Association Hereford & Worcester: PO Box 303, Worcester (01905 828121).

Support Group for People Caring for Adults with Learning Disabilities: Worcester Social Services, Bromsgrove County Offices, Windsor Street, Bromsgrove (01527 575855).

Cerebral Palsy

Redditch & District Cerebral Palsy Support Group: Sue Powell (0121 445 4617).

Citizen's Advice

Alcester: Globe House, Priory Road, Alcester (01789 293299).

Redditch: 20 Unicorn Hill, Redditch (01527 66664).

Coronary Support Group

Redditch Hale and Hearties: G Etheridge (01527 451755.

Counselling

Bridges Counselling Service: 12 Cedar Road, Redditch (01527 452121).

Towers, Diana (stress, personal relationships): Kerry, Common Lane, Studley (01527 854681).

Deaf

Redditch Deaf Club: email:

redditch.deafclub@fsmail.net

Dial-a-ride

Dial-a-ride, Redditch Town Hall, Alcester Street (01527 64910).

Disability

Where Next Association: Graham Clarke, Where Next, Wellesbourne Close, Easemore Road (01527 69955).

Worcestershire Lifestyles: Ian Tansell, Area C, Woodside Lodge, Lark Hill Road, Worcester (01905 350686).

Dyslexia

Dyslexia Rights Action Group: Mr & Mrs Badham, Area Organiser, 2 King's Lane, Broom, Bidford-on-Avon, Alcester (01789 772520).

Family Planning

Family Planning Association: Smallwood Health Centre, Church Green West, Redditch (01527 488608) and Woodrow Clinic (01527 484050).

Gambling

Gamblers Anonymous (Midlands region): (0121 233 1335).

Homestart

Redditch Homestart: Community House, 103 Easemore Road, Redditch (01527 62819).

Hospice

Primrose Hospice Cancer Help Centre: St Godwald's, Finstall, Bromsgrove (01527 878780).

Marriage Guidance

Relate: (01905 28051). (support group for marriage and relationship breakdown): Wendy Weatherhead (01789 765190).

Mental Health

Manic Depressive Support Group: Barbara and Gordon Parsons (0121 4452897)

NSPCC

Hereford & Worcester Project: 9 Broad Street, Worcester (01905 617975).

Parenting

Children's Information Service: Carol Leeson, 150A Stourbriidge Road, Bromsgrove (01527 834762).

Positively Young Mums: Redditch Youth House, Ipsley Street, Redditch (01527 63821).

Probation and After Care

Probation: Redditch Probation Service: Clive Road, Redditch (01527 585152).

Samaritans

Worcestershire Samaritans: (01905 21121 - 24-hour line).

Sheltered Housing

Redditch: Val Harman, St David's House, Batchley, Redditch (01527 584769).

Shopmobility

Shopmobility: Car Park 3, Kingfisher Centre, Redditch (01527 69922).

Step Out Drop In

Step Out Drop In: David Cartwright, Project Leader, Redditch (01527 453924).

Victim Support

Victim and Witness Support Redditch: The Court House, Grove Street, Redditch (66462).

Volunteers

Volunteer Bureau, Alcester: Graham Mann, Alcester Health Centre, Priory Road, Alcester (01789 763117).

Widows

Redditch Widows Friendship Club: Mrs Hazel Oakes,secretary, (01527 543318).