Somerset Young Carers
Are you a Young Carer?
Do you help or look after someone in your family? Is this because they are ill, disabled or have problems with drugs or alcohol or their mental health? You might be doing the shopping for them, or the cooking, or the housework. Perhaps you help them wash or dress? Or maybe you spend time cheering them up? Whatever it is you do, it means that you can call yourself a �Young Carer�, and it also means that we may be able to help you.
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We can answer questions and advise you. We can give you information for you and your family.
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We can introduce you to other Young Carers. We can help you speak out and be heard.
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We run regular groups, where you can have fun with friends and take part in new and exciting activities.
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We organise holidays, allowing you time and fun away from home.
How to get in touch
You can call or write to us yourself, or you could ask someone you trust to contact us - he/she might be a teacher, a relative or a friend, a youth worker, anyone you like.
Somerset Young Carers Project
Sue Crisfield - Young Carers Project
Co-ordinator (Mendip area) 2 Orchard Court, The Archers Way, Glastonbury BA6 9LH Tel: 01458 831668 Mob: 07919 540410 Fax: 01458 837300 |
Wessex Counselling Service
Are you aged 18-25, on a low income and in need of
Now you can get help under our new Young People�s Counselling Scheme and things can start to feel different.
You can phone us now on 01373 453355 (Please leave your name and number if our answer phone is on.) Your first meeting, to discuss how counselling might help, is free. Fees for further sessions cost �10 each.
Wessex Counselling Service Fairfield House, King Street, Frome BA11 1BH www.wessexcounsellingservice.co.uk |
Green Giving An online service where you can donate and receive children�s items for FREE
Recycle your child�s unwanted clothes, toys, books, furniture and equipment online for FREE. Items that you no longer need could be just what someone else is looking for. Help the environment, support other families and keep your unwanted items out of landfills.
www.greengiving.org.uk |
Young Person�s Clinic Every Wednesday 4-5pm at Frome Medical Practice
Come along and talk confidentially if you are worried about: Smoking, Stress, Sexual Health, Drugs, Bedwetting, Body Image, Bullying, Alcohol
No appointment necessary
Tel: 01373 301318 |
Frome Library
Justice Lane, Frome, Somerset BA11 1BE Tel: 0845 345917 www.somerset.gov.uk/libraries Hours of Opening: Mon-Thur 9:30am-5pm, Fri 9:30am-7pm. Sat 9.30am-4pm
All libraries within Somerset provide books as well as DVDs, spoken Word cassettes/CDs and music cds for borrowing by children and adults. Computers with Internet Access as well as Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher), scanner and printing facilities are available.
There is telephone and online access to The Enquiry Centre: answers to anything. Do you need information and don�t know where to look? Just contact the Enquiry Centre where a team of specialist staff is available to answer your enquiry, however simple or complex Tel: 01823 226370, Text 07919540839.
If the Enquiry Centre is closed you can access this service via the website listed above following the links to Enquire.
Alternatively, email [email protected]
Library Catalogue: www.librarieswest.org.uk |
Flourish Homes
Part of our role is to work within and help build communities, as part of this we provide grant funding to some organisations. We have given grants to several groups working with families and young people in the Frome area. Please contact us if you would like to find out about our work.
If there are any parents or young people who are living in Flourish Homes properties who would be interested in community involvement or having a say about how your homes are managed and the area you live in we would be pleased to hear from you
Call Liz on 01749 334456 or 01749 334459 Text us on 07809 192903 Or drop us an email on 2 Cathedral Avenue, Wells Somerset, BA5 1FD Tel 01749 832047 [email protected] Flourish Homes Company No: 3969491 Charity No: 1096689 Housing Corp Reg No: LH 4304 |
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Miscellaneous
Parks and Open Spaces
Victoria Park
Weymouth Road Offers Bowls, Tennis Courts, Putting, Boules terrain, bandstand and tearooms during summer months.
Mary Baily Playing Field
Somerset/Park Road Inclusive Children�s Playground, grassed open space area for ball games, picnics etc.
Welshmill Children�s Playground
Welshmill Road
The Millenium Green
The Millennium Green is a semi wild open space for local wildlife. There are walks and a picnic area.
Chateau Gontier Walk
River bank walk in the town centre
Murrhardt Garden
North Parade
Rodden Meadow
Reached via footpath at the end of Willow Vale (4 acres of riverside meadow). The Old Showfield Play Park Next to the New Frome Hospital
Skate Parks
Mary Baily Playing Field
Somerset/Park Road
Events in Frome
Frome Festival
Ten days of classical music, jazz, folk, indie, literature, drama, film, dance workshops and free events. Starts the first Friday of July. www.fromefestival.co.uk
Frome Cheese Show Takes place at west Woodlands on the second Saturday in September, one of the largest agricultural shows in the South West. www.fromecheeseshow.co.uk
Frome Carnival Takes place on the third Saturday of September, afternoon and evening processions.
Christmas Spectacular
Annual switch on of the Christmas lights. Chidren�s events, shopping and fireworks. Last Sunday in November.
Frome FM
Local radio station broadcasts at various times during the year 87.7FM, also listen on line www.fromefm.co.uk
Local Places to Visit
Ammerdown Park
Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5SW Tel: 01761 433709 Fax: 01761 433094 email: [email protected]
http://ammerdown.org/
Brockerswood Country Park Brookerswood, Westbury, Wiltshire BA13 4EH Tel: 01373 822238
http://brokerswoodcountrypark.co.uk/
Centre Parcs
Longleat Forest, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 7PU www.centreparcs.co.uk
Cley Hill Warminster Road, Corsley Wiltshire Iron Age Hill Fort www.nationaltrust.org.uk
East Somerset Steam Railway East Somerset Railway, Cranmore Railway Station, Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, SomersetBA4 4QP Tel: 01749 880417
http://eastsomersetrailway.com
Farleigh Hungerford Castle Farleigh Hungerford www.english-heritage.org.uk
Longleat Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 7NW Safari Park, House, Shearwater & Heavens gate www.longleat.co.uk
Norwood Farm Bath Rd, Norton St Philip, Bath BA2 7LP Tel: 01373 834356 Rare breeds, picnic & play areas
Nunney Castle
Nunney, Somerset www.english-heritage.org.uk
Stourhead Stourton, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 6QD Tel: 01747 841152 http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Vallis Vale North-West edge of Frome Designated a site of special scientific interest.
Westbury White Horse
Westbury http://www.wiltshirewhitehorse.org.uk
Useful addresses
Frome Town Council
5 Palmer Street, Frome, Somerset BA11 1DS Tel: 01373 465757 email: [email protected] and www.frome-tc.gov.uk
Frome Police Station Oakfield Road, Frome, Somerset BA11 4JG Tel: 0845 456 7000
Citizens Advice Bureau
5 King Street, Frome BA11 1BH Tel: 01373 465496
Frome Museum
1 North Parade, Frome BA11 1AT Open March-November Tel: 01373 454611 www.fromemuseum.org.uk
Tourist Information / Town Council The Round Tower, 2 Bridge St, Frome BA11 1BB Tel: 01373 467271 Fax: 01373 451733 www.frometouristinfo.co.uk
Local Press
Frome Times http://www.frometimes.co.uk
Polish Frome Information for Polish community - in Polish language. Informacje dla Polak�w - w jezyku polskim. http://frome.za.pl www.polskisomerset.com [email protected]
Mendip Community Support 62, High Street, Shepton Mallet BA4 5AS Tel: 01749 346830 email: [email protected]
Flourish Homes Kilver Court, Kilver Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 5NF Tel 01749 334455 Email [email protected]
Knightstone Housing
Matt Bullock
Support & Housing Worker
The Piggeries Project-Frome
Futures at Knightstone
Mobile:07718 155313
Email: [email protected]
www.futures.org.uk
Srec Somerset racial equalities unit PO Box 75, Somerton, Somerset TA11 9AR Tel: 01458 274200 Fax: 01458 272233 Email: [email protected] http://srec.org.uk
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