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Useful Local Agencies and Contacts

Support Services
Name of Service
 & Support Offered
Contact Details
2XL
Self Esteem training, PSHE input, engaging C+ YP
Karin Cooke
01432 271730 Main Office
4 Us Clinic (Health Service via School Nurses)
Health Clinic linked to Minster College
Judy Thompson - School Nurse
Leominster Community Hospital - 01568 614211
4 Us Clinic (John Kyrle)
Health Clinic linked to John Kyrle High School
t/f
School - 01989 764358
4 Us Clinic (The Academy, Hereford)
Health Clinic linked to The Hereford Academy
Jo Kippax, School Nurse
The Hereford Academy - 01432 355213
Alcohol Concern
Provide support via helpline operating 9am - 5pm Mon-Fri.

020 7928 7377
Behaviour and Attendance Consultant
Steve Thompson
sthompson3@herefordshire.gov.uk
CAS Community Alcohol Services

01432 357825
CLD Youth Counselling Trust
Peer listener training and counselling
Chris Lewis-Davies
01432 269245 chris@cldyct.org chrisld@btconnect.com
Community Dietitian
Food in schools and healthy eating
Rebecca Stanners
01432 355444 xtn 5149
DASH - Drug Services Herefordshire
Confidential treatment and advice for adult drug users offering, prescribing, needle exchange and out of hours drop in. 30 Commercial Road, Hereford

01432 263636
Diversity Team
Herefordshire Council's Corporate Diversity Team

Harriet Yellin 01432 260216
Drinkline
24hr confidential helpline for those concerned about their own or others drinking.

0800 9178282
Drug Information Online - Drugfaqs

www.drugsfaqs.co.uk
ECO Schools
Guidance on achieving ECO schools status.
Jane Denny
Weobley High School, 01544 318159
EYES - Support Centre - or Early Years and Extended Services Centre
Support and guidance on extended services within clusters.
Simon Bradley
email: sbradley@herefordshire.gov.uk
FRANK
National drugs helpline www.talktofrank.com

0800 776600
Family Drug Support
Confidential, understanding support for the families of drug users. Helpline available 9am - 9pm every day.

http://www.familydrugsupport.com/ Helpline: 01981 251155
Foodies!
Joe has worked with Healthy Schools Team to distribute her 'Foodies' books, to develop a new resource for schools, to liaise with farmers and schools re the Adopt a Farmer scheme and general support in this area.
Joanne Roach
01568 780169 or 07989 602169, email joanneroach@btinternet.com and website www.thefoodiesbooks.com
Forest Schools
Using woodlands for educational activities.
Annie Thornton-Wood
01981 580132
Greenwood's Therapeutic Horticulture
Trained therapeutic horiculturalist provides horticultural activities following National Curriculum guidelines, supplying programmes for individual or group work in schools, staff training and gardening clubs.
Jo Greenwood
greenwoodtherhort@hotmail.co.uk 01684 276786 or 07778 286093
HALO Leisure
Physical Activity opportunities for children and young people, parents and staff.
Penny Southwood
Education Officer, psouthwood@haloleisure.org
Healing Earth
Peer massage and stress relief techniques.
Nicky Heath
2 Blackfriars Street, Hereford, HR4 9HS<br>01432 342342<br>nicky@healingearth.net
Health Information Centre
Resources in the form of information leaflets etc.
Sue Hall, Resource Coordinator
Herefordshire Health Information Centre
Asda (PCT site)
Post Via: Herefordshire PCT
Vaughan Building
Ruckhall Lane
Belmont
Hereford
HR2 9RP

Tel: 01432 382190 - Fax 01432 382195
Healthy Schools Drug Education
Drugs education and policy

01432 383399
Healthy Schools Officer
General healthy schools information
Sally Vaughan
01432 383162 or svaughan@herefordshire.gov.uk
Help to Heal
Online counselling resource with a database of over 150 accredited UK counsellors and a glossary of common therapeutic approaches
Dale Shelabarger
www.helptoheal.co.uk
Herefordshire Heartstart
Emergency life support skills training
Sue Davies
01432 880998 sue@heartstart.plus.com
Herefordshire Young Carers
Support young people under 18 who help care for someone who is ill has a disability, mental health problem or drug or alcohol problem. Provide 1-2-1 support service organised trips and activities, arrange clubs for young carers where you are able to meet other young people who help care for someone.

01432 356068
Hfd and Worcs Fire and Rescue
Fire safety, arson prevention education
Gill Pinder (Education)
GPinder@hwfire.org.uk Tel 01905 368229 Mobile 07909 880531
Home & School Support Officer
Sue Hughes
suehughes@herefordshire.gov.uk
01432 01432 260862
Integrated Services and Inclusion (ISI)
Child Protection, confidentiality, referrals and Child Concern Model
Dennis Longmore
01432 260816
Ledbury First Base - The Session
Provides confidential drug information, support, advice and education for young people. Drop in every Monday 6pm - 8.30pm at First Base, 5a The Homend, Ledbury

01531 636800
Mainliners
Provide confidential support to those affected or concerned about Hep C, Hep B or HIV.

020 75823338
Mediation Herefordshire
Support to schools with issues surrounding family conflict, children in divorce, family mediation, counselling. All counselling is free.
Claire or Barbara
Berrows Business Centre, Bath Street, Hereford. 01432 264087. email admin@mediationherefordshire.org.uk
Narcotics Anonymous
Providing support group and helpline for drug users who want to stop.

WWW.ukna.org

020 7730 0009
Night Shift
11.30pm-3.30pm every Saturday night based at the Baptist Church on Commercial Road. Offering young people free hot drinks and chat with people who care. Staffed by caring Christian volunteers.

Noah's Ark Trust
Noahs Ark Trust works with bereaved children and their families in Worcestershire and more recently in Herefordshire.

They can offer 1-1 support, information, awareness workshops for those working with children and young people and peer mentoring training programmes.
Tina or Lorraine
The Fred Bulmer Centre, Wall Street, Hereford, HR4 9HP. Telephone 01432 264 555.
www.noahsarktrust.co.uk
Physical Activity - Partnership Development Manager (PDM)
Physical Activity. Peter is the PDM for the Minster Partnership and Colleen for the Whitecross Partnership.
Peter Knight or Colleen Mullarkey
01568 615247 - Peter Knight 01432 376080 - Colleen Mullarkey
RELEASE
National drug and legal advice helpline.

020 76038654
Safer Herefordshire
Aims to reduce drugs misuse and increase community safety in Herefordshire. Can help with every aspect of drug use from drug info for parents, drug treatment and support to drugs in the workplace.

01432 383051
School Fruit and Veg Scheme
If you have any problems with the school fruit and veg scheme, please contact the relevant person opposite but feel free to contact the team if your issue is not resolved satisfactorily.
Distributors, Suppliers and Regional Co-ordinator
Minor Weir and Willis - distributors - 0871 2882096,
NHS Supply Chain - 01924 3285198 sfvs@supplychain.nhs.uk Catherine Goodridge
Regional School Food and Health Co-ordinator (West Midlands) on 0121 612 1460
Fax: 0121 500 1501
School Improvement Service , National Strategy
Emotional health and wellbeing
Andy Cooke
01432 383043
School Nursing
Health matters
Jane Terri
01432 363916
School Travel Plans
Grants and support in completing a school travel plan.
Linda Sinker, School Travel Adviser or Alan Hickling
lsinker@herefordshire.gov.uk, 01432 260262 or copy and paste this link http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/transport/24622.asp ahiclking@herefordshire.gov.uk - 01568 760699
Smoking Cessation
Stopping smoking and smoking education
Caron Cooke
01432 262019 Main Office 07968899571 Mobile Caron.Cooke@herefordpct.nhs.uk
Sports Development
Hfds Council Senior Sports Development Officer
Jan Perridge
jperridge@herefordshire.gov.uk Plough Lane offices 01432 260329 07792 880223
Taste for Adventure
Team and confidence building
Will Vaughan
01432 761398 will@tasteforadventure.co.uk
Teenage Pregnancy Strategy Co-ordinator
Local data and sex and relationships education
Jan Coppinger
01432 344344 ext: 3816
WRAP
Waste recycling support and information.
Trevor Bell
07984 451620 or trevor.bell@wrap.org.uk
West Mercia Police
The law relating to ..., crime prevention,
support with potential issues
Vicky and SimonTurner
Direct Dial - 01432 364556 or 01432 364581 - there will be a voicemail facility if they are unavailable.
Wise Up Education
Training for teachers around sex and relationships education.
Helly Barber
01432 890719
mail@wiseupeducation.co.uk
www.wiseupeducation.co.uk
Youth Offending Team
Preventing offending behaviour
Ally Ellis
01432 383300
Zig Zag
Guidance, support and information regarding substance misuse. Can provide counselling, intervention and advice.
Trev Machell
07966 890897

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