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

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

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 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

Springboard Children's Centre Cirencester

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

Telephone: 01285 640964 (Anna Sharpe)

Email: anna.sharpe@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Address:
Trinity Road
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
Postcode
GL7 1JU

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.

Download from: www.nhs.uk

Beeches Community Group

The Beeches Community Group is a voluntary group formed to look after the interests of the residents of the Beeches and New Mills Wards. We are here to support all residents by responding to local needs to improve the Cirencester community in which we live. Our meetings and events are open to everyone.

Facebook: Beeches Community Group

Website: www.beeches.org.uk

Meetups in Cirencester

Getting together with real people in real life makes powerful things happen. Side hustles become careers, ideas become movements, and chance encounters become lifelong connections. Meetup brings people together to create thriving communities.

Website: www.meetup.com

Charles Oakley

Description of Specialisms

A professional service by a podiatrist with over 30 years experience – general chiropody, heel pain, diabetic foot care, in-growing toenails. Specialising in nail surgery for low-level laser therapy for heel pain.

01285 861005

07749 209736

Jamie Gisby

Description of Specialisms

Practises traditional and contemporary acupuncture and has been in practice since 1987.
Acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine needles into special parts of the body to re-balance the body’s energies.
Jamie sees patients at South Cerney on Tuesdays.

07721 510429

info@jamiegisby.co.uk

Tim Howard DO ND Registered Osteopath

Description of Specialisms

Practises treatment of muscular-skeletal and visceral problems using Osteopathic and Naturopathic approach.
Osteopaths are primary health care professionals who use methods and techniques that are non-invasive and based on years of training and professional experience.
Naturopathic medicine uses non-drug therapies to combat systemic disease using disciplines such as (but not exclusively) dietetics, nutrition, hydrotherapy, gentle exercise and breathing techniques.

07531 380797

01285 656929

tim_osteopath@mac.com

www.timhoward.org

Lizzie Cambray

Description of Specialisms

Lizzie is a Counselling Psychologist, Chartered with the British Psychological Society, and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
She offers a down-to-earth, flexible approach to counselling, in a confidential, empathic and non-judgemental space. Her training and experience – both in the NHS, and in other counselling contexts, have given her rich resources, which she draws on when meeting individuals. She begins with what matters most to you.
Lizzie is aware of the evidence-base for the approaches she uses, but tailors her approach to what works best for you, so that she can work collaboratively to help you to resolve difficulties and find ways to live creatively, and with ease.
Lizzie is especially interested in Mindfulness approaches, which inform her practice, and she also runs Mindfulness courses for small groups.

07941 841174

www.rmp-swindon.org

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

If you are worried that you may be drinking too much or if you don’t understand how much you are drinking at the moment, get in touch. Our team are on hand to chat with you about alcohol.

Facebook: HLSGlos

Twitter: @HLSGlos

Telephone: 0800 122 3788

Website: www.hlsglos.org

Email: glccg.hlsglos@nhs.net 

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

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

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 917 7650

Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Email: help@aamail.org

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

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

The Churn Project

The Churn Project supports the most vulnerable and marginalised people of the Cirencester area. Its aims are to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing for local people.

See our Social Activities: www.churnproject.org.uk

Telephone: 01285 380038 (Sue Bell)

Email: sue.bell@thechurn.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

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 169 2081

Website: www.ageuk.org.uk

Silver Line

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

Telephone: 0800 4708 090

Website: www.thesilverline.org.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: Podiatry

The podiatry service provides high quality expert advice and specialist treatment for conditions affecting the lower limb and foot. Our aim is to improve independence, mobility and well-being across all age groups. At an initial assessment the podiatrist agrees an individual management plan with the patient for an episode of care. It involves the podiatrist and patient working together to achieve the best outcomes to improve foot problems and maintain foot health. Encouragement and support for self-care is at the centre of all that we do.

Podiatry Services are accessed by an online self-referral.

Physio Services

Physiotherapy Services are accessed by an online self-referral.

You should receive an e-mail confirming receipt of submission. A physiotherapist will assess your form and you will receive an appointment by post.

Intrauterine System/Device Advice

• Intrauterine Device Advice Sheet
• Intrauterine System Advice Sheet

Cirencester CASH Clinic

Cirencester CASH Clinic provides sexual health services to anyone with a Gloucestershire ‘GL’ postcode.

Telephone: 0300 421 6500

Website: gloucestershire.respectyourself.info

Sexual Health Help Line

80The Family Planning Association Sexual health help line can give you confidential information and advice.

Telephone: 0845 122 8690

Family Planning Association

They are a sexual health charity. They give straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships to everyone in the UK.

Telephone: 0300 123 7123

Website: www.fpa.org.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

Healthy Lifestyles Gloucestershire

We have helped thousands of people to stop smoking. If you want to chat through cutting down or stopping smoking, contact us now.

Facebook: HLSGlos

Twitter: @HLSGlos

Telephone: 0800 122 3788

Website: www.hlsglos.org

Email: glccg.hlsglos@nhs.net 

Quit with help

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

Website: www.quitwithhelp.co.uk

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

Healthy Lifestyles Gloucestershire

Our team can help you to understand if you are carrying extra pounds, and if you are, they can help you create a realistic plan to lose it. People often fail to lose weight when they set unrealistic targets – if we overeat, weight goes on slowly and steadily and it comes off the same way.

Facebook: HLSGlos

Twitter: @HLSGlos

Telephone: 0800 122 3788

Website: www.hlsglos.org

Email: glccg.hlsglos@nhs.net 

Weight Watchers Cirencester

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

Gloucestershire Youth Support Team

We speak up for young people in Gloucestershire, advise, and support them.

Telephone: 01452 547540

Website: youthsupportteam.co.uk

Email: info.glos@prospects.co.uk