| Groups
& Organisations
E: kensington@myvillage.co.uk |
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Clubs
& Associations - Social, Leisure & Cultural
Community
Organisations
Emergency
Help
General Help Groups
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| Clubs
& Associations - Social, Leisure & Cultural |
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1st
Contact
68 North End Road
W14 9EP
tel: 020 73711616
fax: 020 76105588 |
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Blythe
Neighbourhood Council
Masbro Centre
87 Masbro Road
W14 0LR
tel: 020 76021518 |
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Business
& Professional Women
23 Ansdell Street
W8 5BN
tel: 020 79381729
fax: 020 79382037 |
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Foreign
International Club Ltd
47 Gunterstone Road
W14 9BS
tel: 020 73711200 |
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International
Artist Manager
4 Addison Bridge Place
W14 8XP
tel: 020 76104884
fax: 020 76104994 |
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Royal Navy Club
1a Iverna Gardens
W8 6TN
tel: 020 79377765 |
| Emergency
Help |
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Parents Anonymous
For any parent that might be afraid they might hurt their child
tel: 020 7263 8918 - answerphone will say who is on call 10am-3pm
and 7pm-12 midnight |
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Rape Crisis
tel: 020 7837 1600 |
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Samaritans
tel: 020 7837 1600 |
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NSPCC
(National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)
tel: 0800 800 500 - 24 hours |
| General
Help Groups |
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Gingerbread
16-17 Clerkenwell Close
Lonodn EC1R 0AA
tel: 0207 336 8183 - advice line open Mon-Fri 11am-4pm
A self-help association for one-parent families of both sexes, for
anyone bringing up a child single-handed. Operates a penfriends
scheme and organises family holidays. The address given is for the
National Office, which will give details about local groups.
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Cruse - Bereavement Care
7 Thorpe Close
Lonodn W10 5XL
tel: 020 8964 3455
This is a free service that offers support and counselling for the
bereaved. CRUSE deals with the problems faced by anyone who has
been touched by death, especially children who may have lost a sibling
or parent.
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London Marriage Guidance Council
(Headquarters and contact address)
76a New Cavendish Street
Harley Street
Lonodn W1M 7LBB
Offers confidential counselling to people with
relationship problems whether married or single. Counselling is
available to Kensington residents at the headquarters in the West
End as well as the centre in North Kensington. All appointments
are made through the headquarters. The service operates on an appointments
basis and everyone is asked to contribute towards the cost of the
service according to their means
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Social Services Adoption and Fostering Services
tel: 020 7937 7290
Advice on fostering and adoption can be obtained from the Family
Placement Unit of the Social Services Department.
British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering
Skyline House, 200 Union Street
Lonodn SE1 0LX
tel: 020 7593 2000
Can provide a list of adoption agencies and information on adoption.
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Brook Advisory Centre
233 Tottenham Court Road
Lonodn W1P 9AE
tel: 020 7323 1522 - general enquiries
tel: 020 7580 2991 - to make an appointment
Free contraceptive advice and treatment, pregnancy tests, pregnancy
counselling and referral, and counselling for sexual and emotional
problems for younger people.
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Exploring Parenthood
4 Ivory Place, Treadgold Street
Lonodn W11 4PB
tel: 020 7221 6681 - advice line Mon-Fri 10am-4pm
tel: 020 8472 0527 - other enquiries
Offers telephone advice and guidance for parents. Arranges telephone
counselling with professionally qualified counsellors for parents
concerned about any aspect of family relationships or children's
behaviour.
Also publishes a range of information leaflets, runs lunchtime seminars,
parent support groups and offers training in the form of Groupwork
skills and Theory Courses for potential or existing leaders of parent
groups. There is no drop-in service.
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