Directory of Local Groups
Organisations: A
A4e CONNECT TO WORK
Contact:
Address: 18 Queen Street, , CARMARTHEN, SA31 1JT
Tel:01792 644250/07595 088398
Fax:
Email: juliethomas@a4e.co.uk
Website: A4e Connect to Work
Area: Carmarthenshire & Pembrokeshire
Activities: If you are on a sickness or disability related benefit, we want to give you the help and support you need to get back to work.
Category: Employment
ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH
Contact:
Address: PO Box 2431, , BRISTOL, BS5 6SR
Tel:01179 355040
Fax:
Email:
Website: Action Medical Research
Area: England, Wales and Scotland
Activities: We are a leading independent medical research charity specialising in children’s health. For almost 60 years we have touched the lives of many thousands of families in the UK. We fund cutting-edge medical research to save lives, and to prevent and treat conditions affecting thousands of babies and children in the UK.
Category: Health
AGE CONCERN SIR GAR
Contact:
Address: 8 Murray Street, , LLANELLI, SA15 1DZ
Tel:01554 784085
Fax:01554 746706
Email: info@ageconcernsirgar.co.uk
Website: Age Concern Sir Gar
Area: Carmarthenshire
Activities: To provide services to meet the needs of older people in Carmarthenshire which creates conditions which allow older people to maintain their independence and live full and satisfying lives within their own homes if that is their choice.
Category: Older people
ALL WALES PEOPLE FIRST
Contact:
Address: Stebonheath Centre, Stebonheath Terrace, LLANELLI, SA15 1NE
Tel:01554 784905
Fax:
Email: info@allwalespeople1st.co.uk
Website: All Wales People First
Area: Carms, Ceredigion, Pembs & Powys
Activities: The national voice of self-advocacy groups and all people with learning disabilities in Wales. All ages.
Category: Learning disability
ALLTWALIS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Contact: David Wyatt
Address: Walis Lodge, Alltwalis, CARMARTHEN, SA32 7EA
Tel:01559 384568
Fax:01559 384398
Email:
Website:
Area: Alltwalis and surrounding areas
Activities: To promote social, cultural, sporting and general welfare activites to improve the quality of life for residents of Alltwalis and its surrounding areas.
Category: Community association
ALPHA BUSINESS WORKS CIC
Contact: Caroline Roberts
Address: 1st Floor, The Red Lion Coach House, Drefach Felindre, LLANDYSUL, SA44 5UH
Tel:01559 371229
Fax:
Email: caroline@alphabusinessworks.co.uk
Website: Alpha Business Works
Area: Newcastle Emlyn, Llandysul and Carmarthenshire
Activities: We are a business and community resource centre based in the village of Drefach Felindre. (Don’t worry if you cannot visit us we are happy to talk on the phone or by e-mail). We offer a wide range of business and community services that will enable you to run your business more effectively in fact any of those tedious tasks that detract from your business is our business.
Category: Other
ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY CARMARTHENSHIRE
Contact:
Address: Units 26/27, Cross Hands Business Workshops, Heol Parc Mawr, Cross Hands, LLANELLI, SA14 6RE
Tel:01269 845953
Fax:
Email: sirgarbranch@alzheimers.org.uk
Website:
Area:
Activities: Provides practical support, advice and information to people living with dementia, their carers and family members. The organisation runs monthly carers support groups, a befriending scheme, carers information programmes and a home care service in conjunction with local care agencies. They also run training courses for health professionals and care home staff.
Category: Mental health
AMMAN VALLEY DEMENTIA CARERS
Contact:
Address: Hafan Gobaith, Station Road, AMMANFORD, SA18 2DB
Tel:01269 591787
Fax:
Email: avdcsg@btconnect.com
Website:
Area: Amman Valley
Activities: To provide support for clients with dementia and their carers. Providing Day Centre 6 days a week, training and information, social activities for carers, activities for clients to suit skills they still have.
Category: Mental health
AMMAN VALLEY RAILWAY SOCIETY
Contact:
Address: The Signal Box, Station Road, Glanamman, AMMANFORD, SA18 1LQ
Tel:01269 824693
Fax:
Email:
Website: Amman Valley Railway
Area: Amman Valley
Activities: To extend and return to heritage steam and rail traffic the Amman Valley railway. To return regular passenger traffic on the mineral line that ran from 1808 to 1926. To enhance the existing public transport system and reduce road congestion enabling the commuters better access to the Heart of Wales Lines for communting. To enhance tourism in the area for which there is great potential.
Category: Heritage
AMMAN VALLEY WOMENS AID
Contact:
Address: 2 Church Street, , AMMANFORD, SA18 2NR
Tel:01269 597474
Fax:01269 595041
Email: avwa@ammanvalleywomensaid.org
Website: Amman Valley Womens Aid
Area: Amman Valley
Activities: Providers of services for women and children affected by domestic abuse.
Category: Womens groups
AMMANFORD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Contact:
Address: 14 Iscennen Road, , AMMANFORD, SA18 3BG
Tel:01269 590721
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Email:
Website:
Area:
Activities:
Category: Advice and advocacy
AMMANFORD TALKING NEWSPAPER
Contact:
Address: 1B Cowell Road, Garnant, AMMANFORD, SA18 1NW
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Area: Ammanford
Activities: To provide a free audio service to vision-impaired persons by means of regular readings of local newspapers and other visual publications.
Category: Physical and sensory disability
ANTIOCH CENTRE
Contact: Zoe Britnell
Address: Copperworks Road, , LLANELLI, SA15 2NE
Tel:01554 741674
Fax:01554 741674
Email: admin@antiochchurch.co.uk
Website: Antioch Centre
Area: Glanymor
Activities: Church in the community. Antioch is a creative community with a whole range of activities focussing on work with youth and children, and addressing needs of employment. Also Newid Studios (a recording studio and CD duplication service), and Newid Media (a film production unit). Drug & alcohol intervention programme with day and family centres.
Category: Social and community support
ANTUR TEIFI
Contact:
Address: Parc Busnes, Aberarad, CASTELL NEWYDD EMLYN, SA38 9DB
Tel:01239 710238
Fax:01239 710358
Email:
Website: Antur Teifi
Area:
Activities: Antur Teifi operates throughout Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire & beyond. It is a third sector company, bridging the gap between the public and private sectors. Surpluses are ploughed back into community ventures and the volunteer Management Board and professional staff are accountable to its shareholders and community representatives.
Category: Community development
AREA 43
Contact:
Address: 1 Pont y Cleifion, , CARDIGAN, SA43 1DW
Tel:01239 614566
Fax:
Email: dropin@area43.co.uk
Website: Area 43
Area:
Activities: The Cardigan Youth Project, Drop-In and Information Shop, is a registered charity set up to give help and support to all young people in the Ceredigion area and also the Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire areas. The project is monitored by a voluntary management committee established in 1996 made up of representatives from the local community including Ceredigion County Council and Cardigan Town Council. Area 43 opened full-time at the beginning of September 1997.
Category: Young people
ARTHRITIS CARE IN WALES
Contact:
Address: One Caspian Point, Cardiff Waterside, Pierhead Street, CARDIFF, CF10 4DQ
Tel:0845 241 9676
Fax:
Email: wales@arthritiscare.org.uk
Website: Arthritis Care Wales
Area: Wales
Activities: Support for people with arthritis.
Category: Health
ARTHRITIS SELF-HELP CARMARTHEN
Contact: Herbie Rowley
Address: Caergwynt, Felingwynt, CARDIGAN, SA43 1RW
Tel:01239 811226, 07799 332534
Fax:
Email: herbierowley@googlemail.com
Website: Arthritis Care in Wales
Area: Carmarthen
Activities: To provide help and self-help for people with arthritis within their local community. Initially to attend a meeting to find out more details of what can be achieved.
Category: Physical and sensory disability
ARTS CARE GOFAL CELF
Contact: Chris Ryan
Address: Y Llwyfan, College Road, CARMARTHEN, SA31 3EQ
Tel:01267 245641
Fax:01267 245682
Email: info@acgc.co.uk
Website: Arts Care
Area: West Wales: Pembs, Ceredigion, Carms
Activities: An innovative arts organisation that provides arts workshops for people of all ages and abilities, including arts activities for disabled and disadvantaged people.
Category: Arts and Crafts
ARTS COUNCIL OF WALES
Contact:
Address: 6 Gardd Llydaw, Jacksons Lane, CARMARTHEN, SA31 1QD
Tel:01267 234248
Fax:01267 233084
Email: suzanne.griffiths-rees@artswales.org.uk
Website: Arts Council of Wales
Area: Mid and West Wales
Activities: Funding to the arts in Wales
Category: Arts and Crafts
ASSOCIATION FOR SPINA BIFIDA & HYDROCEPHALUS (ASBAH IN WALES)
Contact: Mrs Elin Ifan
Address: 4 Llys y Fedwen, Parc Menai, BANGOR, LL57 4BL
Tel:01248 671345
Fax:01248 679141
Email: elini@asbah.org
Website: ASBAH
Area: Wales
Activities: The only organisation in Wales providing specialist information, advice and advocacy to those with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, carers, families, professionals, delivered locally through its advisory service.
Category: Physical and sensory disability
ASSOCIATION FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN HOSPITAL
Contact:
Address: 31 Penyrheol Drive, Sketty, SWANSEA, SA2 9JT
Tel:01792 205227
Fax:
Email: awchwales.org@tiscali.co.uk
Website: Action for Sick Children
Area: Wales
Activities: To provide for the welfare of sick children and young people using the Health Services in Wales, and working with statutory and voluntary organisations to improve conditions. To support families with information and limited amount of financial support.
Category: Children and parenting
ATAXIA SOUTH WALES
Contact: Alan Thomas
Address: Tybach, Cefnbrafle, Llanboidy, Whitland, SA34 0SA
Tel:01994 448397
Fax:
Email: onamission.thomas@btinternet.com
Website: Ataxia UK
Area: South Wales
Activities: 'Ataxia' means ‘absence of order’. People with ataxia have problems of co-ordination. This is because parts of the nervous system that normally control co-ordination and balance are affected. Ataxia is the principal symptom of a group of neurological disorders called the cerebellar ataxias. Most are progressive.
Category: Physical and sensory disability
AWAYDAYS
Contact:
Address: c/o WWAMH, The Mount, 18 Queen Street, CARMARTHEN, SA31 1JT
Tel:01267 245555
Fax:
Email:
Website:
Area: Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire
Activities: Mental Health service user led befriending group, to enable people to try new activities, have days away from the routine and build self-confidence and learn new skills. (A message can be left at this phone number, and passed to the co-ordinator of the group.)
Category: Mental health
AWEL AMAN TAWE
Contact: Dan McCallum
Address: 76-78 Heol Gwilym, Cwmllynfell, ABERTAWE, SA9 2GN
Tel:01639 830870
Fax:01639 830241
Email: dmccallum@awelamantawe.co.uk
Website: Awel Aman Tawe
Area: Upper Aman Valley, Neath & Port Talbot
Activities: To contribute to the regeneration of the Upper Amman/Swansea Valley areas through development and implementation of a Community Energy Scheme.
Category: Environment