Essential Guide 2017

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Adult Education Community listings

Johnson; 0118 959 4242; garyj@ageukberks.org.uk; www.ageukberkshire.org.uk Alzheimer’s Society The Slater Centre, Buckner- Croke Way, New Greenham Park, Newbury, RG19 6HN. Kim Westall, support and development worker: 01635 500869; www.alzheimers.org.uk/west- berkshire; alz.support@pop3. hiway.co.uk Gill Brown, branch co-ordin- ator: 01635 500870; alz.coord@pop3.hiway.co.uk Berkshire Carers Service St Giles House, 10 Church Street, Reading; Jaqui McGachie; 0800 9885462; helpline@berkshirecarers.org; RG7 5DZ. Gloria Keene, branch secretary: 0118 9306756 www.cpreberkshire.org.uk cpre-Berkshire@btopenworld. com Cats Protection Heatherpine, Curridge Road. Karen Clarke, manager. 01635 200111; newbury@ cats.org.uk; www.cats.org.uk/newbury Careers Springboard West Berkshire Broadway House Wednesdays 1.45pm; David Skyrme 01635 253545; www. careerswestberks.org.uk Children’s Information Centre 6 Queen’s Walk, Reading, RG1 7QF Mrs Laura Johnson Collard: 0118 950 9499; enquiries@ childrens info.org; www.childrensinfo. org Community Furniture Project Unit F, Hambridge Road www.berkshirecarers.org Campaign to Protect Rural England Englefield Estate Office Annexe, Englefield Road, Theale, Berkshire,

Industrial Estate, Bone Lane, Newbury, RG14 5SS Luisa Rayner, 01635 43933; www. cfpnewbury.org; enquiries@cfpnewbury.org Dingley Promise Poplar Place, Shaw, Newbury, RG14 1NA; Louise Farmer, manager: 01635 552458; admin.westberks@dingley. org.uk Eight Bells for Mental Health Friends Meeting House, 1 Highfield Avenue, Newbury, RG14 5DS; Verity Murricane, chairperson; 07768 707646; newbury.eightbells@gmail. com www.eightbellsnewbury.org.uk Greenham Trust New Greenham Park, Newbury, Berkshire, RG19 6HW; 01635 817444; www. greenham-common-trust. co.uk; Healthwatch West Berkshire Broadway House, 4/8 The Broadway, Newbury, RG14 1BA; Andrew Sharp 01635 886210; contact@health- watchwestberks.org.uk; www. healthwatchwestberks.org.uk Home-Start West Berks Broadway House, 4/8 The Broadway, Newbury, RG14 1BA; Lynne Doherty 01635 760310; office@home-startwb.org.uk; www.home-startwb.org.uk Kennet Cassette (Talking Newspaper for the Blind) Mrs Sue Campbell: 2 Olive Branch Cottages, Folly Road, Inkpen, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 9QB; 01488 668530 Macmillan Cancer Support Linda Whitby, 0808 808 00 00 or 07974 531074; lwhitby@ macmillan.org.uk; www.mac- millan.org.uk Motor Neurone Disease Association (Reading & West Berkshire branch) J, 51 St Peters Avenue,

RG4 7DL; Joanna Knott; 07760854975; ReadingMND@ hotmail.com; www.mndrwb. org Multiple Sclerosis Society , Newbury and district 14 Membury Way, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 0BP; Roy Rayner, chairman; ww.mssociety.org.uk/newbury; 01235 768260; Roywillyr14@btinternet.com National Organisationof the Widowed (Newbury branch) Fairclose Day Centre, Newtown Road, Newbury. First Friday of month, 7.30pm. 0845 838 2261 National Autistic Society (West Berkshire branch) c/o 45 Curridge Piece, Curridge, RG18 9NB; John Kedar, branch officer: 01635 202155; john@ jdsbk. freeserve.co.uk; westberk- shire@ nas.org.uk National Autistic Society Befriending Scheme P O Box 6204, Thatcham, RG19 9QF, Trudi Clay, Befriending Officer; 01635 869068; www.autism.org.uk; trudi.clay@nas.org.uk Neurological Alliance West Berkshire 2 Clayhill Crescent, Newbury, RG14 2NP; John Holt, liaison officer: 01635 33582; johnmholtbsc@aol.com Newbury and District Cancer Care Trust Deanwood Park Golf Club, Baydon Road, Stockcross, RG20 8JP; Helen Millroy, executive officer 01635 31542; cancercare@newbury.net Newbury and District NCT Helen Kenna, Newbury Branch chair; 0844 243 6215; infor@new burynct.org; www.newburynct. org; For antenatal/postnatal class- es:

Arts Adult & Community Learning West Berkshire Council Avonbank House, West Street, Newbury, RG14 1BZ www.westberks.gov.uk; 01635 519060; aclteam@westberks. gov.uk Education Business Partnership West Berkshire, Newspaper House, Faraday Road, Newbury, RG14 2DW. Amanda Richards, CEO, 01635 279900; info@ebpwb. co.uk; Interakt , Ace Space Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5PR Tsippy Mcauliffe www.interakt.org.uk/ enquiries@interakt.org.uk 07900867704 University of the Third Age (U3A) Broadway House, 4/8 The Broadway, Newbury, RG14 1BA www.u3a.org.uk; 01635 524099 Newbury College Monks Lane, Newbury, RG14 7TD; www.newburycollege.ac.uk; 01635 845000;info@new- bury-college.ac.uk Hungerford & District Community Arts Festival Catherine Hill, secretary: www.hadcaf.co.uk; 01488 684901; Amanda Tipple, secretary: The Old Mill House, Andover Road, RG20 0LP; 01635 523409 Tadley & Baughurst Art Club Hurst School, Brimpton Road, Baughurst. Mrs D Lanham, secretary, 01256 850298 info@hadcaf.co.uk Newbury Art Group

Charities

Age UK Berkshire Huntley House, 119 London Street, Reading; Gary

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