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Wiltshire Crimestoppers Funday at Bowood
Sunday 3rd September
enquiries 01373 453 450
"Amber exists to
young people whose lives are going nowhere; young people
who are long term-term unemployed, who may be homeless,
have a history of substance misuse, lack self-esteem or
been involved in crime. In a residential setting Amber
offers a fresh start; a chance to sort out problems,
build self-confidence, gain practical skills and
qualifications and generally acquire the know-how for
independent living and work.
Our approach is based on helping the individual as a whole, not on tackling specific issues only, so young people are able to find everything they need to turn their lives around, all in one place. By the time they leave us the vast majority are ready to lead sustainable independent lives.
Amber has two residential centres - Trowbridge in Wiltshire and Chawleigh in mid Devon. It also has a business enterprise in Melksham, Wiltshire that consists of house clearances, second hand sales room, reclamation yard and professional car valeting service."
Amber’s structured residential programme provides 24 hour support, career guidance, accredited training courses, challenging activities, environmental and community projects, counselling and work experience. All are designed to instil motivation, self-confidence and self esteem and help young people tackle any issues they may have, develop their interests, discover their strengths and learn how to work successfully with others. We have rural centres which distance young people from their previous environment thereby enabling them to rebuild their lives, and we have a graduation centre in a town that provides a wealth of job and training opportunities for the ‘Amberteers’ who have reached the point where they are ready to work. Most Amberteers stay with us for about six months but every young person’s needs is different so this time is flexible. This summer we will be opening an Amber business that will create valuable work experience and training for Amberteers whilst at the same time generating funds that can be used to help run Amber centres. We also maintain contact with Amberteers once they leave so that we can help with any problems they may encounter and give them any support and confidence they may need to keep to their new lifestyle.
For more details go to - www.amberweb.org or call them on 0800 652 1081
Royal Air Forces Association
Royal Air Forces Association,
Frome Branch -for further information please contact :
Pete Dayman-Johns
Honorary welfare officer
01373 465606 For more details go to:-
www.rafa.org.uk
Barnardos
4/5 Kingsway
Frome, BA11 1BT
Tel:- 01373 463513 For more details go to:-www.barnardos.org.uk
Opening Hours:-
Monday to Saturday - 9am to 5pm
All donations of good quality Clothes, Bric-a-brac,
Toys, Books, Music and Video's Etc are welcome. In order
to raise money to support our work with the
disadvantaged Children and Families of Great Britain.
Donation4Charity.org
Donation4Charity.org is a free online information service that helps our users to compare and research the UK’s leading charities. Our aim is to raise awareness of our charity partner’s respective causes and help to facilitate online donations, animal adoptions and child sponsorship. As well as providing a dedicated section for each charity we have a regular newsletter which goes out to our members to alert them to new causes and general information regarding the charities we work with.
For more details go to highlighted links above or visit :- www.donation4charity.org
Selwood Community Church – Frome - Charity No:- 291173
Is hoping to raise £27,000 to build a new orphanage in India, at present the children are in rented accommodation and the landlords in India can ask the tenants to leave that day if they get a better offer of rent or to sell up.
Selwood Church has close links with a Church in India run by Sekar and Sugi, it meets in a building Financed by Selwood Community Church. Sekar and Sugi have a vision for planting Churches and setting up Orphanages all over the state of Madhya Pradesh.
All donations would be gratefully accepted and cheques should be made out to Selwood Community Church and sent to:- Alison Povey, The Mill House, 27 Innox Hill, Frome, BA11 2LW.
For more details on the Church and its work please visit:- www.selwoodchurch.ik.com or you can email :- Alison Povey for more information about the children they are trying to help.
