Brain Tumour Support’s aim is that no-one feels alone when facing the effects of a brain tumour diagnosis. The charity’s dedicated to being there for patients, carers, friends and families following a brain tumour diagnosis.
They offer an individualised support service which provides specialist information, practical guidance, emotional support, help coping with bereavement and much more.
Crucially, help is there for as long as it is needed, and that can often be years.
First Floor, 29a High Street, Thornbury BS35 2AR
Tel: 01454 414355
www.braintumoursupport.co.uk
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Monday nights 1930 - 2130. For more information, contact Group Leader Marie Davis. Training sessions for youth groups and taster sessions for local groups can be arranged on request. We are looking for volunteers to join the Events First Aid team and any young person from 15 upwards is welcome to join us.
Based at Turnberrie's Community Centre, Bath Road, Thornbury BS35 2BB
www.redcross.org.uk
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Butterfly Space is a unique, non-profit, volunteer community project in Malawi, which brings international volunteers and the community together. It was inspired and is run by Alice Leaper, a former pupil of St Mary's CEVA School and Castle School. Her mother, Gill Leaper, lives in Thornbury and raises funds for the charity.
Tel: 01454 411910
www.butterfly-space.com
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Cancer Research UK is the UK's leading charity dedicated to cancer research. The Thornbury and District committee holds regular fundraising events. For more information contact Jennie Watson on 01454 415856 or by email below.
www.cancerresearchuk.org
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Christian Aid is an official agency of the UK and Ireland churches and has its office for the West of England in Thornbury High Street.
We work where the need is greatest, regardless of religion, through local organisations in more than 50 of the world's poorest countries. At home and overseas, Christian Aid campaigns to change the structures that keep people poor, challenging inequality and injustice.
The West office in Thornbury supports the work of hundreds of churches and thousands of volunteers in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.
57 High Street, Thornbury BS35 2AP
Tel: 01454 415923
www.christianaid.org.uk/getinvolv...
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Contact the Elderly helps alleviate loneliness amongst isolated over 75s within the local community by organising tea parties once a month on a Sunday afternoon. We have two active groups in Thornbury and need more volunteers. Could you be a driver (once a month), a host (twice a year) or help with the admin? Please contact Helen Ker.
PO Box 162, Bristol BS31 9DX
Tel: 07582 310974
www.contact-the-elderly.org.uk
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Based at Thornbury Baptist Church
A Thornbury Churches Together initiative, with volunteers from all the churches running it and donating food.
The Centre is open every Friday afternoon from 2-4pm.
Gillingstool, Thornbury BS35 2EG
Tel: 01454 419118
www.mythornbury.co.uk/thornbury/l...
We provide a safe place for families with children who have special needs to come together and spend quality time as a family. We hope this will provide a short break from the pressures of family life. To do this we will have a secure space which meets the needs of a wide variety of children.
Whale Wharf, Littleton on Severn BS35 1NP
incrediblekids.org.uk
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9/13 St Mary's Street, St Mary Shopping Centre, Thornbury BS35 2AB
Tel: 01454 415532
www.mspeopleshelp.co.uk
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The Royal British Legion is the UK's leading Armed Forces charity and one of its largest membership organisations. Members get together through the network of branches and clubs all over the country and overseas to participate in social, fundraising and welfare activities.
Thornbury Branch meets at 12.00 on the last Sunday every month at the Swan Inn in High Street, Thornbury.
Tel: 0117 956 9129
branches.britishlegion.org.uk/bra...
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Friends of St Peter’s Hospice Registered Charity No: 269177.
For more information please contact Kath Burgess.
9 Brookmead, Thornbury BS35 2XG
Tel: 01454 417543
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The Thornbury Hospital League of Friends exists to provide extra comforts for patients and staff at Thornbury Hospital. Throughout the year they hold various fundraising events, from which money raised can be used to provide extras to make life more comfortable. They also provide flowers, newspapers and magazines for the ward.
The League is very involved in plans for the future of the hospital and totally committed to the continued provision of 20 in-patient beds.
For more information, contact Shirley Holloway.
Tel: 01454 885161
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Our annual Swimarathon has been Thornbury Rotary Club's major fund-raising event for over 20 years.
Funds are raised by sponsored teams of 6 or more people swimming lengths in relay at Thornbury Leisure Centre. We are very grateful to the individual swimmers and teams who unfailingly support this event and also to our local sponsors and advertisers for their donations. The money they give more than covers the cost of running the Swimarathon, ensuring that every penny raised by our swimmers, plus the balance from these donations, is used for the benefit of "good causes".
You can contact the organiser Stuart Hill by email or phone.
Tel: 07913 241437
www.thornburyrotary.org/swimarathon
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We are a charity who run a Christmas meal each December for Thornbury's Senior Citizens. If you can support us in any way through donations of money or gifts for the raffle, please contact Sally Evans by email below.
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@mythornbury