Adult Learning Disability Service

Hillrise Resource Centre, 41 Southbank Road, Hereford, HR1 2SX

Contacts: Ann Clarke, 01432 373200

Part of Herefordshire Council. There are a number of Services available to people assessed as needing them. Assessment is carried out by a Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Community Nurse or other appropriate person.

Website: www.herefordshire.gov.uk/health/index.asp

Adult Learning Disability Service Community Team

Leominster office, Windsor Place, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8NL

Contacts: 01432 383647

Team comprises: Community nurse: 1 Social workers: 3 Community support workers: 2

Website: www.herefordshire.gov.uk/health/index.asp

Adult Learning Disability Service - Day Opportunities

11 Corn Square, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8YP

Contacts: Laura Ferguson, 01432 261553

Laura Ferguson is working on the modernisation programme for day opportunities and has overall responsibilities for Day Centres – Widemarsh Workshop and St Owens Centre in Hereford, Marshfield Centre, Leominster and Ryefields, Ross on Wye.

Email: lferguson@herefordshire.gov.uk

Website: www.herefordshire.gov.uk/health/index.asp

Friday Club - Leominster

Partnership between ECHO,, Aspire, Pump Piece and, Marshfield, contact any of the above

Contacts: ECHO; Aspire; Marshfield

Club meets each Friday between 1-4pm at the Methodist Church Hall on Green Lane, Leominster. £1 weekly subscription. Activities include collating a newsletter, massage techniques and flower arranging.

Marshfield

off Ryelands Road, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8NZ

Contacts: Jonathan Pitts, 01568 614772

Marshfield is a Social Care establishment operating in North Herefordshire. Opportunities include 4 social businesses, 1 community volunteering scheme and a service offering support for social, leisure and well-being. These are: *horticultural project - includes a contract with the Nature Trust to manage the Millennium Green *Plan it Green - information centre and retail outlet promoting environmentally sound products for the home and garden. Includes a working ground source heat pump. *Leominster Trading - produces wooden items for sale, for example horse jumps. they also have a contract with Queenswood to build and install bench seating. *Unit 5 - Bramley Business Park, office equipment recycling business *Paintbox - a shop in leominster town centre selling arts, crafts and stationery items. *Go4's/Recycling - some recycling but recently expanded into community volunteering, such as dog walking for people unable to leave their homes *Options - supports people to attend activities such as golf and swimming

Ryefield Centre

Grammar School Close, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7ET

Contacts: Tim Jeffries & Carl Rees, 01989 768273

Social Care facility. The building is seen very much as a community resource and consequently rooms are hired by other agencies on aregular basis. ryefields works in partnership with Enviroability, a charitable company whose primary aim is to provide and promote projects which: *benefit disadvantaged groups of people *benefit the community *benfit the environment also operates LeisureLink, offering social and leisure opportunities

St Owen's Centre

Symonds Street, Hereford, HR1 2HA

Contacts: Chris Smith, 01432 355005

Social care facility, Service operates mainly from one site. Other opposrtunities include: * Community Cafe - Tuesdays. volunteers sell sandwiches, tea and coffee made on premises + other pre-pared foords made at St Owens. * Coffee Club - Wednesdays in Tupsley, selling scones and other foods made at St Owens * Voluntary work placements * College links * Holistic Resource - Snoezelen & hydrotherapy pool.

Widemarsh Workshop

Wdemarsh Common, Hereford, HR4 9NA

Contacts: Graham Cove, 01432 354259

Available to people with a range of disabilities, predominantly learning disability. Initially set up to provide training in employment related skills in a hseltered environment. The centre is undergoing major change. More details later in 2006.