Barnardo's Bristol Locality Services South

1BIGD Reference number: 3572

General information

Address:
237/239 Gatehouse Avenue
Withywood
Bristol
BS13 9AQ (Multimap)

Opening times:
Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone: 0117 9782441

Website: http://www.barnardos.org.uk

Email: jenny.lewis@barnardos.org.uk

Ages services offered to: No minimum age – No maximum age

Type of organisation: Charity/Community

Type of delivery point: Advice/Information Point; Advocacy service; Guidance Service; Under 5's; Project; Support Group

Aims: We provide support to children and families living in South Bristol. This includes two services we deliver on behalf of Children's Centres, a home visiting service that helps parents with young children who don't go to groups and other activities in their area and a specialist service which helps families with young children who are having a difficult time. We also run a service which support mothers who are breastfeeding and a service linking schools across Bristol to bring children and young people in those schools together.

Availability: Drop-in, Referral, Appointment
Referral by: Self Referral, Referral via health worker, School, Link Worker, Doctor, Housing Officer, Connexions Worker or any other person working with the family

Waiting list: Not applicable
We have a waiting list system which operates when necessary

Areas of support offered

Education and Training: Early Education; Life skills

Relationships and Emotions: Emotional well-being; Family Relationships; Mental health

Families: Child care; Family support; Lone Parent Families; Parenting; Play; Step families; Teenage parenting; Under 5's; Pregnancy

Keeping Safe: Abuse; Accident Prevention; Bullying; Child Protection; Domestic Abuse; Running away; Self harm

Minority Issues: Other

Disability, Special Needs and Additional Needs: Learning Disability; Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Health Issues: Alcohol; Breast Feeding; Drugs; Physical Health; Stress; Mental and Emotional Health

Equal Opportunities: Age; Black and other Minority Ethnic issues; Disability; Gender; Religion; Sexual Orientation

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: No

The South West Region: No

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): Yes

Bath & North East Somerset: No

Bristol: No

South Gloucestershire: No

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: Yes
Approximate distance and bus service numbers: 50 metres

Car park nearby: Yes
Approximate distance: 25 metres

Parking for disabled drivers: No

Pedestrian route: Yes
Smooth and even with dropped kerbs: yes

Automatic external doors: No
Will doors easily open from a wheelchair: No

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: Yes

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: Yes

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: Yes

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: Yes
Can wheelchair users clear the outer door prior to opening the inner: Yes

Interior of premises bright and well lit: Yes

Interior automatic doors: No
Wide doors: Yes
Wheelchair friendly doors: No

Door frames and handles clearly visible: Yes

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): Yes

Lift for Wheelchair users: Yes

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: Yes
Number of steps: 1
Uniformed and even: Yes
Handrails on both sides: Yes
Edges marked: Yes

Visual fire alarm: No

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: No

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: Yes
– assist visually impaired people: Yes
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: Yes
– do lip speaking: No

Loop system for hearing aid users: No

Public telephone: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: Yes

Provision for assistance dogs: Yes

Toilets that disabled people can access: Yes
Minimum room size 1500mm × 900mm: Yes
Minimum door size 1000mm: Yes
2 × horizontal grab rails: Yes
2 × vertical grab rails: Yes
1 × drop down grab rail: Yes


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