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General information

Address:
28-30 Gloucester Road North
Filton
Bristol
BS7 0SJ (Multimap)

Opening times:

Monday 12.00am - 4.30pm

Tuesday 12.00am - 4.30pm

Wednesday 12.00am - 4.30pm

Thursday 12.00am - 4.30pm

Friday 12.00am - 4.00pm

Telephone: 0117 9698101

Fax: 0117 9312978

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

Ages services offered to: 13 – 19

Type of organisation: Statutory e.g. Government/local authority/health

Type of delivery point: Advice/Information Point; Connexions Service

Aims: We offer help to young people (13-19 years) on all the issues that affect them including Education, Work, Training, Careers, Benefits, Drugs, Equality of Opportunity, Health, Housing, Leisure, Money Matters, Relationships, Sex and Sexuality, The Law, You can come to see us at our Centre, in the community, in schools, colleges & youth centres, our web site or our ""Learners Helpline"" on 0800 923 0323 (open from 9.30am-4.00pm on weekdays).

Availability: Drop-in, Referral, Appointment
Learner Helpline: 0800 923 0323

Waiting list: No

Areas of support offered

Education and Training: Learning choices; Life skills; Options at 13+; Options at 16+; Options at 18+; Qualifications; Skills for Work; Student grants & loans

Relationships and Emotions: Bereavement; Depression; Emotional well-being; Gay/lesbian or bi-sexual issues; Mental health; Personal relationships; Relationship breakdown / Divorce

Money Matters: Benefits/Welfare Rights; Consumer issues/rights; Earning money; Education allowances; Loans and grants; Tax Credits; Unemployment

Families: Teenage parenting; Young carers

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

Minority Issues: African; Asylum and immigration; Bangladeshi; Caribbean; Chinese; Indian; Irish; Language not English; Other; Pakistani; Travelling communities

Homes and Housing: Accommodation; Furniture; Homelessness; Housing benefits; Housing projects; Leaving home; Tenants' rights

Disability, Special Needs and Additional Needs: Learning Disability

Crime and Offending: Courts; Young offenders; Prisoners

Employment and Jobs: Careers advice and trends; Employment; Job applications and CVs; Job interviews; Job hunting; Self employment; Trade Unions; Transport; Unemployment; Volunteering Placements; Working abroad

The Law: Legal aid; Legal/consumer issues; Legal rights; Youth justice

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: Almondsbury; Alveston; Bradley Stoke Baileys Court; Bradley Stoke Bowsland; Bradley Stoke Sherbourne; Charfield; Filton; Patchway; Pilning & Severn Beach; Severn; Stoke Gifford; Thornbury North; Thornbury South; Winterbourne

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: Yes

Car park nearby: Yes

Parking for disabled drivers: Yes

Pedestrian route: No

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: No

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: No

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: No

Interior of premises bright and well lit: Yes

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

Door frames and handles clearly visible: Yes

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): No

Lift for Wheelchair users: No

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: No

Visual fire alarm: Yes

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: Yes

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: Yes
– assist visually impaired people: Yes
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: No
– 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
Formats used: Large Print

Provision for assistance dogs: No

Toilets that disabled people can access: Yes
Minimum room size 1500mm × 900mm: No
Minimum door size 1000mm: No
2 × horizontal grab rails: No
2 × vertical grab rails: No
1 × drop down grab rail: No

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Connexions West of England - Filton

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