Index No. 4.1
Alzheimers Society (Foyle Branch)
Projects/Activities: change
Respite work in the community delivered by 45 part-time staff
Add on
Outreach worker available to provide training to community and other
groups.
Index No: 9.1
Aras Tar Abhaile (ATA)
Tel: 7127 9347
Base: New Road, Creggan, Derry.
Email: joannemcdaidderry@hotmail.com
Target Groups: The local community and those who have experienced political
discrimination.
Aims:
To increase social cohesion among ex-prisioners
To enhance employability of and opportunities for ex-prisioners within their
community
To provide a service to the local community promoting health and fitness.
Times: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday - Friday
Pulse Fitness 9:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday - Friday
9:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday
Index No.11.1
Aware Defeat Depression
Contact name: Judy Colhoun
Position: Director of Development
Website: www.moodmatters.biz
Target Groups: All those affected by depression
Geographical Area: N.I Wide
Projects/Activities: Add on
Helpline 08451202961 Email: help@aware-ni.org
Times: 10:00am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday
Index No. 12.1
Baha’I Centre
Email: iain.s.palin@btinternet.co.uk
Index No. 14.1
Ballymagroarty Community Association
Tel: 7126 2797 / 7126 2798
Index No. 20.1
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Bláthanna
Contact name: Eibhlín Ni Dhochartaigh
Position: Marketing/Research Officer
Address: 34 Great James Street, Derry, BT48 8AJ
Fax: 7126 9292
Website: www.blathanna.org
Times: 9:00am – 5:00pm Monday – Thursday
9:00am – 4:00pm Friday
Index No. 22.1
Bob Harte Memorial Trust
Address 18 George’s Street. L’Derry, BT48 6RP
Tel: 7126 0778 / 7137 0814
Base: Thiepval Gallery
Charity Status: Yes
Geographical Area: Fountain and City Walls.
Aims: Remove last aim and replace with – Thiepval Gallery – New Build
Achieved
Times: By appointment – Please phone.
Index No. 26.1
Bogside Brandywell Health Forum
Tel: 7136 5330
Website: www.healthforum.org
Projects/Activities: Remove Gaswords café / catering service.
Index No: 32.1
Carnhill Community Association
Projects/Activities
Irish Dancing 4:30pm to 8:00pm every day of the week, Monday – Saturday
Tai Chi 12:30pm – 2:30pm, Bowling Club 8:00pm to 11:00pm, Tuesday
Tai Chi 12:30pm – 2:30pm, Al-Anon (Support Group for family and Friends of
people with Alcoholism 8:30pm – 11:00pm, Wednesday
Alcoholics Anonymous – 8:00pm – 11:00pm, Thursday
Alcoholics Anonymous – 8:00pm – 1:00pm, Saturday
Children’s Parties when booked 12:30 – 6:00pm, Bowling Club 8:00 – 11:00pm,
Saturday
Index No. 34.1
Cathedral Youth Club
Fax: 7131 1524
Charity status: Yes
Target Group: Young people (6 years to 26 years)
Project/Activities: A wide variety of youth activities and programmes, both
recreational and educational, i.e. ICT all levels, arts & crafts, dance, drama,
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environmental projects, cookery, health programmes, keep fit and cross
border/cross community projects etc.
Resources Available for Sharing: Building, expertise, support and contacts.
Index No. 40.1
Centre of Creative Energy
Projects / Activities: We provide counselling/psychotherapy (group and one to
one). Complementary therapy – reflexology, massage, Reiki, group activities for
human development, Tai Chi, self esteem programmes.
We provide these services at an affordable cost.
Times: 9:15am – 8:00pm, Monday to Friday
9:00am – 10:00pm, Wednesday
Index No. 41.1
Challenge (Foyle Cookie Company and Le Bistro Projects)
Contact name: Caroline Morewood
Mission Statement: To advance the social care of vulnerable adults of all ages
through providing a range of innovative quality services which promote
independence and encourage active participation in the local community with a
vision to excellence and innovation in supported living.
Aims: Challenge assists adults and children with a disability or acquired brain
injury to live in appropriate community settings, through offering a holistic range
of care and diversional activity. Challenge specialises in services for adults and
children who have complex needs, including challenging behaviours, which could
not normally be met outside a hospital or institutional setting. These services
include a range of residential and supported living schemes and the provision of
work and training opportunities.
Projects/Activities:
Challenge Workskills Projects in Bloom’s Café on the Walls at Verbal Arts
Centre and Foyle Cookie Company
Age appropriate day care for older adults with a learning disability.
Befriending scheme.
Index No: 42.1
Cheshire House
Email:billy.gillard@lc-uk.org / john.burns@lc-uk.org
Index No. 46.1
Citizens Advice Bureau
Fax: 7126 1030 / Waterside Office 7134 8925
Tel: 7136 2444 / 7126 6081 and Money Advice Unit, 7131 0337
Mobile: 078 4192 6040
Email: lderrycab@niacab.org / embassycab@hotmail.co.uk
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Projects/ Activities: Add on –
Beacon Centre and CAB Advice Project
Gransha Hospital Outreach Advice Project: Clinics A and B
SSA and CAB Benefit Take Up Project
Index no. 53.1
Claudy Rural Development Group
Website: www.diamondcentreclaudy.com
Geographical Area: Greater Claudy area.
Mission Statement:
Creation in thought
Regeneration in action
Direction in planning
Projects/Activities:
Add on following points
Full size sports hall
Conference Facilities
Index No. 57.1
Club United
Contact name: Elaine Campbell
Position: Manager
Email: clubunited@btconnect.com
Established: Sept 2002
Target group: Children aged 4-14 years old. All parents/guardians
Geographical Area: Waterside area of city
Mission Statement: Club United creates opportunities for all children from all
backgrounds to mix and make friendships supervised by qualified, experienced
staff.
Aims: To provide quality out of school childcare for children aged 4-14 years. To
allow parents to find and keep work. To provide a safe, affordable facility that is
enjoyable for children
Projects/Activities: Children participate in a wide range of activities, for example;
Roleplay/Home corner
P.C. computer games
Playstation
Homework times/clubs
Group games
Sand & Water play
Parachute games
Arts and Crafts
Puzzles and Board games
Story Sessions
Construction
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Outdoor play
Hut building
Childrens Committee
Times: Breakfast Session – flexible from 7:00am – 9:00am (Includes transport to
school)
After School Session – 2:00pm – 6:00pm (includes collection from school)
Holiday Session – 8:00am – 6:00pm
Index No: 60.1
Community Development Learning Initiative
Email: edli@btinternet.com
Index No. 68.1
Creevagh/Springtown SureStart
Name needs changed to Creevagh/Springtown/Rosemount SureStart
Position: Manager
Base: Hazelbank, Rosemount, Ballymagroarty
Geographical Area: Rosemount Area, Ballymagroarty, Hazelbank, Coshquin,
Balloughry.
Projects/Activities:
Parent & Toddler Groups
Creche / respite services
Ante/post natal Yoga
Infant massage
Baby yoga
Pamper / relaxation days
Outings
Parenting programmes
Behavioural Management Programmes
Cook It programmes
Personal Development Programmes
Cancer Awareness programmes
MOT Clinic (once a week)
Training for Parents
Training for early year staff
Health awareness workshops
Breast feeding support
Parent and Child Matter (advice – Health Visitor)
Home visits
Physical Play Programmes
Creative Play Programmes
Chatter packs
Wee talk bags
Stay in Play programmes
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Sensory room – support
Childminders – support
Daddies programme
Times: 8:00am – 5:00pm, Monday to Friday
Index No. 76.5
Crescentlink.org
Change name of organisation to Crescent Link Community Forum
Position: Administrator
Address: Swanella, Sevenoaks, Derry, BT47 6BD
Email: system@crescentlink.net
Website: www.crescentlink.net
Mobile Number: 077 9160 8575
Aims: Sevenoaks now operates a neighbourhood watch scheme. This will
encourage residents and groups of people to interact with each other by being on
the look-out for criminal activity. This should also improve relations with the
police. The website offers residents a free advertising service, where people may
publish events, advertise unwanted goods for sale and promote activities. The
organisation is striving to improve the environment by interacting with the public
services in the area.
Index No. 77.1
CRESCO Trust Limited.
Change organisation name to The Cresco Trust Ltd.
Address: 20 Pump Street, Derry / Londonderry, BT48 6JG
Tel: 7126 9400
Fax: 7130 8077
Aims:
To grow the skills, through non-traditional learning methods of those
disadvantaged within the labour market
To promote social economy enterprise activity
To facilitate practitioner focused research, which is robust and rigorous.
Projects/Activities:
The Key project: funded by the Equal Community Initiative.
The project focuses on effective strategies to re-integrate those who are difficult
to employ and engages with employers who have the capacity to offer
employment. Currently the Strive Workshop, through the Key Project, operates a
monthly workshop to help people find and keep a job.
European Learning Partnerships: The cresco trust ltd is involved in a number of
innovative learning partnerships projects throughout Europe.
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The CRESCO Trust operates 2 social enterprises;
Ben & Jerry Partnership shops, Richmond centre, Derry and Castlecourt,
Belfast.
Mission Hall Quilts, Carlisle Road, Derry.
Calico Project: Funded through PEACE II and the Community Foundation for N.I.
The Calico project is a peace building project, building on the shared tradition of
those skills used in the creation of patchwork and quilting.
Resources available for sharing with other organisations: Training room to
accommodate up to 30 people, rates on request.
Index No. 82.1
Currynierin Community House/Youth Club
Mobile Number: delete
Email: c.c.a@hotmail.co.uk
Index No: 83.1
Derry Bytes
Contact Name: Sean McGrory / Frances Healy
Position: Development Officers
Web Site: www.bytes.org
Projects/Activities: Newsletter (what.com), PC Architecture, Desktop Publishing,
Digital Story Telling, Jobsearch, cookit project, Community Relations through
art/video editing, digital photography scanning, web design and internal email
access. Cross Community and Cross Border projects. Various Personal
Development Projects. Basic level 2 IT Training (OCR).
Times:11:00am – 6:00pm, Monday,
1:00pm – 9:00pm, Tuesday and Wednesday,
12:00pm – 6:00pm, Thursday.
Index No. 84.1
Derry Childrens Commission (DCC)
Fax No: 7130 9382
Index No.88.1
Derry Northside Development Trust
Website: www.derrynorthside.com
Projects/Activities: The Trust has already developed a focal point for the Greater
Shantallow area through the provision of a shopping centre which houses a
major supermarket, 11 complimentary retail units, a social security public office
and 3 community businesses. The Northside Education Centre was added in
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2000 and the Northside Enterprise centre opened in May 2005 and houses 8
new business start ups.
Index No. 91.1
Derry Well Women
Fax No: Change to 7137 0103
Website: www.derrywellwomen.org
Index No. 93.1
Destined Ltd
Contact name: Dermot O’Hara
Position: Chairperson
Address: 15 Princes Street, Derry, BT48 7EY
Index No. 94.1
Diamond Project Trust
Base: Wapping Lane / George’s Street
Times: 2 Formal Meetings per annum, others as needs arise.
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