Useful Contacts & Information Shropshire Helplines Aquarius Alcohol Service - 0300 45 64 299 Axis (childhood abuse counselling) - 01743 357777 Asher - 07736 287132 Chris Blackadder - 07773 547288 Confide (general counselling) - 01743 351319 Cruse (bereavement counselling) - 0844 477 9400 Family Information Service, Shropshire - 01743 254400 NACRO - 01952 248221 Psychological Therapy (CBT, Counselling, anxiety) - 01743 361295 / 0300 1236020 Relate (couples counselling) - 01743 344010 ShropDoc - 08444 068888 SMART (John Lloyd) - 07950 296508 Substance Misuse Team, Crown House - 01743 258800 National Helplines Alcoholics Anonymous - 0845 7697 555 In and around Death of a child helpline - 0800 282 986 / 0808 800 6019 (free from mobiles) Dog’s Trust - 0207 837 0006 Domestic Abuse 24hr helpline - 0800 783 1359 Shropshire FRANK - 0800 776600 Healthy Lifestyle Advice Line - 0345 678 9025 Mind - 0300 123 3393 Narcotics Anonymous - 0300 999 1212 No Panic (Helpline for anxiety) - 0800 138 8889 Samaritans - 08457 909 090 ShropDoc - 08444 068 888 SMART National line - 0845 603 9803 Women’s Aid - 0808 2000 247 Services in this booklet are colour coded to each area as follows: Sunday Shrewsbury Black text NA meeting, 7.00pm - 8.30pm North Shropshire Blue text Community Centre, Shifnal (Narcotics Anonymous) South Shropshire Green text AA meeting, 7.30pm - 9.00pm Chapter House, Shrewsbury (Alcoholics Anonymous) Saturday Monday Relapse Prevention group / workshop, 10.15am -11.30am AA meeting, 1.30pm - 3.00pm Bridgnorth (Aquarius—by referral only) Hobbs Room, Shrewsbury Library (Alcoholics Anonymous) Acupuncture, 11.00am - 12.00pm AA meeting, 7.30pm - 9.00pm Ludlow (CSMT) Baptist Church, Bridgnorth (Alcoholics Anon) Brief PSI & Parenting, 11.30am - 1.30pm AA meeting, 8.00pm - 9.00pm Crown House, Shrewsbury (CSMT) St Peters Catholic Church, Ludlow (Alcoholics Anon) Carers Group, 12.00pm - 2.00pm (monthly) AA meeting, 8.00pm - 9.30pm Bridgnorth Community Hub- call Chris Blackadder to attend (Nacro) Methodist Church Hall, Market Drayton (Alcoholics Anon) AA Meeting, 12.30pm - 1.30pm St Johns, Ludlow (Alcoholics Anon) Carer's Group, 2.00pm - 4.00pm (2nd Monday of the month) Bridgnorth Hub (Nacro) SMART (open group), 7.00pm - 8.30pm Roy Fletcher Centre, Shrewsbury (Service User Group) AA meeting, 7.30pm - 9.00pm St Johns Church Hall, Bridgnorth (Alcoholics Anon) AA meeting, 8.00pm - 9.30pm Oxen Church Hall, Shrewsbury (Alcoholics Anon) AA Meeting, 8.00pm - 9.30pm Quaker Meeting House, Oswestry (Alcoholics Anon) Tuesday Friday SMART (closed group), 10.00am - 12.00pm Crown House, Shrewsbury (Nacro) Peer Mentoring (closed group), 10.00am - 12.00pm SMART (closed group), 11.00am - 1.00pm CSMT, Crown House, Shrewsbury (Nacro) The Hawthorns, Ludlow (Nacro) SMART Recovery (closed group), 1.00pm - 3.00pm Acupuncture, 1.00pm - 3.00pm CSMT, Crown House, Shrewsbury (Nacro) Crown House, Shrewsbury (CSMT) SMART Recovery (open group), 7.00-9.00pm Peer Mentoring, 2.00pm - 4.00pm The Covent, Shrewsbury (Nacro) The Hawthorns, Ludlow (Nacro) AA meeting, 7.30pm - 9.00pm Service User Group, 2.00pm - 4.00pm Baptist Church, Bridgnorth (Alcoholics Anon) Crown House, Shrewsbury (Service User Group) AA meeting, 8.00pm - 9.00pm Gardening Group, 2.00pm - 4.00pm (every other week) St Peters Catholic Church, Ludlow (Alcoholics Anon) Spruce Suite, Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury (Service User Group) AA meeting, 8.00pm - 9.30pm Ludlow Carers Group (Open Group), 6.00pm - 8.00pm Methodist Church Hall, Market Drayton (Alcoholics Anon) (1st Tuesday of the month-TN to call to say coming) (Nacro) AA Meeting, 7.30pm - 9.00pm St Nicholas Church, Shrewsbury (Alcoholics Anon) AA Meeting, 8.00pm - 9.30pm Methodist Church, Ludlow (Alcoholics Anon) Wednesday Thursday SMART (closed group), 10.00am - 12.00pm Castle View, Oswestry (Nacro) Options for Life, 10.00am - 12.00pm CSMT, Crown House, Shrewsbury (Nacro) SMART, 10.00am - 12.00pm Bridgnorth (Nacro) Recovery Workshops, 10.00am - 12.00pm Peer Mentoring, 1.00pm - 3.00pm CSMT, Crown House, Shrewsbury (Nacro) Castle View, Oswestry (Nacro) Acupuncture, 1.00pm - 2.00pm Peer Mentoring, 1.00pm - 3.00pm CSMT, Crown House, Shrewsbury (CSMT) Bridgnorth Community Hub (Nacro) AA meeting, 1.00pm - 2.00pm ‘Staying Stopped’ group, 1.00pm - 2.30pm Methodist Church, Bridgnorth (Alcoholics Anon) Roy Fletcher Centre, Shrewsbury (Aquarius-by referral only) NA Meeting, 7.00pm - 9.00pm Carers Group, 7.00pm - 9.00pm (last Wednesday of each month) Convent, St Nicholas Church Hall (Narcotics Anon) Roy Fletcher Centre, Shrewsbury (Nacro) Oswestry Recovery Group AA Meeting, 7.45pm - 9.15pm Drug and Alcohol Support Group, 6.00pm—7.30pm Senior Citizens Hall, Shifnal (Alcoholics Anon) Albert Road Church Hall, Oswestry. Please call Tim Roberts (07917 09275) for further information AA Meeting, 8.00pm - 9.30pm Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury (Alcoholics Anon) Carers Group, 7.30pm - 9.30pm (last Thursday of the month) Market Drayton house - call Chris Blackadder to attend (Nacro) AA Meeting, 8.00pm - 9.30pm St Leonard's Church Hall, Bridgnorth (Alcoholics Anon) AA meeting, 7.30pm - 9.00pm St Nicholas Church Hall, Shrewsbury (Alcoholics Anon) AA Meeting, 8.00pm - 9.30pm St Elizabeth's Church Hall, Cleobury Mortimer (Alcoholics Anon) AA meeting, 7.30pm - 9.00pm The Church Barn, Bishops Castle (Alcoholics Anon) .