Resources & Links
Useful Resources and Links for Families
Links to useful resources for parents are under subject areas. If you know of a resource you have found useful, please let us know so we can add it.
Children's Clothes & Equipment
HARE Welly & Waterproofs Library
Forest of Dean Baby Bank & Children's Clothing Cupboard (including School Uniform)
Lydney Exchange
Cinderford Exchange
Food
Access to Food Activities & Well-being Booklet Download
HAF - Holiday Activities and Food Programme
The Forest Food Bank - Lydney, Coleford, Cinderford. To access the food bank you will need to contact a referring agency. The food bank website also has budget recipes and links to other local support services.
Going Back to Work
What's On in the Forest of Dean
What's on FoD Website - find local events and groups. You can also advertise for free.
Information & Support
Children's Opportunity Centre, Coleford
River Children & Family Centre - Lydney
Hilltop Children & Family Centre - Cinderford
Home-Start North and West Gloucestershire is a local charity that provides emotional and practical support to parents with at least one child under five years old.
Citizens Advice - Forest of Dean - offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free on subjects such as work, money, bills, debt, housing and family.
SENDIASS Gloucestershire provides information, advice and support on matters relating to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.