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Action with Communities in Rural Kent (Formerly Kent Rural Community Council) Registered Charity No. 212796 To improve the quality of life of local communities through community action. Advisors for village hall issues and rural retailers.	15 Manor Road Folkestone CT20 2AH Tel: 01303 850816 Fax: 01303 850244 Email: info@ruralkent.org.uk Web: www.ruralkent.org.uk
AD(H)D Support Group (Medway) Registered Charity No. 1073858 Raising awareness of ADHD & ADD. Provide a sympathetic, caring, listening ear. Give advice from experience and information.	Mark Thompson (Chairperson) Tel: 01634 880932 Email: info@adhd-add.org Web: www.adhd-add.org
Art for Life Registered Charity No. 1070560 Offers disabled people the opportunity to develop their artistic skills, individual style and creative potential through workshops and community-based projects.	C/o Medway Adult and Community Learning Service Eastgate Rochester ME1 1EW Tel: 01634 727027 Email: jane.barrett7@btinternet.com
Blythswood Care Scottish Charity No. SC021848 A Christian organisation registered in Scotland by Trust Deeds. The collection, sorting and distribution of good clothing, footwear, furniture, food and assorted general aid. Blythswood delivers aid to those areas in most need within emphasis on Eastern Europe and The Balkans. The material support of community based charities/projects where appropriate within the UK. Fundraising with its own shops in Darnley Road, Strood and the Medway Depot.	Phil Shorthouse Blythswood Medway 29 Laker Road Rochester Airport Industrial Estate Rochester ME1 3QX Tel: 01634 681000 Fax: 01634 684443 Email: ray.avenell@blythswood.org Web: www.blythswood.org
Caring Hands in the Community A Christian organisation working with the homeless and disadvantaged in Medway.	Marti Brogan (Centre Manager) Bridge House, 15a - 16 New Road Avenue, Chatham ME4 6BA Tel: 01634 409768 Email: caringhands001@hotmail.com Web: www.KINGSMEDWAY.org.uk
Challenging Behaviour Foundation Registered Charity No. 1060714 A Company Limited by Guarantee No. 3307407 Provides information on challenging behaviour associated with severe learning disabilities and a family linking scheme for mutual support and encouragement.	Viv Cooper/Karen McKane c/o Friends Meeting House Northgate Rochester ME1 1LS Tel: 01634 838739 Fax: 01634 828588 Email: info@thecbf.org.uk Web: www.thecbf.org.uk
Churches Together In Medway Registered Charity No. 1080486 To have the various churches/denominations work together for the unity of the Church and for the good of the communities that make up the Medway towns.	Allan Smith 74 Hempstead Road Hempstead Gillingham ME7 3RF Tel: 01634 264410 Email: avsmith@blueyonder.co.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau (Chatham) Registered Charity No. 801325 Ensure that individuals do not suffer through ignorance of their rights and responsibilities or of the services available, or through an inability to express their needs effectively.	Peter Stokes under1roof 5A New Road Avenue Chatham ME4 6BG Tel: 0870 126 4095 Fax: 01634 818906
Community Service Volunteers Registered Charity No. 291222 Finding ways to encourage more people to be actively involved in their communities by volunteering with their local library service	Nicola Browne (Project Manager) CSV Consulting Kent Libraries & Archives Head Quarters Royal Engineers Road Maidstone ME14 2LH Tel: 01622 696468 Email: nbrowne@csv.org.uk or nicola.browne@kent.gov.uk Web: www.csv.org.uk
Fibromyalgia Support Group (Medway) Registered Charity No. 1105247 To support, advise and encourage those who have Fibromyalgia through meetings, social gatherings, newsletters and through a telephone helpline. To raise the awareness of the condition with medical professionals, education authorities and family and friends of those who have Fibromyalgia. Working with Fibromyalgia Association UK	Margaret Robson 16 Barberry Avenue Chatham ME5 9TE Tel: 01634 865925 Email: margaret@robson78.fsnet.co.uk Medway Web: www.fibrosupportmedway.ik.com Web: www.fibromyalgia-associationuk.org www.ukfibromyalgia.com