Useful Links

Introduction

If you have been unsuccessful in finding the information you were looking for, it might be available on one of the sites below.

Here are a list of links that you might find of use. Wyre Forest District Council accepts no responsibility for the information contained on services maintained by these third parties over whom Wyre Forest District Council has no control and to which links from these sites may lead.

If you have any links that other people might find of interest, please e-mail Publicity

Arts Council of England	www.artscouncil.org.uk
BBC Hereford and Worcester	www.bbc.co.uk/england/herefordworcester
British Library	www.bl.uk
Express and Star	www.expressandstar.com
Kidderminster Male Voice Choir	www.kidderminstermalechoir.co.uk
Kidderminster Shuttle	www.thisiskidderminster.co.uk
Newspapers	www.thepaperboy.com
Rose Theatre	www.rosetheatre.co.uk
Wyre Forest Arts Forum	www.cottagemusic.co.uk/WFAF%20Index.htm
Wyre Forest Symphony Orchestra	www.wfso.org.uk

Advantage West Midlands	www.advantagewm.co.uk
Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)	www.acas.org.uk
Association of British Credit Unions Ltd	www.abcul.org
Business Connections 4 North Worcestershire	www.bc4nw.biz
Connexions	www.connexions-hw.org.uk
Contingency Planning Guide	www.contingency-planning-disaster-recovery-guide.co.uk
Directgov - Employment	www.direct.gov.uk
Energy Efficiency Advice Centre	www.weeac.org
Find UK Accountant	www.find-uk-accountant.co.uk
Health and Safety	www.uksafety.net
Hereford and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce	www.hwchamber.co.uk
Information Service for Small Businesses	www.businesslinkwm.co.uk
Jobcentre Plus	www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Kidderminster College	www.kidderminster.ac.uk
Inland Revenue	www.hmrc.gov.uk
Learning and Skills Council	www.lsc.gov.uk
National Debt Line	www.nationaldebtline.co.uk
Online Telephone Directory	www.infobel.com
Patent Office	www.patent.gov.uk
Postcode/Address Finder	www.royalmail.com
Prince’s Trust	www.princes-trust.org.uk
Property Valuation Office	www.voa.gov.uk
Trading Standards	www.worcestershire.gov.uk
Valuation Office	www.voa.gov.uk

Architectural Heritage Fund	www.ahfund.org.uk
Bishops Wood Environmental Centre	http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wcc-edu-bishops-wood.htm
Cleaner, Safer, Greener Communities	www.cleanersafergreener.gov.uk
Computer and Electronics Recycling for Businesses	www.maxitech.biz
Conservation Organisation for Buildings 'at risk'	www.savebritainsheritage.org
Natural England	www.naturalengland.org.uk
English Heritage	www.english-heritage.org.uk
Flood warnings	www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/floodwarning/
Forestry Commission	www.forestry.gov.uk
Heritage Lottery Fund	www.hlf.org.uk
National Flood Forum	www.floodforum.org.uk
Recycle Unwanted Household Goods with Freecycle	groups.yahoo.com/group/WyreForestFreecycle
Reducing Household Waste in Herefordshire and Worcestershire	www.wastemissionimpossible.org.uk
Sustainable Transport	www.sustrans.org.uk
Stourport-on-Severn Civic Society	http://members.aol.com/stourportcivic/
The Composting Association	www.compost.org.uk
The National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection	www.nsca.org.uk
The Planning Inspectorate	www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk
The Tree Council	www.treecouncil.org.uk
The Woodland Trust	www.woodland-trust.org.uk
Tree Advice Trust	www.treehelp.info
Trees and Problem Hedges	www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1127777
Waste Minimisation Advice	www.turntheworld.com

Aidis Trust - Computer Support	www.aidis.org
Disability Action Wyre Forest	www.disabilityactionwf.ik.com
Disability Rights Commission	www.drc-gb.org
Disability Sports England	www.disabilitysport.org.uk
Disabled Living Foundation	www.dlf.org.uk
Disabled Workers Co-operative	www.disabledworkers.org.uk
Radar	www.radar.org.uk
Royal National Institute of the Blind	www.rnib.org.uk
Royal National Institute of the Deaf	www.rnid.org.uk

Audit Commission	www.audit-commission.gov.uk
Child Support Agency	www.csa.gov.uk
Committee on Standards in Public Life	www.public-standards.gov.uk
Data Protection/Freedom of Information	www.dataprotection.gov.uk
Government Information Service	www.direct.gov.uk
Legal Services Ombudsman	www.olso.org
Local Government Ombudsman	www.lgo.org.uk
Financial facts and tips from the Financial Services Authority	www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk
National Statistics	www.statistics.gov.uk
Online Land Register	www.landregisteronline.gov.uk
Regional Government Office	www.go-wm.gov.uk
Standards Board	www.standardsboard.co.uk
The Electoral Commission	www.electoralcommission.gov.uk
West Midlands Regional Assembly	www.wmra.gov.uk

Health and Safety Executive	www.hse.gov.uk
National Blood Service	www.blood.co.uk
NHS Direct	www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Samaritans	www.samaritans.org.uk
Smokefree England	www.smokefreeengland.co.uk
The Centre for Corporate Accountability	www.corporateaccountability.org

Arley Aboretum	www.arley-arboretum.org.uk
Arts and Entertainment Events in Worcestershire Bewdley Beer Festival	www.whatsonworcestershire.co.uk www.bewdleybeerfestival.co.uk
Bewdley Leisure Centre	www.dcleisurecentres.co.uk
Bodenham Arboretum and Earth Centre	www.bodenham-arboretum.co.uk
British Waterways	www.waterscape.com
English Sports Council	www.sportengland.org
Gardening Information Portal	www.uk.gardenweb.com
Kidderminster Harriers FC	www.harriers.co.uk
Severn Valley Railway	www.svr.co.uk
Stourport Sports Centre	www.dcleisurecentres.co.uk
Walking Routes in Worcestershire	www.walking-routes.co.uk
West Midlands Safari Park	www.wmsp.co.uk
Women's Sports Foundation	www.womenssportsfoundation.org
Worcestershire Tourism	www.worcestershire-tourism.co.uk
Worcester and District Philatelic and Post Card Society	www.worpex.com
Wyre Forest Glades Leisure Centre	www.dcleisurecentres.co.uk
Wyre Forest Tourism	www.wft.co.uk
Wyre Forest Visitor Centre	www.forestry.gov.uk

Advice, Support and Information for 13-19 year olds	www.connexions-hw.org.uk
Bromsgrove District Council	www.bromsgrove.gov.uk
Hereford and Worcester Fire Brigade	www.hwfire.org.uk
Malvern Hills District Council	www.malvernhills.gov.uk
Redditch Borough Council	www.redditchbc.gov.uk
West Mercia Police	www.westmercia.police.uk
Regional Star Newsletter Page	www.wmlga.gov.uk/page.asp?id=159
Worcester City Council	www.cityofworcester.gov.uk
Worcestershire County Council	www.worcestershire.gov.uk
Worcestershire County Association of Local Councils	www.worcscalc.org.uk
Worcestershire Health Service	www.worcestershirehealth.nhs.uk
Wychavon District Council	www.wychavon.gov.uk
Wyre Forest Community Housing	www.communityhg.com
Wyre Forest Community Safety Partnership	www.wfcsp.org.uk
Worcestershire Primary Care Trust	www.worcestershirehealth.nhs.uk/worcestershirepct
West Midlands Centre of Excellence	www.wmcoe.gov.uk

Advertising Standards Authority	www.asa.org.uk
Advice for online safety	www.getsafeonline.org
A-Z of Benefits	www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/benefits
Campaign for Freedom of Information	www.cfoi.org.uk
Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association	www.caba.org.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau	www.citizensadvice.org.uk
Citizens Advice Guide	www.adviceguide.org.uk
Civil Aviation Authority	www.caa.co.uk
Community First	www.communityhw.org.uk
Community Legal Advice	http://www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk/en/about/
Consumer Credit Counselling Service	www.cccs.co.uk
Consumer help from the Financial Services Authority	www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk
Consumer Protection Information	www.tradingstandards.gov.uk
Directory of Voluntary and Community Groups involved in health and care	www.wedo.org.uk
European Union Information	www.euroguide.org/euroguide/subject-listing
Glass and Glazing Federation	www.ggf.org.uk
Grants for Community Groups and Activities	www.awardsforall.org.uk
Kidderminster College	www.kidderminster.ac.uk
Local Information	www.upmystreet.com
Mediation in the Community	www.mediationuk.org.uk
Moving House - Changing Address	www.ihavemoved.com
Bewdley Development Trust	www.bewdley.org.uk
Preventing Spread of Harmful Weeds (Weeds Act 1959)	www.defra.gov.uk/farm/wildlife/weeds/index.htm
Plug and Play - Activities for Young People in Worcestershire	www.plugandplay.org.uk
Royal British Legion	www.britishlegion.org.uk
SSAFA Forces Help	www.ssafa.org.uk
Stopping Junk Mail/Faxs/E-mails and Telephone Calls	www.mpsonline.org.uk
Wyre Forest Holocaust Memorial	http://members.lycos.co.uk/wfholocaust
Wyre Forest Network - Youth Directory	www.wyreforestnetwork.org.uk