Awaken Project

The Awaken Project is run jointly by Children’s Services and the police, based at Bonny Street Police Station. Its aim is to safeguard vulnerable children and young people under the age of 18 who are sexually exploited. It also aims to identify, target and prosecute associated offenders.

  • Address: Awaken Project, Divisional Headquarters, Bonny Street, Blackpool, FY1 5RL
  • Telephone: 01253 607063
  • Website: www.thinkyouknow.co.uk (link to help young people report abuse from over the internet).

Barnardos Blackpool Project

Teenage Support offers help and advice to teenage parents and teenagers who are pregnant. The Outreach and Leisure Team run groups and organises free activities for children and young people aged 5- 17. The Participation Team help children and young people aged 5 – 13 to engage and participate in processes that effect them . The Barnardos Blackpool Project helps and encourages young people to volunteer within the Project.

  • Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm (all year apart from Christmas and bank holidays).
  • Address: 16 Bennett Avenue, Blackpool FY1 4DP
  • Telephone: 01253 626480
  • Website: www.barnardos.org.uk

Blackpool Youth Service

The Youth Service provides a wide range of activities and educational opportunities for young people to reach their full potential.

Body Positive

Provides practical and emotional support for people who are living with, or affected by, HIV and AIDS.

Buzz Bus

A sexual health service on a bus that goes across town, visiting schools, community centres and public places, offering young people advice on a wide of subjects including sexual health, contraception, substance misuse, alcohol and smoking.

Telephone: 07917 594213

CLASH (Cumbria and Lancashire Action for Sexual Health)

The CLASH website focuses on positive sexual health for all.

Community Contraceptive Service

  • Address: Whitegate Health Centre, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9ES
  • Telephone: 01253 657171
  • Opening hours:
  • Monday: 1.00 pm – 3.30 pm (Implant clinic, appt only) / 4.45 pm – 6.45 pm
  • Tuesday: 9.15 am – 11.15 am
  • Wednesday: 9.00 am – 12.00 pm (Implant clinic, appt only) / 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm
  • Thursday: 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm (Implant clinic, appt only) / 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm
  • Friday: 10.00 am – 1.00 pm / 1.00 pm – 3.30 pm (Implant clinic, appt only)
  • Saturday: 10.15 am – 1.00 pm

CONNECT (Young people’s sexual health advice)

  • Opening hours:
  • Monday-Saturday: 10.00 am – 6.00 pm
  • Address: 26 Talbot Road, Blackpool FY1 1LF
  • Telephone: 01253 751047
  • Website: www.connectyoungpeople.co.uk

CONNECT@FLEETWOOD

  • Opening hours: Monday: 3.00 pm – 5.45 pm
  • Thursday: 3.00 pm – 5.45 pm
  • Address: 132 Blakiston Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6LQ
  • Telephone: 01253 770470

Connexions (Young people’s information service)

The Connexions service was established in 2001 with the aim of providing a comprehensive service to meet people’s needs for information, advice and support. You can find more information about the Connexions service by visiting Every Child Matters at www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/youth/youthmatters/connexions/connexions

  • Opening times: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9.30 am – 5 pm
  • Tuesday: 10.00 am – 5.00 pm (Appointment only)
  • Saturday: 10.15 am – 1.00 pm
  • Address: 2-8 Market Street Blackpool Lancashire FY1 1ET
  • Telephone: 01253 754840

Fylde Coast Women’s Aid

Women’s Aid is the key national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. They support a network of over 500 domestic and sexual violence services across the UK.

  • Opening times: Monday- Friday: 11.00 am – 9.30 pm
  • Saturday-Sunday: 12.00 pm – 9.00 pm
  • Address:PO Box 33, Blackpool, FY3 9GZ
  • Telephone:01253 596699
  • Website: www.womensaid.org.uk

Blood Borne Virus Team

  • Address: Whitegate Health Centre, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9ES
  • Telephone: 01253 657171

Homeless Action Team

The Homeless Action Team can provide advice and information if you are single or sleeping rough or in danger of sleeping rough.

  • Opening times: Monday-Thursday: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
  • Friday: 9.00 am – 4.30 pm
  • Address: Social Services, Area Office, South King Street, Blackpool, FY3 9ES
  • Telephone: 01253 477908
  • Website: www.blackpool.gov.uk

MVFM (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth group)

MVFM is a group for young lesbian, gay and bisexual people and their friends aged between 13 – 25. The group meets on Mondays and Thursdays in a town centre location.

Streetlife

Shelter and support for young people ages 16 – 25. This includes emergency shelter; drop-in information and support; access to health professionals; counselling; life skills; and self-harm support.

  • Opening times: Monday – Friday: 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm
  • Saturday: 1.00 pm – 4 pm
  • Sunday: 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
  • Address: 48 Buchanan Street, Blackpool, FY1 3LQ
  • Telephone:01253 294477
  • Website: www.streetlife-blackpool.co.uk

Streetlife Night Shelter

  • Address: St John’s Church, Church Street, Blackpool
  • Telephone 01253 291038
  • 9.00 pm – 9.00 am every night

Teenage Pregnancy Support

  • Telephone: 01253 476457

Talk2Frank

The Hub

The Hub is Blackpool’s Young Person’s Substance Misuse Service, offering information and advice to young people under the age of 19 years around substance misuse, including alcohol, tobacco and tobacco and solvents. Workers from The Hub try to be as flexible as possible regarding when are where they see young people. Whenever possible The Hub’s staff try and see young people at a venue of their choice at a time that is convenient to them.

  • Telephone: 01253 476010
  • The Hub mobile phone (can accept text messages) 07920 807021
  • E-mail: thehub@blackpool.gov.uk

Youth Offending Team

Telephone: 01253 478686

Walk-In Centre

GP-led service providing assessment and treatment for:

  • Minor Injuries, including sprains and strains, wounds, lacerations and bites etc.
  • Minor illness including flu like symptoms, ear infections, eye infections and urine tract infections etc
  • Health Promotion including emergency contraception, condom issue and pregnancy testing etc.
  • Administration of medications prescribed and supplied by GP’s i.e. Depo, holiday vaccinations etc
  • Opening times: 7 days a week, 8.00 am – 8.00 pm
  • No appointment necessary.
  • Address: Whitegate Health Centre, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool. FY3 9ES
  • Telephone: 01253 953953

GUM Clinic

A free, confidential and friendly service available to all ages. The service provides advice, testing, treatment and prevention for all sexually transmitted infections and related conditions and if necessary, signposts to other sexual health departments. Same day HIV testing is also available, as well as emergency hormonal contraception.

  • Address: Whitegate Health Centre, Blackpool, FY3 9ES
  • Opening times:
  • Monday-Friday: 9.00 am – 11.00 am (Drop-in)
  • Monday-Friday: 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm (Appt only)
  • Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 4.30 pm – 7.00 pm (Appt only)
  • Telephone: 01253 657171

The DEN

The DEN is a free and confidential service offering support for children and young people aged 21 and under who have been affected by domestic abuse. The DEN offers one to one support, peer support groups, drop in sessions in schools and colleges and The DENs young people’s forum.

  • Address: The DEN Blackpool Advocacy Myriad House 6A Skyways Amy Johnson Way Blackpool FY4 2RP
  • Telephone:01253 348232
  • Email: admin@blackpooladvocacy.co.uk

QA Centre

Provides sexual health advice and Chlamydia tests.

  • Address: All Hallows Road, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire
  • Opening times: Monday: 12.00 pm – 4.00 pm
  • Friday: 12.00 pm – 4.00 pm
  • Telephone: 01253 508504