Bristol Youth Links contacts

Contact details for the providers of Bristol Youth Links (BYL) services by area, specialism or area and building.

Contacts by area

North, North Central, Inner City, South East and South West

• Learning Partnership West 0117 987 3700 / enquiries@lpw.org.uk
• Barnardo's 0117 937 5500
• 1625 Independent People 0117 317 8800 / enquiries@1625ip.co.uk

East

• Creative Youth Network 0117 947 7948 / info@creativeyouthnetwork.org.uk
• Bristol Playbus 0117 955 1561 / info@bristolplaybus.org
• West of England Centre for Inclusive Living (WECIL) 0117 903 8900

West

• Creative Youth Network 0117 947 7948 / info@creativeyouthnetwork.org.uk
• Kids Company 0117 982 1792 / info@kidsco.org.uk
• The Basement Studio 0117 934 9013 / info@basementstudio.co.uk
• West of England Centre for Inclusive Living (WECIL) 0117 903 8900

City-wide specialisms

(This service uses specialist skills to support children and young people with issues relating to sexual health, mental health, homelessness, substance misuse, and lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender young people, and deaf children and young people.)

• Bristol Drugs Project 0117 987 6000
• Brook 0117 929 0090
• Off the Record 0808 808 9120
• The Prince's Trust 0117 950 5320
• 1625 Independent People 0117 317 8800
• Family Centre for Deaf Children 0117 330 7575

Bristol Youth Links providers are supported by an in-house council team. Please see below for their contact details by specialism and area. This is subject to change once the transition to new services is complete. Contact details for our central office are on the right.

In-house council team

By specialism

Disability, young carers
Peter de Boer
0117 377 3675   peter.deboer@bristol.gov.uk

LGBT, participation, targetted support
Charlene Richardson
0117 352 1391   charlene.richardson@bristol.gov.uk

BME, refugees and asylum seekers
Zaena Barnard
0117 951 0188   zaena.barnard@bristol.gov.uk

Children in care
Jimmy Taylor
0117 903 8346   jimmy.taylor@bristol.gov.uk

At risk of teenage pregnancy, girls, young women
Claire Foster
0117 983 7797 or 0117 977 7795   claire.foster@bristol.gov.uk

At risk of crime
Tina Bond
0117 903 8017/8   tina.bond@bristol.gov.uk

Accreditation (e.g. Duke of Edinburgh)
Claire Leheup
0117 352 5714   claire.leheup@bristol.gov.uk

By area

North
Peter de Boer
0117 377 3675  
peter.deboer@bristol.gov.uk

North, Central and West
Charlene Richardson
0117 352 1391  
charlene.richardson@bristol.gov.uk

Inner City
Zaena Barnard
0117 951 0188  
zaena.barnard@bristol.gov.uk

East
Jimmy Taylor
0117 903 8346  
jimmy.taylor@bristol.gov.uk

South East
Claire Foster
0117 977 7795 
claire.foster@bristol.gov.uk

South West
Tina Bond
0117 903 8017 / 8  
tina.bond@bristol.gov.uk