External links and resources

Age Concern

Age Concern is the UK's largest organisation working with and for older people. They provide vital local services as well as influencing public opinion and government. Every day they are in touch with thousands of older people enabling them to make more of life.

Citizens Advice Bureau Service

The Citizens Advice Bureau Service offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice. From its origins in 1939 as an emergency service during World War II, it has evolved into a professional national agency.

Compact Law

The leading law portal in the UK providing legal documents and services for English law.

Help the Aged

Help the Aged is a charity working to free disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation and neglect. They provide free advice on all issues affecting older people from claiming benefits to healthy ageing.

Trading Standards Central

This site provides a wealth of information for consumers and businesses, schools, advice and information centres, community organisations, local councils, business support agencies and trade associations.

Warwickshire Welfare Rights Advice Service (WWRAS)

Provides support to all statutory, voluntary and independent sector agencies in the field of social security benefits. In addition, WWRAS provides representation at Appeal Tribunals for residents of Warwickshire who are unhappy with a social security benefit decision.

Allotment charges

Allotment charges

Chamber of commerce

Bringing together and representing businesses in the Coventry & Warwickshire area

Licensing

Licensing information and link to online application form

10 Downing Street (external link)

This site's purpose is to promote the UK overseas, communicate Government news and information, explain the role and history of Number 10 as a building, and the office of Prime Minister as an institution.

Cabinet Office

The Cabinet Office's role is to support the Government's delivery and reform programme.

Criminal Justice System

CJS Online has been developed as part of modernising government agenda, to establish a consolidated criminal justice system (CJS) presence on the Internet and reflect the continued commitment to deliver quality services which reflect both the citizens' needs and those working within the CJS.

Department For Constitutional Affairs

The Department For Constitutional Affairs are responsible in government for upholding justice, rights and democracy. They aim to empower citizens to obtain justice, safeguard their rights, and participate in a transparent and accountable democratic process.

Department For Culture, Media & Sport

The Department For Culture, Media & Sport aims to improve the quality of life for all cultural and sporting activities and through the strengthening of the tourism, creative and leisure industries.

Department For Education & Skills

The Department for Education and Skills aim to give children an excellent start in education, enable young people to equip themselves with life and work skills, and encourage adults to achieve their full potential through learning.

Department For Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) was created in June 2001 * to drive forward the Government's programmes on the environment, food and rural affairs. They work for the essentials of life - food, air, land, water, people, animals and plants. Their remit is the pursuit of sustainable development - weaving together economic, social and environmental concerns.

Department For International Development

The Department for International Development (DFID) was established in 1997, as the successor to the Overseas Development Administration, previously part of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO).

Department For Transport

The Department for Transport's objective is to oversee the delivery of a reliable, safe and secure transport system that responds efficiently to the needs of individuals and business whilst safeguarding our environment.

Department For Works & Pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the Government's welfare reform agenda. Its aim is to promote opportunity and independence for all. It delivers support and advice through a modern network of services to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people.

Department Of Trade & Industry

The DTI drives the Government's ambition of 'prosperity for all' by working to create the best environment for business success in the UK. They help people and companies become more productive by promoting enterprise, innovation and creativity.

European Union

The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries, committed to working together for peace and prosperity. It is not a State intended to replace existing states, but it is more than any other international organisation. The EU is, in fact, unique. Its Member States have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level.

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office provides a range of essential services to the public - from advising British travellers to issuing UK visas and promoting trade and investment opportunities overseas.

Government Office For The East Midlands

The Government Office brings together the regional activities of our sponsor departments, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Department for Transport, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Education and Skills, the Department of Trade and Industry, and the Home Office.

Her Majesty's Stationary Office

HMSO delivers a wide range of services to the public, information industry and government relating to access and re-use of government information.

HM Treasury

HM Treasury aims to raise the rate of sustainable growth and achieve rising prosperity and a better quality of life, with economic and employment opportunities for all.

Home Office

The Home Office is the Government department responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales.

Ministry Of Defence

The purpose of the Ministry of Defence, and the Armed Forces, is to defend the United Kingdom, and Overseas Territories, our people and interests; act as a force for good by strengthening international peace and security.

Office Of The Deputy Prime Minister

The Office Of The Deputy Prime Minister was created as a central department in its own right in May 2002. It is responsible for policy on housing, planning, devolution, regional and local government and the fire service. It also takes responsibility for the Social Exclusion Unit, the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit and the Government Offices for the Regions.

Office Of The Leader Of The House Of Commons

This website highlights the many steps taken to give more accountable Government, enable Parliament to hold the executive to account and to provide the lively debate that every good democracy needs.

Privy Council Office

The Privy Council is one of the oldest parts of Government, but it has, over time, adapted to reflect the fact that the United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. Appointment to the Privy Council is for life, but only Ministers of the democratically elected Government of the day participate in its policy work.

Regulatory Impact Unit

The Regulatory Impact Unit (RIU) is based at the centre of Government in the Cabinet Office. Its role is to work with other government departments, agencies and regulators to help ensure that regulations are fair and effective. Regulations are needed to protect people at work, consumers and the environment, but it is important to strike the right balance so that they do not impose unnecessary burdens on businesses or stifle growth.

Stationary Office Official Documents

The Official Documents website contains a selection of Government titles covering a very broad range of topics including the economy, work and welfare, health, transport and the environment.

The British Monarchy

The official website of the British Monarchy.

UK E-Envoy

The Office of the e-Envoy is part of the Prime Minister's Delivery and Reform team based in the Cabinet Office. The primary focus of the Office of the e-Envoy is to improve the delivery of public services and achieve long term cost savings by joining-up online government services around the needs of customers. The e-Envoy is responsible for ensuring that all government services are available electronically by 2005 with key services achieving high levels of use.

UK Online

The website that takes you to the heart of government.

UK Resilience

This is the website of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat in the Cabinet Office. It provides links to government and non-government sources on a wide variety of emergencies and crises that can affect the UK, plus emergency planning guidance and government information.

UK Trade & Investment

UK Trade & Investment's trade services offer support to companies based in the UK to achieve their export potential.

National Association of Funeral Directors

The National Association of Funeral Directors is the country's leading Funeral Trade Association and is dedicated to maintaining the highest professional standards. Information regarding all aspects of arranging a funeral is available together with a list of local funeral directors.

About my area CV21

Information and services for people living in the CV21 postal code area

About my area CV22

Information and services for people living in the CV22 postal code area

Binley Woods On-line

Comprehensive range of information about services and facilities in and around Binley Woods

Fire Kills

Stop a fire happening in your home. These web pages explain what to do, what to check and what to avoid doing.

New Bilton Community Association

Community based association linked to recently declared renewal area in New Bilton Rugby.

Rugby Disability Forum

The forum is a voluntary organisation of people with disabilities. Membership is open to all disabled individuals or representatives of organisations directly involved with disabled people to promote disability issues and to encourage and enable disabled people to advance their rights.

Warwickshire County Council

Warwickshire County Council's website

Local Government Ombudsman

You can use this website to make a complaint to the Ombudsman or to find out more about the Ombudsmen's work.

Preparing For Emergencies

This website includes the common sense advice found in the Preparing for Emergencies booklet, and information on what the government is doing to protect the country as a whole.

Warwickshire Community Risk Register

Risk assessment is the first step in the emergency planning process and aims to identify those risks which could result in a major emergency in Warwickshire.

Commision for Racial Equality

The Commission for Racial Equality was set up under the 1976 Race Relations Act. It is now part of the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Department For Food and Rural Affairs

Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) works for the essentials of life - food, air, land, water, people, animals and plants. There remit is the pursuit of sustainable development - weaving together economic, social and environmental concerns

Disability Rights Commission

The aim of the Disability Rights Commision is to secure a "a society where all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens". It is now part of the Equality Rights Commission.

EAGA

Eaga Partnership Ltd is an employee owned partnership. We describe ourselves as a Social Enterprise - a business trading for a social purpose committed to reinvesting trading surpluses into expanding our ability to tackle housing problems in disadvantaged areas, where the combination of low incomes and a lack of heating often means that people struggle to keep warm and healthy.

Food Link

Foodlink is organised by the Food and Drink Federation in association with the Food Standards Agency, the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS), the Departments of Health, Food and Education, the National Farmers Union, the British Retail Consortium and the British Hospitality Association

Food Standard Agency

The Food Standards Agency is an independent Government department set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.

Health Protection Agency

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is a new national organisation for England and Wales, established on 1 April 2003. It is dedicated to protecting people's health and reducing the impact of infectious diseases, chemical hazards, poisons and radiation hazards. It brings together the expertise of health and scientific professionals working in public health, communicable disease, emergency planning, infection control, laboratories, poisons, chemical, and radiation hazards.

Health Protection Agency

The Health Protection Agency was established as a special health authority (SpHA) in 2003. Its role is to provide an integrated approach to protecting UK public health through the provision of support and advice to the NHS, local authorities, emergency services, other Arms Length Bodies, the Department of Health and the Devolved Administrations

Info 4 Local Government

'info4loca' provides local authorities with quick and easy access to information from more than 65 government departments, agencies and public bodies. It is run by a group of six departments, with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the lead

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)

The job of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is to help create sustainable communities, working with other Government departments, local councils, businesses, the voluntary sector, and communities themselves

Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)

The UK’s leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight problems

Smoking Calculator

The NHS very own smoking calculator which tells you what you can save by giving up smoking

The Environment Agency

The leading public body responsible for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales.

The Land Registry

The Land Registry guarantee the title to registered land in England and Wales and hold records for land ownership and interests.

The Planning Inspectorate

The Planning Inspectorate's main work is the processing of planning and enforcement appeals and holding inquiries into local development plans. They also deal with a wide variety of other planning related casework including listed building consent appeals, advertisement appeals, and reporting on planning applications.

The Planning Portal

The Planning Portal offers a wide range of services and guidance on the planning system.

Water Pollution Website

The Water Pollution Website contains useful information about the sources of water pollution and the potential dangers it causes. It also gives a number of tips on preventing it and help keep our waters clean

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

Founded in 1883, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is a professional and educational body, dedicated to the promotion of environmental health and to encouraging the highest possible standards in the training and the work of environmental health professionals.

Department For Health

Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications

Tackling Anti Social Behaviour

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has brought out a tool kit to help support agencies tackle anti social behaviour.

Counselling Directory

Local Guide to Confidential Support and Counselling

CAHA Limited Link Up Project

Hostel Accommodation: Supported housing unit and move on accommodation (men only). Telephone: 024 7638 5501. E-mail: alanb@caha.org.uk

Citizens Advice Bureau

Information and Support Services: Chestnut House, 32 North Street, Rugby, CV21 2AQ. Telephone: 01788 541000

Connexions

Information and Support Services: Are you 13-19? If so, Connexions can offer you all the information and advice you need to make the decisions and choices in your life. Telephone: 01788 577144

Council Exchange and Homeswap List

This is a website where council tenants throughout the country can advertise their home to other council tenants who are looking to exchange their property.

Coventry and Warwickshire YMCA

Information and Support Services: Housing and information for young people between the ages of 16 and 25. Telephone 01788 537700.

Coventry Haven

Hostel Accommodation: (Women and children only). Telephone: 024 7644 4077).

Domestic Violence Officer, Warwickshire Police

Information and Support Services: Telephone: 01788 537112

Doorway

Information and Support Services: Supporting young single people aged 16 to 25 in finding their own accommodation. Telephone: 024 7674 0400. E-mail: doorway@doorway.org.co.uk

H.O.M.E.S and HomeSwap

Information and Support Services: A national independent organisation that helps tenants exchange their homes between councils and housing associations. E-mail: info@homeswapper.co.uk

Housing Corporation

Information and Support Services: Information about housing associations. Telephone: 01902 795000. E-mail: westmidlands.info@housingcorp.gsx.gov.uk

National Tenant Resource Centre

Information and Support Services: Trafford Hall is the home of a national charity offering training and support to all those living and working in low-income communities. Telephone: 01244 300246

PEP

Information and Support Services: National, not for profit company, working with statutory and voluntary agencies and local communities, to improve services and make sure they meet the needs of local people. Telephone: 0116 224 3228

Rugby Salvation Army

Hostel Accommodation: Telephone: 01788 542347

Shelter

Shelter is a national organisation with local solutions working to improve the lives of homeless and badly housed people. They provide free, professional and independent advice to over 100,000 people each year throughout England and Scotland. Freephone: 0808 800 4444

Social Services

Information and Support Services: Telephone: 01926 413357

Supporting People

Supporting People is a Government programme for providing a better quality of life for vulnerable people, helping them to live more independently in their own homes. We fund other organisations to deliver housing support services. These will support people to live in their own home, either in the community or in specialist schemes. They will also help people secure and maintain a home after being homeless, in hospital or prison. People leaving institutional environments can be helped to make the switch to independent living. These services will also help prevent problems that can lead to hospitalisation, institutional care, custody, eviction and homelessness.

Tenant Participation Advisory Service

Information and Support Services: Information, advice and training for tenants and housing officers. Telephone: 0161 8683500.

Warwickshire Domestic Violence Support Services

Information and Support Services: Freephone: 0800 783 8043

Charityjobs

Bringing the job market directly to your desktop, Charityjobs is the UK's premier Charity job site for those looking for Charity work across the UK and Europe.

Connexions - Coventry & Warwickshire

13-19? Living in Coventry or Warwickshire? If you want information and advice designed just for you, or just someone to talk to, then Connexions has it all - and if you're 16 why not sign up for an exclusive Connexions Card?

Connexions - National website

13-19? Living in England? If you want information and advice designed just for you, or just someone to talk to, then Connexions has it all - and if you're 16 why not sign up for an exclusive Connexions Card?

Jobcentre Plus

This site provides help and advice on job hunting and extra support, help and advice on making a claim for benefit, Information for organisations working with and alongside Jobcentre Plus.

Jobseekers-uk

Jobseekers-uk.com is a service provided by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation to assist you in locating a recruitment agency best suited to finding you work - on a permanent or temporary basis.

jobsgopublic

jobsgopublic is now the largest Public and Not-for-Profit recruitment site in the UK, carrying job vacancies for hundreds of employers throughout the country.

Jobsite UK

The original, award-winning UK job search and jobs by email service. Want to find your next job as quickly and easily as possible? Start searching for jobs now with Jobsite and send your CV straight to the top recruitment agencies and employers in your sector.

nextstep Coventry & Warwickshire

20+? Living in Coventry and Warwickshire? nextstep provides information and advice to adults on whole range of learning and work issues from courses, qualifications jobs, and careers to completing CVs and filling in application forms.

Public Sector Careers

Public Sector Careers promotes employment opportunities within the public sector and has fast become one of the leading public sector job boards in the UK. Search a broad range of public sector jobs to include permanent, temporary, part time & full time vacancies and find the best job for you!

The Prince's Trust

UK charity that helps young people overcome barriers and get their lives working.

Arboricultural Association

The Arboricultural Association is the primary authority for information on trees for the professional arboriculturalist and people interested in trees.

Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber is the best source of local information about and for local business's

Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire Sports Partnership

The Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Sports Partnership is an emerging sub regional agency, made up of a range of key local deliverers and agencies, who have formally committed to working together and contributing to developing sport and active recreation for people throughout the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire area. It is one of six sub regional County Sports Partnerships within the West Midlands and one of forty-five across England.

Henry Doubleday Research Association

Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA) is the country's leading charity for organic growing.

Ideas for the Kids

IdeasForTheKids.co.uk is the most comprehensive free online source of places to go and things to do with kids in the UK. It is aimed at parents and families (rather than the children themselves) and has over 11,000 child-friendly venues and attractions listed across the UK…over 2,200 of which are in Warwickshire and the Midlands.

Ken Marriott Leisure Centre

The Ken Marriott Leisure Centre is operated on Rugby Borough Council’s behalf by DC Leisure. For information about the facilities, activities and opening times, please visit:

Positive About Young People

Positive About Young People is a partnership between Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police. Positive About Young People aims to prevent disaffection amongst young people and remedy it where it occurs through a community based multi-agency approach.

Rotary International

Rotary International is a global network of service volunteers. Members help those in need and work towards understanding and peace. Rugby has groups which meet locally that provide and support local charitable causes.

Rugby First Limited

Rugby First Limited work on behalf of the business community in the town centre and also arrange special events, entertainments and leisure activities for shoppers.

Rugby Rotary Club

The Rotary Foundation is one of the world’s leading charitable foundations. Members help those in need and work towards understanding and peace. Rugby Rotary Club is one of the few Clubs to meet fortnightly on 1st and 3rd and 5th Friday of each month, for lunch, and currently have a membership of 55.

Rugby Town Football Club

Rugby Town Football Club provide opportunities for children, young people and adults to take part in football. Teams cover most age ranges and include ladies teams.

Sport England

Sport England acts as a strategic advocate for sport to regional agencies such as the Regional Development Agency, Government Office and Regional Assembly. Focussing on the local authority improvement agenda, measurement (through the national survey) and campaigning (e.g. Everyday Sport) and to lead the implementation of the regional plan for sport. Funding and the implementation of programmes is channelled through the tiers of community sports partnerships and community sports networks in the single system.

Sports safe

Great tips and advice to play sport safely

The Association of Play Industries

The Association of Play Industries is the lead trade body within the play sector, representing the interest of the manufacturers, installers, designers and distributors of both outdoor and indoor play equipment and safer surfacing.

Warwickshire County Music Service

The Warwickshire County Music Service is one of the largest in the country delivering instrumental lessons to around 10,000 children every week along with choral workshops, ensemble visits and class music lessons. We are proud of the after school activities we can offer young people in every area of the county, the vast majority of which are absolutely free. These ensembles are carefully planned to to suit all tastes, ages and abilities. They provide a musical pathway for all children leading toward our senior groups at County level.

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is the leading environmental charity protecting wildlife and natural places throughout Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull

Google News

Google's news section brings together news from all over the internet to give you the latest in world issues and affairs.

The BBC News Service

Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.

Warwickshire Online

Warwickshire's Premier online community forum, for all the latest news and views across Warwickshire and surrounding areas.

Warwickshire Direct Partnership

The WDP is at the forefront of local authority partnerships in England.

Al-Anon Family Groups

Al-Anon Family Groups provide understanding, strength and hope to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else's drinking.

Health & Safety Executive

Britain's Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.

NHS Direct

NHS Direct operates a 24-hour nurse advice and health information service, providing confidential information on what to do if you or your family are feeling ill; particular health conditions; local healthcare services, such as doctors, dentists or late night opening pharmacies, self help and support organisations.

Samaritans

Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.

The National Health Service

This site connects you to your local NHS services and provides national information about the NHS. Find out what the NHS is, how the NHS works, and how you can use it.

Highways Agency

The Highways Agency is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), and is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving the strategic road network in England on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport. They have a major role in delivering the Government's Ten Year Plan for Transport. They also fulfil an international role by building good working relationships and sharing experience and expertise with other overseas road administrations. This helps promote the value of UK knowledge, expertise and best practice across the world to support UK industry.

National Express

The UK's largest scheduled coach company.

Save money on airport parking

Providing members of the public direct access to saving money on airport parking at an airport of their choice these airports would include Heathrow, Gatwick and others.

Transport Direct

The first complete transport journey planner for Great Britain

Traveline

A service which provides impartial journey planning information about all public transport services - buses, coaches, trains, ferries, trams, metro and underground - throughout England, Wales and Scotland. At present it offers information based on details in published timetables.

Volunteer Centre Rugby

Volunteer Centre Rugby recruits, registers, and places volunteers in over 100 organisations in the Rugby Borough. Volunteers can expect support and guidance, Voluntary Organisations can expect professional and expert advice.

Volunteering made easy

do-it.org.uk was launched in 2001 with the first, and still the only, national database of volunteering opportunities in the UK.