The following is a list of useful contacts and links to organisations that are associated with the services that are provided by Bridewell.

Mental Health Matters is an organisation whose aim is to improve Oxfordshire's Mental Health by bringing services and the people who use them closer together. www.oxford-mentalhealth.org

Oxfordshire Mind aims to promote good mental health through the provision of high quality services. www.oxfordshire-mind.org.uk

Ecominds run an open grant scheme funding projects that integrate mental health service users into the community via environmental projects. www.ecominds.org.uk

Oxfordshire County Council's website provides details of the mental health services in Oxfordshire. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

Restore is a mental health charity that aims to help people with mental health problems, through creative work rehabilitation and training. RESTORE operates from three sites in Oxford and Wallingford. www.restore.org.uk

Therapeutic Horticulture

Thrive is the national horticultural charity that exists to enable disadvantaged, disabled and older people to participate fully in the social and economic life of the community. www.thrive.org.uk

Growing Together is a three-year study started in June 2002 supported by a grant from the Lottery Community Fund, this is the first major study of the use of social and therapeutic horticulture in promoting health, well-being and social inclusion in the UK.
www.growingtogether.org.uk

Root and Branch is a horticultural and craft therapy project supporting mental health sufferers in south-west Oxfordshire. www.rootandbranch.info

Early dementia

The Clive Project is developing and providing support for younger people with dementia in Oxfordshire and surrounds.
www.thecliveproject.org.uk

Oxfordshire Council for Voluntary Action is an umbrella organisation for the voluntary sector in Oxfordshire. www.ocva.org.uk

Cogges Farm Museum is a unique working museum depicting Oxfordshire rural life in Victorian times, set in an historic manor house and Cotswold stone farm. www.westoxon.gov.uk/coggesfarm

British Artist Blacksmiths Association is a group formed to share knowledge and experience of ironwork as art. www.baba.org.uk

Oxfordshire Beekeepers' Association is a forum that provides a valuable insight to the craft of beekeeping and the support of a membership who have a wealth of experience and knowledge. www.oxfordshirebeekeepers.com