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Active Living Contact details



Somerset County Council (SCC) lead
Active Living Host Organisation
Active Living Officers
Falls Service
Active Living Evaluation Process
Key Active Living Partners
Department of Health (DOH) - Active Living Pilot Team
Care Services Improvement
Somerset Direct



Somerset County Council (SCC) Lead


Sue Sheppard
Community Development Officer
Community Development Team
County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
01823 356711
SMSheppard@somerset.gov.uk

Gareth O'Rourke
Group Manager
Community Development Team
County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY 01823 358068
GORourke@somerset.gov.uk

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Active Living Host Organisation

Age Concern Somerset
The Market House
Fore Street
Taunton
TA1 1JD
01823 423496
Fax 01823 324128
info@ageconcernsomerset.org.uk
www.ageconcernsomerset.org.uk

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Active Living Officers

West Somerset
Alison Tanton
Age Concern Somerset
Mansfield House
26-28 Silver Street
Taunton
TA1 3DJ
01398 323826
Alison.Tanton@ageconcernsomerset.org.uk


Taunton Deane
John Buchan
Age Concern Somerset
Mansfield House
26-28 Silver Street
Taunton
TA1 3DJ
01823 423497
John.Buchan@ageconcernsomerset.org.uk

South Somerset
Estelle Chant
Age Concern c/o Yeovil Health Opportunities
AKS House
Addlewell Lane
Yeovil
BA20 1QN
01935 413236
estelle.chant@ageconcernsomerset.org.uk

Mendip
Nick Carter
Age Concern
9/9A Market House
Shepton Mallet
BA4 5AZ
01749 346310
nick.carter@ageconcernsomerset.org.uk

Sedgemoor
Andrew Paterson
Ground Floor Suite
The Manor House
Manor Gardens, Manor Road
Burnham-on-Sea
TA8 2AB
01278 792904
andrew.paterson@ageconcernsomerset.org.uk

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Falls Service

Ann Anderson
Somerset Primary Care Trust
2nd Floor, Mallard Court
Express Park
Bristol Road
Bridgwater
TA6 4RN
01278 432000
Fax 01278 432099
Ann.Anderson@somersetpct.nhs.uk

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Active Living Evaluation Process
PSSRU at Kent
Cornwallis Building
George Allen Wing
University of Kent
Canterbury
Kent CT2 7NF
01227 827672
Fax 01227 827038
pssru@kent.ac.uk

Professor Ann Netten
01227 823644
A.P.Netten@kent.ac.uk

Local Evaluator
Lyn James
Tel: 01225 830514

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Key Active Living Partners

Age Concern Somerset
Mansfield House
26-28 Silver Street
Taunton
TA1 3DJ
01823 448975
www.ageconcernsomerset.org.uk

Red Cross
Red Cross House
Livingstone Way
Taunton
TA2 6BD
0845 3315000
Fax 01823 273701
www.redcross.org.uk/somerset

Womens Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS)
Fairfield
Pilton
Shepton Mallet
BA4 4DP
07714 898666
www.wrvs.org.uk


Mendip District Council
Council Offices
Cannards Grave Road
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 5BT
01749 648999
Fax 01749 344050
customerservices@mendip.gov.uk


Sedgemoor District Council
Bridgwater House
King Square
Bridgwater
TA6 3AR 0845 4082540
Fax 01278 435229
customer.services@sedgemoor.gov.uk


South Somerset District Council
Brympton Way
Yeovil
Somerset
BA20 2HT
01935 462462
Fax 01935 462188
ssdc@southsomerset.gov.uk


Taunton Deane Borough Council
The Deane House
Belvedere Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 1HE
01823 356356
Fax 01823 356329
enquiries@tauntondeane.gov.uk

West Somerset District Council
20 Fore Street
Williton
Somerset
TA4 4QA
01643 703704
Fax 01984 633022
customerservices@westsomerset.gov.uk


NHS South West
(previously Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health)
Wellsprings Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 7PQ
01823 333491
Fax 01823 272710
go@southwest.nhs.uk

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Department of Health (DOH) - Active Living Pilot Team

DOH
Skipton House
80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH

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Care Services Improvement Partnership
Nye Harries
Regional Change Agent
Older People's Services
07775 897428
Nye.Harris@dh.gsi.gov.uk
www.changeagentteam.org.uk

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Somerset Direct

General Enquiries 0845 345 9166

Community Services for Adults and Older People 0845 345 9133

somersetdirect@somerset.gov.uk

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