Quarterly Magazine

for and by people with addiction related problems
in the Dudley borough

LOCAL ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS HELPLINE: 01384 482929 (open 24/7)		AL ANON - FOR FAMILIES, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
'We are a fellowship of men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking and have found ourselves in various sorts of trouble as a result of drinking. We attempt, most of us successfully, to create a satisfactory way of life without alcohol. For this we need the help and support of other alcoholics in AA.' What clients say: ' I feel safe and accepted there, no one judges me'. 'It feels like family'. 'I learn something every week' .'They understand because they all have the same problem'. 'Give AA a chance... you'll be surprised if you go with an open mind' Daily AA Meetings, Mon-Fri 11-12.30 & Sat 10.00-11.30 Darlington St Methodist Church (School St. entrance) Wolverhampton WV1 4LF. LOCAL AA MEETINGS: Sunday, Monday & Wednesday Brierley Hill 8-9.30pm Brierley Hill Health & Social Care Centre Venture Way, Brierley Hill, DY5 1RG Sunday ~Wolverhampton 2:00 - 3.30 pm Chaplaincy Centre, Wolverhampton University, Molyneux St., Wolverhampton. WV1 1SB Monday ~ Lye 6.00 - 7:30 pm Atlantic House Dudley Road, Lye DY9 8EL. Monday ~West Bromwich 4:30 - 5.45 pm Conference Room 1, Edward St. Hospital, Edward St.,West Bromwich, B70 8NL Monday ~ Wolverhampton 7:30 - 9.00 pm Darlington St Methodist Church (School St. entrance) Wolverhampton WV1 4LF. Tuesday ~ Wolverhampton 11-12.30pm 'Women in Recovery' Darlington St Methodist Church (School St. entrance) Wolverhampton WV1 4LF. Tuesday ~ Walsall 7:45 - 9:00 pm Buttermere Day Centre, Dorothy Pattison Hospital, Alumwell Close, off Ada Road, Pleck, Walsall WS2 9XH Tuesday ~ Tipton 7:45- 9:15 pm St Pauls Community Centre, Brick Kiln St.,Tipton, DY4 8BP Wednesday ~ Wolverhampton 8:00 - 9:30 pm Darlington St. Methodist Church (School St. entrance), Wolverhampton WV1 4LF Thursday~ Blackheath 8-9.30pm The Flame Community Centre Beeches Road Blackheath B65 0AT Thursday ~ Wolverhampton 11:00 am - 12:30 pm 'Understanding The Steps' Darlington St. Methodist Church (School St. entrance), Wolverhampton WV1 4LF Thursday ~ Wolverhampton 7.30- 9.00pm Chaplaincy Centre, Wolverhampton University, Molyneux St., Wolverhampton. WV1 1SB Thursday ~ Kidderminster 8.00- 9.30pm St Barnabas Community Hall, Wolverley Road, Franche, Kidderminster. DY11 5JN Friday ~ Sedgley 7:30 - 9:00 pm St Andrews United Reform Church, Bilston St., Sedgley DY3 1JA Friday ~ Halesowen 8:00 - 9.30pm Halesview Clinic Highfield Lane, Halesowen B63 4SG Friday ~ Stourbridge 8-9.30pm Gig Mill Methodist Church Hall, Glebe Lane, Off South Rd, Stourbridge. DY8 3YG Saturday ~ Dudley 6.00 - 7.30pm Dove House, Bushey Fields Hospital Bushey Fields Rd, Dudley DY1 2LZ (Open to everyone including non drinkers )		Al Anon is for families, relatives and friends whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking. The Al Anon group can help you learn different ways to cope, even if the drinker is still drinking. The National Helpline is : 0207 4030888 ring or 01384 878246 locally. Local meetings are Brierley Hill on Tuesdays 7:30 - 9.00 pm. Health & Social Care Centre, Venture Way, Brierley Hill DY5 1RG. KIDDERMINSTER on Thursdays 8:00 - 9:30pm Salvation Army, Jerusalem Walk, Kidderminster. DY10 2NP. WOLVERHAMPTON on Tuesdays 7:30 - 9:00 pm DarlingtonSt. Methodist Church, 4 School St., Wolverhampton. WV1 4LF. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS: See below - National helpline: 0207 730 0009 Monday ~ Wolverhampton, 7.30-9pm Darlington St Methodist Church, Darlington St, Wolverhampton WV1 4LF. Monday ~ Handsworth, B'ham 7.45-9pm 'Green & Gold' Trinity Methodist Church Farnham Rd, Handsworth, Birmingham Tuesday ~ Lye, 8-9.30pm Gibbs Rd House, Gibbs Rd off Balds Lane, Lye. Wednesday ~ Edgbaston 7.45-9.00pm The Manor, Woodbourne Priory Hospital, Woodbourne Rd, Edgbaston, B'ham. Wednesday ~ Lye/Stourbridge 6.15-8.00pm Atlantic House, Dudley Road, Lye (behind the Bronx) Thursday ~ Wolverhampton 7.30pm Darlington Street Methodist Church, Darlington St. Wolverhampton, WV1 4LF Friday ~ Edgbaston 7.30-9:15pm St Monica's Room Edgbaston Old Church, Church Rd, Edgbaston, B'ham Saturday ~ Edgbaston 12 noon 'Womens Meeting' Summerhill House Summerhill Terrace B1 3P Sunday ~ Dudley 6.30pm 'Hope in the Black Country' The Gallery, 1 Castle Street, Dudley DY1 1LA. Open on Request GAY, LESBIAN and TRANS-GENDER ALCOHOL SUPPORT GROUP 1st and 3rd Tuesday in the month, 7:30 - 9:30 pm 146 Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham 0121 440 6161 or 07941 238170