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Throughout this site we have provided links to other organisations which we think can provide essential advice and information. These sites are completely independent of BEST Advice and we provide these links for you to explore without any endorsement of their content. (See Disclaimers)

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Health

General Health & Medical Websites

NHS or NHS Choices | British Dental Association | BBC - Health Section | BUPA - Health Information | Patient UK | British Skin Foundation | MedicineNet | National Sleep Foundation | BeingGirl | NetDoctor

Quit Smoking

NHS Choices - Smokefree | QuitwithHelp | Quit | Quit Smoking Stop

Healthy Eating

The School Food Trust | NHS Website (LiveWell) | National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (US) | Benecol | Flora Heart Age | British Heart Foundation | Food Standards Agency | Eat well, be Well | BBC Website, Food section | Tesco Healthy Living, Lunchbox Selection | Harvest Lunchboxes | NHS Choices - Healthy Weight Calculator | Kids' Health | Keep Kids Healthy | NHS Choices - Children's Healthy Weight Calculator | Beyond Baked Beans

Common Complaints

Worm Free | Athlete's Foot | Net Doctor | MedicineNet

Body Image & Self Esteem

beliefnet | BUPA - Health Information, Anorexia | BBC - Health Section, Eating Disorders | NHS Choices - Anorexia Nervosa | Patient UK - Anorexia Nervosa | Anorexia Carers | Embarrassing Bodies | Wikipedia - Bulimia Nervosa | Your Bulimia Resource | NHS Choices - Bulimia | National Centre for Eating Disorders | Kids Health | Child Development Institute | Solutions for Child Problems | More Self Esteem | Conquering Stressful Family Hurdles | Royal College of Psychiatrists

Fun

Days Out from Central Bedfordshire

Duxford Museum | RAF Hendon | Shuttleworth | Woburn Safari Park | Whipsnade Zoo | RSPB Sandy | Wild Britain | Standalone Farm, Letchworth | London Gliding Club, Dunstable | Daytona Motorsport Karting | Teamworks Karting | National Schools Karting Association | Bodyflight Bedford | Sno!zone MK | Nene Valley Railway | Hatfield House | Knebworth House | Seaside Towns

Planning your journey by Car

The AA | The RAC | Highways Agency | Transport Direct

Planning your journey by Train

National Rail Timetable | UK Railways | Network Rail | National Rail Enquiries

Day Out in London

Travelling around London: London Taxi | Thames River Services | The Original London Tour | Transport for London | Getting Around London (Maps: Tube, Bus, River etc.) | Congestion Charge | London Street Map | National Car Parks (NCP)

Sites of London: London Eye website | Tower of London | London Dungeons' | Madame Tussaud's | Churchill's Cabinet War Rooms | Imperial War Museum, London | www.harrods.co.uk | Hamley's Toys | London Trocadero | Science Museum | Victoria & Albert Museum | Natural History Museum | Covent Garden

Theme Parks

Alton Towers | Legoland Windsor | Thorpe Park | Chessington World of Adventures | Disneyland Paris | Eurostar

General Information

Royal Collections inc. Windsor Castle | English Heritage | National Trust

Checking the Weather

MetCheck | AccuWeather | Met Office UK | BBC Weather

Cinemas

Odeon/UCI Cinemas | Cineworld Cinemas | Broadway Cinema, Letchworth | British Board of film Censors (BBFC)

Money

Directgov | Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) | Job Centre Plus | Citizens Advice website - Advice Guide

Safety

Bedfordshire Police website | Suzy Lamplugh Trust | BullyingUK | NSPCC | Parentline Plus | Central Bedfordshire Council | Kidscape | Anti-bullying Alliance | Childline | 11 million | ChildNet International | Mencap | Department for Children, Schools and Families | Network for Surviving Stalking | Credit Choices | Avoid-Fraud.com | What Price? | Crimestoppers - 0800 555 111 | Trading Standards Institute | identitytheft.org.uk | Thatcham (Vehicle Security) | Crimestoppers - Distraction Burglary | Redline Security | Secured Home | Home Office - Crime Reduction | CrimeStoppers - Help Prevent Crime | Bedfordshire & Luton Fire & Rescue Service (BLFRS) | FireService | Fire Kills (direct.gov) | Children's Safety Education Foundation

Road Safety

Think! Road Safety | Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents | Child Car Seats | Kerbcraft | DrinkDrivingFacts | My Road Rage | The Highway Code | Drink Driving | Seat Belts | MOT Testing | Medical Rules for Drivers | The Campaign Against Drink Driving

School Links

Samuel Whitbread Community College | SWCC Pyramid of Schools | Every Child Matters (ECM) | TeacherNet | Training and Development Agency for Schools | Dept. for Children, Schools and Families | Ofsted | The Vetting and Barring Scheme

Learning & Development

SPARK Adult Education & BASCL | Central Bedfordshire - Numeracy | The National Curriculum | Webopedia - Text Messaging Abbreviations | Webwasp | Get Involved Enterprises Ltd

Parents & Carers

Parentline Plus | Women’s Aid | Hidden Hurt | Domestic Violence Forum | Attorney General's Office | Bedfordshire Police | Bedford Domestic Violence Partnership | SupportLine | Women's Aid | Advice Guide from Citizen's Advice | Shelter | Direct.gov | The Fire Fighters' Charity | Charity Commission | Hunters Solicitors | Quickie Divorce | Divorce Online | Free Divorce Advice | Her Majesty's Court Service. | Child Maintenance Options Service | Victim Support | Equality & Human Rights Commission | Home Office - Hate Crimes | Galop | Stonewall | National Childminders Association (NMCA) | Childcare finder Direct.gov

Drugs & Alcohol

General Drugs & Alcohol Websites

Bedfordshire Drug & Alcohol Team | Bedfordshire NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) | Bedfordshire Police | Bedfordshire & Luton Mental Health & Social Care | Partnership NHS Trust | Addaction | CAN - drugs, alcohol, homelessness | Home Office - Police Stop & Search Powers | Metropolitan Police - Stop & Search | TheSite.org - Drink & Drugs

Drugs

FRANK - A to Z of Drugs | Release - Drugs The Law & Human Rights | Citizens Advice | National Treatment Agency (NTA) For Substance Misuse | Home Office - Tackling Drugs | Home Office - National Drug Strategy | Home Office - Young People | Home Office - Treatment | Home Office - Drug Intervention Programme | Home Office - Drugs in Communities | Home Office - Drug Laws & Licencing | Home Office - Drug Action Teams & Partnerships | Connexions Direct | TheSite.org - Solvents | Be Cool Be Safe! | Re-Solv - Prevention of Solvent Abuse

Alcohol

Look Out Alcohol | BUPA - Alcohol Levels | Alcoholics Anonymous | Alcohol Services For The Community (ASC) | Know Your Limits | AlcoHelp | Why Let Drink Decide?