Blyth Valley Disabled Forum

Blyth Valley Disabled Forum Welcome to Our page. We’re here to provide support, care & a strong community for disabled people & their families in Blyth & surrounding areas.

We also offer homecare, older persons care & support for those affected by drug & alcohol issues. Blyth Valley Disabled Forum was established as a Registered Charity in 1984. The original aim of the Forum was to provide services to people who were disadvantaged and disabled allowing them to gain access to activities and the wider community. This is still true today although the original activities have been expanded over the years. The Trustees of the Forum are all volunteers and they are representatives of various disabled and church groups. Dick Simmons was the original Chairman of the Forum and he is still the Chairman today. The Forum moved on several occasions and shared facilities in Emily Davison House alongside RADAR and Victim Support. These groups all moved to The Eric Tolhurst Centre in 1996 alongside Well Woman and Citizens Advice Bureau. In 1997 The Forum became a Company Limited by Guarantee whilst still maintaining its Charitable status. In 1993 the Forum contracted to provide Care in the Community and provided services to Adults with learning disabilities and physical disabilities. With the success of these services came the provision of a variety of other services to people in their own homes, creating further expansion of the Charity. Such was the success of this Care provision that it was necessary for Homecare to relocate to our premises in Stanley Street. This move took place in 2001, with Advice services and Resource Centre etc remaining within The Eric Tolhurst Centre. Initially these services were to provide shopping, domestic, meal preparation and assisting people with personal services. Over the years the delivery of service has seen many changes and we now provide a wide range of high dependant care. The introduction of the Care Quality Commission (previously the Commission for Social Care Inspectorate) brought with it many changes in the requirements for the delivery of services. All staff must now have an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check, undertake Skills for Care induction training and Company Induction training. The staff must be registered to start their NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care within 6 months of commencement of employment in addition to completing all Mandatory training units including Moving and Handling, First Aid, Safeguarding Adults, Health and Safety etc. In addition to this training all staff at Management level have completed their Foundation or Management Development Programmes. Most of our Care Staff have completed NVQ 3 as well as other numerous training courses relevant to their role within the Company. We have been extremely fortunate to access most of our training through Northumberland Care Alliance and this training has been delivered to a high standard enabling us to provide what we believe to be a High Quality Service. The Forum first achieved Investors In People Status in 1999 and also has the Positive about Disability symbol. Investors In People is reviewed at least every three years and the Positive about Disability symbol is reviewed by the DWP on an Annual basis.

02/02/2026
30/01/2026

Do you have daily living equipment you no longer use?
Please call JELS on 01670 730595 to arrange collection or if you can return it direct to the JELS warehouse at:
43 Colbourne Cresent
Cramlington
NE23 1WB
They are OPEN Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 3:30pm & 8:30am to 3pm Fridays
By helping us reuse or recycle unwanted equipment you can help someone who needs it ♻️

A big thank you, to all our care staff working in today’s rain. Carers have gone the extra mile You're all angels in gre...
27/01/2026

A big thank you, to all our care staff working in today’s rain. Carers have gone the extra mile You're all angels in green and worth your weight in gold. 🌂💦💧🌧☔️

Please take extra care and stay safe. Let's hope it’s better tomorrow.

Lovely day out at cramlington ,looking around the shops and looking at the animals in the pet shop while clients got sup...
19/01/2026

Lovely day out at cramlington ,looking around the shops and looking at the animals in the pet shop while clients got supplies for their pets then food at the woodhorn grange then hot chocolate at the Beach . Thank you to Mel for organising this.

Thank you to all the staff that donated to our Salvation Army toy appeal. ❤️🎁
31/12/2025

Thank you to all the staff that donated to our Salvation Army toy appeal. ❤️🎁

24/12/2025

Christmas Eve 🎄💚

Tonight, as families gather and lights glow, thousands of care and support workers will still be out there, checking in, staying late, holding hands, and making sure no one is left alone.

Adult social care doesn’t pause for Christmas.

It is quiet, constant, and deeply human.

To every care worker, provider, and unpaid carer working through the festive season: we see you, and we thank you 💚

Social care is not a side service, it is the backbone that keeps communities going, even on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & every day!

Thank you to our staff who are giving up their time to support our community. ❤️

BVDF staff helped to spread the festive cheer by delivering 50 Christmas meals to our clients. Thank you to all of the s...
24/12/2025

BVDF staff helped to spread the festive cheer by delivering 50 Christmas meals to our clients. Thank you to all of the staff who helped to deliver!🎁🎅

Thank you to all staff that are working this christmas.

Merry Christmas and happy new year.

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20 Stanley Street
Blyth
NE242BU

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5pm
Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 4:30pm
Saturday 7am - 11:30am
Sunday 7am - 11:30am

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