Portishead / Clevedon Guide

Useful Contact Numbers for Portishead,
Clevedon and the Surrounding Areas

Dentons has been providing local information and business listings since 1967. Below is a list of useful contact details for a range of services in Portishead, Clevedon and the surrounding areas. This includes information on council services, education, recycling, transport, health & emergency services.

Council Office Services

North Somerset Council provides a range of services for the residents of Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding area including education and social care.

Education

Schooling can be a difficult time for parents and pupils. Below are some useful numbers to help combat potential issues that may arise for both pupils and parents during a child’s time at school.

Register Offices

The North Somerset Registry Office is situated in Weston-super-Mare and is an ideal location to host a marriage or civil partnership.  The registration of births & deaths can be made here.

The Clevedon office is only open part-time and is for the registration of births and deaths.

Emergency Services

Weston-super-Mare’s emergency services are well organised and extremely responsive. Contact information for the main emergency services in the North Somerset area are listed below:

Hospitals

The community hospital provides most of the care needed by our community and is supported further by Weston-super Mare and Bristol hospitals.

NHS Services

There are a fantastic range of NHS services available to residents of Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding area. Whatever the problem, be it a broken tooth or a broken leg, specialists are on hand.

Social Services – Children, Young People, Adults and Families

Weston-super-Mare’s social services are based in a variety of locations across the district with public facing receptions at the Town Hall in Weston-super-Mare and at Castlewood in Clevedon.

Post Offices

The popularity of sending a letter may be decreasing but in and around West0n-super-Mare, there are many post offices to buy a stamp, send a letter, purchase a rod fishing license or exchange money for a trip abroad.

Leisure Centres and Sports Facilities

The area has a variety of leisure and sports facilities and all open to the public so if you fancy a workout or taking up a new sport, pop over any of the sports centres located around the towns.

Public Transport

Portishead & Clevedon are served by the main Bristol to Taunton line with bus services taking you further afield.

Housing for Homeless People

Weston-super-Mare provides good housing and support services for the homeless.

Citizens Advice

For anyone facing money, legal, housing or benefit issues the Citizens Advice Bureau offers free, confidential and impartial advice.

Chamber of Commerce

The chamber of commerce network can support your business throughout its lifecycle from start-up, development, growth and beyond. No matter what type of business you are, or whether your objectives are on a local, national or international scale, your local chamber can help you meet your goals.

Coroner

A coroner’s role is to establish, normally by post-mortem, whether a death is natural or unnatural in the eyes of the law. If the death is unnatural, further investigations might be undertaken with a view to presenting a case to be heard before a coroner at an inquest.