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Social Prescribing
Social Prescribing
As part of your wellbeing, we recognise that it’s important for you to connect to activities, groups and services in your community. We have put this webpage together to signpost you to useful resources.
If you would prefer this information in a printed version including contact telephone numbers, please contact our Reception team who can happily support you with this.
Self Help Guides
To understand more about some of the conditions and difficulties you may have Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust have a helpful leaflet library that you can view online or download from:
The Great Outdoors
If you are interested in volunteering to work in Bristol parks, you can find out more information here:
If you'd like to foster a deeper relationship with nature to support your wellbeing, you may find the below useful:
- Your Park Bristol and Bath
- Homepage | Avon Wildlife Trust
- Volunteer — Westbury Wildlife Park Foundation (wwpf.uk)
If you'd like to join a walking group:
- Greenway Strollers - Southmead Development Trust
- Search results - Ramblers
- Bristol Walk Fest | Bristol's hugely popular, annual walking festival
- Open Minds Active
If you'd like to support a community farm:
- Home - The Community Farm
- The Human Nature Project — LIGHT BOX (wearelightbox.co.uk)
- Birch Collective | Bristol based social enterprise connecting young people to the natural world (thebirchcollective.co.uk) (for 16 – 25 year olds)
Arts and Creativity
- Groups at Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church - Knit & Natter, Friendly Club, Women’s Fellowship.
- Westbury-on-Trym Baptist Church - Activities for seniors
- Community Corner: Greenway Art Group (for Adults) - Southmead Development Trust
- Southmead Creative Writers - Southmead Development Trust
- Community Corner: Making Cards with Linda - Southmead Development Trust
- creativeShift CIC - arts and health for life in Bristol
- Creativity for Wellbeing: Adult Art Course - Windmill Hill City Farm
In need of a friend/companionship & at home support services
- St Peter's Henleaze - Coffee mornings etc.
- What's on : THURC - Trinity-Henleaze United Reformed Church. Tea & Chat, Art Group etc.
- Marmalade Trust | Loneliness Charity | Based in Bristol, England
- Re-engage: the charity reducing loneliness in later life
- Befriending services | Combating loneliness | Age UK
- Friends with pens: 55+ and students | Carers Support Centre
- onHand | Dashboard (beonhand.co.uk)
- Link Age https://www.linkagenetwork.org.uk/activities-events/ (for people aged 55 and over)
- Silverline: free and confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people, open 24 hours a day: https://www.thesilverline.org.uk/
- Greenway Community Centre: https://southmead.org/
Bereavement
- STAR Groups | STARs Connecting - Peer support groups. One in Shirehampton.
- Grief and anxiety | Cruse Bereavement Support
- Effects of grief - Cruse Bereavement Support
- Good Grief Festival
- Coping with losing a parent – The Good Grief Trust
- AtaLoss.org is the UK's signposting and information website for bereaved people
- Willow Tree Centre | Thewillowtreecentre.org.uk |Bristol
Dementia
- How we can support you - Dementia UK - general support. Free 45 minute appointments with dementia nurse.
- Community Allotment Session – North Bristol – Alive Activities
- Time for you | Brunelcare - respite for dementia carers.
Employment Support
- About us – One Front Door - Careers coaching etc.
Learning Disabilites
Mental Health Support
- Bristol Community Support Services
- ACE Bristol | St Mungo's - for people who fall through the gaps with services.
- Home - Changes Bristol
- Walk & Talk - Changes Bristol
Young People- 11 to 25 years old
- OTR Signposting Document
- The King's Trust | Confidence, courses, careers
- Home - SEND and You - support for families and young people with special educational needs or a disability, 0 to 25 years old.
- The Mix - Essential support for under 25s
- The Mix Free Counselling Service For Under 25s | The Mix
Worrying about money/housing/energy
- Citizens Advice drop in at Greenway Centre - every Thursday 12:30 until 2:00 pm. support and information about benefits, money, debt and energy
- North Bristol Advice Centre - https://northbristoladvice.org.uk/ - Benefits and Debt Advice. Covering BS7, BS8, BS9, BS10, BS11 & BS16.
- St Pauls Advice Centre - https://www.stpaulsadvice.org.uk/ - Benefits and Debt Advice. Also Immigration support.
- Talking Money - https://www.talkingmoney.org.uk/
- Citizens Advice Bristol - https://www.bristolcab.org.uk/
- Age UK Bristol - https://www.ageuk.org.uk/bristol/
- The Centre for Sustainable Energy - https://www.cse.org.uk/
Carers
- Carers Support Centre - https://www.carerssupportcentre.org.uk/
- Carers UK - https://www.carersuk.org/
- Bristol City Council - https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/social-care-and-health/carers
Support in the Community
- Help When You Need It – Community | Brunelcare - support in the community for over 55s. Mental health, general wellbeing, benefits, help maintaining or securing accommodation.