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Wellbeing activities and day clubs

The Community Wellbeing Hub (CWH) brings together partners that offer support to people to connect them to wellbeing activities and day clubs. Partners will work together to ensure that the right support is offered to meet the needs of the person and, where necessary, will refer or signpost to other services.

Age UK

Age UK can help people over the age 60+ with a range of services, including information and advice, managing at home, home from hospital. They also organise a range of activities, including running social groups, memory groups, cook and eat, snack and chat, singing, volunteering, befriending and digital inclusion. They provide social and active groups for older people across Bath, Keynsham and Somer Valley. Digital inclusion provides IT support for older people at our click cafe and in people’s homes. We aim to help people to access online services and become more digitally aware.

Alzheimer's Society

The Alzheimer's Society offers a Dementia support service providing information and practical guidance to help people understand dementia, cope with day-to-day challenges and prepare for the future. The service offers information to people who are worried about their memory and ongoing support to people affected by dementia face-to-face, over the phone or in writing.

Bath Mind

Bath Mind provides a range of mental health support services for people aged 16+. They help people take the steps needed to obtain the right level of support from services and in their community and focus on future independence and increased resilience. Bath Mind offer befriending services, wellbeing and support groups, counselling and crisis support day and evening.

Dorothy House

Dorothy House provides care and support for people in the community with a life-limiting illness. They focus is on quality of life, helping patients to live well and die well. They provide a range of support for individuals and their families including a wide range of groups that meet during the week and at weekends, virtually and in person. Some groups are for patients, some for carers, some for family and some for all three. All the groups are needs-led meaning that they have designed them to support the person. Some are practical courses and others are more informal and interest-based.

Carers Centre

The Carers’ Centre offer a range of services to help unpaid carers focus on their health and wellbeing, connect with others in a similar situation and navigate the challenges of caring for someone. They offer a support line; in-depth support sessions; specific support for carers of loved ones with dementia on leaving hospital; planning for emergencies and wellbeing activities to take a break from caring and meet others. They support both young and adult carers from age five upwards.

The Stroke Association

The Stroke Association provide emotional, practical and communication (aphasia) support to stroke survivors and their carers, from hospital to home, through 1:1 support and groups. The team work with individuals and their families to identify their support needs and plan how these will be met, enabling them to make the best possible recovery. They have a specialist communication coordinator to support people with aphasia.

Village Agents (WERN)

Village Agents provide a signposting and referral service for people living in rural locations or are isolated by other circumstances and where access to information is difficult. Those who are unsure what they want (because they have never been asked or always managed without) are encouraged to take small steps towards a more comfortable life, living independently and with peace of mind. The team arrange home visits or can meet at a place where the person feels at ease. They also support people in reconnecting with local support networks.

Wellbeing Courses

The Wellbeing Courses promotes online and face-to-face courses for Bath and North East Somerset residents over the age of 16. Courses include yoga, walking football, mindfulness, singing for therapies, woodland and field walks with foraging, and confidence building. All courses are free to access and vary from time to time.

Live Well B&NES (Council)

Live Well B&NES provides impartial information and signposting to many services, groups and organisations across the Bath & North East Somerset area. The site is split into three areas of need, providing support to adults to continue living independently, information to support young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities and parenting support to families including Ofsted registered childcare. See Social, leisure and learning for a broad range of clubs and activities, befriending, volunteering and learning opportunities across B&NES. See Diagnosed conditions for information, support and activities specific to conditions including cancer, dementia, autism and learning disabilities.