About Us
“We are here for the community and want to be run by the community. Our services should be the ones you want and need.”
These are the opening words of our new Strategic Plan developed in 2023 and 2024 in collaboration with our staff and trustees and most importantly, based on what we heard from the community.
In 2020, Wellspring Settlement was born. The organisation was created from two organisations, both based in Barton Hill, Bristol: Wellspring Healthy Living Centre and Barton Hill Settlement. Both organisations were embedded in the community and wanted the best for the local area and people. The vision of Wellspring Settlement is for strong dynamic communities where everyone has a good quality of life.
For the last four years, we have focused on meeting the needs of the community during the pandemic and then the cost-of-living crisis. Our new Strategic Plan sets out how we want to work with the community and how we are making plans for the future. We have developed 3 aims for the next 3 years which we hope will help us achieve this vision:
Aim 1: We want to deliver services that the community want and need, in a way that makes a difference to people’s lives
We want people to feel welcome and confident and to know that Wellspring Settlement is a place for them, whether or not they need help.
We want to help people to tackle the challenges they face in life and on a day-to-day basis but also to help people think about the future and the long term.
Aim 2: We want to celebrate the community and for the community to be at the heart of the work we do
We want to work with and alongside the local community.
We want to bring the community together and be part of a strong community which supports each other.
Aim 3: We want our buildings and organisation to be sustainable and resilient so that we can continue to be here in the community for many years to come
We want to invest in our volunteers and staff and to provide opportunities for volunteering and work for people from the local area.
We want our buildings to be places that people want to come and spend time in.
There are also four things we are committed to that we think will help us achieve our aims:
#1 Partnerships: we want to work in partnership with other people and organisations where this means we can do more or do things better.
#2 Influence: we want to influence statutory services and decision makers to do things differently and better for our community.
#3 Inclusion: we want everyone to feel welcome and included.
#4 Communication: we want to make sure everyone can find out about what we are doing and opportunities to get involved.
You can read more about our plans for the future in our Strategic Aims, and our full Strategic Plan documents:
