Health, fitness, wellbeing
Community advocacy drop-ins
Settlement Site, Ducie RoadPOhWER’s community advocacy drop in can help people who are vulnerable due to a disability, illness or their age and may find it difficult to put their views across or feel they aren’t being listened to. Advocates can support people to deal with an issue they are facing. The services are free and confidential; advocates…
Eatwell Community Cafe
Café, Settlement Site, Ducie RoadPop in to our Eatwell Café for a pay what you feel home-made cakes and hot drinks. The café also offers space to sit and socialise, a children’s corner, somewhere to charge mobile phones and access the internet, advice and information leaflets, and routes into our other services. We'll be using the space for activities…
Children’s Kitchen Feeding Your Family Sessions
Wellspring Site, Beam StreetInterested in learning how to make simple and affordable meals to feed your whole family? Come along to this four-week course, where anyone can come along to learn new skills and create tasty meals. If you join the course, you will get a free recipe booklet, spice kit and food to take home! Sessions will…
Fresh Air Thursdays at the Community Garden!
Community Garden, Strawberry LaneThe Birch Collective are running Fresh Air Thursdays, free land skills and nature-based wellbeing sessions for 16-25 year olds at our Strawberry Lane Community Garden. If you're experiencing low-level mental health issues, struggling with family relationships, feeling lonely or isolated, struggling to engage with studies, or not in education, employment or training then these sessions…
Alive gardening group
Settlement Site, Ducie RoadBristol based charity Alive and Wellspring Settlement's social prescribing team are excited to start a new gardening project. The gardening group meets every Thursday from 1.30 to 3.30pm at the Settlement Site, Ducie Road and is open to all. Meet us in the central courtyard to: • Learn and share knowledge and skills with others…
Community meal with FoodCycle
Settlement Site, Ducie RoadJoin FoodCycle every Saturday for a free and tasty hot meal! No referral is needed, you can just turn up. FoodCycle also run a community meal on Wednesday evenings, so why not come to both! For more information please email bristol@foodcycle.org.uk or see the website. Please note: This event is organised by an external provider…
Barton Hill short walks group
Settlement Site, Ducie RoadOur welcoming group takes short, leisurely 30-60 minute walks around the local area. Come along to find new hidden gems, get some gentle exercise, and chat. Meet at The Settlement on Ducie Road and pop in for tea and coffee after! For more information call Sue or Sandra on 0117 955 4855.
Strength and Balance Classes
Wellspring Site, Beam StreetIf you’re 55+ and experiencing mobility issues, come along to these classes to improve strength, balance and mobility using resistance bands and other small equipment. The workout can be done standing or seated, and everyone goes at their own pace and ability. make new friends, get moving, and stay for tea & coffee afterwards! Just come…
Reiki with Francesca
Wellspring Site, Beam StreetPart of the Complementary Health Low Cost Clinic – Complementary therapies with a reduced cost available for local residents on low income. Francesca is a registered Reiki Master Teacher Practitioner. She is fully insured with Holistic Insurance Services. Reiki is a Japanese non-invasive, energy rebalancing technique which works via the laying on of hands and the…
Bristol Wellbeing College Sessions
Settlement Site, Ducie RoadBristol Wellbeing College deliver workshops around mental health and wellbeing subjects including Confidence Building, Understanding Trauma and Coping with Low Mood. For details of what subjects that will be running in the coming months please see the Bristol Wellbeing College website. Workshops are open to anyone who lives in Bristol and has used NHS services…
Art for Wellbeing
Wellspring Site, Beam StreetExplore painting and drawing in a welcoming and relaxed environment through this Art for Wellbeing course from SGS College. A weekly creativity for wellbeing course for adults aged 19 or above. This course is free for students on certain benefits (JSA, ESA, and UC capped and low income under £23.4k, reduced tiered fee for pensions,…
Changes Wellbeing Group
Café, Settlement Site, Ducie RoadAre you feeling overwhelmed? Anxious? Experiencing low mood, lacking motivation, worried or feeling isolated? Concerned about the cost of living or struggling with personal issues? Come along to the weekly wellbeing support group run by Changes Bristol, every Tuesday. This is a free, confidential, non-judgemental group run by volunteers with lived experience of mental health…
