OFFERING DAY SERVICES, OUTREACH PROVISION & COMMUNITY LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYONE
Improving the Mental Health & Wellbeing of adults through Empowerment, Support, Creativity and Hope.
“I have made a lot of progress. The regular visits help me to manage my anxiety, maintain my achievements and to look forward.”
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We aspire to improve the lives of those suffering with Memory Loss or Dementia and their Carers, by enabling choice, control and opportunity in a safe and comfortable environment.
Our Memories Workshops not only enable those living with memory loss or dementia to spend time with others in a safe, nurturing environment, but they also provide vital respite for carers and families
Our Memories Workshops are held on Wednesday’s and Friday’s every week, 10:00am-3:00pm, with refreshments and a 2 course lunch provided.
Activities throughout the day are varied and are very much based on individual preference and can include but are not limited to: arts and crafts, cooking, spending time in our healing garden, accessing ‘Happiness Programme’ activities on our interactive 360 table, reminiscent activities, pottery, woodwork, singing, puzzles and Flexercise.
From time to time we have visitors providing a range of entertainment and we also host theme days and arrange trips out.
Heads Up are members of Wells Dementia Action Alliance who strive to deliver the objectives of the National Dementia Declaration at a local level and support the objectives of the City of Wells, as a Dementia Friendly Community.
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By visiting clients in the community, we are able to provide practical and social support to individuals living with mental health and other wellbeing needs, including dementia
Our experienced Outreach Team understand how independence skills improve a person ’ s self-worth and general wellbeing We support those with mental health and wellbeing needs to learn and develop their life skills in order to live more fulfilling lives
A number of our client’s also attend our day centre, so our outreach visits can be a great way of complementing this service and responding to the varying needs of our clients' to provide that all important wrap around care
Support can include but is not limited to:
Shopping, meal planning and preparation
Promoting physical and mental wellbeing
Accessing community resources and activities
Attending appointments
Social support
Budgeting
Advocacy
Maintaining and managing a tenancy.
We offer bespoke packages of support to meet the needs of individuals and this can be in a persons ’ own home, out in the local community or a mixture of the two; to ensure we provide assistance where it's most needed.
We currently offer support Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm, and visits usually range from between 1 hour and 3 hours at a time
To find out more about our outreach service and discuss individual needs, please contact us: outreach@headsupsomerset.org.uk or via telephone.
Wells Carers Group Drop-In at The Swan Hotel, Wells on the last Wednesday of every month from 10:30–12pm. Meet with others, share experiences over a hot drink, make friends and have some time to yourself We have visiting speakers and we can give advice about where to access information and services available both locally and nationally.
Wedmore Carers Group Drop-In at The Swan Hotel, Wedmore on the first Friday of every month from 10:30–11:30am. Meet with others, share experiences over a hot drink, make friends and have some time to yourself. We have visiting speakers and we can give advice about where to access information and services available both locally and nationally
‘Heads Up Connect’ Carers Group meet on the second Friday of every month 10:30–12:30pm Being a carer for anyone who needs extra care and support can be lonely and isolating. This group hopes to address some of these issues with a mixture of social and information sessions, so that carers feel supported by their peers There is a £12 annual subscription to help cover the costs. For more information please contact: headsupconnect@gmail com
We provide a varied timetable of community learning opportunities, which are creative, fun and engaging. Courses range in length and cater for differing levels of ability. Our courses are designed to promote positive wellbeing for all and are therefore accessible to everyone.
There are potentially a number of FREE spaces available on most of the courses we offer (subject to criteria) and these are mainly funded by Somerset Council.
To find out more please follow us on our social media for course promotion, or contact us on community@headsupsomerset.org.uk
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
We are proud to be able to offer Mental Health First Aid (MHFA England) accredited courses to individuals and organisations who would like to become Mental Health First Aiders and provide workplace mental health support.
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If you think you could benefit from one or more of our services, please contact us on info@headsupsomerset.org.uk or 01749 670667.
We would advise that you visit Heads Up before accessing our services. Please contact the office to arrange an appointment
Support us by:
Spreading the word, tell someone new about Heads Up, and share our posts on social media
Donating at www.headsupsomerset.org.uk
Donating quality items such as furniture or materials that we can use in our workshops, up-cycle or sell
Fundraising by arranging an event
Volunteering
Nominating us as your Charity of the Year
given me confidence to believe I can recover and thrive.”
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Heads Up Somerset is based in Sou activity based learning and develop long-term mental health needs, including adults with dementia, learning disabilities and physical disabilities. In addition to our Day Centre, we have a Community Outreach team that provide support to individuals in their own homes and the local community
We also offer a wide range of community learning activities through our Wells Creative Studios, which support positive opportunities to encourage good wellbeing within our community. These courses provide a friendly, welcoming, inclusive space to discover and enhance creativity and peer support. Some ‘FREE’ places are available subject to funding and criteria.
We provide support to enable individuals to establish links to their local community and in particular access information such as education, volunteering and employment opportunities Our main aims embed and embrace the five ways to wellbeing and are to Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give.
