About us

Wellbeing Swanage is part of the Swanage and Purbeck development trust (www.sandpdt.org.uk), a collection of groups whose aim is to provide services for people in Swanage and surrounding areas. Our “Community working with the Community” tries to provide early help and prevention, by making opportunities understood and readily available. 

Wellbeing Swanage aims to empower local people to easily find services and activities to help support their health and wellbeing. Swanage and the surrounding areas have so many strengths and assets, Wellbeing Swanage hopes to continue developing these in a way that benefits the whole community, making sure the right help is out there, available in Swanage and people know where to find it. 

The Focus Centre and Herston Village Hall will be the focal point for these aspirations. We want these to be places that become part of the daily lives of people in Swanage and the surrounding area, offering services, providing information and holding essential community groups.  

We are currently working on the Focus Centre to form a welcoming place to find information, connection, advice and support, as well as a place to learn and socialise. It will bring together professional and community organisations as well as volunteers.  

Herston Village hall

What we aim to do

We want to:

  • Map out all the fantastic groups and resources in our area and help people to access them to improve their wellbeing
  • Open a Welcome Lounge as a welcoming space where anyone can pop in to chat to a member of staff who will be able to point them in the right direction to get help
  • Identify where there are gaps in support and work with the community to develop solutions
  • Draw more resources into the area by building relationships with service providers and advocating for the community
  • Create a new model, of how health services, community groups and individual community members can work together
  • Grow community connections and tackle social isolation, loneliness or alienation
  • Increase early support to help people sooner and prevent problems getting worse
  • Be a working family hub to bring families and children together and support each other

 

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What is Wellbeing

What is Wellbeing?

Wellbeing is basically about being healthy and happy, it includes lots of things and these can look different to everybody. There are loads of ways we can improve our well being but it’s not always easy to figure out exactly what will work for you. Its a bit like a car and most of it might work great but if a little bit is off, like the brakes don’t work then the whole driving experience will not be as good or it could be a just a minor tweak in the engine might make the engine run more smoothly. 

The same is true with wellbeing. You might want to meet new people and make new friends. You might want to get out in nature. Perhaps help with your mental health or employment. It can be a combination of several things or just a small change that can make a big difference.

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