Health and Fitness
Chair Yoga - Mondays 1:30pm-2:30pm
Cancelled until September
No booking required - just turn up.
A one hour session of gentle yoga exercises that is suitable for all. Optional refreshments at the end.
Strength and Balance - Fall Prevention
Thursdays 11:30-12:30pm
Moving beyond standard Chair Yoga, this session incorporates resistance bands and light weights to specifically target the strength and stability required for fall prevention in older visitors.
The Keepers’ Garden
The garden is open
every Tuesday and Friday
10am - 12 noon.
Come along, plant, weed, ask a gardening question
or sit and chat!
You don’t need to be an expert gardener and you don’t need to commit to coming every week - just drop by. The garden is as much about being in the outdoors and making some friends.
Trusted Partners
GRASAC - Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre
They provide confidential and non-judgemental support for all survivors of sexual violence within Gloucestershire (Gloucester, Stroud, Cotswolds, Cheltenham, Forest of Dean and Tewkesbury)
Main phone number: 01452 305421
24/7 Support line: Rape Crisis England & Wales: 0808 500 2222
Via – Gloucestershire
Worried about your own or someone else’s alcohol or drug use?
We provide free and confidential advice, care and support for people in Gloucestershire aged 18+.
https://www.viaorg.uk/services/gloucestershire/
Phone: 01452 223 014
Email: gloucestershire@viaorg.uk
Eddystone Trust
The Eddystone Trust provides free safe sex resources and training and free sexual health support to both individuals and services.
Whether you’re looking for a sexual health test, need confidential advice, want information on contraception, or simply fancy a friendly, non-judgmental chat, we’re here to support you.
https://eddystone.org.uk/pages/sexual-health-in-gloucestershire
Phone: 0800 328 3508
Email: info@eddystone.org.uk
Health Advice Resources
While we may not be able to assist with your health condition, we have put together a list of resources and services that may be able to help.
If you know of any services to add to our list please let us know.
NHS Gloucestershire - There's no place like home
When patients have been in hospital for a long time, especially when they are older, they are more likely to experience frailty or impairments to their daily living.
NHS Gloucestershire have put together a list of useful contacts and numbers to assist you or a loved one transition back from hospital to home to encourage the best recovery. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the full list of services.
https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/your-visit/staying-us/theres-no-place-like-home/
More coming soon!
We hope to have more on offer soon. If you would like to suggest an idea to the Keepers Community Hub, please email thekeeperscommunityhub@gmail.com