Groups and support in Abbotsbury
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322 services
Covering the wider area
The Arts Society (West Dorset)
(Source: Bridge Jul/Aug 23)
The Living Tree
We are a self-help support group for people who have experienced cancer and for their families/carers. Our group is based in Bridport and is open to any cancer patients from West Dorset, East Devon and South Somerset.…
Tula Therapy
Services Reflexology Standard Reflexology – £45 (60 min treatment + 20 min consultation) Deeper Reflexology – £60 (90 min) Taster Session – £25 (30 min) Hand Reflexology – £35 (45 min) Shinrin Yoku / Forest Bathing…
West Dorset Flower Club
Demonstrations and speakers 2nd Monday each month at 2.30 pm (Source: Bridge Jul/Aug 24)
West Dorset Music Community Orchestra
Wednesdays in term time 6.30-7.45 pm at the Christian Fellowship Hall in East Street. Facebook page: (Source: Bridge Jul/Aug 24)
Dorset Wildlife Trust
We protect Dorset's wildlife and wild places
Pop Up Craft At Bridport Library
Sat: 09:30-13:00 Source: Arts, Crafts, Cookery & Media Search Results | Dorset FID (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
West Dorset Carers Support Group (Rethink)
A confidential, non-judgemental and friendly group once a month for carers to come and receive info, support and meet other carers. Poster: West Dorset Carers Poster -Apr 25
Dorset Youth Association
Dorset Youth Association’s reach across the county encompasses voluntary youth clubs and groups spread throughout rural Dorset; targeted work with children, young people and families focussing on health and improved…
Bridport Young Persons Action Trust (BYPAT)
To offer support to young people (11 and 18) towards achieving aspirations which they might not otherwise be able to achieve. To work with others within the community towards creating facilities and opportunities that…
Burrough Harmony Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing - Drop-in Facilitator & Volunteer Co-ordinator
Peer support for people living with mental health problems in West Dorset. Latest Wellbeing Fridays programme (Aug-Sep 24): Harmony Weekly Groups Mondays, Drop-in, 10am to 1pm Tuesdays, Allotment, 11am to 1pm Tuesdays,…
Dorset Learning Disability Service - 23 Birch Way
Section: Leonard Cheshire Disability
Local Food Links
Local Food Links was established in 1999 by the West Dorset Food and Land Trust, a registered charity and local community organisation, to run Farmer’s Markets and other food initiatives. These initiatives included…
St Mary and St Catherine Church
Welcome to the website for Bridport Catholic Parish. We hope that we can share here with you something of how we try to live our Catholic faith in this lovely part of West Dorset.
Dorset Learning Disability Service
We offer supported living options for people with varying abilities to live wherever and however they choose. Our services support people with physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries, sensory impairments and…
Dorset Bladder & Bowel Continence Service (West)
Bridport: Hospital Lane, North Allington, Bridport, DT6 5DR Dorchester: The Prince of Wales Surgery & Cornwall Road Medical Practice, St John Way, Dorchester, DT1 2FD
Cerne Abbas Village Hall
Cerne Abbas Village Hall was completed in 2006 and is probably the best venue of its kind in West Dorset. Set on the periphery of the historic village of Cerne Abbas and within sight of the Cerne Giant, the Hall has two…
Hope Pointing Food
I am a private chef offering a weekly menu of healthy meals including soups, salads, curries, snacks and dips for the elderly, vulnerable and self-isolating in the West Dorset area.
Turn Lyme Green
Turn Lyme Green promotes sustainable living in Lyme Regis. Set up in 2007, we engage the community in environmental issues. We meet regularly, plan campaigns and events, and have fun. Collaboration with other…
Waffle - Lyme
TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwNyT5aGZk0 FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/wafflelymeregis Calendar: https://waffle.org.uk/whats-on/ Venue in Axminster which runs lots of community activities Venue in…
Thorncombe Parish Council
The Parish of Thorncombe lies in the north-west corner of Dorset, bordering both Devon and Somerset. It is set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Parish is over 5200 acres in extent and is principally…
Pippins Community Centre
Community Hub, Room Hire & Venue Hire. Facebook Page: EVENTS AT THE COMMUNITY CAFE Confidential space Tuesdays between 9am – 4pm Axminster Memory Cafe 2nd Monday of the Month, 2-4pm eg 8th Jan / 12th Feb / 11th March A…
The Community Waffle House - Axminster
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/waffleaxminster/ Calendar: https://waffle.org.uk/whats-on/ Venue in Axminster which runs lots of community activities Venue in Axminster. WEEKLY Tues (weekly) - Drop-on IT surgery,…
Magdalen Farm
In Chard. Nature support for people with additional needs and learning disabilities Can offer day and residential family breaks for families with a child with additional needs. Area has wheelchair accessible paths and…
Mrs Hopson-Hill - Axe Valley and West Dorset Ring and Ride
Disabled/mobility impaired, elderly and anyone with no access to or unable to use public transport. Register to use this service. Tail lift mini buses £5/£6. For elderly or people unable to mobilise well or use public…
Dorset Blind Association
Audiobook Library: Social Clubs: Services: Community Support Home visits to find out your individual needs. Social Clubs for Visually Impaired People 25 social clubs that we run across Dorset. Volunteers Regular visits…
Home-Start Wessex
Referral form (as of 9/10/24) Home-Start Referral Form Family Support Groups For parents who are struggling with emotional, physical or mental health needs. We aim to help both children and parents to develop their…
The Shores
A Dorset-wide service providing support to men, women and children who have been raped or sexually assaulted. They are contactable 24 hours a day, seven days a week. FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheShoresSARC/…