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Tips for healthy kids & families
Quick tips for how to keep you and your children fit and healthy - including how to keep things interesting and what to do on a budget.
Bristol's cycling website
Here's the place with everything you need to get on your bike and out riding in Bristol, Bath, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Cycling is the modern, cheap, healthy and green way to get around, and more and more people are discovering the benefits. You can too! Whether you're a novice or an experienced rider, all the information you need is here
Sustrans incentive for kids to have the freedom to travel independently and play outdoors. Safety information, events and more...
Programme of sports and activities for ages 5 to 19.
Sport Unlimited is targeted at 'semi-sporty' children, young people and young adults living in Bristol. It will engage them in an extra 1-2 hours a week (minimum 10-weeks) of high quality sport and physical activity. Every school break we organise and manage a wide range of sports and leisure activities through our Sport Unlimited Plus programme for children and young people aged four to 16.
Loads of ways to keep you and your kids fit.
A What's On calendar for activities in and around Bristol, to get kids out and about and enjoying the great outdoors.
A play and support centre for children with special needs and their families.
Day care & supervised play for children & young people with any special need.
Helping residents to organise their own street party
Everything you will need to organise your own street party, from advice on insurance to tips on making bunting and activities you can run.
Play area for parents and children with special needs
Bournstream playsite is not open to the general public. Its dedicated use is for children and young people with disabilities or special needs - for their families, carers, respite groups and special schools.
Play zones for children agend 0-10
An indoor play centre for children and parents of all ages to get together and get active!
Planting trees in our city
TreeBristol aims to plant 10,000 trees across with your help at planting events
Walking to better health in your area
Walking for Health Bristol is our health walks programme which provides people with the opportunity to take part in short, safe, sociable walks within local communities
Events Diary
List of events at Bristol's first cycling festival.
Cycling Events
List of rides and other cycling events in and around the UK's first Cycling City
Family Service Directory
1 Big Database is a place to find out about organisations, support, events and other useful things going on in your area
For young people aged 8-16 we offer a range of progressive courses. These begin with a Taster session and follow on through Levels 1 to 5 right up to our Squad, who compete at a national level.
Bristol's cycling website
Here's the place with everything you need to get on your bike and out riding in Bristol, Bath, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Cycling is the modern, cheap, healthy and green way to get around, and more and more people are discovering the benefits. You can too! Whether you're a novice or an experienced rider, all the information you need is here
Your local, green & ethical scene!
The number 1 source for all that is local, green and ethical in Bristol. Don't grin and bear it - vote with your wallet and your feet by supporting all the fantastic green businesses in Bristol.
Help being green
There's so much advice and support to help progress your work environmental out there. But where to start? On this website you will find our summary guides to effective tools and resources that will help you reduce your environmental impacts and save money.
A friendly, Not-for-Profit, Organic Gardening Company
Buried Treasure is an innovative organisation, offering training, support & work experience in organic gardening, composting and recycling issues. We are also very active environmental community consultants.
A community voice for Bristol's green spaces.
The forum's three main roles are: - to offer an opportunity to share ideas and experience; - to act as a consultation body for the Bristol Parks service and other agencies; - to influence decision-making, including the allocation of resources.
Calculate your Carbon emissions
Use the fun DirectGov site to calculate your annual personal or household Carbon emissions and create an action plan to save you money and cut your Carbon footprint.
All you need to know about immunising your child.
A step by step guide to your child's health and immunising them against disease at all ages.
Tips for healthy kids & families
Quick tips for how to keep you and your children fit and healthy - including how to keep things interesting and what to do on a budget.
Bristol's cycling website
Here's the place with everything you need to get on your bike and out riding in Bristol, Bath, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Cycling is the modern, cheap, healthy and green way to get around, and more and more people are discovering the benefits. You can too! Whether you're a novice or an experienced rider, all the information you need is here
Sustrans incentive for kids to have the freedom to travel independently and play outdoors. Safety information, events and more...
Sexual health advice for teens
Find your nearest branch in Bristol
Sexual health advice for teens
Whatever you need – free condoms, an STI test or maybe you want to chat to someone about relationships – you can search for it here.
Childhood bedwetting advice
This website provides information and support on childhood bedwetting, daytime wetting, constipation and soiling to children, young people, parents and professionals.
Health, wellbeing & support
Your guide to health, wellbeing and community services in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset.
Nursing care at home for ill children
Bristol-based charity that provides a hospice at home service of nursing care and respite for children with a terminal illness.
Guide to vaccinations
Your NHS guide to vaccinations for you and your family; find out more about the benefits of vaccination, how vaccines are developed and tested, and why the health advantages of vaccination far outweigh any risks.
Help and advice for carers of blind or partially sighted children
You can find everything from tips by parents for feeding children with sight problems to helpful suggestions for teaching your child about everyday routines and making daily life safe and practical.
For better mental health
Bristol Mind raising awareness, reducing stigma and promoting emotional and mental well being. Click here to see a list of mental health resources
Walking to better health in your area
Walking for Health Bristol is our health walks programme which provides people with the opportunity to take part in short, safe, sociable walks within local communities
For people living with or around Multiple Sclerosis
West of England MS Therapy Centre provides support and relief of symptoms to people with Multiple Sclerosis and their supporters. Using a range of complementary therapies, and self help techniques we will support you and help you to live with MS.
First Aid courses
First Aid for Families is a community based organisation, that will show you what to do in an emergency with a three hour first aid workshop specifically tailored to the relevant age group. Fully qualified HSE Registered First Aid Trainers and members of the Association of First Aiders run the workshops in a social environment with your family and friends at a time to suit you.
Healthy eating, budget cooking
If you - and your kids - are fed up to the back teeth with tuna pasta bake but you're devoid of inspiration, this is the right place for meal ideas and other delicious culinary concoctions to make for (and with) your family.
Learn to cook good food for your children
We are a Bristol based company offering fun and social cooking classes for parents at all stages of weaning their child and beyond.
Health, Strength, Energy
Move, breathe, energise and unwind with enjoyable yoga classes, specialist pregnancy yoga, private yoga lessons, and yoga therapy.
Support, understanding and friendship
The website is designed to promote the group and our activities and we invite you warmly to join us at our meetings. Please feel free to contact us for any information which you cannot find on the site.
Learn to love to cook
The Good Cook School teaches children of all ages how to cook healthy, wholesome food that they want to eat. In a fun and relaxed atmosphere children will learn basic cooking skills, using fresh and where possible, locally sourced ingredients.
Family Service Directory
1 Big Database is a place to find out about organisations, support, events and other useful things going on in your area
Make sure you don't get caught out when severe weather strikes.
Extreme weather conditions and icy roads can make driving more difficult, especially in winter. By following the Highways Agency's advice you can help to make your journey safer and reduce delays for everyone.
Search for a nutritionist near you
Nutritionist Resource was set up to connect those in distress with a wealth of information and the ability to search for the most suitable nutritionist.
Relaxed Birth and Parenting supports women and their families in pregnancy, birth and parenting. We run weekly antenatal classes in Bristol; incorporating birth education rooted in the physiology of birth, pregnancy yoga, active birth, bodywork, breathing, relaxation and visualisation for complete emotional and physical wellbeing.
Family Lives resources
Bristol Healthy Schools Plus works to facilitate health improvement. This is achieved by supporting a whole school, participative, empowering approach to health.
Services for disabled people
The West of England Centre for Inclusive Living (WECIL) is an organisation run by and for Disabled people. Established in 1995 we are now one of the largest Centres for Independent Living
Diversifying short breaks
Short Breaks Network is a national charity that promotes and supports the Short Break/Respite Care sector. We are working in conjunction with Bristol City Council to provide a programme of free training for anyone involved in caring for a disabled child in the city.
Together for Short Lives is the voice for all these children, young people and their families - as well as the organisations and people that support them. We are here to ensure that every life-limited and life-threatened child, young person and their family gets the best possible care and support from the moment of diagnosis, wherever they live and as long as they need it.
Health, wellbeing & support
Your guide to health, wellbeing and community services in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset.
Services for disabled children
Bristol Aiming High have set up a number of new services based on what families and their Disabled Children and young people said they wanted. Many of these activities are now up and running, to see what short breaks are available and for whom please see the AH services 2010 document on this link
Specialist help and support
Action for Children works with disabled children, young people and their families because they need specialist help and support, and generally suffer from a wide variation in the quality of services they receive.
Be inspired by incredible children
Bibic is a national children’s charity that provides practical help for children and their families from all over the UK with conditions such as autism, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, Aspergers, ADHD, Challenging Behaviour and specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyspraxia.
Learn sign language to comunicate with your child
Sign classes for relatives of Deaf children in Emersons Green and Keynsham plus a parents class at Elmfield School, Westbury-On-Trym.
Information and advice for parents and carers in Bristol
Supportive Parents holds details of national and local organisations which offer information and support to parents/carers of children with SEN and disabilities
Shaping the Future Together
Bristol Parent Carers is a new organisation that has been established so that parents of disabled children can work in partnership with the local authorities to shape the services provided for their children and themselves, through a parent participation process.
We are based in our large centre in Bristol, from where we provide a range of specialist services, and are home to several community groups.
Disablist Incidents & Crime Prevention
DICE can help report bullying, offer support & advice and provide training on how to stay safe.
A Group for Young Disabled People
We hope to encourage people to explore and stand up for our rights as young Disabled people, have a say in decisions that affect our lives, increase awareness of disability issues and discrimination in the services we use, have fun and a good social life and learn new skills!
Services for Adult Carers
We offer on-going support through both group activities and on a one-to-one basis for adult carers living in our area
A play and support centre for children with special needs and their families.
Day care & supervised play for children & young people with any special need.
The Future of Integration
Young and Free is a “buddying” and befriending service to help young adult members with physical disabilities and/or sensory impairment to socialise with non-disabled volunteers of a similar age. Covering Bristol and the surrounding areas, our organisation is free to join and lots of fun so why not give it a go?
Information for people with learning difficulties
Welcome to One For Us... the web site for people who have a learning difficulty. You will find information and stories about people who have a learning difficulty. This is a place for you to be proud of achievements and to learn how to take more control over your own life.
Services for Deaf, Deafblind and Visually Impaired Adults
Creating Ideas, Fulfilling Lives
People with learning disabilities and their families use our inventive and often ground breaking support and advice to live the lives they want.
Trips for people with Additional Requirements
Founded in Bristol in 2009, Out & About & Away offers a service to adults with disabilities who want to have a night out, a day trip or even a few days away. We organise the trip and provide whatever support is required. We also offer a service to children with special needs.
How to do just about everything
Detailed information about children with special needs for parents, and how to help them fit in as well as possible.
Fair access to council services
Bristol BSL forum has been set up to make sure that deaf people in Bristol can have fair access to council services.
Family Service Directory
1 Big Database is a place to find out about organisations, support, events and other useful things going on in your area
Varied Support Services
For free telephone counselling service or a mutual support network with other parents in the same situation as you
In the South West, local services are provided through a team of home-based family workers and volunteer parent representatives.
Useful Links
Looking for more information? Then look no further as this section lists organisations providing general or condition specific information.
We support families in the Bristol area, who have children with special needs and disabilities either physical, emotional, social or behavioural.
A six-session programme for parents of young people on the autism spectrum aged 8-18 years & live in the Bristol area.
Together for Short Lives is the voice for all these children, young people and their families - as well as the organisations and people that support them. We are here to ensure that every life-limited and life-threatened child, young person and their family gets the best possible care and support from the moment of diagnosis, wherever they live and as long as they need it.
Community for single parents with support from experienced parenting facilitators and brings together essential information, interactive learning games, multi-media content, links to other local support organisations and news.
A centre for foster and adoptive families
A Bristol based group who specialise in providing help and support to less conventional adoptive or foster families.
Health, wellbeing & support
Your guide to health, wellbeing and community services in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset.
Supporting black and ethnic minority carers in Bristol
Support and information, including financial advice, benefits and other services available. Training and development services are also on offer.
Support for families of young people involved in violence
Families of young people involved in gangs and street violence often need somewhere to turn. Here you can find youth conflict workers to provide support for such families.
Promoting the needs of South Asian disabled children, their carers and families.
Khaas is a unique organisation in the South West, which provides services to Asian families, who have children with disabilities and special needs. Get in touch to see how they can help you.
The newspaper serving the Somali community in the UK
Working for children with multiple disabilities
The Children’s Trust is a national charity and specialist service working with children who have multiple disabilities and complex health needs.
Support for victims of domestic abuse
BDAF is a city-wide forum for anyone who works with or has an interest in working with victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse.
For better mental health
Bristol Mind raising awareness, reducing stigma and promoting emotional and mental well being. Click here to see a list of mental health resources
Homophobic Incident Reporting Service
EACH provides a confidential, homophobic incident reporting service covering the West of England. If you have been the target of a homophobic incident or crime call our Actionline on 0808 1000 143
Services for disabled children
Bristol Aiming High have set up a number of new services based on what families and their Disabled Children and young people said they wanted. Many of these activities are now up and running, to see what short breaks are available and for whom please see the AH services 2010 document on this link
Help being green
There's so much advice and support to help progress your work environmental out there. But where to start? On this website you will find our summary guides to effective tools and resources that will help you reduce your environmental impacts and save money.
Your opinions matter
Bristol's partner agencies have improved the way they listen to what local people want in their neighbourhoods. Why? Because they know that local people know best what's right for their areas.
A friendly, Not-for-Profit, Organic Gardening Company
Buried Treasure is an innovative organisation, offering training, support & work experience in organic gardening, composting and recycling issues. We are also very active environmental community consultants.
Helping older people flourish
Age Concern and Help the Aged have joined forces to become Age UK – so that we can be here for everyone in later life.
Support, understanding and friendship
The website is designed to promote the group and our activities and we invite you warmly to join us at our meetings. Please feel free to contact us for any information which you cannot find on the site.
Local support
Enabling individuals to find a life coach close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service that will help those seeking a new direction in their life to find the encouragement they need.
Support Group
Monthly support group for unpaid young carers aged 18 - 25 years.
