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Annual General Meeting 2026 – You’re Invited!

Annual General Meeting 2026 – You’re Invited!

We are delighted to invite all our Members and Volunteers to our next Annual General Meeting which will take place on Thursday 26th March 2025, 6.00pm - 8.00pm, at Acta Community Theatre, Gladstone St, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 3AY. Details about accessibility and...

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Student Placement Opportunity 2026

Student Placement Opportunity 2026

Changes Bristol are looking for students to join our small, dedicated team. Your time will be split between facilitating various Peer Support Groups, and providing administrative support to the organisation. This is a flexible role which is a brilliant opportunity to...

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The Nature Connection, new course starting in January

The Nature Connection, new course starting in January

Join us for our next six week course, The Nature Connection. This course is perfect for you if you are in work, or looking to get back into work, and struggling with your physical or metal health. Be met each week by a friendly group of people, with a hot drink around...

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Changes Bristol Charity Darts Tournament 🎯

Changes Bristol Charity Darts Tournament 🎯

Start the new year with a night of fun, connection, and giving back! When: 26th January | Time: 6:00 PM Where: Flight Club Bristol Tickets: £20 each – all proceeds go directly to Changes Bristol About the Event We’re hosting a friendly darts tournament at Flight Club...

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Big give 2025

Big give 2025

This December, we’re taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge again – and from midday 2nd to midday 9th December, every donation will be doubled. That means  £20 becomes £40, and donations go twice as far to support our community. This year, we’re aiming to...

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We are seeking a Treasurer

We are seeking a Treasurer

We are seeking a Treasurer to join our board of trustees and play an active part in the development of our charity! The role of the Treasurer is pivotal to the strategic development of the charity and is responsible for overseeing the financial management of the...

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Celebrating Black History Month 2025 at Changes Bristol

Celebrating Black History Month 2025 at Changes Bristol

October marks Black History Month, a time to celebrate the heritage, resilience, and achievements of Black people across the UK and within our vibrant Bristol community. This year’s theme, “Standing Firm in Power and Pride,” invites us to reflect on the strength,...

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Changes Community Resources

Changes Community Resources

Changes Member and Volunteer Kathryn N has shared the below resources with us, on the topics of Self care vs Self comfort, Super helper syndrome , Crisis of control and 5 ways to diffuse a situation. Thank you Kathryn for sharing these with us and our members. We hope...

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Mental Health Awareness Month- May 2025

Mental Health Awareness Month- May 2025

Thoughts on Mental Health Awareness Month:  Its one of our core missions is to de-stigmatise Mental Health. Everybody has Mental Health. Let’s talk about it! We understand that mental health is particularly stigmatised within some communities and we seek to provide...

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Raffle Fundraiser For Changes Bristol

Raffle Fundraiser For Changes Bristol

One of our amazing volunteers, Kathryn, is holding a raffle to raise money for Changes Bristol! For every £5 donated to the Justgiving campaign you will earn one entry into the prize draw, with the prize being this absolutely stunning piece of cross stitch artwork...

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New: Women of Colour in person Peer Support Group

New: Women of Colour in person Peer Support Group

We are happy to bring back the WOC in person group, this time at a new venue! It is a supportive sharing group for women of colour as well as those belonging to mixed heritage as well. The group will be based on a mindful creative activity and in every session we will...

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Group Closure Announcement, Monday Evening Online

Group Closure Announcement, Monday Evening Online

We’re truly sorry to share that we have had to make the difficult decision to close the Monday Online Evening Group. The last date for this group will be the 12th of May 2025.  This was not a decision we made lightly, but unfortunately, due to a shortage of...

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Changes AGM, looking at 2024

Changes AGM, looking at 2024

Changes Bristol AGM: A Year of Connection and Support We're incredibly grateful to everyone who attended our Annual General Meeting and continues to support Changes Bristol. Your presence and commitment make our work possible. You can take a look at the full AGM...

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NEW SUPPORT GROUP: Southmead

NEW SUPPORT GROUP: Southmead

We have launched NEW in-person support group and anyone is welcome to come along. 📍 Location: Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road, Bristol BS10 5PY🗓 When: Every Wednesday⏰ Time: 10 AM – 12 PM This is a safe space to connect, share, and support one another. Whether you're...

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Reflecting on a new year

Reflecting on a new year

This web post has been put together by Changes Members, Volunteers and Staff. Thank you to all those who have contributed. We recognise that the past year has brought with it its own challenges but we are proud of how members, volunteers, and staff continue to support...

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Christmas Closing Dates: 24th December – 2nd January

Christmas Closing Dates: 24th December – 2nd January

We will be closing our office at 2pm on 24th December and reopening on 2nd January. All of our services (groups, befriending, walk and talks etc) will all be closed during this period. This is to give our staff and volunteers a well deserved Christmas break. We are...

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The Big Give

The Big Give

It’s that time of year again!    Our Christmas Big Give push is a really important part of the years fundraising and we are being really ambitious this year with our goal, £7,500 to go towards funding for in person safe space groups.    This year we have made videos...

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Become a Student Mental Health Ambassador for Changes

Become a Student Mental Health Ambassador for Changes

Changes are looking for current students who can act as student ambassadors for Changes, and represent our ‘Sunrise’ Project at your place of study. You will undertake various activities all with the aim of raising awareness of poor mental health and the power of peer...

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Sprint for Changes

Sprint for Changes

We're so excited to have started working with Run for Charity who have a variety of exciting events for all you sporty volunteers and members to get involved with. They've made it such an easy process to sign up and we've put together a list of really fantastic events...

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Volunteer Spotlight: Volunteer Kathryns Story

Volunteer Spotlight: Volunteer Kathryns Story

Summer, our Volunteer Coordinator, sat down with Kathryn to talk about volunteering with Changes. Kathryn was first a member of Changes, and has now been volunteering for two years. First volunteering as a mend for good volunteer as part of our fundraising, and now as...

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Double your donation: Kind 2 Mind Big Give 2024

Double your donation: Kind 2 Mind Big Give 2024

Double your donation to Changes Bristol in the Kind 2 Mind Big Give this mental health awareness month! We are so excited to be taking part in this year’s Kind 2 Mind campaign to raise £5,000 in just 2 weeks! Between the 14th May to 28th May, any donations made to us...

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5 Reasons to Volunteer at a Peer Support Group

5 Reasons to Volunteer at a Peer Support Group

At Changes Bristol, we run weekly peer support groups designed to help offer encouragement, support and guidance to anyone in the community who is facing mental distress, or simply wants to share what is on their mind. Our peer support groups are completely free, and...

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Joy Hacks Workshop – Tuesday 19th March 6-7:30pm

Joy Hacks Workshop – Tuesday 19th March 6-7:30pm

Look out for this exciting Joy Hacks Workshop we have coming up, run by @petethetemp. Joy Hacks is a fun and practical exploration of mental resilience and self-induced joy. You will be guided through meditation and physical exercises (all accessible/adaptable), with...

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NEW: in-person LGBTQIA+ group starting 7th March, 6-8pm

NEW: in-person LGBTQIA+ group starting 7th March, 6-8pm

We're pleased to announce that we're running a trial of an in-person LGBTQIA+ support group, which will take place on the first Thursday of each month for the next three months. When is it taking place? 7th March 4th April 2nd May   What time? 6:00 – 8:00pm   Where is...

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Guest Article: Benefits of Support Groups for Mental Health

Guest Article: Benefits of Support Groups for Mental Health

The following article was kindly submitted by Hayley Broughton-McKinna who is the Training Director at PMAC, who specialises in designing and delivering bespoke workplace training to organisations across the UK. Benefits of Support Groups for Mental Health Emotional...

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Trustee Role Available: Treasurer

Trustee Role Available: Treasurer

Changes Bristol is a small and vibrant Charity that is growing and adapting to Bristol’s needs. We provide peer support for mental health in the form of structured peer support groups, befriending service and nature wellbeing groups. Our services are free of charge...

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2023 Christmas Big Give!

2023 Christmas Big Give!

Double your donation to Changes Bristol in the Big Give’s Christmas match funding campaign! We are so excited to be taking part in this year's campaign to raise £5,000 in just 1 week! Between the 28th November to 5th December, any donations made to us will be doubled....

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WANTED – Telephone Befriending Volunteers

WANTED – Telephone Befriending Volunteers

Could you be a volunteer befriender? Are you a good listener? Got an ear to lend? If you are able to commit to one or two hours a week this might be the perfect opportunity for you. Changes Bristol is recruiting volunteers to support the running of our telephone...

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Introducing Our Wellbeing Booklet: Support Beyond the Group

One piece of feedback we’ve heard from our members again and again is the desire for more support and resources to use outside of our groups. In response to this, we’re really pleased to introduce our new Wellbeing Booklet. The booklet is based on the 5 Ways to...

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