Our Health Champions are members of the community who voluntarily give of their time to work alongside us to develop new ways to meet the health needs of our local community, offering local activities to promote health and mental wellbeing. They are part of our Milton Abbas Surgery Wellbeing Team.
Activities on offer so far are:
Line Dancing Group – Mondays 2.30pm - 3.30pm at The Village Hall, Winterborne Whitechurch. Click here for more information. Please note, there will be no group on Monday 23rd December and Monday 30th December. The group will resume on Monday 6th January 2025.
Walking Group – Wednesdays at 10.00am. To see the walking programme for November & December 2024 click here. If you would like to be emailed the walk schedules please send an email to mawellbeingteam@dorsetgp.nhs.uk with your name and contact details. Please note, the last walk of 2024 will be on Wednesday 11th December at 11.30am. The group will resume on Wednesday 8th January 2025.
Craft Group – Fancy trying some papercraft? Make your own cards or candle holder? Try your hand at book folding or other crafts? Or just fancy some company and a cuppa whilst you work on your own project? Join some of our Wellbeing Team at the Milborne St Andrew Sports Club Pavilion (DT11 0JA) 12.30pm on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month. Craft material, tea, coffee and biscuits will be available at no charge but donations welcome to cover costs. No need to book, just turn up on the day – they would love to see you! Please note, the last group of 2024 will be Wednesday 18th December. The group will resume on Wednesday 15th January 2025.
Nurtured by Nature – Thursday’s (during term time only) 3.30pm at Luccombe Hub Farm. These therapeutic sessions are primarily for adults. If the weather is really wet, the sessions will not run as it can be extremely slippery. You can always call prior to the session to check. Click here for more information.
Befriending - Fancy a chat with someone about the last book you read, your latest success in the garden, the sport results (good or bad!) or just general everyday life? Then our Wellbeing Team Volunteer Befrienders could be just the thing for you! If you would like a weekly telephone call or visit, please let our Social Prescribers at the surgery know by calling 01258 880210 and they can arrrange this for you.
Wellbeing Team Bulletin – There are many activities and things for you to do in the local community to get you out and about and keep you busy. Please click here to see the Bulletin for December 2024.
If you are interested in becoming a Health Champion with the surgery, please email the surgery wellbeing team at mawellbeingteam@dorsetgp.nhs.uk.
