Do you want to find groups and support in the community that might help you improve your health and wellbeing? You can find lots of local support from charities to social groups in the Arc Bucks PCN Directory.
REMAP is the UK’s only charity providing custom-made equipment, free of charge for people with disabilities.
Every year we help an average of 3,500 people with a disability, thanks in no small part to our network of over 65 volunteer-run branches, and our charity is governed by a Board of Trustees.
MedicAlert is the UK’s only charity medical ID services provider. We provide access to our members’ vital medical information in an emergency, to ensure they receive fast and appropriate care based on their medical requirements. The peace of mind of wearing a MedicAlert ID can support the confidence to be more physically and socially active, and to remain as independent as possible. This supports improved physical and mental health.
We’re Scope, the disability equality charity in England and Wales. We provide practical information and emotional support when it’s most needed, and campaign relentlessly to create a fairer society.
ith over 200 people benefiting from Accompanied Walks so far, our community outreach project is now firmly embedded as part of the Museum’s wellbeing offer.
The project provides an opportunity for members of the community who have little or no opportunity, or need some encouragement and support, to venture outdoors or interact with other people.
By spending an hour or so in the beautiful surroundings of the Museum, in the company of a friendly and knowledgeable volunteer, learning about our unique collection of heritage buildings and rare breed farm animals, Accompanied Walkers benefit from:
• A dose of ‘Vitamin green’ from being outdoors in a rural setting.
• The security of being in a supervised setting (as opposed to a public park) with toilets.
• A social interaction.
• The knock-on wellbeing benefits associated with the above, such as an increase in confidence, a greater ability to manage existing health conditions, and a diversion from negative thoughts.
• And most likely, pure enjoyment!
| Buckinghamshire Disability Service (BuDS) is a user-led pan-disability charity operating primarily in Buckinghamshire. We are a successful, dynamic and influential charity, focused on supporting disabled people by fixing the biggest issues facing them. We aim to build a world which is Fair4All, including disabled people. |
Wycombe Talking Newspaper has been bringing local news to visually impaired people for 40 years since it was founded in 1984. Now it is adopting a new title, South Bucks Talking News, as its listeners are now to be found all across the southern part of Buckinghamshire.
The charity’s volunteers record weekly news articles from the Bucks Free Press and other articles from local journals for distribution across southern Buckinghamshire. Tailored for those with visual impairment or other conditions preventing them from reading, the recordings are sent out to listeners via small USB message sticks in re-usable plastic envelopes so they can keep up to date with local news and activities.
“MK CIL will aim to inspire, empower and enable people with disabilities, their families, carers and others. Through the provision of a range of information and services, MK CIL will support people in making informed choices, exercising their rights of full participation and to maximize their independence and potential.”
Its purpose is to provide a variety of accessible boating opportunities for people of varying abilities on open water and opportunities for people of varying abilities to engage together in water related activities. We believe that the freedom of movement provided on the water has a therapeutic effect and that the demand is high, both locally and nationally.
The Marlow Wheels for All sessions operate from the Wycombe District Athletics Complex and is looking forward to helping more people enjoy all-ability cycling utilising its fleet of adapted cycles; from trikes, quads, recumbents, hand-cycles & side-by-side tandems.