News and events

After soft-launching at the end of July, the Kings Arms Community Hub has exploded in popularity, being used by a number of statutory and voluntary agencies helping people of all ages.We were pleased to welcome a number of dignitaries at this important event…

We have put together the festival with our member artists, Yeovil Creatives, a group of Yeovil artists who want to share their creativity with the community. In this three day event, you will see cultural events, art exhibitions, performances and creative…

On the 20th October and 14th November, Trauma Informed Schools and Communities will be delivering sessions that explore how traumatic events within a community can effect individuals on emotional, psychological and physical levels. To access more information and to access…

Minehead Eye and the Connect Somerset Champion Paul have facilitated collaboration, improved access to services, and supported community health and well-being. Both have been invaluable partners in promoting health and well-being across West Somerset. From a PCN Health perspective, this…

Connect Somerset Champion Paul Matcham shares how a new focus group is helping to support young people in West Somerset. We hosted a multi-agency event at Minehead Eye which was attended by over 50 professionals, facilitating networking between those who hadn’t previously…

In our initial networking and mapping of the local area. It also became clear that there was a wealth of good practice and a wide range of services available to our local community. Yet many of the professionals we spoke…

Well, it certainly was not a Blue Monday for the Wellington community neighbourhood team! On Monday 20th January 2025, Wellington’s neighbourhood meeting took place at Court Fields School. Refreshments (bacon rolls) were provided by the community through our local butcher,…

Connect Somerset Champion Peter shares how the community in Wellington are working together to develop a new early help hub The Kings Arms building was empty for some time. Plans are already in place for the middle and top floor…

The Taunton area PFSA peer sessions have been very successful, with increasing participation from PFSAs and non-classroom based pastoral support teams. Each session is convened by the Connect Somerset Champion for the Taunton area, supported by professional practitioners from the…

As a result of Hestercombe LCN identifying youth provision as one its top priorities, the Children and Young people (CYP) working group was formed to look at youth provision across the LCN , and to identify the gaps and the barriers – both to…

Connect Somerset Champion Alex highlights how the new joined up digital platform, Transform Family View, helped support a young person in South Somerset. We were made aware of a young person with low school attendance. By using the Transform Family…

Connect Somerset Champion Sue, highlights how working in partnership has helped create a much-needed resource for young people in South Somerset. After engaging with the local community in Queen Camel as one of the area ‘spokes’, it was apparent that there…

The North Sedgemoor Connect Somerset Champion shared the success of working with The Wessex Learning Trust in October. By working with key members at the trust, I am able to communicate more effectively with the 12 schools they support and identify…

The Health Connections Manager who attended the recent Neighbourhood Teams meeting in Mendip, kindly sent in some feedback on her experience and how important these meetings are to connect services. What I found most useful about the meeting was: The…

On 2nd October, we held our second joint Neighbourhood Team Meeting with over 70 people in attendance. It was great to see such a wide range of attendees from our schools, voluntary sector and statutory organisations. We advertised the start…

The Frome and Mendip Neighbourhood meeting was an innovative opportunity to pull together two local towns with the aim to work collaboratively to resolve our common concerns. Looking into mental health, antisocial behaviour and exploitation amongst other vital topics with…

There was a decision made by the Head teachers in the Frome area to work with Somerset Council staff to take change of the behaviour fund for the Frome Area.  During this process, the Champion was able to support conversations/meetings…

A Family Intervention Worker shares how a single mother was helped back on her feet by Connect Somerset. The Family Intervention Service referred me to a single mum who needed support after fleeing domestic abuse. Mum and baby were socially…

The Frome area hosts a number of amazing local Networks and forums meetings, more information on these and how to attend can be found below: Frome CYP Mental Health Forum This runs quarterly as a Hybrid session in-person at the…

Our Champion for Chard, Langport, Ilminster and Crewkerne has through the creation of a shared community space been busy building the relational practice within the neighbourhood. The Boden Centre is a place where everyone is welcome. It’s a dedicated space…