Your Community
Being part of a community is shown to increase your sense of wellbeing and being less isolated improves physical health. This section highlights what is happening across the communities in Newport, how you can get involved and what support is available for you should you choose to become a volunteer.
Newsletters & Updates
Find out about the work happening across the City with statutory organisations working together with community partners, to ensure services are tailored for Newport’s needs.
Health Events & Courses
Not all health services are accessed through the GP. For low level conditions and preventative care, there are a lot of services you can access in your community, or at your own convenience.
Become a Wellbeing Friend
Wellbeing Friends are those who “simply signpost friends, family, colleagues and strangers to places where they can find out about support and opportunities”. (Social Prescribing Academy, 2024)
Funding Opportunities
Community groups, organisations and activity is crucial to promote strong community bonds and wellbeing however it doesn’t run on fresh air. We aim to highlight some of the funding available.
Training Opportunities
Learning new skills is one way to boost your wellbeing. Additional training could also help you to gain new skills to elevate your volunteer work and help you, to help those who need you most.
Participatory Budgeting
Participatory Budgeting or PB is a process where a pot of money is made available for community groups to bid for a share of. In Newport this has been very successful.
