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Stroud Community Hub

Stroud Community Hub

The Hub is a friendly and vibrant place where adults with learning disabilities can come together to make friends, have fun, learn new skills, gain confidence and get involved in their local community.

Community Hub members can choose to attend creative art and craft days or activity days.

Current Status:

We currently have space for new members, and volunteers. Get in touch for more info!

About Guideposts Community Hub

Our Community & Activity group meets on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, when members enjoy going out and about to, for example, local towns or villages, shops, parks and farms. These sessions are 10am – 3pm, with lunch at a local café or a picnic lunch.

Our Creative Arts group meets on Mondays and Thursdays in a relaxed and supportive environment where creativity and discussion are encouraged.

You can choose which group to join, perhaps joining each one on different days of the week. Our friendly, experienced team will help you decide what would suit you best.

What activities are on offer?

Our activities are planned with involvement of the group members, and can include:

Learning and Development:

  • Personal awareness, relationships and sexual health
  • Your rights and responsibilities in your life and when out and about
  • Communication and social skills
  • Road safety training
  • Building confidence on public transport
  • Cookery and healthy eating
  • Money, shopping and budgeting

Creative and Social Opportunities:

  • Visiting local places of interest
  • Taking part in discussions, games and quizzes
  • Creative arts and crafts
  • Music workshops
  • Picnic lunches and visiting cafés
  • Taking part in seasonal events
  • Sharing your art and craft work with family, friends and support networks

Who can we support?

We support adults who have a mild to moderate learning disability, autism or Asperger’s. Our staff are trained to work with a range of additional needs including sight, hearing and mobility limitations.

Why should I join?

If you are looking for friendship or have aspirations or goals, we can support you to achieve them, through opportunities to make friends, develop skills, be creative, gain confidence and feel connected to your local community.

Key Info

Day & Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10am – 3pm

Address: 6 London Road, Stroud, GL5 2AG

Contact number: 01453 767888 / 07894 256 222

Email: gloucestershire@guideposts.org.uk

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“Without the Hub I would be lonely. I meet friends here and I know that I can ask staff for support if I need it.”

Susan

“When we entered the Hub, we could feel that every individual had a huge sense of purpose and agency through the activities they were engaged in.”         

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How to join?

Please get in touch if you’re interested in joining the Community Hub, or if you’d like to ask any questions. We work with Gloucestershire County Council and can take referrals from social workers and other care providers.

We’ll get back in touch within 3 working days to arrange a time to meet or talk on the phone, and we offer a free trial day to get a feel for what we do and meet the team.

If we decide together that this would be the right service for you, we’ll then work with you on a support plan and set some goals to make the most of your time with us.

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