Time Bank Plus groups and activities provide a good opportunity for skills development and confidence building as well as social contact.
Groups and activities we are currently involved with include:
GARDENING & OUTDOORS:
- Gardening Team - a weekly gardening group on Tuesday mornings, offering basic garden maintenance to local Time Bank members. Jennifer, the team leader, co-ordinates the work and provides training and supervision to volunteers
- Allotment - a community allotment where participants grow vegetables and fruit and have a share of the produce
- FeelGood walks - short 'health walks' in SW Bath on Tuesdays at 2-3pm (1-2 miles)
GROUPS & COURSES:
- Art - art sessions for all abilities which take place in Twerton on Tuesday mornings
- Guitar - a guitar group suitable for beginners, which takes place in Twerton on Thursday mornings
- Creative Writing - an online group for both beginners and more experienced writers which meets on Thursday mornings
SOCIAL:
- Twerton Lunch Club - weekly lunch club and activities for older people living in the local area, which takes place every Wednesday in Twerton. A hot 2 course lunch is freshly made on the premises and costs £6. Transport may be available to people who have mobility needs.
BORROW IT:
- Our Library of Things such as gardening equipment, DIY tools, catering items, home maintenance equipment, camping gear and equipment for events, which can be borrowed free of charge
OTHER:
- From time to time we offer cycle maintenance, cookery classes, IT advice & support, sewing workshops, photography, litter picking, language exchange and other groups, depending on the skills and interests of our members. If you are interested in either attending or leading a group, please contact us.
Our members say:
"I suffer from ME and fibromyalgia, so am fairly housebound. I've been involved with Time Bank for 4 years, running two Knit & Natter groups in local sheltered housing. It's improved my confidence tremendously and I've made a lot of new friends. Both groups enjoy the Knit & Natter and very much look forward to it and enjoy the fact that they're making things that are going to be used in the community. In return, several of them have had help with their gardens, or with escorting to appointments and some have had escorts for shopping."
"I don't have a garden because I live above the shops. I share someone else's garden nearby, which I got through Time Bank. He's elderly and can no longer manage it himself. When I get a harvest, I can swap other veg at the Food Co-op with mine, which I love. I'm also involved in the Young Parents Group. Today, I was the only male there so I help by being a male role model for the kids, but I'm also a young parent as well."