Closer to Home: Bringing activities and services to community venues

About Closer to Home

Closer to Home is a new way of delivering activities and services in community locations to make it easier for Islanders of all ages to access them. 

A wide range of services and activities are delivered every month, catering for different ages (0-100), interests and needs. Examples include:

• health checks, from baby weigh-ins to blood pressure checks for older adults
• social activities, such as singing, dancing and pop-up cafes
• exercise classes, from gentle movement to circuit training
• support and advice, including addiction support and Citizens Advice
• craft and culture, including Library pop-ups 
  

Roadshows

During 2020 we will be holding 12 Roadshow events at a different parish each month. The first Roadshow takes place at St Ouen's Parish Hall on Tuesday 25 February from 2pm to 7pm.

It's free to attend and you will find the following activities and services for:

​Children and young families	​Young people at secondary school	​Adults
​Story Time	​Fitness testing	​Heart health and blood pressure checks
​Craft activities	​Activities using virtual reality	​Help to quit smoking
​Breastfeeding support	​Find out about disabled rights	​Relaxation using virtual reality
​Baby weigh-in	​Understand how you can support someone with dementia	​Personalised exercise advice from a physiotherapist
​Parenting support and advice	​Speak with a counsellor	​Learn emotional wellbeing techniques
​Advice on child sleep, nutrition and accident prevention	​Find out about LGBTQ support	​Have a cuppa in our café
​	​Discover support available for young carers	​Pre-exercise assessments
​	​	​Group sing-along
​	​	​Information about new housing developments in the area
​	​	​Advice from Citizens Advice

Details of subsequent Roadshow events will be added to this page as soon as details have been confirmed.

Monthly timetables

To find out what’s on offer this month at Communicare in St Brelade, please see the timetables below. We will be expanded into other venues later in 2020.

Closer to Home activities for all ages February 2020

Closer to Home activities for older adults February 2020

Closer to Home activities for children and young people February 2020

Partners

Closer to Home is a partnership initiative developed by the Government of Jersey, voluntary and community organisations and the Parishes. Our list of partners is constantly evolving. Activities and services are currently being delivered by the following organisations:

​Adult Social Care Team	​Family Nursing and Home Care	​Liberty Bus
​Age Concern Jersey	​Fit4Life	​Mind Jersey
​Andium Homes	​Health and Community Services	​NCPCC
​Brighter Futures	​Help2Quit team – with local pharmacists	​Neil Hussey Heart Foundation
Brook Jersey	​Jersey Alzheimer’s	​Patient Advice and Liaison Service
​Call and Check	​Jersey Child Care trust	​Samares Pathways
​Children, Education, Young People and Skills	​Jersey Sport	​St John's Ambulance
​Citizens Advice Jersey	​Jersey Stroke Association	​St Clement Community Support Team
​Community Police Officers	​Jersey Youth Service​Jersey Youth Service	​Super Smiles
​Customer and Local Services	​Le Squez Youth Project	​TripleP parenting
​Enable Jersey	​Liberate	YES project
​EyeCan	​Library Service	​

Contact us

If you would like to find out more about a particular activity or service on the timetable, contact the partner who delivers that session