Compass Disability Services Fundraising Page

24/10/2025

If you are heading to Honiton Carnival this weekend please keep your eyes peeled for the collectors from Starburst Somerset, who will be collecting on behalf of Compass Wellbeing and their SAVE OUR HYDROPOOL appeal. 50% of everyhting collected will go to the appeal so please give genrously if you can.

22/09/2025

SAVE OUR HYDROPOOL!
We need to raise £35000 to keep our pool open!

Having been open since 2017, Compass Wellbeing's hydrotherapy pool is badly in need of repairs and updating and is at risk of closure if we are not able to raise the funds to carry out critical repairs!

Despite the desperate need for the refurbishment our pool remains incredibly busy due to the lack of alternative facilities locally. Our pool is used by many disabled and/or neurodiverse children and adults, adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities, and older people. Some use it for physiotherapy to improve mobility and/ manage pain. For others, it offers a complete sensory experience where they can enjoy freedom of movement in a way that is simply not possible for them outside the water due to their impaired mobility.

Public pools can be overwhelming for many neurodiverse children and adults due to the large crowds, pool temperature, echoing sounds, and expectations around behaviour. Our hydrotherapy pool offers an environment where all can thrive and grow in water confidence. Here, they can feel safe and free to be themselves– just learning to float can be lifesaving!

To keep the hydrotherapy pool open, we need to replace essential equipment needed for its operation and update the worn-out fittings and fixtures in the changing rooms and showers. Funding will enable us to replace our roof to keep this purpose-built area watertight and help cover the replacement of the clapped-out AHU unit, and fresh air intake fan. We further want to redesign the space to make it even more open and accessible, replacing our tired ceiling track hoist, updating our manual adult-sized changing bed to a hydraulic one , replacing rusty shower fixtures and fittings and damaged changing room panels with safe, easy clean, higher-quality alternatives. We would also love to enhance the sensory experience for our pool users with the introduction of new sensory lighting.

Please help us keep this much needed facility open for those who benefit so much from visiting our Hydropool and have no other options locally.

Please donate today, every penny helps. Thank you

Having been open since 2017, our hydrotherapy pool, used by many disabled, neurodiverse and older people, is badly in need of refurbishment and updating and is at risk of closure if we are not able to raise the funds to carry out critical repairs!