Trowbridge Service Users Group

09/12/2025

🎄 We’re down to our final session of 2025! Join us on 11th December for meditation, quiet drop-ins, and arts & crafts before we close for the holidays. Support services remain open if you need someone to talk to.

09/12/2025

✨ Final 2 Sessions Before Our Winter Break!

Trowbridge Service Users’ Group is nearly ready for the holidays, but there’s still time to join us at our last sessions of 2025:

🔹 Tue 9 Dec – Quiet Coffee & Chat 10–12
🔹 Thu 11 Dec – Arts & Crafts 10–2 (free creative session)

📍 The Cabin, Seymour Rd, Trowbridge, BA14 8LX
🌐 trowbridgeusersgroup.co.uk

The holidays can be challenging—if you need support while we’re closed, reach out anytime:

📞 Samaritans: 116 123
📱 SHOUT: Text SHOUT to 85258
📞 NHS 111 (mental health option)
🌐 Mind: mind.org.uk
📞 Wiltshire Crisis Team: 0800 032 8100
🚨 Emergency: 999

Stay safe, stay connected, and we’ll see you in January. 💚

09/12/2025

Build the skills to support someone facing mental health challenges with this free online course from Jack.org , created in partnership with the Born This Way Foundation.

The Be There Certificate is a self-paced program that boosts mental health literacy and gives you the confidence to safely support anyone who may be struggling. Through the course, you’ll learn Be There’s 5 Golden Rules — a simple, practical framework that helps you recognise when someone might be having a hard time, understand your role, and guide them toward the support they deserve.

Course features:

6 interactive lessons

Under 2 hours to complete

Free to access

Available in English, French, and Spanish

Includes videos and real-life scenarios

Unlimited access

Learn more or enrol here: https://www.betherecertificate.org/

09/12/2025

🎄 We’re down to our final 2 sessions of 2025! Join us on , 9th, and 11th December for meditation, quiet drop-ins, and arts & crafts before we close for the holidays. Support services remain open if you need someone to talk to.

09/12/2025

☕ Tuesday 9th Dec is our quiet coffee & chat drop-in. 10–12pm. A gentle way to meet us and see what we do.

We’re almost at our Christmas break, but there’s still time to join us:

✨ Tue 9 Dec
• Quiet Coffee & Chat 10–12
Perfect for first-time visitors.

✨ Thu 11 Dec
• Arts & Crafts 10–2
Relaxed, open session to end the year.

📍 The Cabin, Seymour Rd, Trowbridge, BA14 8LX
🌐 www.trowbridgeusersgroup.co.uk

08/12/2025

In Trowbridge, mental health support is available through NHS services, local charities, and private counsellors.

Immediate and NHS Support

Emergency Services:
In an immediate, life-threatening emergency, always call 999.
NHS Mental Health Crisis Line: For urgent, but non-emergency support in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire (BSW), call the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) NHS Trust crisis line at 0800 953 1919 (24/7).

NHS 111: You can also get mental health advice by calling 111 and selecting the mental health option to speak to a trained professional.

Wiltshire Talking Therapies (IAPT): This service offers free, confidential one-to-one therapy and online/in-person courses for common mental health problems like anxiety and depression. You can self-refer online or call 01380 731335.

Trowbridge Health Centre: The centre has dedicated Mental Health Practitioners and Social Prescribers who can provide assessments, practical support, and connect you with community resources. Contact their reception team to access these services.

Local Charities and Support Groups

Wiltshire Mind: A local, independent charity offering one-to-one counselling for adults and young people (aged 11-18), as well as support groups for anxiety, depression, and grief. The adult counselling is low-cost (£10 per session, check for waiting lists).

Trowbridge Service Users Group (TSUG): A free peer-support group run by and for people with mental ill health, providing a safe space for social interaction and activities. They offer a Monday Night Social, a Mental Health Wellbeing Drop-in on Tuesdays, and Creative Crafting on Thursdays.

Alabaré Riverside Sanctuary: A confidential drop-in service for anyone aged 16+ experiencing a mental health crisis or struggling with wellbeing. They provide guidance, advice, and coping strategies. Phone support is available Tuesday-Friday evenings, with a drop-in session on Wednesday.

Man Down Wiltshire: This group holds a fortnightly evening meeting in Trowbridge specifically for supporting men with mental health challenges.

Help Counselling Services: A charity offering a low-cost, confidential counselling service to all adults and young persons over 16 in West Wiltshire.

National Helplines

Samaritans: Call 116 123 for free, confidential support anytime, day or night.
Shout: Text 85258 for free, confidential crisis text support.
Papyrus HOPELINEUK: If you are under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings or concerned about a young person, call 0800 068 4141.

Private Counselling

Various private counsellors and psychotherapists operate in and around Trowbridge, many offering specialised approaches like CBT, EMDR, and person-centred therapy. Services are available in person or online.

08/12/2025

Build the skills to support someone facing mental health challenges with this free online course from Jack.org , created in partnership with the Born This Way Foundation .

The Be There Certificate is a self-paced program that boosts mental health literacy and gives you the confidence to safely support anyone who may be struggling. Through the course, you’ll learn Be There’s 5 Golden Rules — a simple, practical framework that helps you recognise when someone might be having a hard time, understand your role, and guide them toward the support they deserve.

Course features:

6 interactive lessons

Under 2 hours to complete

Free to access

Available in English, French, and Spanish

Includes videos and real-life scenarios

Unlimited access

Learn more or enrol here: https://www.betherecertificate.org/

Jack.org is Canada's largest network of young people supporting young people. Help us change the mental health landscape, one conversation at a time.

08/12/2025

✨ Final 3 Sessions Before Our Winter Break!

Trowbridge Service Users’ Group is nearly ready for the holidays, but there’s still time to join us at our last sessions of 2025:

🔹 Mon 8 Dec – Meditation 10–11am, Drop-In 11–1
🔹 Tue 9 Dec – Quiet Coffee & Chat 10–12
🔹 Thu 11 Dec – Arts & Crafts 10–2 (free creative session)

📍 The Cabin, Seymour Rd, Trowbridge, BA14 8LX
🌐 trowbridgeusersgroup.co.uk

The holidays can be challenging—if you need support while we’re closed, reach out anytime:

📞 Samaritans: 116 123
📱 SHOUT: Text SHOUT to 85258
📞 NHS 111 (mental health option)
🌐 Mind: mind.org.uk
📞 Wiltshire Crisis Team: 0800 032 8100
🚨 Emergency: 999

Stay safe, stay connected, and we’ll see you in January. 💚

08/12/2025

✨ Monday 8th Dec: Meditation 10–11 followed by our drop-in 11–1. A calm start to the week.