Useful Links for North Somerset, England

Community

• ABC English-Spanish group in WsM
• ​Age UK Somerset
• Big Worle
• NS BME Network​

Health

• Learn how to bike in Weston - Sole Cycling
• Health Cafe at BME Network
• Health Trainers, WsM
• Stop Smoking
• Exercise more
• Eat Healthy
• Go 4 Life
  • Go4Life FB page
• Staying Steady for Over 50s

Information and Advice

• North Somerset BME Network
• North Somerset Citizens Advice Bureau NS CAB
• Bristol and Avon Law

Training

• Community Learning courses
• Free English Lessons at BME Network - Tuesdays
• Free English Lessons at St. Paul's Church, WsM
• Free Adult courses at Weston College
  • ​​Assertiveness Training Acting
    Bricklaying
    Car Mechanics
    Ceramics
    Cooking with Confidence 
    Confidence Building, Communication Skills & Public Speaking
    Creative Writing
    Customer Service (Delivering Excellence)
    Dancing Styles
    Dancing for the Over 60's

                   ​​Dancing for Beginners
                  DIY
                 Employability Skills
                 Engineering Metal Craft 
Finance and Accounting - Introduction 
Florist Skills
French (Conversational)
Hair - Styling
Hair - Plaiting and Twisting
History (Local)
Improvisation
Life Drawing 
Make-up Application (Basic)
Management - Introduction
Mental Health Awareness
​Mindfulness for Self Confidence, Communication and Anxiety (NEW)
Nail Treatments
Office Administration - Introduction
Printmaking
Project Management - Introduction
Sales Techniques (effective)
Singing for Beginners
Small Business Start Up (NEW)
Web Design (NEW)
Wine and Tapas

Agencies

• Avon and Somerset Constabulary Police
• ​North Somerset Council
• North Somerset Enterprise Agency
• Quartet- Quartet Community Foundation for the West of England
• Somerset County Council
• VANS - Voluntary Action North Somerset​​

Project Link

• Advice North Somerset

• Transform North Somerset

The Affiliated Community Groups of BME Network

• NIDA - Nailsea InterCultural Dancing Association
  • NIDA Pinterest - Collection of NIDA photos and videos
  • NIDA facebook page

• FANS - The Filipino Association in North Somerset
• Find clubs, societies and community groups in North Somerset
• MFA - Multicultural Friendship Association
• NIFA - Nailsea Intercultural Friendship Association
• NSPA - North Somerset Polish Association
• NSFCCF - North Somerset Faith, Community and Cultural Forum
• PIN - Portishead InterCultural Network
• North Somerset Partnership
• BME Network
  • BME Network facebook page

• The Cameroonian Association
• The Spanish Association
• WAM - The Weston Association of Malayalees
• The Polish School
• The Chinese School
• NSCBMES - The North Somerset Council BME Staff
• Chaplaincy About Town
• Mixed by Design
• Bangladeshi Association

 
 
Travel

• North Somerset Coaches
• ​North Somerset Sustainable Travel
• North Somerset Tourist Information
• Public Transport Information for North Somerset
• Visit Somerset
• Bristol International Airport
• Latest Rooms
• National Rail Enquiries

Special interests

• Bird Forum
• Bird watching
• UK telescope & binoculars forum
• British Ecological Society
• Violin UK Forum
• Stargazing
• Optical instrument for bird watching & astronomy
• BME Network Forum

Healthcare

• NHS North Somerset

• Heart of Weston Health Forum

 
Social Media

• The Weston Mercury
• North Somerset Times
• Weston Echo
• This Is Somerset
• Nipon Scope facebook page
• Bristol Evening Post
• Nailsea People
• Clevedon People
• Portishead People
• Weston-super-mare People

Events

• WhatsOnBristol (to find out or advertise local events in Bristol)
• WhatsOnWeston (to find out or advertise local events in Weston-Super-Mare)
• gumtree.com 

 
Local service or business links

• Ailiart
• Music Instrument UK
• Nipon Scope & Optics
• North Somerset Housing
• Outdoors direct
• VANS - Voluntary Action North Somerset
• ChA+ : Weston-super-Mare's Chaplaincy About Town
• Pappadoms - Indian Takeaway

  


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