North Somerset Village Agents

The Village Agents are part of North Somerset’s ‘Community Connect’ service, run in partnership with Curo Housing. Community Connect is a free service for people aged 50+.

Main office: 01275 888 803

This service offers:

A free confidential service
One to one support
Access to information and support
Signposting to professionals as appropriate
Promoting health and wellbeing
Help to maintain independence

To make an online referral, please complete and submit the form here

Village Agents help older people in rural areas connect with the communities that they live in.

Rural North Somerset is an attractive place to live and for the most part, relatively affluent. However, the population is growing, particularly amongst the older age groups. Over the last ten years, the number of people over 75 has increased by more than a third; well above the national average.

In rural areas, transport links are often poor along with broadband connection, leading to people becoming very isolated. Our record over the last six years demonstrates that the service is very much needed, while the experience and track record of our communities demonstrate very well, what can be done to build social opportunities and activities when there is good facilitation and support available.

The North Somerset Team recently engaged with community groups to find out how they feel about being of older age in our area. Click here to read their views.

North Somerset Village Agents

If your enquiry for the North Somerset Village Agents is a general one - please contact

Tina Huckle-Mills, Project Manager by email tina@wern.org.uk or alternatively on 07502 641 805

Sue Badger

07974 983 042
**Area:**
Banwell, Bleadon, Hutton, Loxton, Uphill, Locking, and Winscombe & Sandford.

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Lyndsay Newman

07967 345 559
**Area:**
Winford, Dundry, Flax Bourton, Barrow Gurney, Blagdon, Butcombe, Burrington, Redhill, Churchill & Langford.

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Maxine Gilman

07967 344 766
**Area:**
Congresbury, Kewstoke, Hewish & Puxton, Wick St Lawrence, Wrington & Cleeve.

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Online Referrals

Please complete for self referrals and professional referrals

1) Is this a Self referral or for someone else? (if Self go to Question 4 onwards)

2) Your name

2.5) Your contact details

3) What is your relationship to the person you would like us to help?

4) Name of the person who you would like us to help?

5) Contact details of the person you would like us to help

6) Please indicate if you or the person asking for help prefers to be visited away from the home address

7) Date of Birth

8) What is the preferred means of communication?

Phone call? A letter or email? Interpreter? Please give more details here.

9) Next of kin, family member or trusted friend who helps with communications or is required to be in attendance

10) Primary reason for this referral

Please do not include medical history on this form but you can indicate if the issue relates to a medical condition. We will call you for more details if needed.

11) Please indicate if other organisations or professionals are currently involved. Is their support directly related to the reason for your referral?

The following questions relate to the person who is asking for our help. As we make home visits we need to understand more about the property we are visiting.

12) Does the person asking for a visit need time to get to the door or have a key safe or entry system?

Do not provide codes or secure information on this form.

13) Is there a dog at this property?

Please advise us if we need to take precautions or remind the person to place the pet in another room.

14) Is there parking at the address or any issues we should be aware of relating to safe parking?

15) Is there any reason why our staff should not visit this person alone?

Call the Village Agent for your area as we may reject this referral request.

Please add any further information here

North Somerset Village Agents

The Village Agents are part of North Somerset’s ‘Community Connect’ service, run in partnership with Curo Housing. Community Connect is a free service for people aged 50+.

Village Agents help older people in rural areas connect with the communities that they live in.

North Somerset Village Agents

Sue Badger

Lyndsay Newman

Maxine Gilman

Online Referrals