Health and Wellbeing in Luton
Useful Local Groups and Links
General Health and Wellbeing in Luton
Total Wellbeing
Total Wellbeing is a partnership between Turning Point and Active Luton. Their aim is to offer help tailored to improving your health and wellbeing based on the priorities that are important to you. Whether it be finding out more about your cardiovascular health through a health checks, making a commitment to improve managing your weight, or talking to someone about issues affecting your mental health, they can help and would love to hear from you.
They offer FREE online workshops offering information and advice to give you a basic understanding of various wellbeing issues and strategies to support you. For example they can organise 12 weeks free gym membership for you, Talking Therapies and Weight Management. The information is provided by qualified IAPT professionals.
Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Resolutions – Change, Grow, Live
Tailored support for alcohol and drug use. They also provide aftercare to support people in their recovery.
Exercise and Weight Management
Hasfit Fitness
A website that makes you feel like you have your own personal trainer! Over 1000 FREE workout routines and exercise plans for all fitness levels and goals.
Park Run Luton
A free, fun and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, job, volunteer or spectate. FREE to join!
Freshwell – Low Carb Project
A free resource encouraging people in our community to live a Real Food Low Carb lifestyle so they can be as healthy as possible.
Bereavement
Talking Elephants
Talking Elephants provides counselling services to adults and children and works across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
Financial Worries
Turn2Us
Turn2Us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially. This helpful website includes a Benefits Calculator and Grant Search along with links to local advisors.
Luton Foodbank
Free, nutritionally balanced and culturally appropriate food to people in hardship or distress. Luton Foodbank aims to support people so that they can take steps to overcome problems that brought to the Foodbank.
LGBTQ+
Pride in Luton
Pride Luton have been working on and building a community in Luton and hold regular events to bring the community together. Their website offers many links to outreach and support groups.
LGBT Foundation
LGBT Foundation is a national charity delivering advice, support and information services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Mind BLMK (Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes)
Mind works across the BLMK communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. They work closely with a range of partners and offer a number of activities. This includes wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.
Social Connections
The Hat Factory
Established in 2008, The Hat Factory is a vibrant and progressive independent charity whose mission it is to connect communities through culture. The Hat Factory have a theatre, art gallery, music venue, meeting room, offices, creative work space and a café.
Thriving Communities Luton
Thriving Communities has a series of creative, health and well-being physical activities designed to connect people in their local communities. All materials, equipment are provided and no experience necessary.
