Getting Out and About

Accessing green space

Green space vs. blue space

Green space:

Any area of vegetated land, urban or rural. This includes both public and private spaces such as:

Parks
Gardens
Playing fields/sport areas
Children’s play areas
Woods/beach and other natural areas
Grassed areas
Burial grounds – churchyards/cemeteries
Allotments
Rivers and canals

Blue space:

Outdoor environments, either natural or built, that prominently feature water such as:

Streams
Ponds
Canals
Other water bodies

Benefits of being outdoors

Reduce stress

Encourage physical activity

Maintain healthy weight

Reduced feelings of tension, confusion, anger

Reduced levels of depression

Increased energy and feelings of positive engagement

Maintain healthy immune system

Reduced levels of fatigue

Reduced loneliness and social isolation

1st step – getting out

Suffolk

Independent Living Suffolk (ILS)
0800 121 7711

Advice and information about your housing options
Occupational therapy service
Home adaptations
Grab rails

Suffolk County Council
0808 800 4005

Norfolk

Norfolk County Council
0344 800 8020

Adaptations can include:

Ramps for a wheelchair
Grab rails
Bathroom adaptations such as a level access shower
Stair lifts

Hiring a wheelchair

You can hire a wheelchair from the British Red Cross for 1 to 20 weeks at £20 per week. All wheelchairs must be returned at 12 weeks for safety checks and mandatory servicing.

Norfolk Coastal Centre for Independent Life
Woodfarm Lane
Beacon Park
Gorleston
Great Yarmouth NR31 9AQ
01493 663626
Monday-Friday, 10:00am-2:00pm

Transport services

BACT (Suffolk/Waveney area)

The majority of journeys are for transporting passengers to medical services and day centres on behalf of the local authorities.
For shopping family visits, “The Lowestoft Buzzabout” operates Mondays and Thursdays, 8:30am – 4:30pm

Email: info@bactcommunitytransport.org.uk

Phone: 01986 896896 / 895665

Centre 81 (Great Yarmouth Borough)

Door-to-door service, easy-to-access minibuses
Can be used for getting to medical appointments, going to the bank, shopping, visiting friends, accessing work/local clubs

Available from 10:30am – 3:30pm, Monday to Friday

Phone: 01493 332253