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24 Jun

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On Saturday 21st June 2025, Branching Out hosted an afternoon to celebrate our 30th birthday. Services users, families, carers, donors, supporters, trustees, staff and volunteers were invited for an afternoon of tea, cake, and music was provided by KJ and the Catt. [gallery link="file" ids="690,691,692,693,694,695,696"]...

04 Dec

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You may have seen our General Manager of 26 years, Susan Wiggans, retired last week. Susan had a wonderful last day, and looks forward to spending more time with family and enjoying her hobbies and interests outside of Branching Out. Our new General Manager, Debra Smith...

24 Nov

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We would like to share with you a message from our General Manager, Susan Wiggans, as she announces her retirement this month. Message from Susan Wiggans - General Manager After an incredibly special 26 years I will soon be retiring from Branching Out.   In some ways it seems...

15 Sep

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During the lockdown period when Branching Out was sadly closed, we started sending out monthly activity packs to all of our service users. We have continued to send these out to all service users who have not made it back to Branching Out yet along with...

30 May

Posted at 04:27h in news by

On 8th June 2019 Proactive Support Worker Bev and daughter Tash are taking on the Jurassic Coast Challenge. They said “We are taking on the challenge of walking 58km (36 miles) in a day to raise money for Branching Out. We both wanted to set ourselves...

13 Nov

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We are delighted to have been selected as one of the Co-op’s local causes. Getting involved couldn’t be easier.  You can help fix Branching Out’s workshop while you shop by becoming a member here. If you are already a member all you need to do is sign...