Looking for Support to Connect with Your Community?

Are you, or someone you know, feeling lonely or isolated? Want to get out, make life better, and connect with others, but not sure how to take the first step?

Adam, your Community Connector, is here to help!

How can Adam support you:

• Discover local opportunities: Learn what’s happening in your area and how to get involved.
• Access support services: Be connected to informal or formal services, right on your doorstep or across the Island.
• Bring your ideas to life: Got an idea to bring people together or start something new? Adam can help make it happen!

Support from your Community Connector is free, open to all ages, and there’s no time limit—help is available for as long as you need.

Adam is happy to meet you at West Wight Sports and Community Centre, out in the community, or even in your home. There’s no referral form or waiting list—just reach out today using the details below.

Let’s take that first step together!

Contact

Reach Adam via:

adam.tucker@westwight.org.uk

Community Connector Facebook page

Community Connector Instagram feed

Professsional Referrals

If you are a professional working with a local resident you wish to introduce, you can use the Living Well and Early Help referral form to request support from Adam. You’ll find the form here or click on the Living Well and Early Help Logo to download it. When completing the referral, please indicate you wish the referral to go to the Community Connector for West Wight.

Adam covers Freshwater, Yarmouth, Totland and Shalfleet areas only.

What’s on West Wight

Want to find out more about what is happening in your community?

Download the ‘What’s On West Wight’ community activities guide compiled by Adam by clicking the image or by clicking here or on the ‘What’s On West  Wight’ picture.

First available June 2022 and updated regularly, should you have anything to add or find something that needs amending, get in touch and let Adam know via email, phone or text. The latest version will always be available on this page (most recent version updated 14th January 2025)

Physical copies are available from:

West Wight Sports and Community Centre

Our Place community sessions

Freshwater Parish Council

Totland Parish Council

Yarmouth CE Primary School

Shalfleet CE Primary School

St Saviours RC Primary School

Printing the document?

For best results, from your print options choose: landscape, print on both sides (if your printer has this option) and flip on the short edge.

Our Place

You will also find Adam at the Our Place community drop-in sessions as follows:

Christ Church, Alum Bay New Road, Totland

Mondays 2pm – 3:30pm (sessions run weekly but Adam is there every 2 weeks.)

or

West Wight Sports and Community Centre 

Tuesdays 10:30am – 12:30pm.

No appointment necessary.

Foodbank

Adam is also a Foodbank voucher holder for those that might need to access one:

The local Freshwater Foodbank opens Tuesdays 15:00 -17:00

Freshwater Methodist Church, Brookside Road, Freshwater, PO40 9AN

More information about the Foodbank can be found here (external link)

Downloads

The following downloads may be useful to find out more about the Community Connector role here in West Wight.

Click on the images or links below:

Community Connector Poster – for organisations and community spaces

Community Connector Leaflet – for community members 

Discover the Impact of Adam’s Work Over the Last Year

To learn more about the positive changes Adam has been driving in the community, download his Annual Report. This comprehensive document highlights the diverse range of activities Adam has been involved in over the past year, showcasing how his efforts have made a tangible difference. The report also features inspiring case studies, offering real-life examples of how individuals and families have experienced significant improvements after working with Adam.

Download the report today to see firsthand the impact of Adam’s dedication to supporting the community and the transformative changes he has helped bring about.