If you are concerned about someone sleeping rough on the streets, there are some local organisations that can give advice.

ELIM Connect (based at Wells) 01749 677097 has an outreach team. They have a 6 bed provision for the whole of Mendip which provides up to 7 nights’ accommodation, as part of a stepping stone arrangement into other accommodation.

They also have a drop-in surgery for people who are sleeping rough, see days/times below:

M: Breakfast drop 9am to 11am at Elim Connect Centre, Portway, Wells

T: 11am to 1pm at Frome Foodbank, Frome Town Hall, Christchurch Street West, Frome

W: Community lunch 12 noon to 2pm At Elim Connect Centre, Portway, Wells

T: 1pm to 3pm At The Red Brick Building, Morland Road, Glastonbury

F: Soup kitchen 3pm to 5pm At Elim Connect Centre, Portway, Wells

Mendip District Council Access Points

Homeless Drop In Support – Shape Shepton, Shepton Mallet, 8.30-4.30pm

Or as a first port of call,  you can go to one of the Access Points below:

GLASTONBURY: The Library, 1 Orchard Court, Archers Way, Glastonbury BA6 9JB. Open: 10am – 4.30pm Tuesday to  Thursday, 10am – 1pm Friday. Closed Monday and Friday and each day between 1-2pm.

STREET: Crispin Community Centre, Leigh Road, Street BA16 0HA. Open: 10am – 4.30pm Monday, Wednesday & Thursday. Closed each day beween 1-2pm.

WELLS: Wells Town Hall, Market Place, Wells BA5 2RB. Open: 10am – 4.30pm Tuesday, 10am – 4:30pm Wednesday & Friday. Closed each day beween 1-2pm.

FROME: The Library, Justice Lane, Frome BA11 1BE. Open: 9:30am – 4pm Monday to Friday. Closed each day beween 1-2pm.

SHEPTON MALLET: Shepton Mallet: The Council Offices and Shape Mendip: Mon-Fri 8:30am – 5pm.

Homelessness support and advice for young people from YMCA Mendip. 

Young people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness can access support by calling 01749 679553 or visiting the YMCA website.

Below Zero Degrees

An emergency shelter is opened in Mendip when the temperature reaches or is expected to fall below 0 degrees for three consecutive nights. Please contact the places above for details.

Food Banks and CAB – please see people above or find details on the Health Connections Mendip website http://healthconnectionsmendip.org