In November, we held our annual celebratory event where we heard great expert talks on a variety of workplace health and wellbeing topics. Chaired by Matt Lenny, Director of Healthy and Sustainable Communities, North Somerset Council.

We celebrated workplaces on the Healthy Workplaces award programme and gave out 16 awards to 14 companies including our first Gold awards.

We also heard from Members about the great interventions taking place in their workplaces, which gave us all some inspiration and enthusiasm to keep building thriving work environments.

Thank you to all our contributors, take a look at the Event Programme for more details about the day and who was involved.

Event Programme

From Awareness to Action: Building Neuroinclusive WorkplacesLucy Smith from Inclusive Change gave us a interactive story and real life examples to show how workplaces can embrace a diverse workplace where all individuals can be successful.Download PDF (4 MB)
How are you? Out of 10?Steve Barnard from Talk Club shared some personal insights, and gave details of how Talk Club can help businesses. You can see details of Talk Club groups for men in North Somerset, plus Business Support which is available to everyone at work.Download PDF (264 KB)
Prevention in PracticeDr Mavin Kashyap, Academic GP, shared insights from the North Somerset Workplace Health Check Programme - a pilot with 52 workplaces to deliver health checks to employees in their workplace. The programme ended in May 2025 and we heard some key findings and useful resources to keep healthy and happy.Download PDF (1 MB)
Fuel Your Day: Smart Eating for Energy and Focus at WorkLydia Leighton from Lydia Leighton Nutrition and Wellbeing reminded us how important good nutrition and hydration is for a productive workforce. We enjoyed useful tips on how to SHIFT into better habits to improve health, concentration and productivity.Download PDF (4 MB)
The Power of Movement at WorkBecca Strathers, Health Improvement Service Leader at North Somerset Council, led us through some movement quizzes to see how active we are at work, and reminded us all of the importance of getting active during the day with easy changes like standing up at desks, walking meetings and lunchtime walking groups. Download PDF (2 MB)
How WorkWell West supports Healthier WorkplacesIlona Marciniak from WorkWell West shared information about useful resources for employees struggling with health conditions that are affecting their work. WorkWell West aim to promote early intervention and support to keep employees in work, or return to work quicker.Download PDF (1 MB)
Alcohol and the workplace: Opening the ConversationLuke Radice from Alcohol Change UK gave an interactive talk with a demo to raise awareness of the challenges of dealing with absenteeism due to alcohol, and the need for open and honest conversations to support employees to reduce alcohol use and feel empowered.Download PDF (287 KB)
Healthy Workplaces LogoNorth Somerset Healthy Workplaces Programme UpdateNaomi Greaves, Health Improvement Specialist at North Somerset Council gave us an update on the growing Healthy Workplaces Programme. We heard about what the programme entails and how to earn awards, and we heard from some Members about amazing things going on in their workplaces.Download PDF (1 MB)
Award WinnersCouncillor Jenna Ho Marris, Executive Member for Homes, Health and Equalities, North Somerset Council presented 14 workplaces with their Healthy Workplaces Awards. There were 16 certificate in total, including the first 2 Gold awards. For more information on how to sign up your workplace, check out the North Somerset Healthy Workplaces Awards section.Download JPG (146 KB)