BeeZee Maximus

Beezee Maximus is commissioned by Gloucestershire County Council to provide FREE support for Gloucestershire families to make healthy changes to their lifestyle. We would like to share with you the exciting details of our service for local families all across the county.  

Who are we?   

We are a dedicated team of nutritionists and behaviour change specialists working with children and families across Gloucestershire. Our role is to support local families to make realistic healthy changes and connect them with a wide range of other services in the local area.   

What we offer?   

Gloucestershire Country Council have commissioned us at Beezee Maximus to provide support for children and young people aged 5-17 years old and their families living in Gloucestershire who are above the healthy weight range. We offer a range of services from online support to fun and interactive group programmes.  

Here is an overview of the key services we can currently provide for the families and young people that you support:

1. Beezee Families: A FREE, award-winning, 8 week in-person service delivered near you for the whole family. Make friends and learn about simple healthy changes as a family. Weekly sessions to support families to be happier and healthier with habits and routine, introducing new foods, a cooking week and even a fun trip to the supermarket. Children and adults all get a free snack very, and everyone gets simple advice and support from people that really care.
2. Beezee Live: A FREE virtual weekly session for 10 weeks, delivered by trained Nutritionists covering making healthy changes in a fun and engaging way for the whole family. No-one can see you and you don’t have to speak, just type into the chat bar. Simple! 
3. Beezee Youth: A FREE a 8 week wellness and nutrition programme designed to help teens build lifelong healthy habits and a positive relationship with food and themselves. There is a focus on nutrition where we'll cover areas such as how we can eat more mindfully, how to best approach snacking and foods that can help to support focus and schoolwork. As well as nutrition, we will help to support your child to make changes by talking about goal-setting, staying motivated, overcoming obstacles, and creating a strong support system. We will also discuss themes such as the influence of social media, ways to boost self-esteem, and how our hopes and dreams can shape the changes we want to make. By the end of the programme, participants will have the knowledge, skills, and can build the support to start making meaningful, lasting changes to their diet and lifestyle. 
4. Beezee Academy:  A totally FREE online service to learn as a family about making simple, healthy changes and you choose the topics, you choose the pace! This service is for every family is Gloucestershire. Here is the link to sign up - https://glo.maximusuk.co.uk/beezeefamilies-sign-up-academy/

Service Details:

• Office - GL1 Leisure, Bruton Way, Gloucester, GL1 1DT
• Organisation - Maximus UK
• Service Type - Health and Wellbeing 
• Website - https://glo.maximusuk.co.uk/

Provides support to

Supporting: Families with a child aged 5-12 and young people aged 13-17 and above their ideal weight based on their BMI chart in Gloucestershire. Service is for themselves and their families.

Service focus: Families and young people