Dumfries & Galloway Integrated Service is a support service for people aged 16-65 years with a physical disability that live in our region. Our service provides free advice and support to help people find out about social, leisure, employment, volunteering, training and education opportunities.

Dumfries & Galloway Integrated Service Newsletter

July – September 2017

Annan Activity Group Fantastic Art

Reece has been coming to our activity group since it started last October and following from the various activities we’ve had each month i.e. baking, card making and arts and crafts Reece has been inspired to carry on with these activities at home and has even experimented on new craft pieces the group hasn’t tried yet which he hopes he will be able to bring to the group in the future. Susan Thompson

Annan activity group enjoyed having Sylvie Kruz , Professional Artist with Dumfries Art group down for two sessions this last quarter. Here we have Reece showing off his splendid water colour piece that takes pride of place in his home after getting it framed. Reece really enjoyed learning the process of painting by a professional and feels he couldn’t have achieved this without the right support and guidance from Sylvie. He really enjoyed this activity and it’s been his best piece so far. A big thank you from the group to Sylvie we know how busy she was and we hope you can come back in the near future.

Annan Activity Group Dates

Annan Activity group is held from 1pm to 3pm at The Beacon, (Kate’s Kitchen) Annan Wednesday 5th July 2017 - CANCELLED

Wednesday 2nd August 2017 Wednesday 13th September 2017

Regular Diary Activities These clubs are an opportunity for people to meet with others and make any suggestions on activities

you would like to do; it is also an opportunity to discuss any issues you may have.

Lunch Clubs

Dumfries

Annan

Queen of the South Arena, Dumfries from 12pm to 1.30pm on the following dates:

Wednesday 26th July 2017

Wednesday 30th August 2017 Wednesday 27th September 2017

Queensberry Hotel, Annan from 12.00pm to 2.00pm on the following dates:

July 2017 - CANCELLED

Thursday 31st August 2017 Thursday 28th September 2017

Coffee Clubs

Lockerbie Kirkcudbright

Just be, High Street, Lockerbie from 10am-11.30am

Tuesday 18th July 2017

Tuesday 15th August 2017 Tuesday 19th September 2017

Belfrey Cafe, Kirkcudbright at 2pm on Wednesday 26th July 2017

Venue to be confirmed for further dates

Wednesday 30th August 2017 Wednesday 27th September 2017

Newton Stewart Stranraer

Belted Galloway, Newton Stewart at 2pm

Friday 28th July 2017

Friday 1st September 2017 Friday 29th September 2017

Custom House Stranraer at 2pm

Thursday 27th July 2017

Thursday 31st August 2017 Thursday 28th September 2017

Afternoon Tea at 2pm

3rd July 2017 at Craigieknowes Golf Club, Kippford with Carron

7th August 2017 at New Abbey Tearoom with Carron

11th September 2017 at Threave Gardens with Karen

All welcome to attend, please come along and join us for a chat and some social company.

Facebook Our Facebook page is busy gathering likes.

It is full of all the latest information on what’s happening across the region with the Dumfries & Galloway

service.

To access the Facebook page:

Type Capability Scotland Dumfries & Galloway in to the Facebook search bar Please like our page to see what’s going on We look forward to catching up with you there. All comments and views welcome

Regular Events

Art Group

Dumfries Boccia & Multigames Group

We offer this activity on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Summerhill Community Centre from 1pm – 2pm. Cost is £2, open to all abilities. Includes Boccia, New Age Kurling & Archery

Upcoming Boccia/Multigames dates:

Tuesday 11th July 2017

Tuesday 8th August 2017

Tuesday 12th September 2017

All welcome to attend any of the above groups

Bowling Group

Outdoor Bowling Group occurs on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 2pm – 4pm.

Cost is £1.50 per session.

Dates for the next sessions are:

Tuesday 18th July 2017

Tuesday 1st August 2017

Tuesday 15th August 2017

Tuesday 5th September2017

Tuesday 19th September 2017

Art Group begins again in September after its summer break. Wednesday 1pm to 4pm at Gracefield Arts Centre, £5 each session.

Dates for Art Group are:

Wednesday 6th September 2017

Upcoming Service User Get Together

The next Service User Get Together is on Thursday 5th October in Annan from 10.30am – 2.30pm

Could those wishing to attend please phone our office on 01387 244481 or let their Support Workers

know as soon as possible so we can arrange lunch and transport where required.

Events & Activities since last newsletter

Spa Afternoon at Dumfries College – 30th March 2017

Shona Taylor, our HNC Student, recently organised a Spa afternoon at her college for two of our service users. This

activity was planned and carried out as part of the work required to achieve Shona’s HNC Graded Unit and will count

towards her final grade. The service users enjoyed a manicure and pedicure with gel nail polish; both ladies

thoroughly enjoy the experience.

The College Salon is modern and well equipped following a refurbishment in 2016 and is set in a relaxing

environment, with calming spa music playing in the background. The atmosphere within the Salon is one which you

would expect from a professional Beauty House. Students are fully trained prior to carrying out any treatment and

are discreetly supervised by a Beauty Lecturer. On the day of the activity, the Beauty Students carrying out the

manicure and pedicure were also being assessed as part of finalising their course modules so our attendance gave

them the opportunity to put their skills to good use also.

The treatments available range from facials and massage to waxing and make up application, and are very

reasonably priced, a price list is available for those interested in treating themselves to a little bit of pampering and

it is hoped that a further visit to the Salon with service users will take place again.

In the meantime, Shona would like to thank the two ladies for their time and willingness on the day and is grateful

to them both for their support.

Power of Attorney/Guardianship

Could any of our Service users who have a Power of Attorney or Guardianship please let us know. We have been

asked by our Head Office to keep a record of this information; we would appreciate it if you could inform us if this is

relevant to you.

Support Workers will also ask for this information. If you have any queries regarding this please get in touch. Thank-

you

Carron Alison

Events

Farewell to Shona – 31st May 2017

On the 31st May, at Queen of the South Arena Lunch Club, we said a fond farewell to Shona Taylor, our HNC Student who spent her student placement with us, shadowing support workers and gaining valuable experience working with Service Users. Shona was a pleasure to work with and is moving on to begin a degree in Mental Health Nursing at UWS. We wish her all the very best for the future. Good Luck with your future studies Shona, and enjoy your summer off!

By Ann-Marie Gemmell

Young person’s Group – 12th June 2017

The Young Persons Group had a chilled out time at Summerhill Community Centre, where they played

dominoes and boccia and had a few beauty treaments, including nails and massage courtesy of Maria at

Serenity Beauty Salon. They then had lunch before heading home. Thank you so much to Maria for coming

and helping us on the day.

Ann-Marie Gemmell

Outdoor Bowling – 20th June 2017

On 20th June 2017 we enjoyed outdoor bowling at Heathhall with a group of service users all males so come

on girls give it a try next time -4th July and 18th July.

Due to the intense heat and sunshine we experienced on that day everyone tired quickly and needed a

break to sit down and rehydrate with drinks of water and rest as you can see by our photograph, staff and

service users were the same as there’s not much shade to find on the bowling green. Karen Pirrie

Wigtownshire News & Events

Welcome to Stuart

As we have recently had a staff change in this area, the coffee clubs, lunch clubs and activities have been on hold until Stuart was in place.

Now that Stuart has taken up the mantle of Support Worker for this area Coffee Groups are beginning again – please have a look at our ‘Regular Activities’ page.

If you have any ideas on other activities you would like to do within this area let Stuart or the office know and we can look into what’s available.

Stuart Black is our new Support Worker for the Stewartry and

Wigtownshire part of the region. Stuart joined us on the 22nd

May and has been busy with induction training and meeting

service users. We here at Capability Scotland Dumfries &

Galloway look forward to working with him.

A welcome message from Stuart: -

‘Hi there, I am Stuart Black. I have recently taken up the post

of Support Worker in Stewatry and Wigtonshire. To give you

a little bit of information about myself, my career has always

been within health and social care services, working in

mental health and learning disability facilities. Prior to this I

was a student at the University of Glasgow, undertaking my

degree at the Crichton Campus. I am an avid reader; I can

appreciate a decent novel. I also enjoy movies, music and art.

However my passion is cycling which takes me to some

amazing parts of the UK and hopefully further afield in the

future.

I am honoured to be part of the team and look forward to

meeting you all in the very near future.

Planning Ahead in Stewartry/Wigtownshire

Annandale & Eskdale Events

Activity Group - 3rd May 2017

Annan Lunch Club - 25th May 2017

Lockerbie Coffee Group

On Wednesday 3rd May the Annan activity

group had a fun day, which consisted of the

group playing Boccia, Crossbow, Card Bingo,

Dominoes etc. The group had a laugh and

thoroughly enjoyed the change of activity.

The entire group ended up being really

competitive while playing prize card bingo,

trying to guess what was in the parcels as a

prize.

Susan Thompson

Annan lunch club enjoy lunch and banter on the last Thursday of each month. In the photo we have Janice Limb (left) showing off her framed Zen peacock colouring masterpiece that she had brought in to show the group, this is an activity she continues to enjoy doing at home in her spare time. Zen is a no age limit art therapy anti-stress colouring book activity that has been carefully crafted with free flowing lines, swirls in intricate patterns so that you can create something exceptionally stunning.

Susan Thompson

The Lockerbie coffee group is going very well. The group consists of approximately six people, current and former service users, who have met up several times now. It’s an informal time, sometimes it’s just about getting out for an hour or so getting some company, a change of routine and enjoying a bit of banter. There are lots of discussions, debates and putting the world to rights, we have plenty of laughs too over a leisurely cuppa or two. We have recently been joined by the MS Society in a joint venture to hopefully widen their area of support into Lockerbie and engage with others who have MS. Malcolm Wearing has taken over the role from Les Bostock and came to our meeting on Wednesday 24th May, where he met up with service users with MS and was able to discuss their specific health conditions relating to MS, share their experiences, knowledge, medications, limitations and coping mechanisms. Susan Thompson

Fishing Trip –August 2017

10-Pin Bowling Trip – Thursday 12th October 2017

Upcoming Outings

Volunteer Opportunities

A few Service Users have asked if we could run another trip to Carlisle

for 10-pin bowling. A date has now been set for this on Thursday 12th

October 2017, and will include one or two games of bowling and lunch

in Carlisle.

Anyone interested in either trip should inform their Support Worker or

contact Dumfries office on 01387 244481 or email: D&Gservice@capability-

scotland.org.uk

We are hoping to organise a fishing trip in August 2017.

Anyone interested please ask your Support Worker for

more information!!

Holiday Season

Now is the time of year that we all start thinking about our holidays, or we go away somewhere nice and

sunny to relax and unwind. Whether you are thinking of a UK break, somewhere abroad, or even a cruise,

http://www.disabledholidays.com may have just the holiday, information or guidance you are looking

for.

Short Break Fund Short breaks for carers are available through the

Short Breaks Fund. Funding is provided by Shared

Care Scotland and through the Carers Information

Strategy.

The Fund is open to creative ideas on how a short

break is interpreted, be it a holiday away, a shed for

the garden, an exercise class or even a gym

membership are some examples. The Fund will look

at each application as long as it demonstrates a

clear positive outcome for the carer.

For further information contact Ros Watt at the

Carers Centre on 01387 248600 or

Rosalind.watt@dgalcarers.org

Volunteering Opportunities

We would appreciate any suggestion from all involved with Capability Scotland of any activity or day trip that they would like to take part in. Any suggestions please contact 01387 244481 or email us at D&Gservice@capability-scotland.org.uk.

If you would like to receive future newsletters in alternative formats including electronic versions i.e. emails please also let us know. Please contact us on 01387 244481 or email us at D&Gservice@capability-scotland.org.uk

Regards

Newsletter Team

Capability Scotland D&G Contact Information

Due to our current staffing levels if anyone has any questions or queries about anything regarding our service then please contact Carron Alison, Service Manager on 01387 244463 or the admin office directly

on 01387 244481.

Office hours are Monday to Friday 09.00am – 5.00pm

If you would prefer to contact the Service Manager by e-mail her contact details are;

carron.alison@capability-scotland.org.uk

Capability Scotland Complaints Leaflet

Capability Scotland have updated their complaints leaflet and are re-issuing the new leaflet to everyone

we support or is known to our service.

The new Complaints Leaflet accompanies this newsletter. If you do not receive one, or would like

another copy, please let us know and we will post one out to you.

Any queries regarding this, or you would like to know more please contact Carron Alison, Service

Manager on 01387 244463.