Our residents had a spooktacular time at their Halloween celebration yesterday. First, it was the second annual Scarecrow competition, which was helped along with the Activities and Workshop teams. Photographed here are the fabulous results. As Activities Coordinator, Anne Foulds, says: "Our Scarecrow competition is proving to be a [...]
The gardens at ASC have had a real glow up this summer and they've been entered into the group wide BCG in Bloom competition. Residents and team members from all over BCG are showcasing their green-fingered talents in the latest edition of a vibrant gardening competition open to all [...]
Inspired by a recent course held at BCG's support office, the team at The Grange hosted their own What Matters To You session this week. What Matters To You is about carefully considering what is most important to us, day-to-day, highlighting that it’s the same things that matter to [...]
180! Yes, well almost. ASC Workshop became the venue for a darts tournament which lasted two days as so many people wanted to play! We had a few archers in our midst! Bob Foulds, who runs the ASC workshop, said: "It's been great to see so many people wanting [...]
Some of our residents have been indulging in the glorious sunny weather at Balbeggie and decided to get stuck into some DIY. Activities Coordinator Jenn and some of the residents from The Grange decided they needed to revamp our swings, with a little help from Andy and Scott, our [...]
We can never get enough of the Therapy ponies at ASC! They lit up the room today and gave so many cuddles. You just can't beat the therapeutic benefits they provide. With thanks to our friends at Therapy Ponies Scotland. As French writer Sidonie Gabrielle Colette said: "Our perfect companions [...]
At The Grange, they honoured the 80th anniversary of VE Day in style yesterday, enjoying a morning of war time music, followed by a lovely buffet lunch and live music with regular music man Billy. The weather was amazing and everybody topped up their Vitamin D! "God bless you [...]
This week, Lead Activities Coordinator Anne Foulds set service users at The Grange a challenge, take five weeks to complete a 5K challenge. In true ASC fashion, everybody joined in. Flora, Suzanne, Sandra, George and Stephen, alongside Anne, Deputy Manager Kim and Activities Coordinator Jenn all took on their first [...]
Our service users at The Grange and Campsie showed off their gardening skills this week. They've been re-potting their sunflower seedlings in preparation for this summer's competition. Clockwise from top left we have Andrew, Suzanne, Denise and Flora. Being in the moment – even the simple act of planting [...]
We all know how much everybody at ASC loves a Bake Off! This latest challenge was set by Lead Activities Coordinator Anne Foulds. Anne asked for 12 cheese scones (because that's her favourite!) and the teams rose to the occasion! The Judges were Anne (natch!) and also Amy Martin [...]
