Splish splash at the bungalows
It's hot out there, so any way we can keep cool, we'll do it. This week, as the mercury spiked, our service user Neal took full advantage of his bungalow's back garden and set up a paddling pool. Go for it Neal!!
Recipes passed down the family line are now part of activity programme at specialist care unit
Some treasured family recipes passed down through a family of farmers now form part of an activity programme at a Perthshire specialist care facility. Anne Foulds, Activity Coordinator at ASC, which supports adults with perceived challenging behaviour, has been sharing her beloved family recipes for jam, [...]
You won’t miss our guys in their high-vis vests!
The problem: our service users from Orchard Court were in need of high-vis vests for an upcoming community gardening project. The solution: HIS Perth where the staff, who sell everything from industrial supplies to kitchenware, were happy to help. A big thank you to HIS!
A trip to the farm
Here's Lee, one of our service users from Coupar Angus, enjoying a trip to Broadslap Farm, Dunning where he did a bit of raspberry picking. We think this berry picking lark is catching on!
Home-made jam, courtesy of the lads at ASC
When Activities Coordinator Anne Foulds took some of the Orchard Court service users berry picking, they ended up with quite the haul of raspberries. (Luckily for all of us, the ASC location in Tayside bang in the middle of some of the best soft fruit farming spots in the [...]
Happy Birthday Tommy!
Our service user Tommy celebrated his birthday with a beautiful cake made by our Head Chef Sylvia. A fab time was had by all. Happy Birthday Tommy! (P.S. We have serious cake envy...)
Getting football ready!
Our service users getting ready for tonight's Scotland match. Woop woop!
Grand day out for bungalows team
It was a grand day out for one of our service users at Coupar Angus bungalows as staff accompanied him on the Bo'ness Railway. Neal and members of the ASC team visited the steam and diesel heritage railway and also snuck in a visit to Edinburgh Zoo.
Music man Kenny visits ASC
Our service users love a music session, and this one with Kenny Martin was a special one. The Dundee musician visited our Balbeggie site complete with a wide collection of instruments - and had service users playing and singing along. It also included gentle exercises. We think you can [...]
From sports day, to live music, a day of fun was had at our garden party
Is there anything better in this glorious weather than getting outside and having fun? On May 30th, our ASC family at our specialist care facility at Balbeggie hosted a garden party jam-packed with activities for everyone to enjoy. There was live music, a visit from the ice-cream van and [...]