There's one thing guaranteed at ASC - and that's that there is no guarantee what activity our service users will be doing next. The latest from our service users at Orchard Court? Bug houses! Carpenter-in-residence Bob and his trusty woodworking companion Norman came up with these pretty impressive creations in [...]
Liam McLeod received his certificate this week after working long and hard towards his Bronze ASDAN Award! The award requires the student to carry out a number of activities, develop a range of core skills along with presenting a portfolio of supporting evidence. Liam attended onsite college as well [...]
Off for a fishing trip last weekend, Robert and Josh hauled in a great catch! Service users at ASC always have time to discuss the activities preference with their support workers and fishing is a popular choice. Supported by staff to go on the fishing trips at the weekends [...]
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!!
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, [...]
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!
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!
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 [...]
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...)
Our service users getting ready for tonight's Scotland match. Woop woop!
