As our followers will know, ASC enjoys a bit of a Bake Off and we take it very seriously indeed! This time, we set the challenge of making a chocolate orange cake. Each unit participated, with support from the activities team and support staff. Our judges were Sam (service [...]
Four service users from Orchard Court and five of the ASC team got their tartan on to take part in the Dundee Kiltwalk this past weekend (Sunday, 11 August). Liam, Josh, Robert and Marcus were all superstars, taking the 'Wee Wander' route. Staff supporting from ASC (Darren, Anne, Kim, [...]
A specialist care worker from Dundee has unveiled his latest art as part of a trail of 30 ‘Hairy Highland Coos’ taking place across the Perth and Kinross region this summer. Craig Cairnie, a Senior Support Worker with specialist care group ASC - part of leading care provider, BCG [...]
What's better than a Christmas dinner? Two Christmas dinners! Our wonderful service-users from our Coupar Angus Bungalows decided, if something is worth doing once it's worth doing twice! This week they all took time out together and got a 'first' Christmas dinner at The Red House Hotel in the [...]
The staff and service users of ASC dug out their finest pink outfits as part of their month-long fundraiser for Breast Cancer Now. They donned the colour as part of a month of events to highlight the organisation. August is the charity's awareness month, and Laura McKechnie, Support Worker, has [...]
The service users at ASC have been showing off their best moves at regular ‘music festivals’ organised by the staff. Every two months, the facility’s units come together for a day of music, singing and dancing – rocking out to a mix of old classics, new favourites and some [...]
During August, ASC Support Worker, Laura McKechnie, will be running a fundraising campaign in aid of Breast Cancer Now. August is the charity’s awareness month, and this year, it has an afternoon tea theme. Laura is inviting as many residents, families and staff as possible to get involved and help [...]
Ahmad Kanzua has worked as an accountant, in hotels and restaurants and as a salesman – but nothing captured his heart quite like a job at ASC. Caring for his grandfather lit a fire within Ahmad, who started his journey by volunteering at a camp in the US for [...]
Service users at ASC have been getting their football fix thanks to an ongoing partnership with a local college. The link-up with Perth College UHI kicked off in 2019, and since then many service users have enjoyed the benefits of various courses. This year, Josh, Marcus and Liam achieved success [...]
MEDIA RELEASE: 14 June 2023 The team at ASC have been recognised on the national stage, winning a top award at a UK-wide ceremony. ASC Sidlaw View Bungalows in Coupar Angus – part of Balhousie Care’s ASC Facility, based in Balbeggie, Perthshire - walked away from the Housing with Care [...]
