A specialist care worker from Dundee has been showing off his art skills as he competes in the Channel 4 programme Drawers Off, running each evening this week. Craig Cairnie (pictured on the programme), a Senior Support Worker with specialist care group ASC in Balbeggie, Perthshire, surprised his co-workers and service [...]
In a corner of Westbank in Perth, our service users have been getting busy. They are using the space at the community based project to grow plants, fruit and vegetables. The green space is providing an opportunity to learn about horticulture, and grow their gardening talents. Among the projects [...]
Forever 'busting the myths' around care activities, our guys at Sidlaw View bungalows in Coupar Angus love a beer and a game of pool. Over the last month Lee, Gerry and David have been enjoying a weekly Thursday evening down the pub, in this case the Scone Arms just up [...]
ASC’s service-user-led social enterprise, the LOTUS project (Loving Our Talents, Unique and Special) is growing new branches just in time for Spring! We're all looking forward to the springtime weather and with that warmth comes Mother's Day and Easter - and Lotus can help you there. The new fruit of the project is [...]
Musician Chris White is a regular at our ASC Balbeggie facility, where he entertains service users and staff with his songs and acoustic guitar. Chris, known for his popular folk and pop medleys, performs out of the back of his car, setting up an amp and getting everyone in dancing [...]
Santa delivered an extra special Christmas gift to one of our service users this week - but this one didn't come out of a sack. When the man with the bag appeared at Perth's Christmas Wonderland, he had a chat with Neal - using sign language. Neal, who was visiting [...]
Service users at ASC Dalguise Centre in Balbeggie have been going full out on the Christmas festivities, and dressing up for the occasion too! The guys and staff have been getting in the Christmas spirit with fruit mince pies, mulled wine, Christmas carols and Christmas quizzes. And at the [...]
There's nothing like a trip to Edinburgh's Christmas Market to get you in the festive mood. And that's just where ASC service users and staff from our Sidlaw View Bungalows went to soak up some yuletide atmosphere. The market - a popular destination for people from around Scotland - includes [...]
