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The Walled Garden & WisecraftOffering support and opportunities to people experiencing difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing.
Third Sector InterfaceTSI Perth & Kinross works independently to support organisations and advocate for the voluntary sector in strategic partnerships.
ShopmobilityPKAVS Shopmobility lends wheelchairs and scooters to people with mobility problems.
Gateway Room HireLocated in Perth city centre, The Gateway offers a range of meeting and conference facilities.
The Big HooseThe Big Hoose project supports children and families in Perth & Kinross living in poverty with access to free everyday household items such as toilet rolls, toiletries, cleaning products, bedding and more.
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Healthcare Improvement Scotland
December 17th 2024, By April BlackThis document was created by Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network and distributed through Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Who this guideline is for This guideline will be of interest to: primary and secondary healthcare professionals social care professionals community, care home and care at home staff involved in the care of people at risk of, or diagnosed with, dementia people living with dementia and their families and carers Recommendations The guideline contains 67…
Upcoming Scarecrow Trail!
September 20th 2024, By alanapkav24We will be hosing our very own scarecrow trail!! We will be open through the week, from Monday 7th October till Friday 11th October. Pop along between 9:30am and 3:30pm!! Location: The Walled Garden, Muirhall Rd, Perth, PH2 7BH This event is completely free, donations are welcomed! What to expect – Upon arrival pick up a trail map of our garden, on the map you will find a guide to…
Places for support
September 10th 2024, By April BlackIf you look after someone, need care yourself or are planning for your future care needs, you can get the information and advice you need here – Home | Care Information Scotland (careinfoscotland.scot) If you need someone to talk to, we listen. We won’t judge or tell you what to do. – Contact Us | Samaritans Sometimes our thoughts and feelings can overwhelm us. It helps to get some Breathing…
The Big Hoose fun Day
August 1st 2024, By April BlackThe Big Hoose Project recently held a free family funday at Kinnoull FC in Perth. We had a bouncy castle, toddler soft play, face painting, a scavenger hunt, fire engine, FREE toys, food and refreshments! The event was attended by over 50 parents/guardians and 75 children. Thanks to all our amazing staff, family members and other organisations who volunteered on the day who made sure the kids all had a…
Traditional and Sustainable Ways of Being Creative
July 26th 2024, By alanapkav24In our creative department we have been working on some iron age replicas which went into an exhibition in Alyth. This exhibition was focused around sustainable ways of making, so we tried to implement this in our own sessions! We started by writing with symbols and exploring how we can communicate positive words and stories through images. We also tried some different styles of weaving that they may have used…
Wellbeing Toolkit for unpaid carers
June 18th 2024, By April BlackCarers Trust new wellbeing resource for adult unpaid carers, Caring For You is now live. The toolkit, which was co-designed by a group of unpaid carers, offers practical activities, advice and tips on how to deal with specific emotions which can arise from having a caring role. There is also a section on maintaining wellbeing which provides links to resources and ideas on how carers can maintain good wellbeing and…
Resources for Bereaved Carers
June 13th 2024, By April BlackSome resources for our Bereaved Carers. We all need support at times but especially when dealing with a bereavement of someone you love and have cared for. Please have a look at the below links to see what support is out there for you. Death and bereavement | NHS inform Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief :: Welcome (goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk)
2023 Respitality Report
June 11th 2024, By April BlackWe are delighted to bring you our impact report. 2023 was our best year yet, with plenty more ambitions for this year too. Some highlights to whet your appetite…. Over 1800 unpaid carers accessed a Respitality break Delivery partners confidence in delivering Respitality was rated 4 out of 5 Breaks were donated by over 200 businesses and charities! So why not put the kettle on, click on the link below to…
Stepping Stones to Self-Care
May 30th 2024, By alanapkav24Our clients here at the Walled Garden and Wisecraft have created some beautiful mosaics using recycled tile pieces. We began by talking as a group to discuss what self-care means to us and what things we might do to create happiness in our lives. The clients came up with a range of examples, including things like listening to music, going for a walk and seeing flowers, chatting with friends, spending…
Carers Week 2024!
May 23rd 2024, By April BlackHello and welcome to our special Carers Week 2024. Carers week is an annual awareness campaign to celebrate and recognise the vital contribution made by the UK’s 5.7 million carers, and runs from 10th to 16th June, celebrating and saying “thank you” to our unpaid carers. The week is designed to make caring more visible and this year’s theme is “putting carers on the map”, aiming to make sure that…
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