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Community Gardening Event at Moss this Friday afternoon!
We are hosting a community gardening event
in our new sensory garden at our offices on Friday, 25th July, from
1-4pm.
If you know anyone who would be interested in volunteering for a few hours
to help us plant and prepare the garden, please ask them to contact us.
No experience is necessary, and staff from BTCV will be running the event
and providing support to volunteers.
There will also be a selection of organic veggies fresh from their plots
at Auchincruive available to buy on the day.
New Editon of Newsletter Available Now
Catch up on what's been happening with us, and find out when outreach services are available with the latest edition of our newsletter. You can pick up a copy on the office, or view it online by clicking on this link. You will need Adobe Reader to view the file online.
Golden Oldies Movie Club Gets a Boost
Do remember the good old days, and names like John Wayne, Cary Grant, James Stewart, Bette Davis and Greta Garbo?
Well, we’re bringing them back to the big screen in a little way – with the Golden Oldies Matinee Club. The club meets in the Over the Rainbow premises in School Vennel, Maybole every second Monday afternoon at 2pm, and for just £2, you can come along, see a classic film, get a cuppa and some popcorn.
The Club, which is hosted by Maybole One Stop Shop, recently received a very kind donation of a mobile wheelchair ramp from Mobility Aid Services in Troon, which means that it is now completely accessible to anyone in a wheelchair or using a mobility scooter.
You can see residents of Fairknowe trying the ramp for the first time, before settling down to watch Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
Anyone living in Maybole or the North Carrick villages who is retired is
welcome to come along and join us. Look out for posters giving you details
of the next four films that will be shown, or phone us on 01655 884032.
Happy Birthday to Us
On the 21st May 2008, we celebrated the 1st anniversary of the opening of the One Stop Shop. We invited clients, partners, local dignitaries and anyone else who liked the idea of a bit of a do to join us!
We were able to tell our guests what an eventful and busy year we have had.
- Since last year we have registered over 800 people in North Carrick as clients - that's almost one in 10 people living in our catchment area.
- We have helped to generate over £100,000 of additional income for our clients, most of which is likely to be spent with local businesses.
- We have had nearly 3500 visits to the project for all sorts of reasons.
- We have developed partnerships with lots of different agencies and provided them with accommodation so they can deliver their services in Maybole.
- We have attracted additional funding from Awards for All, Age Concern and others to provide a dedicated worker to improve services for senior citizens in the area.
- We have provided new training and volunteering opportunities.
Photos from the day are available on our photobucket gallery. You can see them by clicking this link.
Goodbye Karen,........ hello Lynne and Irene!
We are sorry to say goodbye to Karen Jess, who worked with us for 9 months as our administration assistant. Lured by the promise of ice cream and holiday fun, she has gone to work at Haven Holiday Park in their reception. We all wish her the best of luck for the future!
As they say, when one door closes, another two open!! We welcome to our staff, Lynne Campbell, who had previously worked as our Project Assistant, and now takes over the role of Administration Assistant, and Irene Moledina, an experienced Benefit Advisor who will be volunteering with us every Tuesday and helping to deal with our client caseload.
The One Stop "Charity" Shop
We will be taking over the Maybole Charity Shop for a week in August to raise funds for the project. If you are having a clear out, or would like to volunteer to help staff the shop, please let us know. If you would like to donate something , you can hand it in to us at School Vennel.