Older People's Day 2nd October

Monday Club - African Drumming

On Monday morning we had another enjoyable Monday Club meeting, the Stranraer Drum For Fun came along to give members a chance to have a go making music with African drums, various shakers, brushes and the balafon.

To view a short video of this great activity, click here

 At our next meeting on Monday 2nd October we are having Dave from Building Healthy Communities, giving us a healthy cooking session. Hope to see you there. Everyone is welcome to come along.

Isle of Whithorn Youth Club - Healthy Eating!!

Over the last 2 weeks, Building Healthy Communities have attended the Isle of Whithorn youth Groups to promote Healthy Eating.

The younger group, aged 5 - 9, all had an opportunity to make a Yummy Fruit Pizza. Using a slice of watermelon as a base, the children then had a choice of many different fruits to decorate their base with. Some of the results can be seen below.

This is a great way to entertain young children and give them the chance to eat a variety of different fruits.



The older group, aged 9 - 13, had a cooking activity where they all made their own Chicken Chow Mein. This involved them using knives correctly, slicing vegetables and following a recipe before cooking all to make a tasty dish!!

All of the young people had a great time, learning how to cut correctly and cook in a methodical way.

The next session at the Isle of Whithorn will be at the end of November when the young people will be given a taste challenge!!!

Looking forward to the next visit and a big thank you to the volunteer helpers for assisting.

A bigger thank you goes to the 8 young people who made the evening so enjoyable for them and for myself!

(Click on the pictures to enlarge)

NHS Dumfries & Galloway Annual Review 2016-2017

Community Information Event - Evaluation

There was a very good turnout at the Community Information Event held in Newton Stewart on Monday with many organisations reporting a lot of interest in their services.


Comments from organisations included:

"A good chance to network with organisations and provide information to those who attended"

"Very busy, well publicised, Great turnout of organisations and members of the public"

"Gave the opportunity to network with other organisations.  Also introduced lots of people to our organisation and the services we offer"

Comments from individuals included:
"Very informative, a good thing if ever I, friends & neighbours require help"

"It was very useful to meet people from different organisations"

Thanks to all who attended on the day.