Dumfries Dental Centre

Dumfries Dental Centre

Are you new to Dumfries & Galloway?

Are you a temporary resident or studing here?

Not registered with a dentist?

DENTAL TREATMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO COST WITH THE DENTAL STUDENTS AT DUMFRIES DENTAL CENTRE

Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary

Bankend Road, Dumfries, For More Information Call the Dental Helpline On

0845 6026417

Getting It Right For Every Child

Getting It Right For Every Child

Story dialogue conference

Friday 25^th April (all day event)

The Barony College

This conference is being arranged on behalf of the GIRFEC strategy group to provide a “bottom-up” element to the production of a new integrated children’s services plan.

The generative theme for the conference is to be

“Sometimes you don’t get it right for every child”

Demand for this conference is likely to be heavy, so you are advised to register your interest in attending as quickly as possible. Those people who are attending will be sent the programme for the day in due course.

To register your interest please email diane.brough@nhs.net

Queen's Baton Relay

Please click here to view the poster of the Queen's Baton Relay

Monday Club

This week, 17 members of the Monday Club were entertained by the “Lowland Lassies” singing group. They sang a mixture of chorals songs and other compositions as well as getting the group to join in most of the songs! All agreed that the group were excellent and thoroughly entertaining. The Lowland Lassies meet at the Wigtown Baptist Church Hall every Wednesday afternoon. If you are interested in joining the group, or for further information, contact Anna on 01988 850354.

Esme’s newsletter this week highlighted the “See Hear” project, Tai Chi classes and information from Alzheimer’s Scotland as well as a beautiful anonymous poem. Dave mentioned the need for members to suggest activities for future sessions and some ideas were forthcoming. More are needed to fill the programme through the summer months.

The morning finished with an energising exercise session with Pam, in which 15 of the members participated, as well as 10 of the singing group!

The next meeting is on 17^th March where Alan Whiteside is giving a talk. 

Access Art Isle of Whithorn

Jills of All Trades (Feb 2014)

The Jills of all trades have been consolidating their skills in wall tiling, floor tiling and shelving during the past month with some real success.

The workshop has been extensively changed by the addition of these tiling and shelving products.

Whithorn Arts Group

A weekly art group for all is being held at Whithorn Community Centre in the Nursery Room every Wednesday 6.00pm till 9.00pm & Thursday 1pm till 4pm…

It is an opportunity for all, no minimum or maximum age or level of talent required, just a group of like minded people enjoying their hidden talents in a friendly sociable atmosphere.

Take that first step

Come along and try it.

For details call David Coe on

01988 500368 or

ask at the BHC office.

Alzheimer Scotland

Alzheimer Scotland believes that no-one should go through dementia on their own.

Your local Dementia Advisor can:
Provide information and advice
Help you,your family and friends plan for the future
Put you in touch with local sources of support
Help you navigate the health and social care maze
Support your local community to become more dementia friendly
Support you to stay as well and independent as possible
Help you to assert your rights and make choices

Shona Sneddon
Dementia Advisor
Alzheimer Scotland
67 Hanover Street
Stranraer
DG9 7RX

Tel: 01776 889181
Emal: ssneddon@alzscot.org

Confidence Building Courses

We are coming to the end of the 4 week Confidence Building Courses being run by Building Healthy Communities (Machars) in partnership with Community Learning and Development and Employability & Skills.

This has been a successful set of courses at Whithorn, Newton Stewart and Stranraer with some 16 people taking part. The 4 week format is described below and there is an opportunity for the groups to have an additional “Catch up” in a few months time.

Building Your Confidence – Week 1

Activity	Description	Resources	Time
Introductions:	Make sure we all know names	Name game	5 - 10
Group guidelines	get group to set out guidelines	Flip chart + Dave’s guidelines	10
Course content	Outline each week	Course Outline sheet	5
What is confidence?	Describe. Good and not so good. Read out chart. DVD	DVD player DVD Confidence Chart	15 - 20
Feeling Good and what I want from the course	Complete worksheets and discuss	worksheets x2	15
Achievements, Strengths and Things you admire	This is about positive thinking. make lists	worksheet achievements	15
Roles in Life	list and feedback	worksheet, Flip chart and pen	10 – 15
Introduce home activity	bring in things which say something about you or mean a lot to you	none	5
recap and close

Building Your Confidence – Week 2

Activity	Description	Resources	Time
welcome back feedback from session 1			5 - 10
“Shoebox” carrier Bag	invite all to share their things about them	bring own bag.	15
Things that you can do	read through the positive statements. discuss.	POWERPOINT AND worksheet	60
Strengths, Achievements	Home activity	Worksheet

Building Your Confidence – Week 3

Recap strengths achievements things you value	All feedback		15
Goal setting: long term medium term short term	discuss why we start at long term and break down to bitesize pieces	powerpoint	30
Continue with goal setting: SMART goals: discuss	worksheet based setting own goals	worksheet “goal setting”	30 - 40
Recap and close		Homework: set and achieve 1 short term goal.	15

Building Your Confidence – Week 4

Recap goal setting 1 goal	All feedback		15
Confidence quiz	Website	Access to computers	15
Introduce Luke. Talk on how confidence and volunteering has affected life	Luke		15
Q and A	The group		15
Recap of course	powerpoint		15
Evaluation and close	Evaluation sheet		15

Monday Club

At this week’s Monday Club, 18 brave souls battled against the rain to attend the meeting. We were met with a warming cup of tea and an interesting Newsletter prepared by Esme which included a funny caption competition. After an introduction from Dave in which he asked the members to come up with some ideas for future meetings, 12 of the group settled to gentle exercise with Pam, which was thoroughly enjoyed.

We were then introduced to Morag Halliday from Age Scotland who gave an informative talk about the activities of her organisation and how Age Scotland could help the group in moving forward as well as letting people know about some excellent schemes that are available in Dumfries and Galloway. Many people took advantage of the leaflets and information that was available before venturing back out into the rain!

Access Art Isle of Whithorn

Wigtown Cancer Support

Taster session in Isle of Whithorn

9 members attended this weeks I.T support group, with Luke and Samantha. There where many issues covered this week from adding email address to their contact lists, how to set out labels, setting up mobile phone and many other issues covered.

After a successful 2 week taster session, the people in the isle of whithorn (and surrounding areas) were very interested in the group continuing in the near future.  

Monday Club

16 of us attended this week’s Monday Club, including 2 new members. After the usual cuppa and a catch up amongst the group, we were introduced to Vivien Green from Dumfries and Galloway “See Hear Project”

Vivien started off by telling us how the See Hear Project started in Dumfries and Galloway. She brought along all different types of gadgets, including a vibrating alarm clock that’s placed under your pillow and a flashing door knocker.

Visibility Dumfries and Galloway offers support for visual and hearing problems. They also offer technical and emotional support which includes 1:1 and group support. Since April 2013 they have held 8 information days throughout Dumfries and Galloway. 

Vivien talked to us about their new project starting in the next few weeks, a try before you buy service, as some of the equipment can be expensive to purchase initially. For more information please contact Dumfries and Galloway Office, See Hear Project, Nithbank, Dumfries, DG1 2SD, Telephone: 01387 267 131 or visit their website www.seehearvisibility.org.uk

Our next meeting will be on Monday 17^th February with a talk from the Age Scotland followed by exercise with Pam.

If you would like further information on the Monday Club, please contact Building Healthy Communities on 01988 501111

Isle of Whithorn

7 members attended our very first laptop session with Luke and Samantha at the Isle of Whithorn, Village Hall. Where we are working in partnership with Isle Futures, we would like to thank the Thursday Club members for inviting us to join them for a cup of coffee.

There where many issues covered in our first week such as attaching pictures to emails, how to download apps, broadband speed, downloading photos to social media sites.

Another session is on this week 6^th February. From13th February there will be a four week block of free art class provided by Access Art. Look out for more information coming soon.