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Summer Beach Trip
We were able to treat the ladies from Maggie's Yarn Buddies Knit and Natter group to a summer day out to Troon this week and they had a...
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8 hours ago1 min read
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Pony Therapy
Over the summer we partnered with Patchwork Ponies to put on a programme of pony therapy sessions. Interacting with animals can reduce...
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Aug 141 min read
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HeartStart Training
Yesterday our staff and volunteers took part in an afternoon of HeartStart training. This training involves learning basic emergency life...
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Aug 131 min read
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A Pony in the Garden
Allotment Week continues and yesterday we had an extra special visitor to our Sensory Garden! Our garden mascot Pip loved welcoming...
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Aug 121 min read
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Art for Anxiety Kids
Art has the power to quiet the mind, reduce stress, improve our mood and boost self esteem - and our Art for Anxiety group does that...
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Aug 111 min read
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Claypits visit
Our men's fishing group were invited along to the Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve today for a guided tour and to help out a...
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Aug 71 min read
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LATEST PA JOBS
Our latest Personal Assistant jobs are live on our website at https://www.improvinglives.co.uk/pajobs and also on the My Job Scotland...
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Aug 11 min read
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Tour de Millport 2025
We had another amazing Tour de Millport at the weekend! Every year our staff, volunteers and supporters head to the Isle of Cumbrae to...
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Jul 291 min read
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Over 50's Disco
We had a great time at our Over 50’s Daytime Disco last week! If you’d like to join us for the next one then come along to Singer Bowling...
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Jul 281 min read
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Summer Postbox Topper
Maggie’s Yarn Buddies knit and natter group have struck again! Their latest postbox topper is a wonderful new summer themed masterpiece....
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Jul 181 min read
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Personal Assistant Day
Thank you to everyone who came along to our Personal Assistant Day at Dalmuir CE Centre today. Our SDS team enjoyed meeting everyone and...
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Jul 171 min read
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Fishing with a view
Our men’s fishing group enjoyed a beautiful day at Loch Lomond at the weekend. These trips to Loch Lomond are made possible thanks to the...
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Jul 151 min read
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Sharing Skills
Our men’s fishing group enjoy sharing their skills and expertise with other groups and charities. At the weekend they had a great day in...
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Jul 11 min read
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Art for Anxiety Kids
At this years first Art For Anxiety Kids session yesterday we had a great time! We are already looking forward to the next. Please note...
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Jul 11 min read
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Monoprinting
A huge thank you to Maeve from West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage  for coming along and giving our Art for Anxiety group the...
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Jun 301 min read
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History Unlocked
Our History Unlocked group has been busy looking into the fascinating history of our building on Dumbarton Road, its links to activism...
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Jun 171 min read
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Improving Lives Cup 2025
What a great day we had yesterday at our 2nd annual Improving Lives Cup! Thank you to everyone who came along to support us! The rain did...
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Jun 162 min read
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Thank You!!
We were blown away to receive an amazing £25,000 from the People's Postcode Trust! This very generous funding awarded by the People's...
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Jun 61 min read
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Well Done George & Shaun!
Back in February our volunteers George and Shaun completed Walk Leader Training. Well done! They both run our wellbeing walking group...
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Jun 61 min read
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Volunteers Week 2025
Thank you to everyone who popped in to our Volunteer Open Day to chat with our volunteers and find out about joining our wee team! We are...
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Jun 51 min read
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