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David’s Graduation Speech Oct 2022

25/10/2022

Because David now has a job, a mortgage and is ‘at the mercy of a retail rota’, he was unable to make it to his Graduation Ceremony at The Usual Place in October 2022. So instead he recorded this wonderful...

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David’s Graduation Speech Oct 2022

02/10/2022

Just like at the Oscars, David was unable to make it to his SVQ Graduation Ceremony in October 2022, so instead he recorded a speech which was played at the event. His speech is very enlightening and it’s wonderful to...

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“An opportunity to succeed”: Inspiring Scotland Leadership Programme graduate hails its impact Sept 2022

14/09/2022

Originally published by Scott Challinor for www.leaderscouncil.co.uk on 14th September 2022. Sarah Cronie is a young manager who today works in the café facility at Inspired Community Enterprise Trust Ltd, a charity based in Dumfries, Scotland which trades as...

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The Leaders Council article about Sarah Sept 2022

02/09/2022

We were delighted to read The Leaders Council article sharing Sarah’s incredibly inspiring story. Sarah is a graduate of the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities and Inspiring Scotland‘s Our Future Leaders course and we could not be more...

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Harper Promotes The Usual Place at Parliament

20/07/2022

South Scotland SNP MSP, Emma Harper, has promoted The Usual Place in Dumfries at the Scottish Parliament, following a ministerial visit last week. The MSP accompanied Minister for Transition, Employment and Fair Work, Richard Lochhead on Friday (8 July)...

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Skye lands a job at The Cairndale Hotel & Leisure Club, Dumfries July 2022

02/07/2022

Skye is hard at work in the Cairndale Hotel using all the hospitality skills she gained in The Usual Place. Enabled by Tina, Mentor from The Usual Place, Skye has quickly found her feet. Skye worked in Alpha Solway, blazing...

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David Cleans Our Meeting Rooms

24/03/2022

While our main purpose is as a training cafe for young people with additional support needs, we are also an events and meeting space available for hire! David has been learning the importance of customer care, not only in the...

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Let’s Enable, Not Disable: An Occupational Therapist’s Perspective

18/10/2021

Sarah Geidesz, an Occupational Therapist for Children and Young People, spent some time at The Usual Place while still a student training to become a qualified Occupational Therapist. This placement with us inspired Sarah into writing this very insightful blogpost...

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OT Society Awards

11/06/2021

In the last months of 2020, students Kate and Katie joined The Usual Place team on a placement for their Occupational Therapy degree, spending seven weeks with our staff and young people. Following their very successful placement, the students made...

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National Lottery Award

26/05/2021

The Usual Place in Dumfries has recently received a £243,939.00 National Lottery Award from the National Lottery Community Fund. The Usual Place Team are very proud to be a recipient of this significant funding, alongside another 245 groups across Scotland....

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