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Festive Afternoon Tea 2025. Click to read full pdf version

Book Now for Festive Afternoon Teas with Fizz at The Usual Place

03/11/2025

We are now taking bookings for our special Festive Afternoon Teas with Fizz which will be served from 1st to 24th December 2025 from 11.30am to 4pm. Please call us on 01387 253485 to book – £20 per person...

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Two people holding a certificate and smiling. They are standing in front of blue signage with white lettering reading Palmerston Park Queen of the South FC

Queen of the South Achieves Disability Confidencent Leadership

29/10/2025

October 2025 We are delighted to announce that Queen of the South is now amongst only a handful of Disability Confident Leaders in Dumfries & Galloway. This important achievement makes them not only a Leader in their field alongside...

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Marie Curie Coffee Morning at The Usual Place

25/10/2025

*****Saturday 25th October 2025 10am-12pm at The Usual Place*** Almost set up and ready to open the doors for this morning’s @Marie Curie coffee morning with some fabulous stalls! Come along for coffee and a plate of homemade mini cakes...

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Lady holds flowers and a balloon. She is surrounded by lots of smiling people who are all dressed in The Usual Place Blacks. They are standing to the side of the cake counter with a number of sweet treats displayed

Libby Retires from Our Kitchen

17/10/2025

Our Mentors are such incredible people, they not only work as a team to ensure the cafe runs smoothly and safely for our customers, but their primary focus is on each individual young person they work with – passing on...

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Young man sits at a table and smiles as a young server brings him a large pie and chips

Lewis revisits The Usual Place for a chicken pie!

15/10/2025

The things Lewis will do for a Usual Place Chicken Pie! Back to Dumfries, catching up with the team, ordering his pie. It’s been two years since Lewis left The Usual Place. Loving his job in Glasgow. Hi Lewis, Hi...

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Young woman dressed in chefs hat and purple chef jacket sits in the sunshine at a picnic table. Behind her is the facade of Moffat Academy

Shania starts work in busy kitchen at Moffat Academy

05/10/2025

Shania is branching out beyond The Usual Place to gain experience in a different type of kitchen setting. She is enjoying being part of the fast paced team providing lunches for pupils at Moffat Academy and is supported by our...

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26th Oct 2025 Fine Dining Afternoon Fundraiser 2025

05/09/2025

Great news! The Usual Place is hosting our Fine Dining Afternoon Fundraiser with chefs from 1610 at The Globe Inn again. We hope you can join us again on Sunday 26th October 2025. The event begins with arrival drinks at...

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A group of people stand holding a large cheque for £2,000. Some of the people are dressed in Th eUsual Place blacks and the others have Dumfries Lions Club badges on their clothes. They are looking at the camera and smiling outside the entrance to The Usual Place.

Lions Club raises £2,000 for The Usual Place

28/08/2025

Dumfries Lions Club Virtual Kilometre of Coins Presentations to TUP Following their successful Virtual Kilometre of Coins fundraiser, Dumfries Lions recently presented £2000 to The Usual Place community café (TUP). A further £2000 has also been presented to Nith Inshore...

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Dumfries & Galloway Council achieves highest level of Disability Confident Accreditation. 30th June 2025

30/06/2025

We are delighted that Dumfries and Galloway Council has achieved the highest level of Disability Confident Accreditation by becoming a Disability Confident Leader. The Usual Place was the first Disability Confident Leader in the region and has held this status...

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Statement from our CEO 27th June 2025

28/06/2025

Statement from Craig McEwen, CEO at The Usual Place in response to question from Craig Hoy MSP to First Minister, John Swinney MSP in Scottish Parliament on 26th June 2025. “We have been overwhelmed by the support The Usual Place...

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