Category: Our Journey

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Jack, Lewis and Shania gain Fine Dining Experience in Top Scottish Kitchen July 2024

02/07/2024

Dine and Empower! We often share celebratory moments here on Facebook when young people create their fantastic cakes and bakes. So you will be used to seeing photos of Jack and Shania working in the kitchen at The Usual Place...

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Sarah invited to special event by Leaders of Great Britain March 2024

15/03/2024

Sarah meets Jonny Wilkinson at The Mansion House, The City Of London for Leaders of Great Britain. What an incredible experience to hear Jonny speaking about Mindset – everything he advocates resonates so strongly with the powerful transformative experiences we...

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Young People Speak to Power – House of Lords Public Services Committee Enquiry 2024

06/03/2024

*****Young People Speak to Power***** Yesterday Sarah, Luke, Abbi, Jamie and Ross spoke to UK House of Lords as part of an important Select Committee inquiry. Last week our Chief Executive, Heather Hall, also gave evidence to the Public Services...

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Skye makes TV Debut at The Cairndale Hotel Feb 2024

02/02/2024

Border Life are to make a film about young people from The Usual Place and the whole team are so excited about this film. They will also follow the success story of Skye in showcasing the potential of young people...

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Youth Matters Report Launch May 2023

16/05/2023

Youth Matters is for disabled young people aged 12-25 who live in Dumfries & Galloway Youth Matters has been created for disabled young people aged 12-25 who live in Dumfries & Galloway Youth Matters is planned, led and co-delivered by...

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Sarah’s Win at DG Life Awards November 2022

15/11/2022

Friday 11th November saw members of The Usual Place attend the 2022 DG Life Awards to support Sarah Cronie, who had been nominated as Young Community Champion. Sandra McGrath, Laura Wells and Abbey Thomson joined Sarah, alongside her friends and...

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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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