Category: Our Journey

What a fabulous achievement


What a fabulous achievement! Sarah received her SVQ Certificate today. After completing her SQA studies in Hospitality, she has not only received formal certification to add to all her experience of training and working in a real hospitality setting, she...

Youth Matters Report Launch May 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...

Sarah’s Win at DG Life Awards November 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...

David’s Graduation Speech Oct 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...