Our CEO Live from the House of Lords
28/02/2024
Live from the House of Lords! Since 3pm we’ve been streaming the meeting from Westminster Palace where our CEO Heather is providing evidence for the inquiry into the transition from education to employment for young disabled people. Our staff and...
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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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What a fabulous achievement
28/11/2023
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...
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All Human Beings…. An ‘Unusual’ Event
28/11/2023
We’ve been thinking deeply about the Usual Place values… As we move into the busy festivities of Christmas we have added an ‘unusual’ and special event to our programme and we want to share the news with everyone who supports...
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David is Presented With His Certificate of Achievement
23/11/2023
What a wonderful celebration to end our day with. David leaves us today for a new job in the Hospitality Sector and has been presented with his well deserved certificate of achievement. David said ‘working in The Usual Place and...
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Joshua Has Completed His Early Enablement Summer Work Experience Programme
27/07/2023
Congratulations to Joshua, who has completed his Early Enablement Summer Work Experience programme with The Usual Place. The programme, run in partnership with Occupational Therapy for Children & Young People: NHS Dumfries & Galloway, allows young people to build on...
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Erin, Joshua, Rhys, David, Lewis, Jack, David Eggo and David Kungu Have All Completed Their Food, Health and Hygiene Course
24/07/2023
Working in a food premises requires everyone who handles food to have the right training for their roles. In the Usual Place when young people join any programme, we enable each individuals learning and success through an early enablement approach....
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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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Celebrating International Day of People with Disabilities 2022
02/12/2022
At The Usual Place, we are celebrating this year’s International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPWD). This campaign was born from the United Nations (UN)’s Declaration of Human Rights. In 1992, an International Day of Celebration for people with disabilities...
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Our Accreditation Anniversary
29/11/2022
This week The Usual Place are celebrating our Accreditation Anniversary and our continued commitment to the Living Wage Movement. We choose to pay the real living wage because we believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay....