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...
Our Journey
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....
