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....

Last year The Usual Place, in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Carer’s Centre delivered a successful Respitality programme, in which our kind customers donated Christmas Lunches to local unpaid carers to provide vital respite from their daily challenges.   Last...

Trading Standards Scotland has today launched a month-long campaign aimed at raising awareness of scams linked to the ongoing cost of living crisis. As prices and bills continue to rise, many consumers will have financial worries heading into autumn and...

South Scotland SNP MSP, Emma Harper, has promoted The Usual Place in Dumfries at the Scottish Parliament, following a ministerial visit last week.   The MSP accompanied Minister for Transition, Employment and Fair Work, Richard Lochhead on Friday (8 July)...

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...

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...

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....