Carnoustie

Do you have an adult with learning disabilities in your family?
If so, join SAPALD, the local charity dedicated to making life better for adults and their family carers.

• Working to provide permanent residential accommodation in our area
• Working to provide suitable residential respite accommodation for adults and their family carers
• Fundraising to provide twice yearly outings for adults and carers to places of interest to them
• Establishing small community groups of adults to provide activities and entertainment for them

If you are interested in joining us, either as a family member or as an associate, please contact us via our website at www.sapald.co.uk, (where you can find application forms), our email sapald2016@outlook.com or write to: Secretary, SAPALD, 52 Lochend Road, Carnoustie, DD7 7QF.

Talking Point provides a relaxed, safe, non-judgmental environment for men to talk about their state of mind and how it affects their lives. There is no requirement to speak, but we recognise the challenges and stigma of mental health difficulties, particularly among men, and hope to provide a place to help change this.

Meets 7pm, 1st Wednesday each month, currently at Laing Park, home of Carnoustie Panmure FC. Tea & coffee etc provided.

Established in 2009, Carnoustie Social-Eyes is the only independent social group for Blind or partially sighted people in Angus. The members, who all have a visual impairment, exclusively run Social-Eyes. The group meet on the first Tuesday of every month in Carnoustie.

Members have the opportunity to chat over coffee and biscuits in a relaxed, informal and empathetic way.

Members also enjoy regular talks given by guest speakers, quizzes, and tactile board games. Highlights of the year are the summer and Christmas lunches, and a visit to the local pantomime.

The cost is £1 per month.

New members are always welcome.

If you, or someone you know has a visual impairment, and are interested in joining Carnoustie Social-Eyes, please contact the Secretary, Margaret Morrison on 01241 854936, email meg12@blueyonder.co.uk or visit the group website at http://www.social-eyes.scot/ or follow us on Facebook.

Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland works locally in Angus

to improve the quality of life for people after a stroke,

or diagnosis of a chest or heart condition.

We can:-

provide vital advice, support and information

Freephone  0808 801 0899

Contact   adviceline@chss.org.uk

arrange group and 1-1 support in hospital and in your local community

Contact   darlene.drummond@chss.org.uk

provide volunteering opportunities across Angus

Visit       www.chss.org.uk/volunteering

Colourful Carnoustie is a group of volunteers who are dedicated to improving the environment, primarily through developing and maintaining the floral ‘look’ of the town. We work with local schools and organisations and in both 2015 and 2016 Carnoustie won gold awards in the Beautiful Scotland competition. We took a year out in 2017 but are now gearing ourselves up for a vigorous and enjoyable 2018, especially with the Open in the town this July.

Carnoustie to Barry is a long town. Our efforts to date have mostly been focused on the town centre, but we would like to expand west along Dundee Street and Barry Road. And to do this we need help! Help of any kind is much appreciated, whether in providing ideas, helping with projects, an hour or two of planting up or weeding, taking responsibility for watering one or some planters, fund-raising, or simply following us on Facebook and spreading the word.

We are always looking for volunteer Befrienders who could commit to an hour or so each week to visit an elderly lonely person in Carnoustie and district.

Penumbra Angus Nova Service offers support to individuals experiencing mental health challenges to engage more fully into their community, by helping them to access mainstream activities and groups such as further education, sports, clubs and work, whether voluntary or paid. The service is available to anyone living in Angus, over the age of 16 years.”