September – what a month we have had, making sure that we are continuing to follow government guidelines, we have managed to get more of our service users together, which, for some has stretched their comfort zones, for some these have made them realise how much they have missed social interactions.  Below is just some of the things and comments from our service users

• Camping for one night, not everyone could come overnight so they spent the day then after our evening meal went home 
  • That was brilliant
  • When can we go camping again
  • I’ve never been camping and it was so much fun
  • I wish I had stayed
  • I didn’t stay and regretted it, I have bought a tent for the next time we all go camping

 

• High Tea, like most others this was the first time we had all sat down to have a meal in an enclosed space
  • Was so nice to sit down and just chat to my friends
  • We had a blast, catching up after so long
  • I was nervous at first as I haven’t been in a restaurant very much since Covid but the tables had loads of space between them and we all had our masks on until we sat down – I felt very comfortable after that 

 

• Inverness
  • WOW – when are we doing that again?
  • Fandabydozy – Loved it, I felt safe, company was great, loads of laughs
  • Liked the boat ride and the castle
  • I really enjoyed going down to the canal and seeing how it worked
  • When is our next trip?

Wednesday – what a wonderful day and we would like to thank

• Andy Hodge SPS Governor in Charge for officially opening our garden
• Provost Dennis Melloy
• Debbie Caney – Corra
• Steve Mosley – Omexom
• Dave Simpson – Chairperson
• All of our service users
• All of our staff

It was finally here, the grand opening of our revamped garden, we have been working very hard over the last year to have a space that we could use all year round. Our service users have had many thing to say about the newly improved space, some are listed below

• I feel proud to see the results of our hard work
• I walk through the gate and it lifts me
• It feels like home
• Its private and I can be myself in this space
• Our safe space
• Peaceful and relaxed

A very warm welcome to

 our new Chairperson Mr David Simpson, when accepting the position he said

“I am honoured and delighted to be appointed Chairperson of Perth Six Circle Project and work with such a dedicated and caring Team.”

Dave has taken over this position from Gordon Hunter who has dedicated 20 years to Perth Six Circle Project.  Committee members, staff and service users want to thank Gordon for all his support and are confident that his interest in the Project remains in his heart and he will always be part of the Perth Six Circle family.

The month of May has been busy; the easing of restrictions has allowed the groups to venture to new activities and places. We managed to have our first social distanced BBQ of the year, which was a great fun filled afternoon.  

We are delighted to announce our new service users representatives are Ross and Colin, they will be the voice for the service users for board meeting and organise regular meetings to improve and develop the Project.

This month we are raising awareness and providing information for National Walking Month and Mental Health Awareness week.  Our service users have enjoyed participated in-group discussions and sharing their strategies and tips to stay well.  We participated in the National event The Great British spring clean, we collected litter in our local area to keep our environment clean and tidy.

Activities this month have included giant garden games, dodgeball, putting, driving range, IT, litter picks, information workshops, dancing……

Some of the comments made from our service users are as follows……….

‘Good wee chat’

‘Enjoyed the physical side’

‘Didn’t think we would get it up’

‘Had a great day’

Happy with learning about the ipads’

‘Good Laugh’

‘Good bunch of guys’

‘Relaxing’

‘Good stress release’

‘out and about’

‘Great discussion’

‘Great to have a dance’

‘Amazing to see everyone’