My advocacy partner has been in his new home for just over two months now, and I’m pleased to say he is settling in really well. My first visit to his flat was …only two weeks after he had moved in, and so it was still all very new to him, and indeed for his support staff. What is so […]

The theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day, hosted by The World Federation of Mental Health, is ‘Dignity in Mental Health.’ According to Chief Executive of the Mental Welfare Commission Colin McKay: “dignity in mental health care is about having rights respected; getting the help you need and being able to influence your care and treatment.” The Mental Welfare Commission claims that one […]

Congratulations to Advocacy Partnership Sally and Hazel for winning the Charity Bake Off! See below for Barbara’s Bake Off Tips: 1. Above all, enjoy your baking and icing. Use your imagination and have fun! 2. Check your oven temperature, use a timer, grease and line baking tins thoroughly and practice the recipe first, if you have time. (I think that’s more […]

Have you been watching ‘The Great British Bake Off’ this season and wishing you could take part? We have secured a panel of three judges (Lord Provost Jim Leishman, DediCAKEd’s Abi Evans, and CEO of Dunfermline Advocacy Rachel Annand) for our free Charity Bake Off on Wednesday 7th October. If you win, you will secure a place at the Baking Day […]

Come along to our AGM at Baldridgeburn Community Centre, Dunfermline, from 12-2pm on Monday 28 September and find out more about Dunfermline Advocacy friendships that can change lives. We will be providing a light lunch. Please RSVP as soon as possible by calling 01383 624382 or emailing admin@dunfermlineadvocacy.org so we can finalise the catering arrangements.  

Dunfermline Advocacy is launching its new DVD in style at Dunfermline Odeon on Tuesday 2 June 2015. Made possible by the kind donations of time and money from the Rotary Club of West Fife and Black Bear Productions, this exciting new film aims to raise awareness of the vital work Dunfermline Advocacy carries out in communities across West Fife.  The DVD tells the story of our Citizen Advocacy Partnerships and […]