And we are off!  Day 1 of our sponsored Coast to Coast walk began today! Hi Folks We started our walk from Kirkby Stephen today.We started the walk from Bollam Cottage at Kirby Stephen (pictured below). We then hiked to the Nine Standards (pictured below). Everyone is fit and well with 14 miles completed.   It wasn’t all hard work […]

My experience of volunteering with Dunfermline Advocacy – Philip My connection with Dunfermline Advocacy started in 2012.  I had some free time and wanted to do something that would make a real difference to another person’s life as well as enriching my own.  At the same time I needed flexibility, because I work full-time, so it had to fit in […]

Volunteering makes me feel… Volunteering makes me feel that I’m giving something back, in some small way.  If I try and analyse it from a purely logistical perspective for example that I give up one evening per week to meet up with my Advocacy Partner, and attend maybe a dozen or so different types of support meetings every year. I […]

Wouldn’t you agree that our Friendship Garden is starting to come together just in time for our Summer Partnership Event (BBQ) on 21st June from 4 pm until 7 pm?   Please remember to let us know if you are able to attend by calling (01383) 624382 or via email to admin@dunfermlineadvocacy.org

Please remember to support us by signing up for a co-op membership card and opting to support Dunfermline Advocacy as your chosen local cause.  £649 has already been raised through the sale of 5p bags alone, but you can help increase this amount by signing up. Please visit https://www.coop.co.uk/membership  then chose us as your chosen local cause https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/7220  

By John Swift Many thanks to everyone who has sponsored our final stretch of the Coast to Coast walk (Kirkby Stephen to Robin Hoods Bay with a final leg along the Cleveland Way to Scarborough). A total of 113 miles!  We start our walk on Saturday 3rd June finishing in Scarborough on Saturday 10th June. Plenty of time therefore to sponsor […]

We bring you Elaine and Rachel here, showcasing all of their #selfies taken recently during various fun days out over the last year. This truly is #FriendshipChangingLives … Bowling

Dunfermline Advocacy is 25 years old this year and we plan to celebrate in style.  A date will be set for August once our venue hire is confirmed.  Friends of DA, current, new and old will be invited to this event. More details to follow….  

We are extremely grateful to John Swift, Chairperson of Dunfermline Advocacy who again, is taking on a strenuous physical challenge in order to help raise funds for the vulnerable people of West Fife. This year John is embarking on a Coast to Coast Walk and has already completed the first half of this challenge. John and a few friends will start the […]

Thank you to everyone who attended our training session last night.  We thought you may be interested in further reading about the history of Human Rights.  Below are some links to Scottish Human Rights and Advocacy Organisations as well as background information about Eleanor Roosevelt, who was the driving force behind the 1948 Charter of Liberties….. a true Champion of […]