Dumfries & Galloway Hard of Hearing Group

Do you need help with your NHS hearing aid?

The Hard of Hearing Group is a local charity who have trained volunteers that provide help and support with the following:

• Tubing, minor repairs, ear mould cleaning and battery replacement
• Advice on how to clean your hearing aids and how to get the most out of your hearing aids
• Information and signposting to other services
• Introduction to other useful equipment

Why not come along to your local Stranraer drop in?

From the 14th of September 2016, the drop in will be held here at the Building Healthy Communities offices at Innistaigh, Dalrymple Street, Stranraer every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 10am - 12noon

Summer Break

Please note that all our initiatives are on a summer break and shall resume in August.

The dates for each group are as follows:

Tai Chi - Portpatrick - Wednesday, 10th August 2016
Tai Chi - Stranraer - Monday, 22nd August 2016
Chair Based Exercises - Glenluce - Monday, 1st of August 2016
Boccia/New Age Curling - Glenluce - Thursday, 4th August 2016
Art Group - Thursday, 4th August 2016

The Living Well - Community Services in Dumfries and Galloway. A Search Tool.

Please take time to read this post and search the directory of activities as developed by the Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway

We are moving towards a health and social care landscape that will see greater emphasis on personal resilience and looking beyond the clinical environment for solutions to health problems that are often socially determined. There is a wealth of community resources on our doorstep that could help people better manage their health, but often they remain unknown to us.

As a result, Third Sector, Dumfries and Galloway has developed a new service, designed to promote better health and wellbeing throughout the region, but also pull together all useful activities and services into one place. Funded as part of its Adult Health and Social Care project, ‘The Living Well’ provides an online directory for health, social and community services that is bespoke to Dumfries & Galloway. Its aim is to help improve access to information for the general public and health and social care professionals, ensuring everyone can have access to the services which will improve their lives or the lives of those they support.

Users can freely search for activities and services from a topic of their choosing - either from their local area or regionwide.

To search the directory click HERE or go to the Third Sector logo on the right of the page.

The Living Well is open for submissions from any groups or services which benefit an individual’s health and wellbeing. Its overall aim is to be the central point where organisations big and small are able to promote their services to the widest possible audience.

For more information about the service or to get involved please contact 

Tel. 0300 303 8558 or email thelivingwell@thirdsectordumgal.org.uk