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Get ready for Winter - Home Energy Scotland
Helpful advice to keep out of the cold!
Get ready for winter, help reduce your bills and find out if you could be entitled to some assistance!
Over 60’s Disco
Back by popular demand! Over 60's Disco this December! 🪩🕺
3pm - 6pm
Monday 2nd December
Lyle Kirk Church
31 Union St, Greenock, PA16 8DD
Boogie to music from the 60s, 70s and 80s! Tickets are £6, with complimentary sandwiches, tea and coffee! 💜🥪
Get in touch to reserve your spot!
enquiries@yourvoice.org.uk
01475 728628
Prisoners Week "Hear my Voice"
10am - 5pm
Friday 22 November
Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
Each year, Prisoners’ Week brings us together to remember, support, and uplift the lives affected by imprisonment - both those inside and their families and loved ones. This year’s theme is “Hear My Voice.”
ADHD Peer Support Group!
Come along to our peer support group! Connect with others and share your experience of living with ADHD 🙂❤️
1.30pm - 3.30pm
Every 2nd Friday
12 Clyde Square, Greenock, PA15 1NB
01475 728628
enquiries@yourvoice.org.uk
Motivational Mondays Cafe! 👊🥪
Every Monday
11:30am - 1.30pm
Coppermine Community Centre
1 Kirn Dr, Gourock, PA19 1SS
Fitness MOT, Tai Chi & Mindfulness Sessions! Tea, Coffee, Soup and Sandwiches! Donations welcome, but not necessary ❤️☕
Get in touch to find out more!
01475 728628
enquiries@yourvoice.org.uk
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence - 25th November - 10th December
This national calendar of events demonstrates the huge variety of work taking place across Scotland both online and in-person during the campaign. Please submit details of your event/programme of events to vaw@improvementservice.org.uk if you would like it to be included on our calendar.
Mental Health Pathway - NHS 24, Police Scotland, and the Scottish Ambulance Service
A partnership between NHS 24, Police Scotland, and the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) is streamlining how patients receive mental health support in Scotland.
The Mental Health Pathway is a collaboration between the three services which ensures that people seeking urgent mental health support are directed to the most appropriate service for their needs.
Recovery Walk 2024
Our Recovery Hub crew had an amazing day out at the Recovery Walk 2024 on Saturday! 😁👏
We were up bright and early, climbing aboard the coach to Glasgow with some banter and songs. We held our banners high, marching in support of everyone in recovery, and in memory of those who couldn't be there with us... 🫶😢
Involve Inverclyde Evening meetings!
Become a Community Champion with 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐲𝐝𝐞! Run by the community, for the community! Gather feedback and ideas, help us create positive change within Inverclyde! Come along for a cuppa, share you experiences and ideas surrounding local health and social care services! ❤️⭐️
Involve Inverclyde Meeting Dates! Be the change you want to see 👊
Become a Community Champion with 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐲𝐝𝐞! Run by the community, for the community! Gather feedback and ideas, help us create positive change within Inverclyde! Come along for a cuppa, share you experiences and ideas surrounding local health and social care services! ❤️⭐️
2024 Annual Report and AGM Videos!
Please see below links to our AGM Videos and Annual Report for 2023-2024. Many thanks to our guest speaker Scott Bryan from the Inverclyde HSCP, Our CEO Karen Haldane and Vice Chair Donald McQuade for hosting. Many thanks also to our partner organisations for their help in making 2023-2024 another very successful year for Your Voice and Inverclyde as a whole!
Brian’s Recovery Story
This Recovery Month, we would like to take a look back at a very powerful story, celebrating the success of an incredibly brave man and hopefully inspiring others to follow in his footsteps, on the road to recovery.
AGM 2024 - Now Online!
Our AGM is this Thursday, 10am - 12pm. We are very excited to offer an online option, for those who cannot attend in person!
Candlelight Vigil - Sunday 1st September
Thank you to everyone who attended the candlelight vigil on Sunday, hosted by Teen Challenge and Scottish Families Affected by Drugs & Alcohol.
It was bittersweet to see so many people there, listening to some really great speeches and stories. You're not alone, and you're never forgotten💕
Inverclyde’s Hope in the Square!
Thanks so much to everyone who came along to make 𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒍𝒚𝒅𝒆'𝒔 𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒆 such a huge success! 😁👊
We hope everyone had a good time, learned more about local support and felt a little less alone 💚💙
Candlelight Vigil
8pm
Sunday 1st September
Clyde Square, Greenock
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs and Teen Challenge will be putting on their annual Candlelight Vigil to remember those we have lost to addiction.
Inverclyde's Hope in the Square!
11am - 4pm
29th August
Clyde Square, Greenock
Arts & Crafts, Food & Refreshments, Live Music, Information Stalls, Creative Recovery Art Stall!
Share your views on the future of mental health services!
Public engagement sessions:
Monday 16th September, 11.30am-1pm
Port Glasgow Town Hall, Shore St, Port Glasgow, PA14 5HDMonday 23rd September, 2-3.30pm
Coppermine Community Centre, 1 Kirn Drive, Gourock, PA19 1SS
Please register to take part.
Healthcare Group - Nursing & Midwifery Strategy
Have Your Say!
Thursday 29th August, 10.30am - 12.30pm
Special guest Laura Moore, Chief Nurse at NHSGGC will be there to discuss the new Nursing & Midwifery Strategy Survey!
Nursing & Midwifery Strategy Engagement
WE NEED YOU! Nursing & Midwifery Strategy Engagement 🤱❤️
Join Laura Moore, Chief Nurse Inverclyde HSCP to help develop NHSGGC's first Nursing and Midwifery Strategy "Leading the Way"!
Answer key questions:
• How does it feel to be cared for by nurses and midwives in NHSGGC?
• Do our teams priorities align with your experiences?
• How can we work together to achieve our priorities?