Solway Disability Support

Solway Disability Support Solway Disability Support C.I.C is a day centre which supports people with learning disabilities to reach their potential

Introducing Solway Disability Support CIC

Solway Disability Support community interest company runs a day centre based at Kindar House, at the Crichton on Bankend Road, Dumfries. We support people with learning disabilities to reach whatever potential they are capable of by offering personalised tailored support to help them achieve their own goals within a safe environment. We can support them to work towards short, medium and long-term goals, whether that be short-term transition or long-term realisation of a volunteering or employability aim and everything in between. The service is flexible according to those individual needs and goals. We aim to promote physical exercise, healthy eating and social interaction for mental health & wellbeing. We support whilst encouraging independence within their capacity to improve self-esteem & confidence. We can offer volunteer/student placements from out-with Solway Support, to reduce stigma and teach engagement with those with disabilities. We can offer support to parents and carers in sourcing information, completing those endless forms and meeting others in a similar situation. Too often our challenged adults are forgotten about in society and left to sit around doing nothing all day with little exercise, motivation or stimulation. We want to change the perception that, because they have a disability, they are not able to live a fulfilled life. Our adults have the right to choose what they would like out of life, how they would like to achieve that and with whose support. They need and deserve a variety of social interactions, like anyone else, to form long-term friendships with their peers and other like-minded individuals. We can offer individuals a range of tailored activities and experiences including;

Sports, exercise and outdoor activities for health & wellbeing

Menu planning, shopping and cooking for healthy eating

Route planning, timing and practice in bus travel for access

Transition support for moving on from school, college or home

We will work together with individuals, their families and carers to put together a wish-list of goals and outcomes, no matter how small or ambitious they might be, to work towards. It will regularly be revisited and reviewed to ensure we are making that difference. As we know that many individuals will not communicate to their families what they have been doing, we will provide daily feedback to families on what we have been up to and their achievements that day. Being based at Kindar House, we have amazing grounds to get out and about in and there is a bus stop right outside from where we can travel into to access shops for cooking ingredients, sporting venues such as DG1 and Palmerston Arena, as well as transport for travelling further afield.

09/02/2026

Looking for any free unwanted brightly coloured ceramic tiles if anyone has any we could have for a craft project please 😀

Last week’s adventures…We also fitted in our usual swimming, yoga, dancefit, cooking, multi-sports and walks.
03/02/2026

Last week’s adventures…

We also fitted in our usual swimming, yoga, dancefit, cooking, multi-sports and walks.

It’s been a week of dog walking 🐕, baking and delivering our friendship cake 🍰 , swimming 🏊🏻 , walking 🚶‍♀️, art & craft...
23/01/2026

It’s been a week of dog walking 🐕, baking and delivering our friendship cake 🍰 , swimming 🏊🏻 , walking 🚶‍♀️, art & crafting 🎨 🪡, dancing 🕺 and ten pin bowling 🎳

Well done everyone 👏👏

22/01/2026
Great wee walk through the town with our lantern and our buddies Better Lives Partnership Dumfries as part of the Big Bu...
17/01/2026

Great wee walk through the town with our lantern and our buddies Better Lives Partnership Dumfries as part of the Big Burns Supper parade
Lots of great lanterns 🏮🚨😀

Thank you Debbie for pics x

All set for the Big Burns Supper paradeCome and Cheer us on!
17/01/2026

All set for the Big Burns Supper parade
Come and Cheer us on!

12/01/2026
Just a handful of photos from last week’s walk, music, cooking and art.There was also Chariots of 🔥, 🏊🏻 , ⚽️, multi-spor...
12/01/2026

Just a handful of photos from last week’s walk, music, cooking and art.
There was also Chariots of 🔥, 🏊🏻 , ⚽️, multi-sports and fitness on offer.
Week 2 of the new year is set to be full of activities and adventures too 😀

Wow what a year it has been!!Here are just a small selection of the things we've been up to...A MASSIVE thank you to our...
31/12/2025

Wow what a year it has been!!

Here are just a small selection of the things we've been up to...

A MASSIVE thank you to our staff for all their efforts in making Solway Support what it is.

Also a HUGE thank you to all our supporters, for the donations and funding given us throughout the year.

In particular The Holywood Trust Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway SlateHairdressing Dumfries Lions Club The Benzies Foundation Crichton Foundation The Spar and so many more

We look forward to celebrating even more of the gang's achievements and wish you all the best 2026!

25/12/2025

Address

Kindar House
Dumfries
DG14ZZ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 3:30pm
Thursday 9am - 3:30pm
Friday 9am - 1pm

Telephone

+447979071546

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