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

Solway Disability Support

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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.

22/08/2025

Another week of fun and shenanigans here at Solway 😀
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18/08/2025

16/08/2025

I have just realised that yesterday marked 3 years since the first day that I sat in an empty room at Lochvale House wondering what on earth I was doing and if the whole Solway Support thing was a ridiculous idea...

12/08/2025

And it’s not just those with autism - it’s anyone with learning difficulties of any kind needing support!!!

30/07/2025

‼️Young Start Programme Applications Open‼️

Are you aged 16 - 24 with a disability and keen to get qualifications and experience to become a sports coach? If so, the Young Start programme (kindly funded by The National Lottery Community Fund) is for you!

Access your own mentor, a £200 training budget towards a Level 1 coaching award, a likeminded network of young disabled people, a residential event, CPD opportunities and more!

For more information and to apply, visit http://bit.ly/4ee88aP by 15th September.
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27/07/2025

Super proud of team D&G competing at The National Summer Games in Stirling over the last 3 days!!!

Some are our gang were there and produced some incredible performances and results 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Friday saw Chris win a silver medal in the Golf and Sam win a gold in singles Badminton and bronze in the doubles 👏👏👏

Saturday saw Sam up in the Badminton again, this time winning a silver in the mixed doubles, Jack & Chris achieving silver in the Football and Courtney a silver in the teams Boccia 👏👏👏

Sunday saw Heather win a silver, 4th & 5th in swimming and Courtney a silver in the individual Boccia 👏👏👏

Massive congratulations to you all - your unending hard work training at your weekly clubs really showed.

Thank you to all the coaches at D&G Disability Sport for their support and dedication

26/07/2025

Brilliant!!!
Some of our guys are competing across the 3 days of sports - congratulations Chris on your silver in the golf yesterday!! 👏👏👏

Will report on the rest as and when we hear how they’ve got on. Unfortunately no table tennis competition which has ruled some of them out, but maybe next time around.

Good luck to you all and most of all have FUN!! 🤩🌟🌟🌟
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🏅Scotland National Summer Games – Day One Round-Up!

What an incredible start to the Games! Team D&G had a fantastic time on Day One, showing great effort, sportsmanship and determination across all the sports with an amazing medal haul of 31 medals! 🎉

🥇 Gold – 12
🥈 Silver – 8
🥉 Bronze – 11

We’re so proud of every athlete and can’t wait to see what Day Two brings, with action today in Football, Athletics, Boccia, Swimming, and Badminton. Let’s go Team D&G!

02/07/2025

Be great if anyone visiting Lockerbie Tesco could support the pony club please 😃

15/06/2025

DISABILITY SPORTS CLASS ⚽🏀🏈
Every child deserves a chance to play, grow, and shine. Our inclusive sports sessions are designed for kids with disabilities, offering a safe, supportive, and FUN environment to build confidence, make friends, and stay active!

Book a trial today - https://letsgetsporty.classforkids.io/term/120

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

Website

http://www.solwaysupport.co.uk/

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