DG Voice

13/04/2026

Our next drop-in event is on Thursday at Gatehouse of Fleet.

Join us for a chance to relax, meet others and share your thoughts on activities launching in Gatehouse from May.

No need to book, just drop in for a chat with our friendly team.

You’re Invited: Drop‑In Events in Gatehouse of Fleet

We have two upcoming drop‑in events in Gatehouse of Fleet, and if you’re local or nearby, we’d love for you to join us.

📅 Thursday 9th & Thursday 16th April
🕥 10:30am – 3:30pm
📍 River Room, The Mill, Gatehouse of Fleet

Open drop‑in from 10:30am
Tea, coffee, and biscuits available throughout the day
12:30pm – 2:00pm
A warm cup of soup
1:30pm – 3:30pm
🎵 Music and Movement Session

These sessions are a chance to relax, meet others, and share your thoughts. We’d especially love to hear your ideas and opinions for activities launching in Gatehouse from May.
We’re interested in ideas around:

Dementia‑friendly cafés
Cancer information workshops
Peer and carer support
Trips out and social activities
Music and creative sessions
Wellbeing and gentle movement
History and heritage activities
Fun games, memory work, and brain teasers
…or anything else you’d enjoy!

✅ No need to book — just drop in.
We really look forward to seeing you there.

07/04/2026

You’re Invited: Drop‑In Events in Gatehouse of Fleet

We have two upcoming drop‑in events in Gatehouse of Fleet, and if you’re local or nearby, we’d love for you to join us.

📅 Thursday 9th & Thursday 16th April
🕥 10:30am – 3:30pm
📍 River Room, The Mill, Gatehouse of Fleet

Open drop‑in from 10:30am
Tea, coffee, and biscuits available throughout the day
12:30pm – 2:00pm
A warm cup of soup
1:30pm – 3:30pm
🎵 Music and Movement Session

These sessions are a chance to relax, meet others, and share your thoughts. We’d especially love to hear your ideas and opinions for activities launching in Gatehouse from May.
We’re interested in ideas around:

Dementia‑friendly cafés
Cancer information workshops
Peer and carer support
Trips out and social activities
Music and creative sessions
Wellbeing and gentle movement
History and heritage activities
Fun games, memory work, and brain teasers
…or anything else you’d enjoy!

✅ No need to book — just drop in.
We really look forward to seeing you there.

07/04/2026

Support for Voters with Visual Impairments

For the upcoming election, several additional arrangements will be in place to support voters who are visually impaired:

Spoken ballot paper
An audio version of the ballot paper will be available via the Council website and a dedicated telephone line from 15 April.

Tactile voting overlay
A tactile overlay for the ballot paper will be available at all polling stations to assist voters in marking their vote independently.

Please see the video below, which explains how the tactile overlay works and how to access the audio ballot paper, to help voters prepare before casting their vote.

A new voting aid will be able for the first time in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. A card overlay, which is used alongside audio, will be available a...

07/04/2026

Your guide to voting in the Scottish Parliament election.

On Thursday 7 May 2026, Scotland will elect its next Scottish Parliament.

A household voting guide complied by the Electoral Commission UK is now being delivered, and you can also download it online in a range of accessible formats and languages, including:

◾BSL video, audio, Easy Read and large print
◾Arabic, Gaelic, Polish and Ukrainian

Visit 👉 https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/resources/democratic-engagement-resources/download-your-may-2026-voting-guide

Remember the deadline to register to vote in this election is 5pm, 20 April 2026.

Find out everything you need to know about voting and elections, including information about upcoming elections in your area.

27/03/2026

26/03/2026

🥣 Join Us Today at Lochside Community Centre for our next Soup ’n’ Blether! 🗣️

Warm up with a bowl of delicious homemade soup and enjoy a friendly chat with others in the community.
Everyone is welcome

📍 Lochside Community Centre, Dumfries
🕒 Today 11 - 2pm

25/03/2026

We're happy to be at the Inclusion Scotland Disabled People's Question Time Hustings 2026 at the Edinburgh Assembly Rooms today, talking about the Manifesto for Inclusion.

Great to see a shout out for DG Voice during the opening remarks. ⭐😃

It is important disabled people and their needs are considered by all candidates and political parties. Today is a great opportunity to ask questions and hear their views.

We also have a watch party in Dumfries today, at the RBC Film Theatre - feel free to join us there, if you're nearby!

25/03/2026

Come on down and join us this evening at the Robert Burns Film Theatre in Dumfries for the live broadcast of the Disabled People’s Question Time!

We are here from 5pm with the live broadcast starting at 6pm.

Join us if you can, the event is FREE and we’d love to see you.

25/03/2026

Support for households using heating oil and LPG

Details of emergency fund confirmed.

Households struggling with the rising cost of oil and Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) for heating will be able to apply for £300 of support with their bills from 1 April.

The Scottish Government’s Emergency Heating Oil Scheme will be available to users of both heating oil and LPG who are struggling with recent price increases. Payments will be made directly to suppliers, where possible, to help qualifying households to place an order.

Full article here: https://www.gov.scot/news/support-for-households-using-heating-oil-and-lpg/

Our service is FREE, confidential, impartial and independent and we are committed to providing advice in the ‘Right Place, Right Time, Right Way’.

For advice, contact us on 0300 303 4321 or use the contact form on our website https://www.dagcas.org/contact-us/contact-us/.

25/03/2026

Tonight is our Disabled People's Question Time in Dumfries!

Join us to watch the live event from Edinburgh on the screen at RBC Film Theatre.

5-6pm join us for refreshments and a chance to mingle
6-8pm we will join the live event in Edinburgh.

📢 Disabled People’s Question Time – Local Event in Dumfries

With the Scottish Parliament Election coming up in May, we’re hosting a fantastic local event where disabled people can get involved and have their voices heard.

We’re inviting disabled people, carers and supporters to join us for a Disabled People’s Question Time.

📅 Wednesday 25th March
🕔 5:00pm – 8:15pm
📍 Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Dumfries

This event will run alongside the national hustings in Edinburgh, organised by Inclusion Scotland. The main event will feature candidates from Scotland’s five major political parties and will be live‑streamed on YouTube with captions and BSL interpretation.

5:00 – 6:00pm
• Food and refreshments
• A chance to mingle
• Space for discussion
• Write down your questions about disability issues in Dumfries & Galloway

6:00pm onwards
• We’ll join the national event live.

To book your place, please complete the Booking Form below, or get in touch at info@dgvoice.co.uk.

We’d love to welcome people from across the region so our voices are truly heard. If you’d like to attend but need help getting there, we may be able to organise transport. Please let us know by completing the Transport and Access Requirements Form, or again simply get in touch.

Booking Link
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983364345147?aff=oddtdtcreator

Access Requirements and Transport Link
https://forms.office.com/e/yTtxBrpSjS

23/03/2026

🥣 Soup ’n’ Blether — This Thursday in Dumfries! 🗣️

Our next Soup ’n’ Blether event is happening this Thursday, and this time we’re delighted to be in Dumfries!

Join us at Lochside Community Centre between 11am and 2pm on Thursday 26th for a tasty bowl of soup and a warm chat with our team and our community partners DG Works - D&G Local Employability & Skills Partnership and Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service.

Everyone is welcome — come along, get cosy, and enjoy good food and good company.

📍 Lochside Community Centre, Dumfries
🗓️ Thursday 26th
⏰ 11am – 2pm

Lochside Community Centre
Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service
DG Works - D&G Local Employability & Skills Partnership

20/03/2026

We are hiring!
Employer-Ability Mentor, Full Time (35 hours per week). £13.45 per hour real living wage.
Closing date for applications is Friday 10th April 2026 at 12 noon.

For more information including job description and how to apply follow this link to our website: https://www.theusualplace.org/about/opportunities