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Quarriers Staff Newsletter • 29 August 2016
New appointments to Quarriers Board of Trustees
We are delighted to announce
the appointment of six new
Trustees: Linda Bailey, Marjorie
Calder, Alan Frizzell, Andrew
Kubski, Murray Leys and George
Peacock.
Linda Bailey
Linda lives in Renfrewshire and
by profession is a Librarian.
She has volunteered in various
capacities over the last 30 years,
serving as a trustee on the board
of a school for pupils who have
additional needs and other
voluntary sector organisations
in Scotland. For the last 16 years
she has worked within the third
sector delivering independent
advocacy. She is currently CEO
of Partners in Advocacy.
Marjorie Calder
Marjorie is a former journalist
and Director of The BIG
Partnership, now working as
an independent trrainer and
consultatnt through OceanBlue
Consulting. She works with a
range of clients, and is a Trustee
of small charity We’re Here, an
Ambassador for the Beatson
Cancer Charity, and a nonexecutive director of Ayrshire
Chamber of Commerce.
Alan Frizzell
Alan is Director of Finance at
The Edrington Group. He has
been with the group since 1990
and has gained considerable
experience in all areas of finance.
Prior to this, Alan trained
and qualified as a chartered
Back row: George Peacock, Andrew Kubski, Murray Leys, Alan Frizzell
Front row: Tom Scholes and Sheila Gillies with Linda Bailey.
accountant with Ernst and Young
Alan also served on the board
in a non-executive capacity at a
Glasgow regeneration company.
Andrew Kubski
Andrew is a chartered surveyor
with over 20 years’ experience in
the commercial property market.
His current position is with
City Property (Glasgow) LLP as
Development Services Manager.
Andrew has previously run
his own consultancy and was
a Partner at Driver Jonas. His
primary expertise is in property
investment and development, and
he has worked with a number of
major client including Standard
Life Investments, M and G, and
CBRE Global Investors.
Murray Leys
Murray is a Social Worker with
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more than 30 years experience
in the statutory and voluntary
sector, with roles including
Chief Officer in two local
authorities and Chief Social Work
Officer. More recently, he has
redeveloped Adult Support and
Protection Services for an English
local authority and worked with
the Department of Education.
George Peacock
Following university, George
worked as a chartered surveyor
in the commercial sector before
joining the not-for-profit sector,
during which time he has
transformed a diverse property
portfolio for a major charity.
George is currently Head of
Property for The British Red
Cross Society and is a fellow
of The Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors.
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Harry’s special letter
Nicola and Harry
Right: Harry’s letter
Harry, who is supported by
Quarriers Beaumonds Service
and support worker Nicola share
a love of fashion and blogging,
and are big fans of fashion
blogger Zoella. With Nicola’s
support, Harry wrote to Zoella
to tell her that he is a big fan.
Zoella wrote back to Harry, and
he was so excited and shocked
that she replied. This gave Harry
a real boost of confidence and
he is settling into Beaumonds
well and building friendships
at the service. He is now
working on a list of other
celebrities to write to!
Epilepsy training for young carers
On Monday 11 July,
three young carers from
Aberdeenshire took part in
epilepsy awareness training
at Quarriers Carer Support
Service in Inverurie. Two of
the young people who took
part are 11 years old and
the other is seven. All of the
young carers have family
members who are affected
by epilepsy.
The training was delivered
by Epilepsy Outreach Worker
Lorraine McNab with Young
Carer Support Workers
Heather Knowles and Ann
Coutts. The training centred
on engaging the children in
a board game that raised
and answered questions
about epilepsy. This allowed
the children to relax and
offered a fun way to engage
with the training.
Lots of questions were
raised about epilepsy.
Young carers at the training day
One of the young people was
very knowledgeable about the
condition and she said that
having skills reinforced and
praised by the staff helped to
build her confidence.
The young people were able
to identify with each other’s
experience of having a family
member with epilepsy and
their roles as carers. They all
remarked that they had had
a good time, and everyone
left with a booklet about
epilepsy with further resources
to search if they wished.
One of the young people
was very keen to look up
further websites on the
condition that were listed.
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Blackpool trip
by Jimmy Boardman
Jimmy’s holiday snaps
My name is James Boardman but
I like to be called Jimmy. I am
supported by the Renfrewshire
SLI at Parkgrove in Erskine.
At the start of August I went on
holiday to Blackpool with Angela,
one of my staff.
We stayed at the New Mayfair
Hotel which has good facilities
for people with disabilities.
I went to Blackpool Zoo and
really enjoyed having an owl
sitting on my arm. I’ve
always wanted to do this
Tell us about your 10 Minute Teabreak
and the experience was magic.
I also enjoyed meeting all the
different street entertainers.
My holiday was great and I can’t
wait to go back.
Connect with Quarriers
/quarriersfans
@quarriers
Throughout September and
October, we’re asking people
to hold a 10 Minute Teabreak
to raise money for Quarriers.
If your service or department
is holding a 10 Minute
Teabreak, we’d love to help
spread the word about your
event and share your photos
in The Bulletin.
@quarriers
If you would like to hold
a 10 Minute Teabreak, visit
www.quarriers.org.uk/
teabreak and download
your free teabreak pack.
/quarriers
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Ten years’ service
Doors Open Days
Congratulations to Susan
Anderson, Early Years Family
Practitioner at Ruchazie;
Claire Buchanan, New Media
and Web Communications
Officer; Lesley-Anne Patrick,
Executive Assistant; Tony Rae,
Project Manager at Thorn Park
and Eileen Winters, Depute
Manager at Stopover, who are
all celebrating 10 years’ service
with Quarriers!
Eileen
Quarriers Village and The
William Quarrier Scottish
Epilepsy Centre are taking
part in Doors Open
Day 2016.
Quarriers Village
Saturday 10 September
Free tours at 11am, 1pm
and 3pm. No booking
necessary.
Lesley-Anne
Claire
Tours meet at Somerville
Weir Hall (Three Sisters
Bake). You can also pop in
and pick up a self-guided
walk booklet.
The Safari Park by Robert McNee
The William Quarrier
Scottish Epilepsy Centre
Saturday 17 September
Free tours at 11am,
12.30pm and 2pm
Robert enjoyed the safari park
On Wednesday 17 August,
Robert McNee attended Blair
Drummond Safari Park with
Glasgow Group Activities. He
wrote about his day.
We saw lots of wild animals.
On Wednesday I was at Blair
Drummond safari park.
We had a picnic and
ice cream.
We went round monkey island
on the boat.
My favourite was the monkeys.
This is a rare opportunity to
enjoy a guided tour of the
facility and find out more
about how Quarriers is
transforming epilepsy care
in Scotland.
Tours are free of charge.
Advance booking is essential
– book your place here.
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Young Carers Festival
Nine young carers supported
by Quarriers in Aberdeenshire
attended the Young Carers
Festival at the Broomlee Centre
in West Linton from Tuesday
2 to Thursday 4 August. Young
Carer Support Worker Siobhan
Lawson tells us about
the festival.
Myself and Linda Camilli
accompanied the group of
young carers along with
volunteers Kristy Williamson
and Kayleigh Irvine. Both
volunteers have had extensive
experience as young carers
and with the service. They
both really value their time
at the Festival in the past
and were keen to bring that
knowledge to the other
young carers.
After a long journey, picking
the young carers up in
Peterhead, Oldmeldrum,
Inverurie and then Portlethen,
we eventually arrived at West
Linton in the rain.
We were met off the bus and
shown to our accommodation/
dorm for the next two nights.
We had a good wander round to
see what was happening and got
settled in. It was
late night/early morning before
my head hit the pillow as the
young carers were all sitting
chatting and catching up.
Some of our carers had met
before and some were meeting
for the first time, so some were
a little anxious and the others
were explaining what would
happen the next morning.
The sun was shining in the
morning, and after a lovely
breakfast, we went out to
explore the festiva. The activities
started at 10am. There was a
man with a selection of animals
and bugs to touch or hold,
including a massive spider! I
exited the room very quickly
when I spotted it!
There were lots of inflatable
castles and assault courses to
try, including an inflatable disco
Some of the activities
at the festival
castle with flashing lights, and a
climbing course in the forest.
There were so many activities
on offer, including a silent disco,
cinema, radio station, face
painting, DJ lessons, craft tables,
t-shirt making, street dancing
lessons and screen printing.
We were sharing a dorm with a
group from South Ayrshire and
all the young people got on really
well together. We became one
big group and all sat together
at meals, and in the evening
sat signing songs. On the young
carers from Ayrshire had his
guitar with him and played
very well. We sang badly,
but we had a great time.
At the end of the festival, we
stayed for the closing ceremony.
The band played and had
everyone on their feet dancing.
It then took us around two hours
for everyone to say goodbye to
their friends.
We boarded the bus for the long
journey home.
For many of the carers, this is
the only time they have a time
away from their house and caring
responsibilities. The festival is
a great opportunity for them to
connect with other young people
in similar situations and to have
much needed fun in a very
different environment.
What the young carers said
“There were lots of activities.
I really liked the tree climb and
the inflatables. I met lots of new
friends. My most favourite thing
was meeting new friends and the
only problem it was too short.”
- Rhys, age 13
“There was really nice people.
Excellent company. A great way
to meet new people.”
– Leon, age 15
“The floats were brilliant. I ran
through the maze. Everything
was set up really nice. Nice
people who understand. Others
who have also been through
a lot.”
– Liam, age 15
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Sportsman’s Dinner
Friday 16 September 2016, 7pm
The Chartroom, Kip Marina, Inverkip
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We are delighted to have scored a fantastic line-up to entertain you at
our very first sportsman’s dinner. Jim Delahunt will “kick off”
proceedings before being joined on the pitch by Alan Rough and
Andy Goram…
The night is sure to deliver the perfect hat trick.
Special offer: two tickets for £60 (usual price £40 each) where
a staff member is accompanying a person we support.
Call us on 01505
616054
[email protected]
Quarriers is a registered Scottish Charity No. SC001960