We are recruiting for a part time Project Officer for our senior citizens project, Ferry Friends. 14 hours per week, fixed term until October 2022, but it is hoped to be extended subject to funding. You can follow Ferry Friends on Facebook for more information about the project. To apply please send a CV...
Vacancy – Part Time Project Worker for Creetown Initiative’s Senior Citizen Project, Ferry Friends. 14 hours per week for a fixed term of 12 months but it is hoped to be extended subject to funding. To apply please send a CV and covering email to Chris Ward chris@creetowninitiative.co.uk by end of the day 29th...
Our Ferry Friends project has received some fantastic feedback for project work and services carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic. The world continues to be a strange place but we are getting back to something more normal. The last fifteen months have been difficult for everyone but for those older members of the community,...
After the second wave of infections and a surge in cases of the new strain of Covid-19, it comes at no great surprise that the Government has been forced to implement further restrictions to every day life and how businesses and organisations are operating. Creetown Initiative is no exception and we are continuing to...
Akin to all charities and third sector organisations, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, government restrictions and social distancing have all had an impact on Creetown Initiative and it’s operations. However our office consultancy staff have adapted and have all been working from home. Thankfully we did not have to furlough any of our...
Ferry Friends, our community project for over 60s in our parish, has been shortlisted as finalists in the running to receive funding from Dumfries and Galloway Council fund, “Your Community, Your Money, You Decide”. It now all comes down to a community vote to determine the winner of the funding. How to Vote You...
Ferry Friends is our community project for the older members of Creetown and the parish of Kirkmabreck. We offer activities that aim to improve wellbeing and reduce loneliness and isolation among our senior citizens. Activities and Events Ferry Friends aims to promote social interaction through providing a range of activities that the people of...
Creetown Initiative’s Ferry Friends is delighted to announce the official launch of our new project for the older generation of Creetown and surrounding area. We will be holding a Coffee Morning on Tuesday 20th November 2018 in the Waverley Hall, Creetown, 11am – 1pm. This event is open to older people, those who work...
Ferry Friends is our exciting new three year project for the older generations in the Kirkmabreck Parish, which includes Creetown and neighbouring hamlets Carsluith and Palnure. We have been successful in securing funding from the BIG Lottery Improving Lives fund, Dumfries and Galloway Council, SSE Sustainable Development Fund and the Robertson Trust, to assist...
