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...
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,...
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...
Creetown Initiative is delighted to announce that £90,000 from the BIG Lottery Improving Lives fund has been secured, to provide support and develop activities for senior citizens in our community. Senior Project Officer, Chris Hanna, who is responsible for securing this funding, is pleased that the older people in our community will benefit directly...
