We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and all the best for 2026. Improving Lives will reopen at 9am on Monday 5th January.

Do you know that every year we hold West Dunbartonshire’s biggest support and information open day? We are already looking forward to next years big day! In the meantime why not get in touch with us and find out how we can help you?

🌟 Have we supported you, your family, or someone you know? 🌟 We’d love it if you could take just a wee minute to share your experience with Improving Lives. 💙 👉 Leave us a review here: share.google/Kbb5oyfwqku4... Thank you for your support – every review makes a big difference! 🙏

We had another amazing Tour de Millport at the weekend! Every year our staff, volunteers and supporters head to Millport to take part in our sponsored cycle and raise some funds for Improving Lives. It was another great day out & we can’t thank everyone enough for coming along and getting involved.

Come along to our Personal Assistant Day and find out about the job that could change your life. Join us in Room 1 of Dalmuir CE Centre in Clydebank at 11am on Thursday 17th July.

Remember that our Improving Lives Cup takes place on Sunday 15th June. It’s a family fun day & charity football match all rolled in to one so bring the kids! We will have food stalls, raffles, face painting, art and glitter stations, games, free gifts for kids, mascots and more!

We have an opportunity to join our Self Directed Support team here at Improving Lives. For more information and to download an application form please visit our website at www.improvinglives.co.uk/vacancies

ON NEXT WEEK We would like to invite everyone along to our 9th Annual Big Disability Open Day. Our open day will take place on Wednesday 16th April 2025, running from 10am to 3pm at the Barclay Church, Dalmuir, Clydebank, G81 4JH. See you there! 🩵💙💚

💙 A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our AGM today. It’s great to reflect on what we have achieved in the last year and we are excited to continue to grow and make a difference for another year. We wouldn’t be able to do it without our staff, volunteers, board of directors and supporters

Save the date for West Dunbartonshire’s biggest information and support open day! Our open day will take place on Wednesday 16th April 2025, running from 10am to 3pm at the Barclay Church, Dalmuir, Clydebank, G81 4JH. See you there! 🩵💙💚

TV Game Show Night fundraiser! Join us on 21st Feb at Singer Bowling Club for a fundraiser with a difference. Tickets are just £5 per person

Join us this Wednesday 15th January at 3pm for our next SDS information event! Relax with a cuppa and have a chat with our advisors about what Self Directed Support is, who is eligible and how it could benefit you or someone you love.

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Our first Daytime Disco with Weekday Wow Factor was great fun! 💃🏼 We are already looking forward to the next one in January! A dance, a laugh and a buffet is exactly what we will need in January - and it’s just £3 per person. For more info email [email protected] or call 0141 237 4560

🩵 We would like to say a massive THANK YOU to Kevin Bridges and his wife Kerry for making an incredible donation to Improving Lives that will really make a huge difference to people living with disabilities this festive period. 🎄

Did you know we can help you apply for or renew your National Entitlement Card (NEC) disabled persons bus pass? Or that we can advise and support you to apply for a Blue Badge? Get in touch for more information. Call 0141 237 4560 for more info or to book an appointment with one of our advisors

This Friday! If anyone fancies a winter warm-up boogie, we have partnered with Weekday Wow Factor to bring you a Daytime Disco for over-50s for just £3 per person. This includes a light lunch! Get in the Christmas party spirit! [email protected]

We had some amazing creations at Knit and Natter last week! We even got some Christmas bunting for the postbox outside! 🤶 The knit and natter group will be off having their Xmas lunch this week and will then finish up for the year. 🎄

Join us on Tuesday to learn how to send ecards to your friends and loved ones for a fraction of the price of buying traditional cards - and help stop unnecessary waste too! Our Digital Champions will take you step by step through the process over a hot chocolate ☕️ 🌲

Yesterday at Art for Anxiety we were making Christmas trees and we think they look amazing! 🌲 🎄 We were even joined by our lovely new volunteer Christine! Well done everyone. We can’t wait to see what you will all be making next week.

Thanks to everyone who came along to our Men’s Group’s Fishing Presentation Night last week!

🏆 Come celebrate a year of our Men's Fishing Group and their achievements at our Fishing Presentation Night 2024! Join us at Alexander's Bar in Clydebank TONIGHT from 7pm for an evening of trophies, buffet, raffle, fishing tales and laughter. Raffle tickets available on the night.

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME Our Men’s Walking Group is on every Monday. Come along to our Improving Lives Hub at 627 Dumbarton Road in Clydebank and head out a stroll with the guys. The group meets at 9am for a cuppa before setting off so why not come along, meet new people and get some exercise?

We had a great afternoon at the Cost of Living Advice Event hosted by Marie McNair MSP and Clydebank Housing Association on Friday. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our stall to chat with us!

👻 Last month we enjoyed a Halloween party at our monthly Sight Loss Support Group 🎃 The Sight Loss Group is on the last Thursday of every month in the Concord Centre in Dumbarton. For more information get in touch on 0141 237 4560.