Ellon Resource Centre
About the Centre- Opening times
- Lunch time arrangements
- User consultation groups
- Training projects
- Contact information
- Becoming a volunteer
About the Centre
Ellon Resource Centre provides a day service to people with learning disabilities who live in Ellon and the surrounding area. We can provide a service for up to 30 people per day. Our building is designed to give ease of access to people with a disability.
We aim to meet your needs through programmed activities and work experience within your local community. We aim to provide you with the individual level of support and care you need to help you develop and work towards your personal goals.
You have the opportunity for personal development in the areas of social, physical and mental wellbeing.
The Centre can offer you:
- work experience
- training opportunities
- leisure activities
- social activities
- educational activities
- life skills
- therapeutic activities
Our day service provision is not confined to the Centre. Wherever possible we use community facilities and resources. Group and vocational activities are used to help self-advocacy, confidence building, assertiveness and other social skills experiences.
Opening Times
Ellon Resource Centre is open from 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday.
Lunch time arrangements
Lunch can be taken between 12 o’clock and 1pm. Our staff are on duty to help you if you need any help.
Food can be bought daily within the day centre or you may prefer to bring your own packed lunch or food flask.
We promote healthy choices - we have been given the Healthyliving Award.
User Consultation Group
We encourage users of the Centre to make decisions about the activities you would like to do and about how your day service is run.
You can join our service user consultation group to share ideas, make suggestions and talk about any problems at the Centre.
We also hold service user meetings every six weeks. Everyone who uses the Centre can go to these meetings. You can ask questions and share your views about the Centre.
Training Projects
We also support two therapeutic and vocational training projects:
Ellon Can-Do Community Recycling Project
Ellon Can-Do Community Recycling is a work experience for adults with learning disabilities. It runs five days a week, collecting and recycling aluminium drinks cand and plastic bottles from the local area.
Read our leaflet for more information about the project:
Benchmark Woodwork Project
Benchmark is a work project for adults with learning disabilities, making quality garden products and furniture from new and recycled wood.
Read our leaflet for more information about the project:
Contact us
If you want to find out more, you and your carer can arrange to visit the Centre. You might also wish to visit our training projects.
Contact us to arrange a visit or if you have any further enquiries:
Ellon Resource Centre (map link)
29 Station Road
Ellon
AB41 9AE
Tel: 01358 720066
Become a volunteer
Why not be a volunteer? Everyone has something to offer.
If you have spare time that you would like to put good use the Ellon Resource Centre could be just the place for you. There are a wide range of volunteering opportunities helping in group activities such as:
- swimming
- crafts
- gardening
- 1:1 support within groups
- adult basic education
- job club
- befriending
- Ellon Community News
- driving the minibus
Or you may prefer to volunteer at one of our training projects.
Read our Volunteer handbook for more information about volunteering at Ellon Resource Centre:
If you would like to volunteer contact us.
