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Ellon Day Opportunities

Ellon Day Opportunities provides a service to adults with a learning disability in Ellon and surrounding area.

Locations

We have three building-based locations:

  • Ellon Resource Centre, also known as the Hub
  • Benchmark
  • Ellon Can-Do

The Hub

The Hub is based in Ellon town centre. You can take part in a variety of groups and activities at the Hub, such as:

  • arts and crafts
  • cooking
  • baking
  • games
  • exercises
  • sensory sessions

We can support you with your agreed health and wellbeing programmes, for example physio exercises.

From the Hub, you can also access group activities in community locations, such as:

  • swimming
  • bike sessions
  • para football
  • drama
  • sports
  • dance
  • Conversation CafĂ©

The Hub is based at Ellon Resource Centre, Station Road, Ellon, AB41 9AE.

Ellon Editors

Ellon Editors provides skills development opportunities for adults with learning disabilities interested in computers. Project members produce a monthly news magazine, Centre Scene Magazine.

The project:

  • supports members with publishing and photography
  • provides training and experience on computers, Smart Board, photography, making videos and using other IT equipment
  • raises awareness of local issues to people using the service

Tasks include:

  • networking with other community groups
  • team working and planning
  • working to deadlines

Ellon Editors is based in Ellon Resource Centre.

Benchmark

Benchmark is a woodwork project, making wooden items such as garden furniture.

By taking part in this project you have the opportunity to:

  • meet and interact with customers
  • be involved in making the orders
  • deliver the finished items to the customer
  • develop skills such as using tools, product packaging and customer care

There may be additional tasks at certain times of the year such as refurbishing outdoor garden furniture. This involves sanding items, doing any maintenance needed, before painting or varnishing the item.

We also have a kindling project where wooden pallets are collected locally, dismantled, chopped into kindling, packed into net bags, and sold.

For more information about Benchmark visit our Facebook page or call 07881 294956.

Benchmark, Unit 1 Castle Street, Castle Park Industrial Estate, Ellon, AB41 9RF.

Ellon Can-Do

Ellon Can-Do gives adults with learning disabilities the opportunity to be involved in recycling and gardening in a safe and supported environment.

You can take part in different tasks, including:

  • going out in the van collecting cans
  • sorting, crushing and bailing cans
  • general garden duties
  • growing plants in our polytunnel for sale
  • chopping and bagging wood for kindling

For more information about Ellon Can-Do visit our Facebook page or call 01358 722517.

Ellon Can-Do, Unit 9 Castle Street, Castle Park Industrial Estate, Ellon, AB41 9RF.

Opening times

Ellon Day Opportunities is open 8:45am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.

For information about closures, including unplanned closures, please view Aberdeenshire Day Opportunities.

Find out more

Find out how to access the service. To find out what is available in other areas, any potential closures and general information about the support provided view Aberdeenshire Day Opportunities.

Contact us

If you would like to find out more about Ellon Day Opportunities visit our Facebook page or call us on 01358 281141.