DG Voice

27/03/2026

26/03/2026

🥣 Join Us Today at Lochside Community Centre for our next Soup ’n’ Blether! 🗣️

Warm up with a bowl of delicious homemade soup and enjoy a friendly chat with others in the community.
Everyone is welcome

📍 Lochside Community Centre, Dumfries
🕒 Today 11 - 2pm

25/03/2026

We're happy to be at the Inclusion Scotland Disabled People's Question Time Hustings 2026 at the Edinburgh Assembly Rooms today, talking about the Manifesto for Inclusion.

Great to see a shout out for DG Voice during the opening remarks. ⭐😃

It is important disabled people and their needs are considered by all candidates and political parties. Today is a great opportunity to ask questions and hear their views.

We also have a watch party in Dumfries today, at the RBC Film Theatre - feel free to join us there, if you're nearby!

25/03/2026

Come on down and join us this evening at the Robert Burns Film Theatre in Dumfries for the live broadcast of the Disabled People’s Question Time!

We are here from 5pm with the live broadcast starting at 6pm.

Join us if you can, the event is FREE and we’d love to see you.

25/03/2026

Support for households using heating oil and LPG

Details of emergency fund confirmed.

Households struggling with the rising cost of oil and Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) for heating will be able to apply for £300 of support with their bills from 1 April.

The Scottish Government’s Emergency Heating Oil Scheme will be available to users of both heating oil and LPG who are struggling with recent price increases. Payments will be made directly to suppliers, where possible, to help qualifying households to place an order.

Full article here: https://www.gov.scot/news/support-for-households-using-heating-oil-and-lpg/

Our service is FREE, confidential, impartial and independent and we are committed to providing advice in the ‘Right Place, Right Time, Right Way’.

For advice, contact us on 0300 303 4321 or use the contact form on our website https://www.dagcas.org/contact-us/contact-us/.

25/03/2026

Tonight is our Disabled People's Question Time in Dumfries!

Join us to watch the live event from Edinburgh on the screen at RBC Film Theatre.

5-6pm join us for refreshments and a chance to mingle
6-8pm we will join the live event in Edinburgh.

📢 Disabled People’s Question Time – Local Event in Dumfries

With the Scottish Parliament Election coming up in May, we’re hosting a fantastic local event where disabled people can get involved and have their voices heard.

We’re inviting disabled people, carers and supporters to join us for a Disabled People’s Question Time.

📅 Wednesday 25th March
🕔 5:00pm – 8:15pm
📍 Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Dumfries

This event will run alongside the national hustings in Edinburgh, organised by Inclusion Scotland. The main event will feature candidates from Scotland’s five major political parties and will be live‑streamed on YouTube with captions and BSL interpretation.

5:00 – 6:00pm
• Food and refreshments
• A chance to mingle
• Space for discussion
• Write down your questions about disability issues in Dumfries & Galloway

6:00pm onwards
• We’ll join the national event live.

To book your place, please complete the Booking Form below, or get in touch at info@dgvoice.co.uk.

We’d love to welcome people from across the region so our voices are truly heard. If you’d like to attend but need help getting there, we may be able to organise transport. Please let us know by completing the Transport and Access Requirements Form, or again simply get in touch.

Booking Link
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983364345147?aff=oddtdtcreator

Access Requirements and Transport Link
https://forms.office.com/e/yTtxBrpSjS

23/03/2026

🥣 Soup ’n’ Blether — This Thursday in Dumfries! 🗣️

Our next Soup ’n’ Blether event is happening this Thursday, and this time we’re delighted to be in Dumfries!

Join us at Lochside Community Centre between 11am and 2pm on Thursday 26th for a tasty bowl of soup and a warm chat with our team and our community partners DG Works - D&G Local Employability & Skills Partnership and Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service.

Everyone is welcome — come along, get cosy, and enjoy good food and good company.

📍 Lochside Community Centre, Dumfries
🗓️ Thursday 26th
⏰ 11am – 2pm

Lochside Community Centre
Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service
DG Works - D&G Local Employability & Skills Partnership

20/03/2026

We are hiring!
Employer-Ability Mentor, Full Time (35 hours per week). £13.45 per hour real living wage.
Closing date for applications is Friday 10th April 2026 at 12 noon.

For more information including job description and how to apply follow this link to our website: https://www.theusualplace.org/about/opportunities

20/03/2026

DG Voice and Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service are at Kate's Kitchen today with support and Info for those in Annan!

Pop down for a wee bowl of soup and a blether!

20/03/2026

A great achievement! Well done everyone!

20/03/2026

🥣 Join Us Today at Kate’s Kitchen in Annan for our next Soup ’n’ Blether! 🗣️

Warm up with a bowl of delicious homemade soup and enjoy a friendly chat with others in the community.

Everyone is welcome
📍 Kate’s Kitchen, Annan
🕒 Today 11 - 2pm

18/03/2026

🎉 There’s Still Time to Register for our Dumfries event!

We’re excited to be hosting our local event at the RBC Film Theatre in one week!

This event is FREE and open to disabled people, carers, and supporters.

📅 Wednesday 25th March
🕔 5:00pm – 8:15pm
📍 RBC Film Theatre, Dumfries

To join us, simply complete the booking form below, or get in touch via email at info@dgvoice.co.uk.

5-6pm - Food, refreshments, discussion
6-8pm - We will join the national even live.

We would love to welcome people from across the region so our voices are truly heard. If you'd like to attend but need help getting there, we may be able to organise transport. Please let us know by completing the Transport and Access Requirement Form below by Friday 20th March , or email us at info@dgvoice.co.uk..

Booking Link
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983364345147?aff=oddtdtcreator

Access Requirements and Transport Link
https://forms.office.com/e/yTtxBrpSjS

📣 1 week to go!

We’re excited to be just one week away from Disabled People’s Question Time – Hustings 2026.

This is your chance to hear directly from political parties and put disabled people’s priorities at the centre of the conversation ahead of the election.

Have a question you want candidates to answer?
Submit it here: https://forms.office.com/e/E2yXMivq2b

Register to join online: https://bit.ly/4rORTGL





Image description: A yellow background graphic announcing “1 week to go!” for Disabled People’s Question Time taking place on 25 March 2026. The Inclusion Scotland logo appears on the left, with a purple illustrated megaphone on the right symbolising voices being heard. The design uses Inclusion Scotland’s brand colours and promotes the upcoming hustings event.