Shirley's Space Turns 5

 The 22nd August 2024 marked a five year milestone of its crucial mental health charity in the area for Shirley’s Space.

The mental health wellness space at The Hub & the services offers support to all adults in their time of need.

Shirley’s Space services are continuing to evolve as of the 1st of September we will be having an open group on a Tuesday to bring people together for company, a blether & a plate of soup.

Since becoming a charity in August 2019, Shirley’s Space had assisted 57 of individuals in life saving intervention as well as responding to hundreds of text messages from the community. This has ensured the charity is at the heart of the community and enabled individuals to receive assistance from trained volunteers and counsellors.

The charity was set up by the family of Shirley Findlay who tragically took her own life after a long struggle with mental health. “The last few years have been very hard to arrange face to face meetings and events, but we are optimistic we are now able to create good a good timetable of events that will serve the community.” comments Shirley’s Space Manager Fiona Weir.

“Numbers are growing monthly of visitors and first time adults reaching out through our confidential text messaging service, we still need to amplify our mission statement and if you would like to get involved then that information can be found on our website www.shirleysspace or on our Facebook page”. Concludes Trustee Ashley Mackie