VSA

03/06/2026

Step into an Island Pawradise this Summer 🐾

Cameron, who works at St Aubin’s, is generously fundraising for VSA through his dog grooming business Minnie + More.

From now until August 31st, you can upgrade your pup’s pamper session with a Summer Spa Package for just £5 extra. All proceeds will be donated to VSA.

Head over to their Facebook or Instagram page to find out more and book your dog’s summer treat!

03/06/2026

Chloe Grant, an art student at Gray's School of Art at Robert Gordon University, created this beautiful artwork for our bookshop window titled 'Happiness Comes In Waves'.

The piece was inspired by Scottish wildlife and the Aberdeen beach skyline.

We appreciate Chloe volunteering her time to create this wonderful artwork for the Mercat Bookshop. You can see more of her work on her Instagram page at _cmg_creativity_.

From our inspiring bookshop volunteers to our dedicate corporate volunteers, and our wonderful VSA staff and service users, volunteering supports VSA in countless ways.

📚The bookshop is open weekdays and Saturdays from 10am - 3pm.

02/06/2026

Strawberry Season at VSA Easter Anguston Farm returns!

Our delicious strawberry punnets are bigger and better than ever this year, come and try them yourself 🍓

You can pick your punnet anytime between 10am to 4pm from Friday 5th June.

Visit our Farm Shop to purchase your punnet and then get picking, our punnets are £5 per 500g punnet.

🚜 Easter Anguston Farm and Blossom Café are open daily from 10am - 4pm ☕

01/06/2026

Join our next Mercat Moments event with Elaine Mottram, author of You Can’t Pour From An Empty Cup, on Tuesday 9th June from 10:30am to 12:30pm.

Inspired by her own caring experience and a decade supporting nearly 100 carers, Elaine shares practical ways to protect emotional wellbeing. Join us and learn tips to support carers’ wellbeing and celebrate the vital role of unpaid carers.

Copies of You Can’t Pour From An Empty Cup will be available to purchase for £10, with a percentage of proceeds donated to VSA to support the vital work we do for individuals and families across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

You can learn more and reserve your free space here 👉 www.vsa.org.uk/latest/mercat-moments

01/06/2026

Today is the start of Volunteers' Week!

Our volunteers are the heart of VSA and we are so thankful for their long-standing support.

During this week we will share our stories and memories from our amazing VSA volunteers 💜

You can learn more about Volunteers' Week here 👉 https://volunteersweek.org/

31/05/2026

Our fantastic Run Balmoral and Marathon runners have made an incredible difference for VSA. We can't thank you all enough for your support!

➡️ Up next in June are our amazing Kiltwalkers and brave skydivers!

If you would like to support VSA please visit our events page 👉 www.vsa.org.uk/events

29/05/2026

Have you signed up for our June training courses?

- Dementia Awareness: June 8th
- BSS 2 Day Proactive Strategies Pathway (Proactive Approaches): June 9th & 10th
- Personal Safety: June 10th

You can learn more about all the courses we have available on our website 👉 https://www.vsa.org.uk/training-and.../latest-training.

To book spaces or for further details, please contact [email protected]

We have several training courses taking place in June. Our learning and development team deliver many accredited and continuous training courses throughout the year.

- Dementia Awareness: June 8th
- BSS 2 Day Proactive Strategies Pathway (Proactive Approaches): June 9th & 10th
- Personal Safety: June 10th

You can learn more about each course on our website 👉 https://www.vsa.org.uk/training-and-development/latest-training.

To book spaces or for further details, please contact [email protected]

26/05/2026

Wear your football shirt to work! ⚽

In celebration of an exciting Summer of football ahead, we are inviting you to wear your favourite shirt - old or new - at your workplace to help fundraise for VSA!

Whether it's the latest shirt released for the World Cup or an old retro favourite, ANYONE can take part and join in. Visit vsa.org.uk/events to download a poster inviting your colleagues to join in the fun, or contact us at [email protected] for details.

25/05/2026

Our residents from Craigton Grove recently made their own banana split for their pudding 🍨

Here they are showing off their delicious desserts!

24/05/2026

Congratulations Jordan! 🏅🏅🏅

Running in aid of VSA today at the Edinburgh Marathon, Jordan Macleod has completed those 26.2 miles in the beating sun.

Here he is showing off his finishers medal!