GREC

31/05/2026

This week at GREC's Language Cafe

We will celebrate the value of volunteering and recognise the outstanding contributions of our dedicated volunteers.

🗓 Thursday June 4
🕚 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Aberdeen Arts Centre , 33 King St, Aberdeen AB24 5AA

Come along to practise your English, learn about local services, meet new people, and make friends. Everyone is welcome!

ACVO and Volunteer Aberdeen

29/05/2026

Happening this evening! 🎨

On behalf of Marta Surowiec, the exhibition curator and 'Direction Literature/ Academy of Art' project leader and Polish Association Aberdeen, we have a pleasure to Invite you to the opening of 'Pearl earrings copyists' exhibition

Date: 29 May 2026, 6pm
Place: Sir Duncan Rice Library

26/05/2026

This week at our Language Cafe!

We will talk about blood donation. ❣️

Did you know Scotland currently has a shortage of blood donors, with less than 2% of people donating?

🗓 Thursday 28th
🕚 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Aberdeen Arts Centre, 33 King St, Aberdeen AB24 5AA

As always, we’ll chat, connect, and enjoy the friendly atmosphere. Plus, we’ll be listening to the wonderful storyteller .cordiner

Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service - SNBTS

Pauline Cordiner, A Scottish Storyteller

18/05/2026

Fully funded, interactive 2-hour session exploring Principles of Peer Support.

📅 Monday 8 June 2026
⏰ 11:00am – 1:00pm
📍 Elgin, Moray
🍽️ Fully funded + lunch included

💬 Discover how peer support can create meaningful connections and support 💬

Join us for a fully funded, interactive 2-hour session exploring Principles of Peer Support—where lived experience, connection, and authenticity come together to support wellbeing and recovery.

Whether you're supporting others through work, volunteering, or just want to connect more meaningfully in everyday life, this session is for you. No experience needed—just come along as you are.

📅 Monday 8 June 2026
⏰ 11:00am – 1:00pm
📍 Elgin, Moray
🍽️ Fully funded + lunch included

In this session, you will:
✨ Discover what peer support really means—and why it works
✨ Explore the impact of sharing lived experience
✨ Learn how values like authenticity & mutuality can strengthen everyday connections

🤝 Friendly, relaxed, and welcoming—come as you are and learn together
💛 Support with additional expenses is available

⚠️ Spaces are limited – booking essential
👉 Secure your place here: www.tickettailor.com/events/moraywellbeinghub

Delivered in partnership with:
Moray Wellbeing Hub CIC, Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH), Arrows - A Quarriers Service, Scottish Association for the Care and Rehabilitation of Offenders (Sacro), Grampian Regional Equality Council (GREC), and Scottish Recovery Network. This project is supported by the Moray Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund, administered by tsiMORAY and funded by the Scottish Government.

18/05/2026

This week at 's Language Café

Join us to hear about community support in the city, and especially the work that the Tillydrone community flat does for people of Aberdeen.

🎤 Guest speakers: Tilly Community Flat
📅 Thursday, May 21
⏰ 11 AM – 3 PM
📍 Aberdeen Arts Centre

Practice your English, meet new people, and enjoy great conversation about the supports available to you!

14/05/2026

We are so looking forward to June 11 and this great event.

Please take a moment to read about it and sign up for a day of collaboration for Mental Health.

Lunch included.

ACVO and Volunteer Aberdeen SAMH Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership Autistic Pride Aberdeen

🌟 Rights, Voice and Change: Making Experience Count Together in Moray 🌟
Imagine a Moray where everyone’s experience helps shape better support.

This June, the Collaboration for Mental Wealth in Moray, in partnership with Moray Alcohol & Drug Partnership, Moray Community Justice Partnership, and Science Ceilidh, is introducing a new online tool that turns lived‑experience stories into easy‑to‑understand visuals. Think of it as a way to see what people across Moray are saying — all in one place. 🌍💬📊

The tool brings together what people in Moray have shared about mental health, wellbeing, services and community life — showing patterns, themes and ideas in a way that supports better decisions and fairer services for everyone. 💬➡️📈

At this event, you’ll get:
✨ A simple intro to rights‑based approaches
✨ Insight into how lived experience is gathered ethically
✨ A first look at the new tool and how to use it
✨ Space to chat about what this means for Moray’s future

No prior knowledge needed 💛

📅 Thursday 11 June
⏰ 10:30–14:00 • Lunch included 🍲
📍 Elgin, Moray
🔗 Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/moraywellbeinghub

Part of the Collaboration for Mental Wealth in Moray (CRN), funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and The Young Foundation.

Hosted by Moray Wellbeing Hub CIC, the Collaboration for Mental Wealth in Moray is a network of partners researching what works to create mental wealth in Moray through the co‑creation of solutions and community‑driven action. Partners in the network are the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), Moray Arts Development Engagement (M:ADE), Sector Interface Moray, Science Ceilidh, Arrows - A Quarriers Service, Earthtime for All, and Grampian Regional Equalities Council (GREC).

12/05/2026

This week at GREC's Language Cafe!

Come and discover the beautiful parks of Aberdeen and all the ways you can enjoy them! 🌳

Learn about local activities, volunteering opportunities, sports groups, community events, and much more.

🎤 Guest speakers: Friends of Duthie Park
📅 Thursday, May 14
⏰ 11 AM – 3 PM
📍 Aberdeen Arts Centre

Everyone is welcome!

05/05/2026

This week at GREC’s Language Café! ☕🌍

We’re delighted to welcome Bethany Christian Trust, who will be sharing information about their support and services in Aberdeen.

📅 Thursday, May 7
⏰ 11 AM – 3 PM
📍 Aberdeen Arts Centre

It’s also Scotland’s Parliament election day, so lovely Pauline Cordiner, A Scottish Storyteller, will be joining us with stories and activities all about voting 🗳️

Come along for conversation, community, and connection. Everyone is welcome!