Uppertunity

Uppertunity Uppertunity is a charity offering mental wellbeing and skill development services to adults Our 4 mission aims are:
1. We believe in equality for all.

We are a registered Community Interest Company (a type of non-profit social enterprise), working with individuals (16+) with learning disabilities, autism and mental health barriers. We focus on an individual’s strengths and aspirations, then work with them to realise their potential, leading to self-worth and independence. We do this through: creative workshops, group and community work, mentorin

g, skill development programs, meaningful volunteering roles and social events. We empower individuals and help create, develop and maintain purpose and self-worth.
2. We champion the development of mindsets which enable people to reach their optimum self. We use a mixture of methods that bring about an inner resilience, challenging people's perceptions of themselves and their own capabilities of shaping their world.
3. We create social change by demonstrating that everyone has strengths and skills to offer their world. We all have a calling and a purpose we can serve that provides self-fulfilment.
4. We create environmentally sustainable communities through community partnership and connection. Our current services we offer are:
- Weekly Warriors: Our programme of activities that take place each week, including art, sewing, woodwork, active groups etc.
- Daring for Development: Our skill and capacity building program
- Serendipities: Our social change space in the form of a café in the City Centre, offering unique food, social events, volunteering, job roles and catering.
- Energising the Everyday: An inclusive training programme run at Serendipities, involving life developing skills and gaining knowledge and practical skills in hospitality
- Uppmakes: Our creative skills program where individuals upcycle, while developing life skills.
- Growing Places: Our therapeutic garden volunteering programme where volunteers are in charge of creating a beautiful environment within Uppertunity’s premises.
- The Upside: Our pluralistic mentoring service to help resolve personal problems, including My Journey.

🎳 What’s on this week? Bowling Stones is back!This Friday is the second last month of our second Bowling Stones league s...
07/09/2026

🎳 What’s on this week? Bowling Stones is back!

This Friday is the second last month of our second Bowling Stones league season, and what a season it’s been!

📅 Friday 11 September
🕙 10am–12pm
📍 Tenpin, Kingsway Park
💷 £5.70 for both games

Join us for two games of bowling as part of a team, add your scores to the league, and enjoy a fun morning together.

Never joined Bowling Stones before? You can still come along! You don’t need to have played all season to take part.

It’s friendly, relaxed and fun for everyone 🎳

📧 Get in touch to book your space, email [email protected].

Uppertunity is turning 11, and to celebrate we’re hosting Uppertunity on Show!It’s happening on Tuesday 22nd September 6...
03/09/2026

Uppertunity is turning 11, and to celebrate we’re hosting Uppertunity on Show!

It’s happening on Tuesday 22nd September 6pm-10pm at Canvas Dundee, and everyone is invited.

The night is going to be packed with performances, stories and creativity from across the Uppertunity community. We’ll have live drumming, dancing, poetry, member stories, creative parades, food, drinks and a few surprises along the way.

It’s completely free to come along, so bring your friends, your family, and anyone who wants to celebrate with us.

We’re really excited about this one! Our community have been working on so much, and we can’t wait to show you what they’ve created.

We’d love to see you there!

🎉 We’re excited to announce Uppertunity’s Challenge Month this October! 🎉This October, Uppertunity and Active Dundee are...
01/09/2026

🎉 We’re excited to announce Uppertunity’s Challenge Month this October! 🎉

This October, Uppertunity and Active Dundee are teaming up for a month of fun, movement and trying new things.

Across four weeks, you can have a go at 8 different active activities around Dundee, with something different every Tuesday and Thursday!

Challenge Month is all about:
✨ Having fun
💪 Getting moving
🌱 Building confidence
💛 Supporting your physical and mental wellbeing
🏅 Maybe even discovering an activity you’d like to keep doing!

How does it work?

Choose one activity, a few, or challenge yourself to complete all eight! No experience is needed, just come along and give it a go. Each time you take part, you’ll collect a stamp in your Challenge Passport.

🏅 4 activities – Challenge Starter
You gave the challenge a go!

🏅 6 activities – Challenge Champion
You really got stuck in!

🏅 8 activities – Challenge Superstar
You completed them all!

There are prizes for each award too!

Most activities are wheelchair accessible. Walking Football is the only activity that is not wheelchair accessible.

💷 Sessions cost £5 each.

Take a look at the timetable to see all the activities and choose your challenge.

📧 Email [email protected] to book your spaces.

We have some exciting things happening this week!---Starting 1st September: Gentle Movement Workshops w/ Heart Space 🧘‍♀...
31/08/2026

We have some exciting things happening this week!
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Starting 1st September: Gentle Movement Workshops w/ Heart Space 🧘‍♀️

Learn some simple, enjoyable exercises and movement activities. Suitable for all abilities, including wheelchair users 🧑‍🦽‍➡️This workshop is free!

1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd September
1:00pm–3:00pm
Uppertunity, Dudhope Castle
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Thursday 3rd September: Visit to Camperdown Wildlife Centre 🐒

Join friends for a morning at the zoo!
See animals like bears, lemurs, meerkats and macaws 🐻

Tickets £6.50 with C+ card | One carer free

Meet at 10am at the zoo. Please bring a packed lunch 🧺

The nearest bus stop to the zoo entrance is around 1 mile away. Please let us know if you need a lift from the bus stop.
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Contact us for more info or to let us know you’re coming: [email protected]!

✨ What’s on at Uppertunity this week? ✨We’re heading into September with some exciting activities, new blocks and great ...
31/08/2026

✨ What’s on at Uppertunity this week? ✨

We’re heading into September with some exciting activities, new blocks and great partnerships.

🦁 Camperdown Zoo Trip – Thursday 3 September | 10am–12pm
We still have a few spaces left! Email [email protected] to book a space.

Join friends for a morning exploring the zoo and seeing bears, lemurs, meerkats, macaws and more.

🎟️ Tickets: £6.50 with a C+ Card | One carer free
🥪 Bring a packed lunch to enjoy together afterwards.

The nearest bus stop is around 1 mile from the zoo entrance, so please let us know if you need a lift from the bus stop.

🌿 Gentle Movement – starts Tuesday
Our new block with Heart Space begins this week! We’ll be exploring simple, enjoyable exercises and movement activities suitable for all abilities, including wheelchair users.

This block is now FULL.

🛠️ UppSkills: Hack Your Daily Routine – starts Thursday
We’re also kicking off a brand-new UppSkills block, working alongside HELM Dundee. We’ll be exploring practical ideas, skills and clever ways to make everyday tasks and routines a little easier.

We’re really looking forward to working with our partners and trying lots of new things this month!

We are updating our timetable, with some changes to existing groups, and adding a few more!🖌 Pick & Mix, £5 a session, T...
28/08/2026

We are updating our timetable, with some changes to existing groups, and adding a few more!

🖌 Pick & Mix, £5 a session, Tuesday: 10am to 12pm🎨
Our Tuesday morning Unique Beats Backstage workshop is changing to Pick & Mix.
Following member feedback, we wanted to create a session that is open to more people and gives members more choice over what they would like to do. Pick & Mix is a flexible session with a changing mix of creative, craft and active activities. It includes art, sewing, games, movement, projects or something completely different depending on the group.

🎤 More Shine Time, £5 a session, Wednesday: 10am to 12pm🪕
We’re also very excited to be adding a new Shine Time workshop on Wednesday mornings, after lots of requests from members for more Shine Time.
Shine Time is an expressive group exploring music, movement, singing, drama games, and confidence building.

👩‍🍳Mix it Upp Cooking, £5 a session, Tuesday to Friday: 10am-12pm, and 1pm to 3pm🥘
Our new cooking sessions will run throughout the week, with three spaces in each session. Some spaces are already booked! Members will have opportunities to develop practical cooking skills, try new recipes and build confidence in the kitchen in a supportive, hands-on environment. You take everything you make home.

Interested in joining? Please speak to Caroline or email [email protected]!

We have some exciting activities coming up in UppSkills!----Hack your routine with Helm 🪥Starts Thurs 3rd September | 4 ...
26/08/2026

We have some exciting activities coming up in UppSkills!
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Hack your routine with Helm 🪥
Starts Thurs 3rd September | 4 weeks | £20 | 10am to 12pm
Learn some hacks for your daily routine, led by Helm. Things featured will be tips on building good habits to keep yourself feeling good and comfortable such as nail and hair care, skin hygiene and self-care.
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Ukulele Fun🎸
Starts Thurs 1st October | 5 weeks | £25 | 10am to 12pm
In this playful music-making group, we will start each session with some movement to loosen up. We will then be joined by a music teacher who will show us how to start playing the ukulele. We will use percussion instruments and our voices to add rhythm and sounds - and have lots of fun! Sessions will be supported by Uppertunity staff. All instruments will be provided.
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Wellbeing Toolkit💞
Starts Thurs 5th November | 4 weeks | £20 | 10am to 12pm
Across four fun, interactive sessions, we’ll explore practical ways to look after your mental and physical wellbeing. We’ll look at:
-How our environment and the people around us affect how we feel
-Knowing your strengths and being kind to yourself
-Friendships, support networks and healthy relationships
-Simple ways to stay calm and cope with difficult feelings
By the end, you’ll create your own wellbeing toolkit filled with ideas and strategies that work for you.
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UppSkills is a series of hands-on workshops where the topic changes every month.
In each block, we explore a new skill such as photography, music, digital creativity and more. It’s a great way to try new things, learn new skills and build confidence!

Join us for Uppertunity on Show: 11th Birthday Bash, a fun evening celebrating 11 years of Uppertunity! 🥳There will be l...
24/08/2026

Join us for Uppertunity on Show: 11th Birthday Bash, a fun evening celebrating 11 years of Uppertunity! 🥳

There will be live drumming, dance, creative cat walks and parades, member stories, poetry, audience activities, food, and a chance to celebrate the creativity, confidence and talent of our amazing community.

Don't forget to sign up to one of our catwalks if you want to take part! You have till the 15th of September to let us know what you'd like to do and be a part of.

We are excited to welcome to Uppertunity to run a fun four-week gentle movement block! 🧘‍♀️The sessions will include si...
20/08/2026

We are excited to welcome to Uppertunity to run a fun four-week gentle movement block! 🧘‍♀️

The sessions will include simple, enjoyable exercises and movement activities. They are suitable for all abilities, including wheelchair users.

📅Tuesdays 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd September
🕐1:00pm–3:00pm
📍Uppertunity, Dudhope Castle
💷 Free

There are only 10 spaces available, so please let us know soon if you would like to join!

Update: this is a FREE workshop! Apologies for any confusion!

Some of the fun things we've been up to recently at Uppertunity!We've visited the library, made some beautiful artworks,...
19/08/2026

Some of the fun things we've been up to recently at Uppertunity!

We've visited the library, made some beautiful artworks, done some fun drama and yoga activities, and even taken part in a local community Bioblitz🐝

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Ground Floor Left, The Circle At Dudhope Castle, Barrack Road
Dundee
DD36HF

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