Oban Hospice Ltd

04/11/2026

Mouth Cancer Awareness Month - November

Oban Hospice Dove Services
November is Mouth Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of mouth cancer and the importance of early detection.
Early diagnosis can make a significant difference, so it's important to know what signs to look for.

Mouth cancer is also known as oral cancer. November is mouth cancer awareness month, find out more about signs and symptoms of mouth cancer with Macmillan.

31/10/2026

🍂 **What’s happening at the Dove Centre this November?

As the clocks have gone back and we move into November, it’s time to share what’s happening at the Dove Centre throughout the month!

Our regular weekly groups will continue as usual, alongside our popular monthly support drop-in sessions with our trusted partners:

✅ Argyll and Bute Council – Welfare Rights advice and support.

✅ ALIenergy – Confidential support with energy issues in your home.

✅ Carr Gomm – Housing support and advice.

These sessions offer practical help, advice and a friendly face. All services are free and available right here at the Dove Centre.

You’re very welcome to come along and find out what support is available, whether for yourself or someone you know.

We also offer a range of other support, including:

💚 Therapy sessions
💚 Counselling
💚 A listening ear
💚 Dove Outreach and Befriending Service

To find out more about any of our services, please contact us or simply pop in for a chat. We’re always happy to help.

Oban Hospice Dove Services
Monday to Friday
9am – 5pm
Telephone: 01631 561315
Email: [email protected]

Our door is always open – please feel free to drop in.

31/10/2026

November at the Dove Centre

We’re looking forward to welcoming Oban Beyond Vision Support Group on Wednesday 4th November from 10am – 12pm for their monthly meeting.

No need to book — just drop in!

This group is supported by the Argyll and Bute Council Sensory Support Team.

Everyone welcome

30/10/2026

Every candle on this year’s virtual tree started here, at Elsa and Emma’s laptops 💛

They were busy getting the virtual tree ready so that someone in Glasgow or Canada can still light a candle for the person they’re missing, and see it shine alongside everyone else’s.

It’s careful, quiet work that nobody usually sees. So we wanted you to see it.

Thank you both 🥰

🕯️ The virtual tree is open for dedications 👇 https://zu7gkn.s.gy/LUAL1

30/10/2026

There’s a name you still say most days, even if it’s only in your head 🕯️

This Christmas, you can see it shine. ✨

Dedications for Light Up a Life are now open. You can give someone a light on the tree at the Corran Halls, the one that everyone sees as they head into Oban all December, or light a virtual candle for them wherever you are🕯️

You can write them a message too. Whatever you’d like to tell them will go into our Book of Dedications, and on Tuesday 8 December we’ll bring it to the Corran Halls and switch the tree on together.

And your light will help Oban Hospice care for someone else’s person this winter. 💛

Dedicate your light here 👉

You are invited to remember someone special by lighting a light on our 2026 tree.

29/10/2026

🎄 Clear Out for Christmas! 🎄
Join us for our Car Boot & Tabletop Sale at the Dove Centre on 21st November.
🛍️ Grab a bargain, sell your unwanted items, and make some space before Christmas!
📞 See the notice for booking details or comment below to reserve a car space or table.
✅ FREE ENTRY FOR VISITORS

We look forward to seeing you there!

27/10/2026

After the gales of the weekend we are pleased to be rescheduling our Bulb Sale for this Friday.

If you're looking for spring-flowering bulbs, now is the ideal time to buy and plant them for a colourful display next spring.

This Friday, 30th October, Dove Services will be selling quality Dutch spring bulbs – some ready-planted in pots to gift to someone special this Christmas or even treat yourself. We will also be selling bulbs for you to take home and plant wherever you wish in your garden.

Come along and see us in Gibraltar Street, Oban between 10.30am and 3.00 pm.

Bulbs on sale will include:
• Tulips
• Daffodils
• Crocuses
• Amaryllis
Cash, if you can, please!!

26/10/2026

October at the Dove Centre
We are looking forward to welcoming The Pink Ladies of Argyll on Thursday 29th October for their monthly drop-in session.
🕐 1:00pm – 3:00pm
📍 The Dove Centre, Stevenson Street
The Pink Ladies provide vital support, friendship, and information for anyone affected by breast cancer.
Their drop-in sessions take place on the last Thursday of every month, offering a warm, welcoming space to connect with others who understand.
Contact:
📳 07786861266
✉️ [email protected]

💗 No booking required
💗 Everyone is welcome to drop in

26/10/2026

Some lights never go out. ✨

As we are just coming through a storm, and waiting for another to come tomorrow, we're thinking about how the storm last year in December meant we couldn’t gather at the Corran Halls. Many of you were holding a name close, waiting to see it shine.

This year, we’re coming back together.

For the Dad who never missed a sunset over the bay. For the friend who always put the kettle on. For the little one who’s always with us.

On Tuesday 8 December, we’ll light the tree for all of them. 💛

Watch out for the official event post coming this week, and let us know in the comments if you'll be joining us this year 🕯

23/10/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗨𝗽 𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲?🕯️
It’s a simple way to remember someone you love, together with your whole community.

🌟 The iconic tree – each light on the tree at Corran Halls is dedicated to someone special. You might have driven past it many times and never known the story behind it.
✨ Virtual candles – if you’re far from Oban, you can light a candle online, wherever you are.
📖 The book of dedications – every name and message is gathered in our book, so each person is remembered.
💛 The gathering – on Tuesday 8 December we come together at the Corran Halls in Oban to light the tree and remember.

💛 Still loved. Still remembered.

Dedicate a light online here 👉 https://zu7gkn.s.gy/LUAL1