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The Dove Centre
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The independent and friendly centre for older people, based in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh 🕊️ #TeamDove www.dovecentre.org
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🕊️ The Dove Centre is looking for a part-time driver to join our team!

🤩 We need a qualified & compassionate driver who has an interest in our community & wants to contribute towards enhancing lives.

👉 Find out more & apply here: shorturl.at/zyDMk

#TeamDove #CharityJob #DrivingJob #EdinburghJobs
❗️📣 Gratuitous food post! 😆

Look what we had for pudding today… 🍓🥞🤤😋🤩

Happy Monday from all of us! 💖🕊️

#TeamDove #TheDoveCentreEdinburgh #GratuitousFoodPost #StrawberryPancakes #PuddingsAtTheDove #LunchClub #YummyFood #Over50s #ActivitiesForOver50s #MakingFriends #HavingFun #StayingActive
Today is World Mental Health Day so we thought we’d share a few of our favourite ways to look after our mental health here 💕 And we’re taking this opportunity to remind you that your mental health is JUST as important as your physical health! Not just today, but EVERY day 💖🕊️

#TeamDove #WMHD25
When you end up matching with your Dove besties… 👛👛👛👯‍♀️🤩💕

Obviously called for a photo, love this! 💖🕊️

#TeamDove #TheDoveCentreEdinburgh #MatchingBags #Tripleting #Over50s #ActivitiesForOver50s #ActivitiesForSeniors #MakingFriends #HavingFun #StayingActive
We’re so lucky to have seen friendships made & grow as a result of meeting at the Dove & we know that many of these have been life-changing 🥰

So, why not reach out to a friend or a loved one today – make plans or just even say hello. It’ll do you both the power of good 💖🕊️

#TeamDove #IDOOP2025
Feeling connected helps us to thrive and those who feel connected to others tend to be physically healthier, happier and live longer and have fewer mental health problems than those who don’t feel as well connected.

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Celebrating today & every day – Happy #InternationalDayofOlderPersons! 🥳🤩🙌

2025’s theme - Building Belonging: Celebrating the power of social connections – is at the very heart of the Dove. Social connections are vital, especially as we get older, & we strive to support those connections. Cont. 👇
Aaaand it’s almost the end of September so here we are rounding out the month with our September birthday girls! 🥳🎂🎈 Big happy birthday wishes again to Hilary, Margaret and Marie! Thank you so much for letting us help celebrate your special days 🤩💖🕊️

#TeamDove #BirthdaysAtTheDove #Over50s
🕊️ The Dove Centre is looking for a part-time driver to join our team!

🤩 We need a qualified & compassionate driver who has an interest in our community & wants to contribute towards enhancing lives.

👉 Find out more & apply here: shorturl.at/zyDMk

#TeamDove #CharityJob #DrivingJob #EdinburghJobs
Earlier this year we asked our service users what the Dove means to them. This is what they told us… 🥰💖🕊️

(Part 1)

#TeamDove #TheDoveCentreEdinburgh #Over50s #ActivitiesForOver50s #ActivitiesForSeniors #MakingFriends #HavingFun #StayingActive
Good friends, good fun & the weather was even kind! 🥪☕️☀️🙌🤩⛴️ Our Dove gang had a brilliant day out on our last barge trip of the year. Huge thanks to the fab Seagull Trust team for taking such good care of everyone. We can’t wait to see you all again next year! 💖🕊️

#TeamDove #SeagullTrustCruises
Not sure how we got to the end of August already 😅 but here we are, and happily rounding it out with our August birthday boy & girls! 🥳🎂🎈 Big happy birthday wishes again to Sergio, Helen, Mary, Ann & Mary! Thank you for letting us help celebrate your special days 🤩💖🕊️

#TeamDove #BirthdaysAtTheDove
Definitely some good ones! ❤️🕊️
Dancing, drawing, dominoes, double birthdays and more besides! Here’s a wee peek at just some of what we’ve been up to this week… 👀💃🕺🎨🥳🤩💖🕊️

#TeamDove #TheDoveCentreEdinburgh #AWeePeekAtOurWeek #ThisWeekAtTheDove #Over50s #ActivitiesForOver50s #MakingFriends #HavingFun #StayingActive
We have 7 fully accessible vehicles available for hire on a with-driver basis. If we can help with your next trip or event, please contact us to check our availability!

#TeamDove #DoveTransport #CommunityTransport
In addition to our Dove Centre activities, we run Dove Transport which is a community transport initiative to provide fully accessible transport to not-for-profit constituted organisations in the area.

#TeamDove #DoveTransport #CommunityTransport
This time last week we were off on a mini trip to Musselburgh! 🚌 Kevin and Holly took the lovely scenic route through Leith and Portobello and then stopped at Luca’s for ice cream and treats 🍦🧁☕️ Safe to say a grand time was had by all! 🤩💖🕊️

#TeamDove #DoveTransport #Over50s #ActivitiesForOver50s
If you are a business or know of a business who would like to take advantage of this, we offer the opportunity to sponsor our buses. Your business could be seen by thousands of people every week! If you'd be interested, please get in touch to find out more.

#DoveTransport #CommunityTransport
Did you know that we have seven buses in our Dove Transport fleet now? And each week, we cover an average of 900 miles in and around the west of Edinburgh and beyond.

#TeamDove #DoveTransport #CommunityTransport
Please note we are only able to provide catering to groups, not to individuals.

#TeamDove
Not only do we serve delicious & nutritious 3 course meals for our Dove Centre service users every day, we also provide catering to other local organisations. If your group is interested in healthy, freshly made meals at an affordable price please get in touch to discuss your needs!

#TeamDove
We hope so! 🤞🥳🤩❤️🕊️
Rounding out the month with all our July happy birthdays! 🥳🎂🎈 Big happy birthday wishes again to Christina, Ian and Houria! Thank you for letting us share in your special days 🤩💖🕊️

#TeamDove #TheDoveCentreEdinburgh #BirthdaysAtTheDove #Celebrating #Over50s #ActivitiesForOver50s #MakingFriends
Friends, a picnic, and singing in the sunshine - we couldn’t have asked for a better day out on the barge earlier this week! 🥪☕️🎶☀️🤩⛴️ Big thanks again to the brilliant Seagull Trust team for taking such good care of everyone. Can’t wait for the next one! 💖🕊️

#TeamDove #BargeTrip #SeagullTrustCruises