# The Mid Galloway Community Day Centre For Older People At Newton Stewart

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC020948
- **Known as:** The Riverside Centre
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** May 6, 2003
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC020948


## Contact

- **Address:** The Riverside Centre, Riverside Road, Newton Stewart, Dumfries &amp; Galloway
- **Postcode:** DG8 6NG



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** We are a Day Centre for anyone over the age of 60 located in Newton Stewart. Our main objectives within the centre are to provide a warm, friendly place for the older people to come to 5 days a week , where they can have a freshly cooked 3 course meal, meet new people, and become less socially isolated. We provide transport each day within a 25 mile radius as our area is very rural. We have afternoon activities each day and also day trips allowing our members to have a run out.

**Objectives:** To promote and run Newton Street and District Day Centre by providing and assisting by voluntary and financial means which will improve the quality and standard of Newton stewart and District Day Centre.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Dumfries And Galloway
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area






