Our Out and About Community Support Service offers both emotional and practical support across Dumfries and Galloway.

Our service can assist with the following:

• information on eye conditions
• strategies to make the most of your remaining vision
• equipment and assistive technology demonstrations
• a listening ear for any worriers or concerns about living with vision impairment
• direct referrals to other organisations and services.

We can support you to feel more included in your local community, focusing on employment, training and education opportunities available to you locally.

Service funded by Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership

Lunch clubs

As part of the Out and About project, we run regular lunch clubs across Dumfries and Galloway. The lunch clubs aim to reduce loneliness and isolation by bringing local vision-impaired  and blind people together to make connections.

Steph, our Community Support Worker, will organise and facilitate the lunch clubs, including arranging transport to and from the venue if necessary. Lunch clubs are free to attendees and typically take place from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

The lunch clubs are held in:

• Moffat
• Thornhil
• Newton Stewart
• Dumfries
• Stranraer
• Sanquhar

Booking in advance is required to attend lunch clubs, if you do not book we are unable to provide support.

Get in touch using the contact details below to make a booking. After booking, full venue and transport details will be provided.

For details of upcoming lunch clubs, check our monthly programme, or get in touch by calling us on 0800 987 1087 or emailing us at info@visibilityscotland.org.uk

The current monthly programme is below:

Visibility Scotland October 2026 programme

Lunch clubs receive funding from the Dumfries and Galloway Regional Community Fund.

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