Annual Report 2025-2026
You can now read the Dates-n-Mates Annual Impact Report for 2025-2026. Last year’s report was themed around change… this year, we are aligned for impact. “As we move forward, we […]
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Inter-Regional Games
Dates-n-Mates Members Come Together for Inter-Regional “Common Wealth” Sports Day On Tuesday 28th July, Dates-n-Mates members from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk came together at Bellahouston Sports Centre for […]
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Love Without Limits Conference 2026
Our third Love Without Limits conference will be in ABERDEEN on the 10th September Will you join us? Thursday 10th September 2:00pm – 5:00pm Aberdeen Beach Ballroom Book your […]
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Volunteer Spotlight: Umair
This Volunteers Week, we are shining a spotlight on one of our longest standing volunteers… Umair Akhtar Umair began volunteering in our Glasgow branch in 2015 providing graphic design support […]
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Dates-n-Mates 2024- 2025 Annual Report
Introducing our second annual report We are delighted to share our Annual Report for 2024–2025. This year’s theme is Change. Like many other charities, Dates-n-Mates has had to adapt to […]
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Love Without Limits 2025!
💖 Love Without Limits 2025 – Join Us for a Celebration of Inclusion and Connection! We are thrilled to announce that this year’s Love Without Limits event will take place […]
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FUNDING NEWS!!
🎉 Celebrating Two New Grants to Help Us Grow and Connect More People 🎉 We’re thrilled to share some exciting news that marks a significant milestone for Dates-n-Mates Scotland! Thanks […]
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
A Big Thank-You to all our table sponsors! We would like to say a HUGE Thank You to all our table sponsors for this year’s “We’ve Got Talent”. Support from […]
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2024 Dates-n-Mates Champions
Every year, each Dates-n-Mates branch, crowns a new member champion. As a member-led charity, our Champion Points reward our members for a variety of ways they can participate in supporting […]
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Project Search Internship Experience
Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen worked with a wonderful Project Search intern at the end of 2024. DFN Project Search is an employability programme for young people (aged 16-24) with learning disabilities and/or […]
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Stirling 2024 Resolutions and Events
New Years Resolutions Early 2024, the Dates-n-Mates Stirling and Clackmannanshire team asked members if they had any goals or resolutions that we could help them achieve. Members mentioned: trying new […]
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Love without limits: The Challenges and barriers
Within our year-long Love without Limits Campaign, we want to highlight the challenges that people with a learning disability experience in regard to relationships and dating. Some of the barrier’s […]
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Introducing the new Chair of the Dates-n-Mates Board…
Charlie McMillian Chair of the Dates-n-Mates Board We are delighted to appoint Charlie McMillan as the new Chair of the Dates-n-Mates Board. Charlie McMillan is an ally to people with […]
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Dates-n-Mates 2023- 2024 Annual Report
Introducing our first annual report We invite you to read the first Dates-n-Mates annual report as an independent charity. Our first year hasn’t been easy as we navigated the challenges of setting […]
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Thank you for your support!
A big THANK YOU to local Glasgow businesses for their support for this year’s Halloween Party! We would like to thank the following local businesses for providing raffle prizes for […]
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Love Without Limits: Relationship success story
Following our first ever annual conference in August 2024, we launched our Love Without Limits Campaign which will feature a variety of impactful stories from Dates-n-Mates members. We start with […]
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Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen on STV News
On Friday 28th of June, Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen were on STV News! Reporter, Anne, came along to our recent beach walk event and spoke with Liz who is a long-time member […]
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Love without Limits Conference
Dates-n-Mates will soon be hosting our first Annual Event as an independent charity. “Love Without Limits: Upholding Human Rights” The afternoon conference will focus on human rights and the barriers that people […]
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Scottish Charity Awards 2024
Dates-n-Mates were a finalist in the Charity of the Year category at the 2024 Scottish Charity Awards. After only our first year as an independent charity, this is a huge […]
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Volunteer Charter Champion
This Volunteers Week, Dates-n-Mates are delighted to share that we have achieved Volunteer Charter Champion status. The Volunteer Charter sets out ten key principles which help to ensure that volunteers […]
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Scottish Charity Awards Finalists
We are so excited to announce that Dates-n-Mates are a FINALIST in the Scottish Charity Awards, in the (Small) Charity of the Year category. What an amazing way to celebrate […]
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Learning Disability Week: Digital Inclusion
Monday 6th to Friday the 10th of May 2024 is Scottish Learning Disability Week. This year’s theme is digital inclusion. What does “Digital Inclusion” mean? ‘Digital’ can mean a lot […]
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1 year as an independent charity
Dates-n-Mates have been an independent charity for ONE YEAR!!! Dates-n-Mates launched back in 2008, as a project of C-Change Scotland. Launching initially in Glasgow and expanding over the years to […]
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Did you know that our members have the chance to win 6 months free membership each year? One member champion in each branch is the lucky winner of this prize… […]
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FUNDING NEWS!
Dates-n-Mates Glasgow is delighted to announce that we have been awarded £20K a year for 2 years from our friends at the National Lottery £20K for all fund! The National […]
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By Renfrewshire Community Engagement and Events Lead, Linzi Clark Back in June, Dates-n-Mates were successful in being picked as 1 of 10 organisations to take part in the first ever […]
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Happiness at Work Week 2023
The 25th-29th of September is International Happiness at Work week. Happiness at work is so important… employees who are happy at work are happier in the rest of their life’s […]
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National Director John Paul chats to the very first member to ever join Dates-n-Mates!
To kick off our 15th year celebrations, National Director John Paul Moffat sat down with Hughie, who was the FIRST EVER member to join Dates-n-Mates when we first launched back […]
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Introducing: Fiona Kyle (DnM Scotland Lead)
We would like to introduce you to and welcome Fiona Kyle – our new Dates-n-Mates Scotland National Lead. Fiona previously worked with Dates-n-Mates for 5 years and has now returned! […]
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John Paul celebrates 15 years working with Dates-n-Mates
Previous Next Happy 15th work anniversary, John Paul! Dates-n-Mates began in Glasgow in 2008 to support love and friendship for adults with a learning disability. John Paul Moffat was recruited […]
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Independent Charity Status
Dates-n-Mates would like to share the news that we have officially become an independent charity as of April 2023. As you may know, Dates-n-Mates began as a project of C-Change […]
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Directors Perspective (part 2) – Autism Acceptance Week
A post written by Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen Director – Sarah Paterson Discrimination I have unfortunately been in situations where I’ve literally had people tell me that I “don’t look disabled enough”, […]
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Director’s Perspective (part 1) – Autism Acceptance Week
A post written by Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen Director – Sarah Paterson My experience living with Autism I was diagnosed with autism at aged 3. I’m grateful and thankful to have received […]
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Recruiting: Director (Aberdeen)
Employment opportunity for an individual with a learning disability in the Aberdeen area. https://youtu.be/6yZFsgI9f-I Do you recognise the importance of friendships and relationships? Are you looking for a challenge which […]
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Win BIG with the Glasgow Lottery and Dates-n-Mates!
Dates-n-Mates West of Scotland has partnered with the Glasgow Lottery to give you the chance to not only win a monthly jackpot of £25,000, but also to help fundraise for […]
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Dates-n-Mates Renfrewshire delighted with new funding from Engage Renfrewshire Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
We are delighted to announce that Dates-n-Mates Renfrewshire has received a grant of £6,500 from the Renfrewshire Community Mental Health and Wellbeing in January 2023! This money will allow us […]
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Falkirk members get creative, head to the panto and more! Although there were slightly less events than previous months, and with the weather playing havoc with our events, we still […]
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We’d like to say a huge THANK YOU to the Giving Glasgow Credit Union for the very kind £500 donation to Dates-n-Mates Glasgow. Director Andrew and member Caitlin receiving the […]
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Best Moments of 2022
We have had another fantastic year filled with friendships, social events, relationships, and lots of fun! Throughout December, we have been sharing a daily video with 22 of our best […]
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Human Rights Day 2022
On #HumanRightsDay we are with 158 organisations to say Our Human Rights Act Matters to every single one of us, every single day. What is Human Rights Day? Human Rights […]
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Help us raise funds through Easyfundraising!
Buying online? Why not make it pay?! Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising […]
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The party is back with DnM Falkirk and Que & Rkay at Temple! Friday the 4th of November sees Dates n Mates Falkirk back with their inclusive club night in […]
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Raise funds for Dates-n-Mates with the Co-Op Community Fund
Dates-n-Mates West of Scotland has joined forces with the Co-Op Community Fund for the next 12 months, to raise funds for our charity. All you need to do is take […]
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£10,000 from the National Lottery Awards For All!
A huge THANK YOU to our good friends at the National Lottery who awarded Dates-n-Mates Glasgow a whopping £10,000 in their National Lottery Awards For All programme! A big thumbs […]
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Putting the “Fun” back in “Fundraising”!
Dates-n-Mates Glasgow teamed up with Edrington Spirits to pull together a quiz fundraiser with Dates-n-Mates Glasgow members! Christopher Waddell, part of Edrington’s Supply Chain Management team, joined us on the […]
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ACVO newsletter & Spree fundraising (Aberdeen)
ACVO Newsletter Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen are featured in the September ACVO Newsletter. Members Lisa, Chris and Liz alongside staff Sarah and Louise chatted with ACVO and Volunteer Aberdeen on what Dates-n-Mates do […]
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Launch of West of Scotland Newsletter
We are delighted to announce the return of our much anticipated West of Scotland Dates-n-Mates Newsletter! This is the first Newsletter since 2019, and it’s great to have all our […]
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Grab your party gear, and get ready for a fun, inclusive night at Temple Falkirk! Our Falkirk branch are getting ready to host a new, inclusive club night in association […]
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International Friendship Day 2022
We love to see friendships blossom, so as the 30th of July is international friendship day, we asked a few of our Dates-n-Mates members to share their friendship stories with […]
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Our Champions Points Programme is back!
It”s been a long time in coming, but we are relaunching our Champions Points Programme TODAY -1st August! It’s an opportunity for our members to earn points through volunteering, attending […]
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TRNSMT 2022
Glasgow Dates-n-Mates members attended TRNSMT 2022 at Glasgow Green last Saturday with headlining acts The Snuts, Wet Leg and Example. They danced the full day away listening to their favourite […]
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Local Newspaper Coverage for Dates-n-Mates Glasgow and Renfrewshire
We had a great couple of articles in local West of Scotland newspapers in July! Readers of the Paisley Gazette (part of the Daily Record Group), and Glasgow Times were […]
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ITISON 2022 (Glasgow)
Dates-n-Mates Glasgw partners ITISON Glasgow! VOUCHER EXTRAVAGANZA!! We have joined forces with ITISON Glasgow to offer our members and volunteers, thank-you vouchers they can enjoy across Glasgow!! From restaurants to […]
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We’ve Got Talent Returns!
Roll up! Roll up! After two years our annual We’ve Got Talent Show will be returning to the Grand Ole Opry on Thursday the 30th of June. During Lockdown, our […]
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Waitrose Give a Little Love £500 Donation (Glasgow)
**Fundraising Announcement** Dates-n-Mates Glasgow is delighted to announce we have received a cheque for £500 from Waitrose Byres Road through their Give a Little Love Campaign. This donation will go […]
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Taking on the Kiltwalk for Dates-n-Mates
The Kiltwalk Returns to Glasgow on Sunday 24th April! On Sunday the 24th of April Some of our amazing members and staff members are taking part in the Glasgow Kiltwalk to […]
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Launch of New Branches!
Launch of brand new Dates-n-Mates Stirling and Clackmannanshire! We are delighted to announce that thanks to the Mental Health and Wellbeing funding supplied by Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise and CTSI Alloa, […]
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Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen National Lottery Boost!
£195,000 Awarded to Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen, thanks to the National Lottery We are delighted to have been awarded £195,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund, to help Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen grow and […]
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Dates-n-Mates Glasgow: Kenny and Karoline Celebrate 2nd Anniversary
Glasgow members Kenny Murphy and Karoline Carmichael will be celebrating 2 years together this February. The pair met at a dates-n-mates event shortly before lockdown and have kept their relationship […]
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Connections with Grampian Pride
On Sunday 27th October, Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen took part in the Grampian Winter Pride Parade. We celebrated all the way from the top of Union Street right down to the bottom and ended […]
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Club Late Returns with a Bang!
National Director John Paul taking on the dance floor! Club Late Returns! On October the 7th, Scotland’s biggest inclusive Club Night returned! This was a night a lot of our […]
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Help us win £500!
We’ve been chosen for #GreenTokenGiving at #AsdaGovan. Vote for us today at https://www.asda.com/green-tokens/store?store=4661 and we could receive £500 from #AsdaFoundation#Community
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The Five Love Languages
What are Love Languages? We all express and receive love differently and understanding those differences can make a serious impact in our relationships (e.g Romantic Relationships, Friendships and Family Members). […]
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Volunteer Friendly award for Dates-n-Mates Falkirk
We did it! Dates-n-Mates Falkirk received a Volunteer Friendly Award recognising the work we do to involve and manage volunteers within our organisation. We couldn’t have done it without the invaluable […]
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Partner Testimonial: Include me 2 Club
“Working in partnership with Dates-n-Mates has been extremely productive and successful, bringing increased resources and building capacity between two like-minded organisations. The partnership built on the opportunity to develop Club […]
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Dates-n-Mates Testimonials: Parent & Support Worker
I am very happy for my Daughter to be part of Dates-n-Mates and to have the opportunity to meet new people. She has enjoyed making new friends and forming friendships […]
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Volunteering with Dates-n-Mates: Jess and Clare share their stories
Interview with Jess Why did you choose to volunteer with Dates-n-Mates Scotland? I chose to volunteer with Dates-n-Mates as it is a great charity and I wanted to spend some […]
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Dates-n-Mates members help with recruitment process
Dates-n-Mates members are regularly involved in all aspects of our project. Sometimes they participate in recruitment interviews for new staff. In April 2021, a few members worked with Regional Lead, […]
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Virtual Dance-a-thon Success!
dates-n-mates Scotland hosted a virtual dance-a-thon fundraiser in April 2021 which was a huge success…
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Director Views: John discusses relationships and working with Dates-n-Mates Falkirk
John Clarke became the new Dates-n-Mates Falkirk Director at the end of 2020. He has shared his thoughts on this new role with us and his experiences with meeting new […]
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Dates-n-Mates Couples in the Herald Scotland January 2021
Covid Scotland: Lockdown love thanks to Dates-n-Mates for Scots with learning disabilities The past year hasn’t quite offered up the romantic opportunities we may have been hoping for – with […]
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Dates-n-mates Glasgow: Kenny and Karoline Relationship Anniversary
Dates-n-mates Glasgow members Kenny Murphy and Karoline Carmichael are getting ready to celebrate their 1-year relationship anniversary in February. They met at a Dates-n-Mates event, began dating and have now […]
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Dates-n-Mates Scotland 2020 in review
Well, we all did it! We made it through 9 months of restrictions, adapting our services and enjoying online activities in 2020. AND now we have completed our first full […]
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Dates-n-Mates 12 days of Christmas Full Video
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Dates-n-Mates!!
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Virtual Halloween Party 2020 (with video)
On Friday 30th October, Dates-n-Mates Scotland held a virtual Halloween Party – It was our biggest virtual event yet! We were joined by members and non-members for a night of […]
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Dates-n-Mates launches new online-only membership
2020 has seen a lot of changes happen especially in the way we are able to socialise with others. Dates-n-Mates have had to adapt and find new ways of bringing […]
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Director Tips: How to cope during the COVID-19 crisis
Hello, it is Sarah here. Hope everyone is keeping well. I know this is a very difficult time for us and it is a very chaotic time, especially when it’s […]
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Member Interview: Liz
Dates-n-Mates Glasgow Director Andrew McCartney interviewed Aberdeen’s champion Liz Slowey for Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen’s 5th birthday. Loyal member, Liz had some great things to say about dates n mates. #5thbirthday #dnmaberdeen
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Volunteers Week 1-7 June 2020
This week is Volunteers week (1st -7th June), so we are taking the opportunity to celebrate and thank all of our member and non-member volunteers. We honestly couldn’t do what […]
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Dates-n-Mates Member Interview: Richard
We asked Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen member, Richard, a few quick questions to share his thoughts on lockdown life. How are you feeling during this time of staying at home? The main […]
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Sarah’s Autism Awareness Interview
The 2nd of April is Autism Awareness Day 2020 so Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen Director, Sarah is chatting with us about her thoughts on her own Autism. How long has it been […]
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dates-n-mates Aberdeen Director Sarah, has now hosted two anti-stress sensory workshops for our members. At these events, Sarah prepared stations with different sensory and stress relieving activities and items alongside […]
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Dating can be a minefield, so for those of you who are thinking of finding that special someone, here are some tips about how to have a safe and successful […]
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Member Stories: Chris and Liz’s Dates-n-Mates experiences
Good friend’s Liz and Chris are long-standing members of dates-n-mates Aberdeen. They have been members of the project since only a few months after the Aberdeen branch launched in 2015. […]
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Learning Disability and Autism Leader 2019!
The Learning Disability and Autism Leaders list 2019 has been officially announced! Our dates-n-mates Aberdeen Director, Sarah, is one of the leaders! Congratulations! Launched in 2018, by Dimensions UK, the […]
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Welcome back to part two of Sarah’s Director stories, don’t forget to check out part one too! Achievements when working for C-Change Sarah says: I have become more confident by […]
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Sarah is a director at dates-n-mates Aberdeen. One of the role’s of the Director is an ambassador for the members, as they create a link between them and the other […]
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Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen partners with Robert Gordon University
As you might know, dates-n-mates Aberdeen has linked with Robert Gordon University (RGU) for the last 3 years to organise fundraising events for the project. We have now been officially […]
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Autism Awareness Day: Sarah’s Story
Hi, My name is Sarah, I’m 22 years old and I have Autism. I was diagnosed when I was 3 years old when my grandma who worked with children with […]
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My first Dates-n-Mates Chaperone Date by Director, John-Paul Moffat
On Wednesday 3rd October [2018], I carried out my first Chaperone at a date as one of the Dates-n-Mates Glasgow Directors. I met both dates-n-mates members on their date night […]
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Dates-n-Mates is delighted to announce that Big Lottery Fund has awarded us £120,000 [2018] over the next three years to fund our work as Scotland’s national dating and friendship agency […]
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Club LATE went monthly in 2018!
Dates-n-Mates Scotland is excited to announce an amazing new partnership with Glasgow’s IncludeMe2Club, bringing together their resources, skills, knowledge and experiences to deliver a new monthly ‘Club LATE’ – an […]
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Students Fundraising Success for Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen
Last year, Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen established a link with Robert Gordon University Event Management students for their final year “Main Event” project. On February 24th, 2018 – a fantastic fundraising event […]
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Double Awards Success for Dates-n-Mates & C-Change
We are absolutely delighted to have won two high profile charity awards this June [2017]. On Tuesday 13th of June colleagues Sheryl, Stacey, Piotr, Lesley as well as Dates-n-Mates Glasgow […]
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ASDA Fundraising Success!
*** Fundraising Announcement *** Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen can now confirm we have collected a cheque for £200 from ASDA Aberdeen Beach Superstore. ASDA nominated dates-n-mates in to their Green Token fundraising […]
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5 Years Funding Success for Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen!
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded £319,228 from the Big Lottery Fund to run Dates-n-Mates Aberdeen for the next 5 years from 2016 – 2021. This will […]
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Watch our National Lottery TV Advert Here
We were lucky enough to be selected by The National Lottery to have a TV advert produced to show what we do here at Dates-n-Mates and the difference we have […]
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