Splash, based in the Masons Hall has been instrumental in setting up and assisting with a range of quality services such as;

• Training 

• Volunteering opportunities

• Events  (Kirk Square Fair; Childrens Floral workshops in partnership with Occasions Flower Shop; Primary School Cooking Events)

• 1-1 Support

• Groups

• Wellbeing and information sessions

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Our volunteering opportunities are for all ages. Current opportunities include;

• Eyemouth Larder

• Splash Brunch Hub

• Eyemouth Living Magazine

• ‘Teen Talks’ pages (young volunteers) for the Eyemouth Living Magazine

• Beach Cleans

• Fundraisers

• Cooking Events

• Community Events 

We also offer all of your young volunteers Saltire Awards. https://saltireawards.scot/

 

Over the past year we have delivered 6 interactive cooking events in Eyemouth, Ayton & Reston  Primary schools, where over 420 pupils engaged in the prepping and cooking of soup, pasta and stovie dishes. Many of the ingredients were sourced from Eyemouth larder, which raised the pupils the awareness of utilising food waste. 10 organisations were involved in the cooking and delivery of this event, along with 5 of our young volunteers.

 

12 of our volunteers have gained First Aid at work

10 Volunteers have completed online suicide prevention training

5 volunteers have completed ASIST training

25 volunteers have gained food hygiene awareness or food hygiene training

5 volunteers have completed Child protection training

1 young volunteer won the Volunteer Centre Borders young volunteer of the year award

1 volunteer won volunteer of the year for the Berwickshire area.

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113 Christmas Hampers were sent out in 23rd December 2024, to support families and vulnerable adults in the community at what can be a very challenging time. This is a huge partnership piece of work involving;

• Schools

• Housing Associations

• Health Visitors

• District Nurses

• Partner Organisations

• Morrisons Berwick, Eyemouth Coop Food Warehouse a

• 25 volunteers, 

all striving to make Christmas a little more special.​

 

On the 27th & 28th May, we co-delivered the P7 Crucial Crew awareness event. Splash's role included working alongside our local police officers, involving a variety of scenarios and role play to highlight some of the incidents and issues the police are dealing with. This was a fun session and some interesting and important questions.

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Splash assisted with the CPR day in Eyemouth Primary School on 29th May this year, along with Eyemouth Response Team, Scottish Borders Police and First Responders. Every child from Nursery - P7 is now aware of what to do in an emergency. 

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Our Womens Group runs weekly on a Tuesday; 1pm - 3pm and includes activities based on feedback from the women attending the group. Over the past year, the women have engaged in activities such as;

• Floral workshops

• Polish Cooking

• Macrame

• Resin jewellery making

• Info sessions - Scams awareness session

• Bingo

• Gonk making

• Trips & Visits - Floors Castle, Alnwick Gardens, The Range/Dobbies garden centre

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We are currently working alongside Live Borders, offering 7 P7 pupils the chance to learn to swim. The young swimmers (age 11-12) are meeting every Wednesday for 6 weeks to learn how to swim, which is crucial when living in a seaside town. Splash also provide tea for everyone taking part.

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For more information on any of our projects, groups or volunteering opportunities please email Susie Stewart our Community Development Manager at; susie@eyemouth.org