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Service / Project	Green Gym
Sector	Voluntary / Community
Address Line 1	BTCV Scotland
Address Line 2	Foucausie, Grandhome
City	Aberdeen
Postcode	AB22 8AR
Phone Number	01224 724884

Send Email >>	y.stephan@btcv.org.uk
Visit Website >>	http://www.btcv.org.uk
Brief Outline of Service	BTCV Green Gym is a unique scheme to help people become physically and mentally healthier by taking part in nature conservation activities to improve the local environment. As well as improving health, volunteers can meet new people, learn new skills and become more self-confident. With the BTCV Green Gym there is also the satisfaction of making a positive contribution to the local environment. The BTCV Green Gym is free of charge and appropriate to anyone as everybody can have a full workout or just take it slowly, enjoying the nature and the company. Everybody works at their own pace.

Area of Operation
City Wide	Yes	North	Yes
South	Yes	Central	Yes


Who is the Service for?
Male	Yes	Female	Yes
Children	No	Families	Yes
Age range	All adults

Personal Circumstances catered for
Pregnancy	Yes	People with children	Yes
People on benefits	Yes	People with pets	No
People who smoke	Yes	Former Prisoners	Yes
Offenders	Yes	Ex Armed Forces	Yes
Physical health & wellbeing	Yes	Diagnosed mental illness	Yes
Mental health problems	Yes	Discharged from hospital	Yes
Domestic abuse	Yes	Alcohol misuse	Yes
Drug misuse	Yes	People in drug treatment	Yes
Rent arrears	Yes	Mortgage problems / repossession	Yes
Evicted / asked to leave by landlord	Yes
Any Other Groups (Please Specify)	Retired people


Access to the Service
What is the charge to the client?	No charge
Is the client expected to pay personally?	No

Who can refer clients?
Professional referral	Yes	Self referral	Yes
Any other relevant details	Due to limited transport pre-booking is essential.
How?
In person (drop-in)?	No	By telephone	Yes
By appointment	Yes
Other (please specify)	by email
Any other relevant details	As office staff are out on project days regularly, please leave a message on the answer machine.

Opening Times
Which days are you open?	Weekdays Only	Do you open 24 hours?	No
Opening Hours	Office: Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, Project days: Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Emergency / out of hours service?	No

Do you operate year round or seasonally?	Year-Round

Are there any specific closures?	Weekends and some bank holidays, closed from 18/12/2009 until 18/01/2010

Additional needs catered for
Literacy	No	Hearing Impairment	No
Visual Impairment	No	Physical Disability	Yes
Wheelchair Users	No	Learning Disability	Yes
Dementia	No	Other	No


Additional Information
Details of all selected categories	Mental Health. Employment, Life skills, Personal development. Gain new skills, Increase of self-confidence and social skills by working in a team and achieving targets. The possibility of getting involved at all levels from occasional half-day volunteering up to an assistant project leader with the possibility of doing diverse training courses and being supported in personal development.

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BTCV > Green Gym

This project is funded by The Aberdeen Homelessness Strategy © Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations 2008

This project is funded by The Aberdeen Homelessness Strategy
© Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations 2008