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Our focus is on the people we support and our staff, their stories and dreams inspire us and inspire others. Read some of the stories here.

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Edwin’s Paralympian Story

Edwin from Loanhead is supported by Carr Gomm and was a paralympian athlete. Edwin represented Scotland and Great Britain in athletics, wheelchair soc ...
 
 
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Spotlight on a Support Worker

A typical Monday would involve starting at 8.30am at the office to do paperwork At 11.00 I travel to my first support by bus and we go for an arrange ...
 
 
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Spotlight on a Service Manager

I have worked for Carr Gomm for three and a half years as a Support Worker and have thoroughly enjoyed my role within the Muirhouse Service.  In ...
 
 
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Spotlight on a Board Director

 It took some time for me to be convinced that I had something to contribute to the role of a Director of Carr Gomm, but in December 2006 I took ...
 
 
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Muriel’s First Holiday Abroad

Muriel and her mum Anne sent us in a great story of Muriel’s first holiday by airplane abroad to Tenerife.  Muriel’s workers research ...
 
 
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Linda’s Story

Linda was about 21 when she first became unwell and went into hospital, before this she had spent some time modelling. After almost 37 years at the Ro ...
 
 
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A Calm Considered Approach

Yvonne heard about the work of Carr Gomm in supporting people with Autism in Midlothian and approached us to ask if we would be able to support her so ...
 
 
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David’s Plan

Person-Centred Planning is a way to work out what you want to do in your life, when you feel stuck and are not sure how to move forward. Our Person-Ce ...
 
 
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Clare’s Holiday

Clare, who has been supported by Carr Gomm for ten years at the Muirhouse service in Edinburgh. Last summer Clare went on holiday to Center Parcs at W ...
 
 
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Boating Down the River

Charles went on a canal boat trip in June along with his friend Graham and Support Worker Murdo.  They travelled between Upton on the River Sever ...
 
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