North Day Opportunities

North Day Opportunities offers a range of day support to adults with a learning disability, who live in Aberdeenshire and meet the eligibility criteria for a service.

North Day Opportunities has:

• A main hub based at Robertson Road Resource Centre in Fraserburgh
• Two satellite bases in Banff and Crimond

Main hub

North Day Opportunities main hub at Robertson Road Resource Centre, Robertson Road, Fraserburgh, AB43 9BF.

Sensory room

We have a sensory room that provides a relaxing environment. It is used to support a multisensory experience and is equipped with accessible sensory equipment, including:

• Bubble tube
• Heated waterbed
• Fibre optics
• A mobile interactive sensory panel
• Projector
• Leaf chair
• Bean bags
• Mobile Snoezelen that can be used throughout the building

This room also contains an OMI sensory, interactive projector system, with games, music and social activities to engage and motivate all generations, on any surface (floor, wall, tabletop). The OMI is motion activated and provides inclusive, sensory activities that reward any level of participation. It can be personalised to suit individual needs, with photos, favourite music, sounds or characters.

Community kitchen

This is a fully equipped accessible kitchen that is used for Confidence 2 Cook groups and baking groups.

Group activities

North Day Opportunities offers a wide range of engaging and inclusive group activities designed to support wellbeing, creativity, and social connection. These include:

• Drama and Samrox (Simple Accessible Music Rox)
• Hands-on experiences in the craft group
• The Coffee Bar group provides a relaxed social setting
• Makasoon and Musical Movers combine movement and music for a fun and energising experience
• Pamper and mindfulness sessions offer a chance to unwind and focus on self-care
• Tailored individual programmes or one to one support to meet personal needs
• Weekly bingo, which is also open to the public
• Monthly Conversation Café encouraging open dialogue and community engagement 

Physical activities are also a key part of the programme. Swimming, Rebound Therapy, and the Sportz Budz group are all based at Fraserburgh Community and Sports Centre. Sportz Budz is a lively, all-abilities exercise group that includes team games, music, and movement, promoting fitness and fun for everyone involved.

Banff satellite base

North Day Opportunities satellite base at Colleonard Road, Banff, AB45 1DZ.

Sensory room

For those with profound and multiple disabilities, the sensory room provides a relaxing and stimulating environment. This helps to create a therapeutic approach in achieving health and well-being for those who use the room.

The sensory room is a spacious environment where light and sound can be projected based on the needs of the individual. There is soft seating, a waterbed, and a weighted blanket if needed, as well as various items which satisfy tactile needs.

Physiotherapy room

The physiotherapy room also provides a space to complete exercises with guidance from your physiotherapist. It is equipped with an interactive sensory projection system. This provides interactive sensory stimulation on floors, tables, walls, and ceilings. It is designed to provide cognitive and physical stimulation through interactive sensory stimulation for people of all ages and abilities such as physio exercise programmes and relaxation sessions.

Group activities

We have a sensory garden designed to be a creative fun space for everyone to enjoy, including colourful garden plants, veg patch and scented flowers. The garden has accessible seating with a swing seat, outside trampoline and polytunnel.

Our craft group does a variety of crafts including felting, knitting and embroidery, making handmade items. Group members are able to improve their crafting abilities, focus, problem-solving skills, and hand-eye coordination.

Our Social Room is a welcoming space where everyone can join in fun and relaxing activities. Users can stretch and move with gentle chair exercises or yoga, enjoy calming sensory experiences like water play and soothing hand or foot massages, or explore new things on the iPad. There’s plenty of opportunity for creativity, including baking, making music, singing, and even drumming together to create a lively beat.

Our Kindling Project involves collecting wooden pallets which are then dismantled, chopped into kindling, and packed in net bags to sell.

Some group activities take place at other locations such as The Splash! swimming group based at Deveron Community and Sports Centre in Banff and The Rebound Therapy group based at Macduff Community and Sports Centre. Users can also enjoy supported woodland and coastal walks, exploring local coastlines such as Portsoy, Whitehills, Banff, Gamrie, and Crovie.

Crimond satellite base

North Day Opportunities satellite base at Crimond Medical and Community Hub, Logie Avenue West, Crimond, AB43 8QJ.

Sensory room

We have a sensory room that provides a relaxing and stimulating environment. The room is used to support a multisensory experience, through visual, auditory and tactile stimulation. We have accessible, interactive sensory equipment, including:

• Waterbed
• Fibre optics
• Fibre optic curtain
• Bubble tube
• Sensory Infinity interactive wall panel

The waterbed is heated and has a vibro-acoustic function for users to feel the vibrations of their favourite music or calming sounds. Sensory rooms can help the user in relaxation, stress reduction, to engage the senses in a positive way and to help manage anxieties and sensory overload.

Group activities

Building-based activities include Makaton, music and movement, Boccia, arts and crafts, soup making and baking.

We also run a living skills group on Thursdays. Our kitchen space is set up with appliances such as washing machine, tumble drier, hob and oven, air fryer and fridge freezer. We have a dining table with seating for 4. This group is involved in meal planning, discussing healthy choices, food preparation, washing up, table setting, amongst other general housekeeping tasks to provide transferrable skills.

Swimming group based at both Fraserburgh Community and Sports Centre and also Peterhead Community and Sports Centre, depending on swimming pool timetables and seasonal programmes.

Litter picking group in the local community in Crimond.

Closures

For information about closures, including unplanned closures, view Aberdeenshire Day Opportunities.

Contact us

If you would like to find out more about North Day Opportunities, call us on 01346 415887.