Volunteers and centre users enjoy a cup of tea at the new facility on Stevenson Street, Oban, which is open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.
FRIENDS of Oban Hospice were delighted to open the new Dove Centre on Stevenson Street on Wednesday following many years of fundraising. The new venture is based on the work of the Maggie’s Centres, which provide support for people with life-limiting conditions such as cancer. The Dove Centre coordinator, Peter Darling, said they had been inundated with people wanting to help decorate the building.
He added: ‘There is so much goodwill. Volunteers have been giving up a lot of their spare time,’ he said. ‘So many people have been coming forward.’ Local companies, including electricians, floorers, plumbers and painters, had donated staff time to renovate the interior of the building, formerly the offices of Argyll Training before it closed last year.