Environment Highlights with Stranraer
#TeamStranraer with the Green Thumb! The young people in Stranraer have been working hard this year doing their part...
Third Week of Summer Scheme in Stranraer
#TeamStranraer’s final week of their summer scheme has come to a successful end!Mull of Galloway!On Tuesday, the 26th...
Third Week of the Summer Scheme in Dumfries
The third and final week of the Summer Scheme for the Dumfries team has come to fantastic end! Snooker On Monday, the...
Third Week of the Summer Scheme in Castle Douglas
The Castle Douglas team rounds off their part in the Summer Scheme with a Garden, a Train, and some Spoons! Threave...
Second Week of the Summer Scheme in Stranraer
#TeamStranraer proceeded into the second week of their Summer Scheme!Treasure Hunt!Starting on Tuesday with an in-town...
Second Week of the Summer Scheme in Dumfries
Movie Night! On Monday, we all went and watched the new movie Minions: The Rise of Gru and it was hilarious! It was...
Second Week of the Summer Scheme in Castle Douglas
The Castle Douglas team continued their Summer Scheme with their second week, this time with crafts and crypts!...
First Week of the Summer Scheme in Stranraer
Stranraer started their Summer Scheme this week with a splash and some sports! Let's Get Wet! On Tuesday, both the...
First Week of the Summer Scheme in Dumfries
This week marked the beginning of the Dumfries site's Summer Scheme, and what a first week it was! Threave Castle On...
First Week of the Summer Scheme in Castle Douglas
This week saw Castle Douglas digging into the Summer Scheme early with their first week of events! The Castle Douglas...
ASN Learning Network Releases Its Second Report
Better Lives Partnership is part of a new pilot programme to create wider opportunities for people with additional...
Vote for BLP!
Better Lives Partnership has made the shortlist for Youth Work D&G's 10,000 Voices in Action! 10,000 Voices in...
Join Our Art Community!
We have been collaborating with artists to present accessible art lessons online! The Better Lives Partnership has...
Giving a Green Helping Hand to the Community
Our Castle Douglas young people have been volunteering at the local community garden with the Castle Douglas...
Get a Free BLP Water Bottle at Youth Beatz 2022
Our Dumfries team will be at Youth Beatz 2022 this weekend encouraging people to make the water bottle pledge. The...
Certificates for “Go Wild” Rural Skills Training
The Castle Douglas team have been awarded certificates for their hard work on the Threave Landscape Restoration...
A Small Change for Better (Lives!)
The time has come to make a small change to our logo! Our logo has served well over the last six-year, designed by our...
#TeamStranraer Named Educator of the Year!
Congratulations to #TeamStranraer for winning Awarding Wigtownshire’s Educator of the Year award! On Saturday the 11th...
Reece Updates Us on His Kickstart
In February 2022, Better Lives Partnership welcomed our second Government Kickstart placement to our growing team. We...
Our Second Social Media and Communications Intern Joins the Team!
We are delighted to announce that thanks to the support provided by the Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership we can...
BLP Turns 6!
Better Lives Partnership (BLP) turned 6 years old today! 6 years ago, we became a registered SCIO, with the aim of...
Our Community Art Workshops Come to An End
As part of our Bridge to Creative programme, we have been offering a wide selection of creative workshops for the...
BLP Ventures to Millport!
Last week Young People from our Castle Douglas project headed out for an overnight trip to Millport’s Field Studies...
BLP Helps Transform Stranraer!
Stranraer DevelopmentTrust has been 'Stransforming' Stranraer with an art trail including multimedia elements by local...
Helping Create the Best Habitat for Barnacle Geese!
Our young people in Dumfries braved the rain today and did their part to create the best habitat for Mersehead RSPB...