🎉 Four of our Advocacy Workers have achieved their REACH Advocacy Practice Award — a nationally recognised qualification in human‑rights‑based advocacy. 🎓✨
A huge well done to our newly accredited team! 🙌✨
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Our team runs on empathy, support — and apparently 480 teabags at a time. 😅
We’re always ready with information, a listening ear, and a good strong brew. 💛
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We loved being part of Children’s Mental Health Week at our local schools💚
Support your mental health 🌱
- 🌿 Be in nature
- 😴 Sleep
- 🚶 Move
- 🥗 Eat well
- 💛 Be kind
Advocacy Western Isles offers free advocacy for children and young people (0–18) experiencing disadvantage or adversity.
Great to be part of **Children’s Mental Health Week** 💛
Kara and Leanne joined the Nicolson Institute event to share our free advocacy support for children and families across the Western Isles 🤝
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Supporting **#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek** with @Place2Be 💛
1 in 5 children face mental health challenges, and this year’s theme highlights belonging and self‑acceptance. 🌱
At Advocacy Western Isles, we help young people have their voices heard. 🗣️
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We invite disabled people across the Western Isles to complete a short questionnaire to help shape future collective advocacy. 📝
Open to anyone with physical or sensory impairments, mental health conditions, neurodivergent. ♿🧠
⏰ Closes: Wed 14 Jan, 3pm
👉 Take part: forms.office.com/e/qYSnSZyMC2
❄️ Our office isn’t fully open today due to the weather.
You can still reach us at office@advocacywi.co.uk or 01851 701755 — leave a voicemail and we’ll get back to you.
Stay safe and warm 🧣
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🎄✨ Merry Christmas from Advocacy Western Isles!
We’re now closed for the holidays until Monday 5th January 2026.
💙 If you need support:
📞 Samaritans – 116123
🌿 Breathing Space – 0800 83 85 87
🏥 NHS 24 – 111
#MerryChristmas 🎄 #YourVoiceOurSupport #AdvocacyWesternIsles
✨🎄 Festive Break 🎄✨
Our office will be closed 22 Dec – 5 Jan as our team takes time to rest and celebrate. 💫
Wishing you a joyful Christmas—we look forward to reconnecting in the New Year! 🥂🎉
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🌍 Today on #HumanRightsDay we celebrate dignity, respect & a voice for all.
At Advocacy Western Isles, we stand with our community to ensure people are heard & supported.
Contact us for more info:
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That’s a wrap! Thanks for joining us in meeting the Advocacy Western Isles team and playing along with our two truths and a lie 🕵️♂️😀
Sarah‑May’s fib? She hasn’t visited every Hebridean island… but yes, she really does enjoy dreich weather! 😯☔
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Say hello to our new Advocacy Worker covering Uist & Barra, Sarah-May 😀
Two truths and a lie about her:
1. She doesn’t like summertime. She prefers dreich days.
2. Her first pet was a stick insect.
3. She has travelled to all the Hebridean islands.
Mairianne did not go to uni with Prince William!
Just a reminder of what Advocacy Western Isles is all about as it's a common source of mystery and intrigue!
For more information, check out: www.advocacywi.co.uk where you can make a referral to our free, confidential service.
Meet our lovely new Operations & Support Officer, Mairianne :)
Two truths and a lie about her:
1. Her childhood ambition was to be an Olympic Triple Jumper.
2. She went to university with Prince William.
3. Her DuoLingo streak for learning Spanish is over 1,000 days.
Our Speak Out Group visited @weestudio.bsky.social recently and had a great time, big thanks to Keith! :) Speak Out Group is a collective advocacy group with a social aspect for those with learning disabilities. If you would like to join, please contact us: 01851 701755 or office@advocacywi.co.uk.
Our Speak Out Group visited the Callanish Alpacas recently and had a great time :) Speak Out Group is a collective advocacy group with a social aspect for those with learning disabilities. If you would like to join, please contact us: 01851 701755 or office@advocacywi.co.uk.
There's a pop-up Cafe in Pointers tomorrow, run by volunteers from Autism Eileanan Siar. Be sure to pop in for a soup, tea and cakes :)
Meet Kara, one of our Advocacy Workers 👋
Two truths and a lie:
1. She won a signed Mis-Teeq CD circa 2003.
2. She was once mistakenly detained for travelling with a stolen passport 🫣
3. She has to dangle her head off of her bed to sleep.
Last week's lie: DJ has never won a burger eating contest!
All of us at AWI would like to say a huge thank you to the The Cromwell Street Co-op for their generous £250 donation to our Speak Out Group, through their Community Donation Scheme.
Thank you! 😀
For info on Speak Out Group, please see our website: www.advocacywi.co.uk
Say hi to DJ, our Advocacy Team Leader 👋
Two truths and a lie about him:
He once won a ‘man v food ‘ competition.
He was in a movie alongside a Bond villain.
He still owns ZX 81 and a ZX Spectrum computers.
Answer from last week: Leanne hasn't backpacked through Europe (we need her too much!)
Our friends at The Shed (based in Martin's Memorial) are hosting a FREE family fun day! 😊
Meet Leanne, one of our Advocacy Workers who also hosts Speak Out Group 👋
Two truths and a lie about Leanne:
- she's trained in Muay Thai
- she studied professional cookery
- she's backpacked through most of Europe 🌍
Answer from last week: Gordon can't speak Japanese!
Introducing our Business & Finance Manager, Gordon. Two truths and a lie about Gordon...
1. He speaks fluent Japanese.
2. He plays guitar.
3. He was once interviewed by Sky Sports. ⚽
For anyone losing sleep over Joanna's lie, we can confirm that she's never fallen victim to baked beans (phew).
On 31.07.25 from 2pm-3.30pm we are hosting a drop-in session from our office at 16 Francis St (behind the BT building) with The Civil Legal Assistance Office who provide legal aid to those who qualify. Please feel free to come along. If you have any questions, email us at office@advocacywi.co.uk.
What a cracking day for Point show on Saturday☀️thank you to everyone who stopped to chat! If you have any questions about what we do, you can always check out our website or get in touch via email or phone.
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Say hi to Joanna, one of our Advocacy Workers. 👋 Joanna is an avid book worm, she'll read anything from fiction to MAT Standards (yes, for fun). She's just back from a holiday in Albania. She was once hospitalised after swallowing baked beans that were too hot. One of those statements is a lie...
AWI were delighted to host Rhoda Grant MSP and Donald Mackinnon, Labour Candidate for the Western Isles. It was pleasure to have a positive chat with them about the work AWI undertakes throughout the Western Isles, introduce them to our new branding and show them around our expanded office space.
Recently AWI held its AGM and were delighted to report on the progress of the organisation and its stable financial footing, as we look at the year ahead with positivity.
Special thanks to guest speakers Rebecca Mahony of Catch 23 and Rev. Calum Smith from Stornoway Free Church, it was a pleasure!
Everyone meet our Admin Assistant, Eilidh. Contrary to this photo, she never loses her head and remains a calm presence at all times. In addition to assisting the Operations & Support Officer, Eilidh helps to run Speak Out Group, a collective Advocacy group for those with learning difficulties.
It's always nice to put faces to names, so here's a mugshot of the boss, Ian MacRae 👋 check out our Facebook page if you'd like to know a little more about Ian and his (alleged) MasterChef guga cooking experience.
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