Projects
Support for other charities
The Priory helps other charities across Scotland to buy much-needed vehicles, mainly minibuses. Many are adapted to meet the particular requirements of those who use them.
Since 1997, funding has been provided for vehicles for the following:
Acredale House, Bathgate
A community and day care centre for older people.
The Arbroath Town Mission
A day care centre for elderly people.
The Bannockburn Branch of Riding for the Disabled
Enables people with disabilities to benefit from the enjoyment and therapy of horse-riding.
The Berwickshire Association of Voluntary Services ('Berwickshire Wheels')
Provides self-drive wheelchair-accessible vehicles in the eastern Borders area.
Borders Disability Forum ('Gala Wheels')
Provides self-drive wheelchair-accessible vehicles in the central Borders area.
Braendam Family House
Situated near Stirling, this holiday and respite centre caters for families in need who come mainly from Glasgow, Dunbartonshire and west central Scotland.
Carberry
A centre near Edinburgh providing facilities for a wide range of disadvantaged people.
Disability Sport Fife
This association, which helps disabled people from Fife take part in sport, has been supported for several years through the local Area Order Committee.
The Dumfries Community Day Centre for Older People (see photo above)
Edinburgh Zoo
A Land Rover and custom-built trailer have been provided especially for disabled visitors and those who accompany them.
The Eric Liddell Centre, Edinburgh
A centre providing for people in need including those with dementia and other mental health difficulties.
Erskine Hospital
A major facility at Bishopton caring for ex-Service men and women in Scotland.
Fairbridge
Supports young people from deprived inner city environments.
Macmillan House Perth
A day care centre for people with progressive illnesses such as cancer.
The Marie Curie Cancer Care Hunters Hill Centre
The centre, in the north of Glasgow, includes a 35 bed hospice as well as a large outpatient facility and provides community nursing.
Mental Health Aberdeen
Provides a range of help to people with mental health problems.
OASIS Care
An umbrella organisation for Perth charities supporting children with special needs and their families.
The Ogilvie Centre Dundee
Formerly the Dundee and District Spastics Association.
Penumbra
Supports those affected by mental illness.
The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow
A hospice providing day care and in-patient facilities.
PUSH
An amputee support group for Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Sense Scotland
A charity supporting deafblind people.
Strathcarron Hospice
A residential and day care hospice at Denny near Falkirk. Two vehicles have been provided.
Sue Ryder Home
Provides a permanent home for people suffering from chronic disabilities.
The St John Crusader II
The St John Crusader II is specially designed for disabled and elderly people and is enjoyed by disadvantaged people of all ages. Its running costs are funded by the Edinburgh and South-East Area Committee and the boat is largely manned by St John volunteers. The boat was donated to the Seagull Trust who operate it from its base at Ratho just west of Edinburgh. During the spring and summer months over 5,000 people enjoy interesting trips on a beautiful stretch of the Union Canal, with canal-side picnics. The Christmas 'Santa Cruises' have also proved very popular and are often oversubscribed.
St John’s Court
St John's Court is at 80 Partickhill Road, Glasgow, in a most attractive residential part of the west end of the city. Opened in 1975, the complex is run by the St John (Glasgow) Housing Association Ltd. Shops and public transport are close at hand. St John's Court provides sheltered housing accommodation for twenty-five tenants in self-contained flatlets. Each has a bed/sitting room, a kitchenette and a bathroom. There is a resident warden. Tenants retain their independence and privacy but have company and the reassurance provided by the warden's presence.