A vibrant Social Enterprise,
working with adults &
young people at the heart of
their local community...
Caberfeidh Horizons is a Social Enterprise which was set up in 2004 to meet a local need to provide training and work experience, in their local community, for adults and young people with a learning disability, mental health issues, addiction problems or who were long term unemployed.
Based in Kingussie in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park we have a dedicated Management Committee, a small, mainly grant funded, staff team (who are managed by Carolyn our Training & Business Development Manager) and the support of over 50 local volunteers.
Very much at the heart of the local community, we work with and support other local charities, run two High Street shops (a bookshop and a charity shop), involve local schools and community organisations in our work and take part in many local events.
CaberFIRE! - Do you think YOU can take the heat?
We are looking for a bunch of daredevils to face their fears and fire walk across 15ft of smouldering hot coals whilst raising much needed funds for Caberfeidh Horizons. It may sound tough; it may sound impossible - but it's perfectly safe! You may even be encouraged to have more than one go!
As a fire walker you will receive full training on the day, conducted by UK Firewalk, one of the UK's leading fire walk companies. So, don't worry you will be in safe hands!
The fire walk will take place on 26th October 2018 @ Loch Insh Outdoor Centre. Entry fee is £25 per person and we ask that you try to raise £100 each in sponsorship. An event of this nature is expensive to organise so we are asking you to raise as much money as you can. If you don't want to fire walk yourself (even though by doing so you will amaze your friends and yourself!) then you can still help by making a donation. Just click on the button to find out more about how you can take part or to make that donation.
We offer a number of different projects:
Transition and Training Project: Offering training, jobs and employment opportunities and personal development for young people and adults living in the Cairngorms National Park. Click here to find out more about this new project
Gardening: We have an allotment in the village and each year we grow a range of vegetables and flowers which, when harvested, are taken home by each participant.
Health & Fitness: We have weekly Cycling, Swimming, Boccia and Gym sessions, run weekly walks and operate a healthy eating programme.
Crafts: We have lots of craft projects from knitting to papier mache and we sell items to raise funds and often enter our crafts in local shows.
IT Training: Our training suite offers one to one IT training for our client group & the local community.
Caberfeidh Horizons runs two very successful shops on Kingussie High Street:
The Bookshop: Our "First Class Second Hand" bookshop provides an opportunity for community based workplace training, for young people and adults with learning difficulties and disabilities, with the aim of improving employability, ability to enter further education and social skills. Adults recovering from mental health or addiction problems can gain valuable work experience before returning to employment.
The Charity Shop: Opened in 2016 this shop generates funds to support our project work. The shop is staffed by an enthusiastic band of local volunteers and offers further opportunities for training and work experience.
In partnership with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and Health and Happiness, the Wildlife Wombles work a weekly session at the Highland Wildlife Park in nearby Kincraig where they assist the many visitors to the Park and help keep the Park clean and tidy by tidying up areas, brushing boardwalks and picking up litter.
The group are also involved in enrichment projects for the many animals at the Park - for example, making food balls for the red pandas and papier mache Easter eggs!
The Wombles have also completed a 'Photographic year at the Park' timeline project documenting animals, plants, people, weather and the changing Highland seasons which forms an exhibition and the basis of a great film which you can watch below.
A Social Enterprise with Charitable Status Limited by Guarantee.
Scottish Charity No. SC036139. Registered in Scotland Company No. 274347
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