B&Q Funds Makeover for Recovery Centre

The Recovery Centre, part of Centred charity, is the first of its kind in Scotland, providing residential support for up to 23 adults with acute mental health needs.

While our aim at Centred is to support people at home or through our drop-in centres, some people need more intensive care.

The Recovery Centre provides support and respite in a non-clinical setting, with our residents able to stay as long as needed to aid their recovery.

The Recovery Centre was in great need of an internal makeover to upgrade some tired areas of the building which are heavily used by both residents and staff.

Following a successful grant application to B&Q, the Recovery Centre was awarded a fantastic £7,500 to cover the cost of the materials and labour to complete the transformation.

The grant funded a large painting and decorating project to improve the interior walls, doors and ceilings of the centre. This included making the internal spaces much more inviting and homely than they were before including the corridors, communal bathrooms, toilets and games room which are heavily used by the residents. The staff area was also upgraded.

Corridor of a building with cream walls. — Corridors Before

A bathroom with blue painted walls — Corridors Before

Corridor of a building with freshly painted pink walls — Corridors After

Bathroom with freshly painted yellow walls — Corridors After

Our residents at the centre suffer from enduring mental health challenges which impact their daily lives. Whilst this project can’t resolve their individual issues, it will help towards improving mood and wellbeing, by providing a brighter, calmer, modern place that they call home. Colours were carefully chosen to create a light, brighter and calming palette of beautiful colours.

“It is great to get the place painted with colours chosen by residents and staff and makes everyone feel good at work. This would not have been possible without our Brand Marketing Manager successfully applying for a grant from B&Q for the fantastic amount of £7,500. I am sure having a nice clean, bright environment to live and work in will benefit everyone’s wellbeing.“

Mark Skillin

Recovery Centre Manager

“The Recovery Centre is a pleasant place to live in. I have been here as a patient for 5 years now. The building is getting a makeover, the corridors are getting painted a light pink which is a really warm and inviting place to live in and to visit, and the gardens are lovely and well-kept. It’s very inviting to walk around with various plants and trees.“

Catherine

Recovery Centre Resident

Mac & Mac Decorators

A huge thank you to Vince and the Team from Mac & Mac Decorators in Inverness for undertaking this project at the Recovery Centre.

The Recovery Centre residents also benefit greatly from an outdoor garden space which helps create daily routine, encourages healthy habits and spending time outside, helping improve wellbeing and confidence.

To make further improvements the Recovery Centre Gardener is looking for materials to build the a base and planters for a greenhouse to allow them to grow more food for the residents.

Shows a women gardening at The Recovery Centre — Sarah, Gardener at the Recovery Centre

Inside of a polytunnel with vegetables growing — Sarah, Gardener at the Recovery Centre

If anyone has any spare materials, leftovers from a project, or would be willing to donate any of these materials, we’d be incredibly grateful. Please just get in touch with us at fundraising@centred.scot

Find out more about the Recovery Centre.