Banff and Buchan MSP visits Cornerstone service in Peterhead

Banff and Buchan MSP Stewart Stevenson visited the Peterhead services of leading learning disabilities charity Cornerstone Community Care this week.

Mr Stevenson was invited to visit the service and meet the people who live there by service manager Fiona Weir. Fiona Weir said “We invited Mr Stevenson to the service to help provide him with an understanding of the services Cornerstone provides in his constituency. The support of our local MSP can be very important when raising issues faced by the people with learning disabilities that we support.”

Mr Stevenson said:

“The visit was a great opportunity to meet some of the people supported by Cornerstone and see the difference that Cornerstone has made to their lives. I am sure that this is down to the hard work of the staff, who are hardworking and dedicated. There is still some way to go before people with learning disabilities can enjoy the same rights and freedoms as the rest of us and we all have a part to play in making that dream a reality.”

Cornerstone currently supports people in Peterhead through a combination of supported accommodation and community support services which support people with special needs to live in their own home and take part in activities they enjoy. Across Scotland the charity supports almost 1,500 people and employs 1,800 staff.

To find out further information about Cornerstone please call 01224 256000 or email laura.buchan @ cornerstone.org.uk. Cornerstone also has a website at www.cornerstone.org.uk.

Notes : Cornerstone provides supported accommodation and other services to children and adults with learning disabilities across Scotland. Cornerstone also supports individuals with autism, elderly people with dementia, and people with head injuries or a terminal illness. Cornerstone provides a range of services including supported accommodation; respite and community based support. Scottish charity number SC004780.