Margaret Johnson

So proud of some of the @GarnockCampus pupils who are an important part of the @CafeSolace team! Gary & Emma gave an excellent report at the @DofEScotland Awards & it’s touching to hear their comments & learn what they feel they’ve gained from volunteering.

North Ayrshire @theSNP administration have agreed to pay the new real Living Wage rate 6 months early starting from 23rd Oct. This will give around 764 Council employees working in predominantly frontline roles a wage increase in time for Christmas.

Well done @OneVoiceNA on a great turnout today for their Care Experienced Week celebration at the @HACIrvine⭐ Thanks to everyone who came along and to those who put their own projects forward to shine a spotlight on the work happening across our six localities. Councillor Margaret Johnson, Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care said: “Thank you to our inspirational young people and North Ayrshire’s Corporate Parenting team for a tremendous event this Care Experienced Week to celebrate our care experienced children and young people. “The showcase at the Harbour Arts Centre allowed attendees to explore the vital work our services are doing right across the Council to support the health and wellbeing of North Ayrshire’s care experienced community. "From youth work, mentoring, family learning and advocacy, to employability programmes, English language support and participation in dance therapy and sports, it was incredible to learn about the impactful initiatives happening locally to #KeepThePromise “It was also heart-warming to meet with and hear from our courageous care experienced young people who shared their own lived experiences as we continue to put their rights and interests right at the forefront of our corporate parenting duties. Well done to all!” Stay tuned... we have videos lined up from the event and will be sharing some of them tomorrow #CEW24

If any SNP politician had lied this brazenly to win power, this clip would be played out daily by the British MSM. Has anyone seen Anas “read my lips” Sarwar taken to task on this by a British “journalist”? Anyone at all?

@DanielJMath1 Another little gem x.com/rainie1410/sta…

@PyajamaPandaBBQ @ChrisLawSNP Obviously not a “specialist” in English grammar!!

@ChrisLawSNP The Scotch don't run an independent country. Meaningless.

Which people exactly? Scotland overwhelmingly supports being in the EU. If there is no appetite then there will be no fear of a referendum on the matter of the EU or Scotlands Independence in the EU

First time I met Alex Salmond was when he came to Kilbirnie to endorse Kenneth Gibson for the Cunnnghame North 2007 Holyrood election. I was disillusioned by the Labour Party in North Ayrshire and Holyrood. After listening to him speak passionately about where Scotland could go in the future without the shackles of a WM Gov,who historically,as is now, would never be interested in seeing Scotland and its people prosper on its own two feet, I voted SNP for the first time and Kenneth Gibson subsequently won Cunninghame North by 48 votes. RIP Alex Salmond and condolences to his wife and family.

W O R L D M E N T A L H E A L T H D A Y 🥰 Please always remember that you NEVER know what is going on in people’s life, never presume, always think 💭 before you say anything Don’t ever feel alone #WorldMentalHealthDay2024 #worldmentalhealth #suicideprevention

Brillant launch of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival last night at the Harbour Arts Centre🎭. An amazing month-long programme has been lined up to raise awareness of mental health. Huge well done to my colleague @Samanthahodkin1 & the team for all their hard work!

A new report has shown that local and national targets around access to support for individuals with alcohol and/or other drug problems are being exceeded in North Ayrshire. Read more in our latest news story at nahscp.org/news/drug-and-…

OR: British Nationalist parties suffer embarrassing defeat in their attempts to smear the Scottish Parliament.

Here's the proof that Labour was aware of a so called black hole, When in fact it was nothing more than a cynical smoke screen used by Labour to deny the #pensioners their #WinterFuelPayment The people will never forget this! 🥶⚰️💷🥶⚰️💷🥶⚰️ @10DowningStreet

@GarnockHE_CS @GarnockCampus Thank you for inviting me. The baking was tremendous and the pupils did a fantastic job at the barista bar. Sorry I couldn’t stay longer. Coffee and cake were yummy.

@magjohnson511 Thanks for supporting our #MacmillanCoffeeMorning 💚 The pupil’s hope you enjoyed your coffee and cake! @GarnockCampus

❄️ The difference between decisions made by a Labour Westminster government and our SNP administration couldn’t be starker. 🥀 Local Labour Cllrs have split from their party on this issue, already showing the dwindling enthusiasm they have for this Labour Govt.

👏🏼 We welcome Rosie Duffield MP taking a principled approach by quitting a party that no longer reflects her values. 😬 Here in North Ayrshire we have Labour cllrs that think they can forgo responsibility for their party’s actions by simply saying “we don’t agree.”

Almost 170,000 nurses and healthcare workers in Scotland will receive a 5.5% backdated salary increase from next month, ensuring they have the best reward package in the UK. ➡️ gov.scot/news/nhs-pay-r…

We have produced a number of articles on our website over the last couple of years which are designed to help people understand the importance of community justice and reducing reoffending. By sharing these articles, we aim to raise awareness of the organisations and services working to create better outcomes for people caught up in the justice system and the wider community who are impacted by justice issues, as well as learning more about the different roles involved in community justice. Our new bite-sized series will focus on the Community Justice Ayrshire Partnership Board, who oversee the planning and delivery of community justice in Ayrshire and ensure accountability for the work of the partnership. The first article is now available on our website and can be accessed via the link below. communityjusticeayrshire.org.uk/10-questions-w…

2024 marks 10 years of our #CarerPositive project!🎂 Our team work with employers to help build support for carers in the workplace, and those that do receive a nationally recognised award. Find out more here: carerpositive.org

🫱🏼‍🫲🏻"In this year’s Programme of Government, First Minister John Swinney confirmed that North Ayrshire will receive £761,000 from the Place Based Investment Programme 🏘️ Investment will support policy programmes such as Community-led regeneration and town centre revitalisation."

"The nurse led hub provides the right support at the right time and an appropriate place for people to tell their story once and not over and over again." @NAHSCP @eahscp @sahscp @NHSaaa Julie Barrett says a Mental Health Hub in Ayrshire is the first of its kind in Scotland.