Well, yes - up to a point. And up to now, if all you knew about the organisation was what you read in The Buteman, that would probably be a fair conclusion to reach.

But holiday workshops are only a part of the day-to-day work of Achievement Bute. An awful lot more goes on behind the scenes - and the person who's now responsible for overseeing much of that behind-the-scenes stuff, Maxine Dadd, is keen to shed a bit more light on the organisation and all of its works.

Maxine is only a couple of weeks into her new position as Achievement Bute's family support manager, but it hasn't taken long to dispel the notion which she shared with many, that the charity was all about giving children things to do during the school holidays.

"It's only in the last six weeks that I've become aware of how much Achievement Bute actually does," she told us when we went along to the charity's HQ in Rothesay's Castle Street to find out more.

"Like everybody else outside the charity I thought it was a holiday club - but we also offer lots of different levels of family support.

"We have a number of families on our books with children who are referred to us by the health visitor, or by their GP, or by social workers, for a variety of reasons, and my job is to match the needs of those families with the skills we have among our sessional support staff.

"For example, take a family with two or three children, one of whom might have a disability. Caring for that child is a very intensive job, and everyone's got their upper limits.

"The others deserve a bit of mummy time - or daddy time! - so we can organise for one of our sessional support workers to spend some time with the child to give the rest of the family some time to themselves.

"Wherever you find children, you will find someone, somewhere, who has a need for the services we can provide - so basically it's my job to work out how we can give support and practical help to those children and their families."

Maxine is probably best known on Bute for working with a rather younger clientele - having moved to Bute in 2006, until just a few weeks ago she was a midwife at the Victoria Hospital, before deciding on a career change to pursue her passion for child protection and welfare issues.

Now she finds herself managing a team of some 16 sessional workers - currently undergoing comprehensive training in subjects such as child protection, moving and handling and first aid - who offer support to the charity in a number of different ways.

"We use each of our workers on an 'as and when' basis," she continued.

"For example, we have one person who supports two or three boys every week in a variety of ways - he might take them to the swimming pool, or to play football, or take them on a trip off the island.

"It's not just a question of supporting families affected by physical disability either - perhaps a child has been labelled as being difficult or disruptive, or has been diagnosed with ADHD, and if we can give the parents and the rest of the family a bit of time to recharge their batteries, perhaps that can help them when they go back to caring for their child."

And while all this family support work is going on in a quiet, private fashion in the background, Achievement Bute is still organising those weekly workshops and holiday activities for all children - not just those with disabilities - to enjoy.

On the very day we went along to meet Maxine, the weekly Recreate Recycling Club was preparing to show off more of its 'Bag a Butey' carrier bags, made entirely from natural materials, which might one day help make Rothesay a plastic bag-free town; there's also the weekly nature garden club and the Junior Warhammer games group, and plans are afoot for the usual range of activities during the summer school holiday in July and August.

But if you feel that Achievement Bute's family support service can be of help to you, get in touch with Maxine at the Achievement Bute HQ, 7-9 Castle Street, any time between Monday and Thursday - or call the office on 505558.

"It's a very exciting and challenging role," she added, "but I'm delighted to be taking it on and to be working with all the wonderful staff and families we have."