Month: September 2016

Born To Fail? Barnardo’s to launch ‘Believe in Me’ campaign

Wake up call for parents as 87% of young people in Scotland today say they lack confidence and doubt they will succeed in life.

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That’s the stark findings from the UK’s number one children’s charity, Barnardo’s.  

  • 87% of 11-18 year olds lack confidence.
  • Only 20% feel confident about the future
  • 64% say grown-ups are ‘not very good’ at telling them they believe they can succeed.
  • 45% of parents agree there’s more pressure on young people today than when they were young, while 65% admit their expectations of children range from high to too high.

The new research is a wake-up call for parents and adults about the importance of expressing belief in children and young people. The majority of children asked said that a supportive adult – be that a parent or other family member, carer, teacher or employer – is the most important thing to help them pursue their goals and have a bright future.

64% say grown-ups they know are ‘not very good’ at telling them they believe they can succeed.  And almost two thirds of the parents questioned accepted that their expectations of children are high or too high.

The survey on behalf of Barnardo’s shows that British youngsters feel increasing pressure to perform in all aspects of their lives, but don’t necessarily have the support they crave to help them cope.

Martin Crewe, Scotland Director of Barnardo’s, said: “Barnardo’s has been supporting children for 150 years, and today we help 248,000 young people and families every year.  We know how vital it is our young people believe in themselves, and much of our work across our 996 services hopefully gives them the confidence to believe that anything is possible.”

Four thousand secondary school children and parents were surveyed and the results were announced as Barnardo’s unveils its new Ten Year Strategy to help 300,000 more vulnerable children and their families across the country.  At the heart of the strategy is the Barnardo’s founding ethos that no child that needs help is ever turned away.

Barnardo’s is setting out its ambitious ten year strategy to transform the lives of millions of young people from every background across the country in front of an invited audience at the Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood later today. It will also launch a major new marketing campaign, called ‘Believe in Me’, to support the strategy and stress the importance of believing in children.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wodHu-I5Xg&authuser=0

 

Road rage in Auld Reekie!

EDINBURGH IS HOME TO SOME OF THE UK’S MOST IMPATIENT DRIVERS

  • Poll of European motorists reveals a third of Scots regularly feel angry when driving, with Edinburgh home to the third most impatient drivers in the UK
  • Drivers across the UK say they are angrier, more stressed and more impatient than many of their European neighbours
  • Swedish motorists say they are least likely to feel angry at the wheel, whilst Italians say they are the most likely to suffer road rage reveals Ikano Bank

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Two thirds (69 per cent) of drivers in Edinburgh confess to feeling impatient when driving, while more than half (55 per cent) said they regularly feel stressed. Almost a third (30 per cent) also admit to regularly suffering from road rage, according to new research released today by Ikano Bank.

The Swedish bank commissioned the Europe wide survey to explore the differences between attitudes to driving in different nations.

Just under half (45 per cent) of Scottish drivers say they’re stressed behind the wheel and over half (57 per cent) saying they feel impatient.

The survey also covered the UK’s 14 biggest cities. Drivers in Newcastle declared themselves the angriest with four in 10 (41 per cent) drivers admitting to regularly feeling cross, followed closely by Sheffield (40 per cent) and Manchester and Cardiff (both 39 per cent) tied for third.

Liverpool led the way as the calmest driving city, with one in six (16 per cent) regularly feeling angry, followed by Bristol (27 per cent) and Nottingham (31 per cent).

Sweden topped the Europe wide table for the least angry, impatient, anxious and stressed drivers. A third of Swedish drivers (30 per cent) said they regularly got angry in the car and less than half (48 per cent) said they sometimes felt impatient. Stress levels are also lower, with half of women and just a third (37 per cent) of men affected.

This is despite Swedish drivers spending the most amount of time stuck in traffic than any other nation. Almost half (46 per cent) of Swedish drivers said they spent more than four hours in traffic jams each week and one in ten (11 per cent) said they spend more than 10 hours. This compares with just 13 per cent and one per cent respectively in the UK.

Italy’s drivers admitted to being the angriest (45 per cent), most impatient (67 per cent) and most stressed (60 per cent). The UK was second in the table with Spain in a close third.

Simon Ripton, Head of Direct to Consumer at Ikano Bank, said: “In the UK, we have long been famous for our capacity for waiting patiently in queues, but these results show that we could learn something from Sweden.

“With one in 10 Swedish people saying they sit in traffic for more than 10 hours per week, it’s obvious that they are not having an easier time of it on the roads – so it’s clearly something to do with the Swedish attitude towards driving.

“Sweden is often cited for offering an excellent work-life balance with fewer people working long hours and more of an emphasis on family life as a priority, and this could have a lot to do with the way people feel when they get behind the wheel.

“At this time of the year, when the new car registrations are released, we see an increase in applications for personal loans from those looking to buy new cars. With our Swedish heritage, we want to make things as simple as possible for our customers, hence we were interested in comparing the experience our customers are having on the roads.

“We think there’s a lot to be said for the Swedish way of life. With that in mind, we’ve launched our ‘Drive Like a Swede’ competition, where we’re giving away advanced driver courses to 100 motorists with the aim of making their experience on the road just that little bit better.”

For more details on how to enter to win one of 100 advanced driver courses with IAM Roadsmart, please visit www.ikano.co.uk/like-a-swede.

Research overview:

UK Cities

Liverpool Nottingham Dundee Sheffield Aberdeen City Leeds Edinburgh
Angry 16/100 31/100 36/100 40/100 36/100 31/100 30/100
Impatient 60/100 46/100 59/100 62/100 67/100 62/100 69/100
Stressed 47/100 49/100 44/100 43/100 47/100 51/100 55/100
Anxious 35/100 47/100 39/100 35/100 31/100 37/100 30/100
Average 39.58% 43.22% 44.49% 44.64% 45.14% 45.44% 45.70%

 

London Birmingham Cardiff Greater Manchester Bristol Newcastle upon Tyne Glasgow
Angry 34/100 33/100 39/100 39/100 27/100 41/100 35/100
Impatient 62/100 59/100 68/100 66/100 70/100 68/100 71/100
Stressed 50/100 56/100 52/100 52/100 61/100 59/100 64/100
Anxious 40/100 43/100 37/100 41/100 41/100 40/100 40/100
Average 46.39% 47.67% 48.81% 49.33% 50.00% 51.84% 52.60%

 

 

 

Dundee Edinburgh Cardiff Sheffield Glasgow Liverpool Aberdeen
Relaxed 95/100 94/100 92/100 95/100 87/100 92/100 86/100
Happy 97/100 94/100 92/100 88/100 96/100 90/100 94/100
Average 95.76% 93.75% 92.06% 91.67% 91.56% 90.83% 90.28%

 

 

Bristol Greater Manchester Leeds London Newcastle upon Tyne Birmingham Nottingham
Relaxed 88/100 87/100 85/100 86/100 87/100 80/100 80/100
Happy 89/100 89/100 91/100 87/100 81/100 82/100 81/100
Average 88.28% 88.00% 87.96% 86.11% 83.82% 81.01% 80.51%

 

 

Countries

 

Sweden Germany Netherlands France Spain UK Italy Wales Scotland
Angry 30/100 30/100 31/100 38/100 43/100 38/100 45/100 31/100 33/100
Impatient 48/100 56/100 52/100 61/100 57/100 62/100 67/100 59/100 57/100
Stressed 43/100 46/100 35/100 43/100 51/100 50/100 60/100 45/100 45/100
Anxious 18/100 18/100 19/100 35/100 37/100 41/100 47/100 36/100 34/100
Average 35.13% 37.76% 39.06% 44.51% 47.05% 47.92% 54.53% 42.89% 42.15%

Morrisons hand over charity cheques

Charity Presentation

You may recall Morrison’s local stores Granton and Ferry Road took part in a local derby at Spartans recently and the keenly fought football match raised over £1200 for charity.

Morrisons staff nominated two local charities to receive a share of the money raised, and last week representatives from St Columba’s Hospice and SIMBA (Simpsons Memory Box Appeal) called in to the Granton store on the Waterfront to collect their cheques.

Congratulations to the sporting staff who took part in the big game and well done too to all who generously supported the event.

Hospice Cheque
Hospice Cheque
Simba Cheque
Simba Cheque

Lovely Ladies

Thanks to Morrison’s Dorothy Thomson for the pictures 

MSP welcomes criminal cashback for local groups

“This funding will support Pilton Youth and Children’s Project and The Prince’s Trust Scotland to continue to provide valuable services to our young people in Edinburgh Northern and Leith” – Ben Macpherson MSP

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Ben Macpherson MSP has welcomed the award of Cashback for Communities funding to Pilton Youth and Children’s Project (PYCP) and The Prince’s Trust Scotland. The fund disburses cash seized from criminals, and this year the scheme will see almost £2 million given to community groups across Scotland to help young people in disadvantaged areas – often the areas that suffer most from crime and antisocial behaviour. Continue reading MSP welcomes criminal cashback for local groups

Tree-mendous: Game of cones!

School gamers recruited to save Scotland’s forests

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With new threats to tree health never far from the news, seven Scottish research institutes have been working with computer game designers to create a freely-available platform on which young players can pit their wits against pests and diseases in the virtual forest. The result is the new survival strategy game CALEDON, which was launched in Glasgow today. The ultimate game plan is to encourage a new generation of much-needed tree health specialists. Continue reading Tree-mendous: Game of cones!

Five go swimming to Colinton!

Support Health Project’s cross-city sponsored swim

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Dear colleagues,

You already do lots to support our work at Pilton Community Health Project, but please consider sponsoring us and sharing this link with others.

Five of us who work at Pilton Community Health Project are attempting to swim the distance between Pilton and Colinton to highlight inequalities in the city –  that’s 400 lengths of Westwards pool (or TEN km) – and raise cash for the project.

More info here

https://mydonate.bt.com/events/swimforcash/330332

Thanks in advance

Anita Aggarwal

Community Development Manager, Pilton Community Health Project

 

 

Who Cares? STV Children’s Appeal viewers do!

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STV’s fantastic line-up of programmes to highlight the work carried out by the STV Children’s Appeal and local fundraisers across the country to raise money and awareness about children and young people living in poverty in Scotland continues tonight with Who Cares?  at 8pm. Continue reading Who Cares? STV Children’s Appeal viewers do!

Muirhouse Shopping Centre to be demolished

Gunner to go for good as regeneration plans unveiled

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The mutli-million pound regeneration of Muirhouse and Pennywell has taken another significant step forward with the launch of a consultation exercise on Muirhouse Shopping Centre and the surrounding environment. Continue reading Muirhouse Shopping Centre to be demolished