… but you don’t have to take them all!
The Scottish SPCA is appealing for help rehoming 16 beautiful bunnies who have made a fantastic recovery from a case of snuffles. The rabbits are currently housed at Edinburgh and Lothians Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre as they look to start a new life with a loving family. Continue reading Scottish SPCA seeks homes for sixteen beautiful bunnies
Friday 30th September
Castlebrae Business Centre, Peffer Place, Edinburgh, EH16 4BB
10.30am – 1.30pm
Free admission
Home Instead Senior Care is celebrating five years caring for older people across Edinburgh by holding an Older Person’s Companionship Day alongside the annual Macmillan Coffee Morning. The day will bring together a host of local organisations giving people a chance to meet with those helping with companionship and befriending services. Continue reading Older People’s Companionship Day
Over £1,500 has been raised for MND Scotland through the exhibition and sale of more than 60 paintings by local amateur artist and Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association resident, June McCulloch.
June, who has lived at Craigview Sheltered Housing complex in Bo’ness for over 12 years, lost her husband to Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in the summer of 2000, only a few days after they celebrated their Ruby wedding anniversary. It was not until June’s eldest daughter gave her a large box of art supplies that Christmas, with the aim of keeping her busy, that she first began to paint.
“I watched a man on television paint and taught myself that way. I lost myself in iJune said. A year later she joined her local art club, Winchburgh Day Art Group, and never looked back!
Craigview residents and Hanover staff all helped in their own way to raise as much money as possible for MND Scotland, selling sausage rolls and nail manicures in the few days before the exhibition. Further donations are still coming in and as well as June’s artwork that was on sale over the weekend there was a tombola, raffle, and home baking, with many residents and staff contributing their time and resources.
June lives in a two-bedroom flat at the development in Bo’ness and uses her second bedroom as an art studio. In 2006 June was persuaded by Marian, Craigview’s Housing Manager, to enter UK based Housing Advice Charity, the Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC) over-60s Art Awards. Her painting, ‘Islands of Eigg and Rhum’, was selected as one of 100 finalists chosen from over 1,500 entries to be exhibited at the Mall Galleries in London.
Iain McWhirter, Head of Fundraising and Volunteering at MND Scotland, said “We cannot thank June enough for choosing to support MND Scotland at her exhibition. The event was a fantastic success and we are very grateful to Craigview for their support.
“The money raised will go towards helping us continue to support people, across Scotland, who are affected by MND, as well as fund vital research, to take us a step closer to finding a cure for this devastating illness.”
Speaking after the exhibition, June said: “I have been overwhelmed with all the support from everyone at Craigview, residents and staff, as well as from friends, family and those in the local community.
“I am so pleased we have been able to raise over £1,500 for a cause which is so dear to my family’s heart. When my daughter first gave me the box of art supplies I never dreamt that it would come to this. I feel very lucky to have the space and peace and quiet to paint, some days I look up and realise I’ve forgotten to have my lunch!”
The exhibition and sale of June’s artwork took place in Hanover’s Craigview Sheltered Housing Complex, Bo’ness on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September
Parliament will debate creating a new offence to hold abusive partners to account, after it was announced in the Programme for Government. Continue reading No excuses: Holyrood to debate new law to tackle domestic abuse
Police are searching for a group of youths following a serious collision in Groathill Road North this morning. An out of control Mercedes ploughed through a fence and into a stationery caravan in a garden in the busy street just after 8am and witnesses report seeing young people fleeing the scene. Police have enlisted the support of the aerial support to search for the culprits. Continue reading Police helicopter joins hunt for Groathill youths
Edinburgh may be poppy-less in the future if more volunteers aren’t found in the run up to the Scottish Poppy Appeal. Charity Poppyscotland has issued an urgent appeal for area organisers in the capital. Continue reading PoppyScotland issues urgent call for Edinburgh volunteers
Housing Minister Kevin Stewart marked the start of work on a new affordable housing development in the capital when he visit Shrubhill yesterday. Mr Stewart joined representatives from the City of Edinburgh Council and property developers Places for People, during his visit to the development which will provide 236 much needed affordable homes in the north of the city. Continue reading Hundreds of affordable homes set for Shrubhill
Guarantees over the future of Scotland’s mountain weather forecasts were sought by Green MSP Andy Wightman at Holyrood yesterday.
Reports emerged over the weekend suggesting that SportScotland is to end funding of the Mountain Weather Information Service, and In spite of repeatedly asking the Minister for Public Health and Sport if SportScotland had told the Mountain Weather Information Service at a meeting on July 2016 that its funding would end, Ms Campbell was unable to provide an answer.
Andy Wightman MSP, the Scottish Greens’ housing & land reform spokesperson, said: “I’m glad that the minister shares my view that the forecast service is an essential service for climber and walker safety in Scotland and that conversations with the government and its agencies are ongoing. However, the public will be looking for more transparency over what the current funding set up is and how that has been communicated to the MWIS. I’ll continue to seek updates from the minister to guarantee the long-term future of mountain weather-forecasting.
“This is a service that has provided trusted detailed forecasting for mountain users for 13 years and SportScotland has funded it since 2007. It’s a service that is trusted and relied upon by hundreds of thousands of users of Scotland’s mountains every year and safety and enjoyment of those who use our mountains is dependent upon accurate reliable, and above all trusted sources of weather forecasts.”
SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 1.30 – 4.30pm
Inverleith Park (East)
Mondays, 12 – 2pm at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre
Hi folks,
Just to say the Chat Café is up and running again and looking for new people to get involved. It’s for people new to the area, who may be learning English and for longer term residents too who want a chance to get out of the house, meet new people and help new folk settle in. It’s a simple way to get people out of the house to make new friends and support each other.
There is a free creche, so it’s especially useful for young parents who can be very isolated, especially if they are recent arrivals and don’t have family support around them. We talk, share a meal, go on trips, share information etc. All very relaxed and informal.
Chat Café
Mondays 12.00pm – 2.00pm
Royston Wardieburn Community Centre Cafe
