Edinburgh’s Butterfly Trust has received £1,000 from the STV Children’s Appeal, boosting support for the local project. Continue reading STV Appeal support for Butterfly Trust
Day: December 9, 2016
LGBT Helpline
LGBT Helpline Scotland
Tuesdays and Wednesdays | 12pm-9pm.
0300 123 2523 |helpline@lgbthealth.org.uk.
We provide information and emotional support to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their families, friends and supporters across Scotland. We are also here to support those questioning or wanting to discuss their sexuality or gender identity.”
Time out for carers this Christmas
VOCAL will be providing some much-needed support and a space for carers in Edinburgh and Midlothian for three days between Christmas and New Year.
The VOCAL carer centres will be open on the following days from 11am-3pm:
- Edinburgh – Wed 28th & 30th December
- Midlothian – Thurs 29th December
As well as carer support in person, by phone or email, on all three days there will be a carers cafe, workshops, a chill-out area, group activites, fun and games. So whether you want a chat, some time to yourself or are in need of some individual support, VOCAL is here to help.
All the details of what’s on and when are on the VOCAL website.
Knockout: Ken Buchanan to receive Edinburgh Award
Fifty years on from his first professional fight and 40 years since he was voted ‘Britain’s Greatest Ever Boxer’, Ken Buchanan has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2016 Edinburgh Award. Continue reading Knockout: Ken Buchanan to receive Edinburgh Award
Refreshing democracy: Wightman proposes fiscal framework for local government
Green MSP Andy Wightman delivered the annual Stephen Maxwell Memorial Lecture at SCVO’s annual general meeting at the Royal Society of Edinburgh in George Street last night. The MSP’s theme was ‘how to renew, refresh and revitalise’ democracy and the redistribution of ‘economic and political power’. Continue reading Refreshing democracy: Wightman proposes fiscal framework for local government