Month: May 2019

Letters: Splash Now for meningitis charity

Dear Editor

Meningitis Now and the Swimming Teachers Association would like to invite parents and their children to take part in a new water-based challenge to help us fight deadly meningitis.

Splash Now can be held in your local pool during swimming lessons, in a paddling pool in your back garden, in the sea – anywhere, as long as it involves water.

All we ask is that participants use the opportunity to raise some money for Meningitis Now and raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of the disease.

We think this could be a really fun way to encourage babies, toddlers and older children to get involved in swimming or just to enjoy cooling down on a hot summers day as well as to help us to support families that have been impacted by meningitis.

To find out more and to register for the event please visit our fundraising pages on the Meningitis Now website.

Yours sincerely

Kat Hollywell

Community Fundraising Assistant, Meningitis Now

Roots by Routes: first session on Thursday

Do you want to share your stories of North Edinburgh? Roots by Routes is a celebration of people and places within Pilton, Muirhouse, Granton and Drylaw.

Workshops will be held every Thursday from 23rd May – 27th June, 10am-12pm at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre. Continue reading Roots by Routes: first session on Thursday

Letters: young people lead the way on environment

Dear Editor

It seems that young people are showing their elders how to protest with effect. People have talked around, on and about climate change – but have not pushed hard enough for changes: now it is more than likely we have at most about twenty years to do so. Continue reading Letters: young people lead the way on environment

Scots could be kinder, finds Red Cross survey

  • 98% agree that if we all did one kind thing, the world would be a better place
  • 78% admit they could do more to be kinder to others
  • British Red Cross campaign asks us to make a difference with One Kind Thing

The majority of people believe we can all be kinder to each other, according to a survey of the public for the British Red Cross. Continue reading Scots could be kinder, finds Red Cross survey