PEOPLE OF EDINBURGH URGED TO BRING FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

·         The ‘Bring Tommy Home for Christmas’ Campaign to commemorate 18,355 British and Commonwealth soldiers who died after the end of  the first World War between Armistice and New Year’s Eve 1918 brought to Edinburgh

·         New figures from Commonwealth War Graves Commission show 70 soldiers from Edinburgh never made it home for Christmas after the Armistice

·         Follows campaign launch at Heart of Midlothian F.C. in February and Tommy projection on Edinburgh Castle in November this year

·         John Lewis & Partners supports charity There But Not There to commemorate local soldiers

·         There But Not There has raised more than £4.5m to commemorate the fallen and support today’s veterans

Residents across Edinburgh have been urged to back a new campaign which aims to commemorate the 18,355 British and Commonwealth soldiers who never made it back to their families for Christmas in 1918. Continue reading PEOPLE OF EDINBURGH URGED TO BRING FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

#SavePCHP: a message from Pilton Community Health Project

Thank you all so much for all the support you’ve offered since news broke that Pilton Community Health Project will be forced to close in March next year as a result of disinvestment from The City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian.

Please sign and widely share our petition to help #SavePCHP!

We believe that the decision taken by the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board to close the project is unfair to people in our community. In our petition, we ask that the City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian secure project funding for one year to enable us to find new ways of sustaining the life-changing work that we do in our community.

Sign the Petition:

https://www.change.org/p/city-of-edinburgh-council-nhslothi…

Netflix Originals disrupt top 10 favourite Christmas movie list

  • Almost three quarters of us will shun DVDs in favour of streaming sites for their Christmas movie viewing
  • Netflix originals disrupt Christmas traditions, overtaking classics as our  favourite Christmas movies
  • We will watch an average of six Christmas movies over the festive period

Continue reading Netflix Originals disrupt top 10 favourite Christmas movie list

Poppyscotland invites Normandy veterans to sail in style to D-Day 75 anniversary events

Poppyscotland, together with its parent charity The Royal British Legion, has announced plans to take 300 Normandy veterans to France on a specially chartered ship for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Continue reading Poppyscotland invites Normandy veterans to sail in style to D-Day 75 anniversary events