Tag: Barnardo’s Scotland

Barnardo’s Big Comedy Benefit: One show, eight acts, raise thousands for children’s charity

The 2018 fringe is underway and less than a week until Barnardo’s Scotland’s bumper two-hour Big Comedy Benefit taking place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Venue 150 on Wednesday 8th August at 8.30pm. Continue reading Barnardo’s Big Comedy Benefit: One show, eight acts, raise thousands for children’s charity

Barnardo’s Scotland leaders’ skills honed through new training partnership with Edinburgh College

Edinburgh College has teamed up with leading children’s charity Barnardo’s Scotland to deliver professional training to enhance the skills of its leadership across central Scotland. Barnardo’s Scotland has tapped into the Scottish Government-created Flexible Workforce Development Fund and enlisted the help of Edinburgh College to create a new leadership and management training programme. Continue reading Barnardo’s Scotland leaders’ skills honed through new training partnership with Edinburgh College

Letters: Barnardo’s Scotland thanks to supporters in Edinburgh

Dear Editor,

As we start out on another year, I wanted to take this opportunity to say a big ‘thank you’ to your readers and our supporters for their continued commitment to the charity.

Many of your readers have taken part in a host of challenge events and raised funds through, sweat, perhaps a few tears and sheer determination.  Others have supported events as volunteers, and without this army of support we simply wouldn’t be able to function. Volunteers are the lifeblood of our charity, supporting fundraising, working in our services and shops.

By donating and shopping in our 17 stores across Edinburgh and the Lothians your readers have helped our local services, as the profits from retail go directly to support the charity’s work with some of Scotland’s most disadvantaged children and young people.

And finally thanks to you for supporting us by telling your readers about our events, news and campaigns and helping to raise awareness of the work we do in the local communities.

So a big ‘thank you’ to you and your readers for helping us and we look forward to their continued support in 2018.

Yours sincerely,

Martin Crewe,

Director, Barnardo’s Scotland

111 Oxgangs Road North, Edinburgh EH14 1ED

Jennie Bond asks Edinburgh shoppers: hunt out your old pound coins for charity

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With less than two weeks to go before the current round £1 coin goes out of circulation media royalty Jennie Bond is urging people in Edinburgh to donate their old pounds to help Barnardo’s Scotland change the lives of Scotland’s most vulnerable children. Continue reading Jennie Bond asks Edinburgh shoppers: hunt out your old pound coins for charity

Barnardo’s appeal for foster carers

Barnardo’s supporters and former TOWIE stars Debbie Douglas and daughter Lydia Bright are backing an urgent  appeal by children’s charity  Barnardo’s for more foster carers to look after vulnerable teenagers throughout the UK.  The leading children’s charity is appealing to people in Edinburgh to consider fostering. Continue reading Barnardo’s appeal for foster carers