PULL on your hiking boots…or your wellies…or even your flip flops: on National Walking Day (April 4) the UK’s largest meningitis charity is inviting everyone to join their new Marathon Month challenge. Continue reading Meningitis support? Walk This Way!
Edinburgh-based charity Mentor UK has been awarded a £26,089 grant from the Scottish Children’s Lottery. Continue reading Scottish Children’s Lottery cash for Edinburgh-based charity
Staff at St John’s Hospital have welcomed the final donation of almost £30,000 from the Friends of St John’s charity after they ceased operating. Continue reading Friends of St John’s hand over final cheque
Cyrenians’ outreach service, ‘Homeless Navigator Project’, has been selected as an example of good practice for promoting the inclusion of people who are homeless and using alcohol and/or drugs. Continue reading Cyrenians Outreach Team setting an example across Europe
A new digital resource to support young adults experiencing mental health issues in the Edinburgh area is being launched with funding from the Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation. Continue reading Bright idea casts new light on young people’s mental wellbeing in Edinburgh
Miles Briggs MSP visited Marie Curie’s Great Big Daffodil, supporting the charity’s biggest annual fundraising campaign, the Great Daffodil Appeal. Continue reading Briggs supports Marie Curie’s Great Big Daffodil campaign
Don’t miss the 2019 Change Convention! Brought to you by the Corra Foundation, the day will explore the idea that for real change to happen we must be prepared to listen, hear challenges and be willing to change as a result. Continue reading Corra Foundation’s Change Convention: Thursday 28th March
FIREFIGHTERS Tony Collins and Keith Langley will spin into new territory when they take on a huge 106km cycle around Loch Ness this spring. Continue reading Firefighters take on Loch Ness challenge
A man crushed by a forklift and left in “unbearable” pain after his organs collapsed says the swift response by the Scottish Ambulance Service saved his life. Continue reading Man crushed by forklift thanks Scottish Ambulance Service for saving his life
Hundreds of thousands of disabled pensioners will no longer have to go through unnecessary reassessments for disability benefits, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd announced yesterday. While charities welcomed the announcement, they argue that the measures just don’t go far enough. Continue reading No more Nasty Party? Amber Rudd softens approach to disabled pensioners
