Upward Mobility (UPMO) is delighted to announce the opening of YoYo Café at Leith Victoria Swim Centre. The new café, a partnership between charity Upward Mobility and Edinburgh Leisure, will be officially opened by Ben Macpherson MSP at 11am tomorrow (Monday 28th August). Continue reading YoYo Cafe making a splash at Leith Victoria Swim Centre
Taxi drivers from Edinburgh and Glasgow joined forces for a breakfast cuppa recently to raise awareness of the Big Scottish Breakfast, an STV Children’s Appeal fundraising event to support children and young people affected by poverty in Scotland. Continue reading Cabbies share a toast to support breakfast campaign
The Scottish SPCA is to launch their tenth annual Scottish Animal Week on 4th September. To mark the milestone they will host a variety of events over the week including street collections on Saturday (9th) and an open day at the centre in Edinburgh on Sunday (10th). Continue reading Scottish SPCA to celebrate tenth Scottish Animal Week
A former Special Forces soldier will head to the French Pyrenees next month to undertake a sponsored cycle to raise funds for Armed Forces charity Poppyscotland. Duncan Forbes, who was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion while serving overseas in 2010, will take part in a week-long, 450-mile journey climbing 36,000 feet of hill and mountain, cycling from the Atlantic Coast to the Mediterranean through the challenging terrain of the Pyrenees. Continue reading Duncan’s Pyrenean odyssey to raise funds for Poppyscotland
The Scottish SPCA is encouraging anyone thinking of buying a rabbit to consider rehoming one instead. Continue reading Meet Rosie on Rabbit Awareness Day
VOCAL is looking for supporters to take part in the 2017 Edinburgh Kiltwalk on Sunday 17 September and help raise funds for carers. Registration is open now and there are plenty of spaces still available.
This year the Hunter Foundation is giving every charity a 40% bonus for every £100 raised – that means that VOCAL will receive £140 for every £100 you raise!
VOCAL counselling service manager Lorraine MacKenzie is taking part to celebrate a significant birthday this year, and she urges others to join her.
Lorraine said: “To celebrate my birthday, as well as taking up running, I’ve signed up to do the Kiltwalk for VOCAL. The more people we can get to take part, the better it will be for everybody because we’ll get an extra 40% donation for every £100 each person raises. It will just make such a difference to carers to get that extra money.”
Join Lorraine in the Kiltwalk on Sunday 17 September:
Register here and choose VOCAL as your nominated charity.
Community project Friends of the Award (FOTA) in Edinburgh and the Lothians has been awarded a £2,000 grant from the Scottish Children’s Lottery.
FOTA works in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council to ensure that the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is accessible to disadvantaged and marginalised young people in the local area. Continue reading Scottish Children’s Lottery cash for FOTA
Saturday (29 July) saw Spartans FC 1st Team unveil its new kit, which proudly shows the clubs support for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS), during the first game of the season against Hawick Royal Albert. Continue reading Spartans show support by sporting new CHAS kit
Your View at the Forth Rail Bridge
Thousands of people may have been unsuccessful in the new Queensberry Crossing Experience ballot, but Barnardo’s Scotland is offering an equally exclusive experience promising spectacular views of all three bridges and beyond. Continue reading Childrens’s charity offers exclusive Forth Bridge experience
The Scottish SPCA is appealing to kind-hearted people in Edinburgh to help raise funds for abused, abandoned and injured animals by volunteering. Continue reading
