Fighting Against Child Edinburgh (FACE)
Christmas Fair
Saturday 4 December 11am – 3pm, Western General Hospital
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SSPCA: Don’t give pets as Christmas gifts
“Our message is simple: a pet is a lifelong commitment and not a present which can be given at Christmas and then forgotten about soon afterwards.” – Ch Supt Mike Flynn, SSPCA
The Scottish SPCA is advising people not to buy pets as Christmas presents for fear of a surge in abandonments. Continue reading SSPCA: Don’t give pets as Christmas gifts
The Alien Assignment: Haven kids produce another classic!
‘It was his first assignment as a Secret Agent …’
Over recent years, children from Circle’s Haven Project have spent a week during the summer holidays visiting a location then coming up with ideas and storylines to produce their very own storybook with writer Mike Nicholson. Continue reading The Alien Assignment: Haven kids produce another classic!
Museum of Childhood to launch digital advent calendar
Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood has created the ultimate advent calendar for big kids – a digital door a day back in time to childhood winters! Continue reading Museum of Childhood to launch digital advent calendar
Are YOU ready for Decembeard?
Bowel Cancer UK Decembeard campaign kicks off on 1 December
This December we’re asking men across the nation to ditch their razor and grow a beard to STOP bowel cancer. Continue reading Are YOU ready for Decembeard?
Getting to the bottom of bowel cancer
It’s good to talk: FREE, AWARD-WINNING AWARENESS & SCREENING TALKS
Bowel Cancer UK is a small but proactive UK-wide charity which offers free awareness and screening talks to raise awareness of the disease. Continue reading Getting to the bottom of bowel cancer
All the fun of the fair
Students bring all the fun of the Christmas fair to Edinburgh College
Edinburgh College students are spreading festive cheer by organising Christmas fairs at the college’s Granton and Sighthill campuses – and are inviting local craftspeople, staff and students to take a stall. Continue reading All the fun of the fair
More than five centuries donated by St Columba’s volunteers
St Columba’s salutes ‘great team of volunteers’
St Columba’s Hospice has been celebrating its many volunteers with special long-service awards ceremonies. In total, the people who have been recognised for their long service have given a massive 560 years to the Hospice! Continue reading More than five centuries donated by St Columba’s volunteers
Winter Magic: Redhall Walled Garden Open Day
Sunday 13 December 12 – 3pm
Redhall Winter Open Day 2015 – Poster
Redhall Walled Garden is holding a community Winter Open Day on Sunday 13 December (12-3pm)
We will be offering :-
- ‘Spot the Snowman’ treasure trail
- Children’s activities
- Holly Wreaths for Sale
- Cream teas
- Beautiful Gardens
Redhall Walled Garden
97 Lanark Road, Edinburgh EH14 2LZ
Telephone 0131 443 0946
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Scottish artist goes the extra acre for St Columba’s
An exhibition by a renowned Scottish artist is to take place in a Goldenacre charity bookshop
John F Martin, whose work is held in collections all over the world, will display a collection of his paintings at the St Columba’s Hospice bookshop on Montagu Terrace in Goldenacre this week. Continue reading Scottish artist goes the extra acre for St Columba’s