Tag: Children and Families

Halloween Trail at The Botanics

Join us for our annual Hallowe’en Trail through the Garden to see what Caley, the good garden witch, and Mì-àgh the cat are planning.

Complete the trail and receive a yummy treat from Mackie’s Ice Cream & Chocolate

Suitable for age 3+ . Pick up a trail booklet from the John Hope Gateway reception, £2 per trail.

Local children’s cancer charities go gold with Amazon

The Amazon Customer Service Centre in Edinburgh raised awareness for Childhood Cancer Awareness in September with a special event to highlight the innovative work being done by hospitals and charities to support children and families across Scotland. Continue reading Local children’s cancer charities go gold with Amazon

Santa comes early to Edinburgh Leisure!

In preparation for burning off all those mince pies, Santa Claus will be consuming this Christmas, he’ll be coming to Edinburgh Leisure’s soft plays, suitable for 0-10 years, to enjoy some of the great fitness facilities available at the venues which will host his Christmas parties during December. Continue reading Santa comes early to Edinburgh Leisure!

Hundreds of care experienced people to take to streets for Love Rally

Hundreds of people with experience of the Scottish care system have organised a rally in Glasgow this morning. They are campaigning for a lifetime of love for people who grow up in care. They say that love is all too often absent from care.

Organisers believe this failure to show love has consequences that last throughout people’s lives. Many Care Experienced people speak about the impact this has on their self-worth, their place in the world and ability to love others. Continue reading Hundreds of care experienced people to take to streets for Love Rally

Online safety campaigner receives NSPCC honorary member of council award

Ruth Moss, a research nurse from Edinburgh, has been recognised as an ‘Honorary Member of Council’ at the NSPCC annual council meeting after years of hard work campaigning for tighter regulations on online safety for children. Continue reading Online safety campaigner receives NSPCC honorary member of council award

Quarriers say ‘Thank You’ to supporters who made ‘Summer Appeal’ shine

Quarriers have said ‘thank you’ to supporters who helped more than 1,000 disadvantaged children across Scotland enjoy some much-needed summer fun over the holidays.

The leading social care charity asked people to donate £15 to give a child a day to remember and over the summer months children and young people from Moray down to Stranraer have been camping, building dens, visiting the seaside and participating in arts and crafts. Continue reading Quarriers say ‘Thank You’ to supporters who made ‘Summer Appeal’ shine

Double celebration for Beatlie School

A Livingston school which provides specialist education for young people with severe and complex medical needs has received a second financial boost in a matter of weeks.

The school, which provides innovative support and education for children from three to eighteen years old, discovered last month that it’s set to move to a new multi-million-pound campus, after it was selected to be part of the Scottish Government’s new School Investment Programme.

Now, local charity Radio Forth’s Cash for Kids has agreed to match-fund £1831, which local parents and teachers had raised as part of Cash for Kids Superhero Day. Continue reading Double celebration for Beatlie School