Tag: Children and Families

Record number of schools win SportScotland awards

Praise for Active Schools programme

Active Schools is going from strength to strength with figures at an all-time high and 7.3 million participant sessions delivered in 2017/18, an increase of 6% from 2016/17. Local politicians have welcomed the latest figures. Continue reading Record number of schools win SportScotland awards

Briggs meets with breastfeeding campaigners and NHS Lothian

Tory health spokesman Miles Briggs MSP has met with breastfeeding campaigners from the Edinburgh Breastfeeding Partnership and NHS Lothian, at Holyrood, to discuss improvements that can be made to breastfeeding services across Lothian. Continue reading Briggs meets with breastfeeding campaigners and NHS Lothian

Saturday is Beach Day with Zoo Arts Extra

Beach Day!

We’re going to the beach again with Zoo Arts Extra – join us on Saturday 20th October for fire, food, sand, sea and art. A great afternoon out to end the October holidays.

More details at https://www.facebook.com/events/681486482235975/

Supported by the Edinburgh Shoreline Project.

Scalp Coolers save the hair of cancer patients in Scotland

Women and men in Scotland are keeping their hair during chemotherapy treatment, thanks to Scalp Coolers provided by Walk the Walk. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the charity is raising awareness of these amazing machines which can prevent or reduce hair loss for people undergoing certain types of chemotherapy treatment. Continue reading Scalp Coolers save the hair of cancer patients in Scotland