For most people, Christmas is a happy time – but that’s not the case for everyone …
For some, it is a source of stress and anxiety which means this time of year is not enjoyable at all and can make their physical and mental health suffer. Many people find their feelings of grief are much harder to cope with, too. Continue reading Coping with a not-so-Merry Christmas
Santa Claus paid the centre a visit last week to ask if we could put his post box in our Foyer (writes James McGinty). Continue reading Santa makes an early call at Millennium Centre
CIRCLE Family Support Worker Bob Bell has released a Christmas single, ‘Receive Your King’, and sales of the record will raise money for the West Pilton-based charity. Continue reading Get Circle’s Christmas single
Your story could be seen in the Museum of Childhood!
Sainsburys are running a Christmas story competition, open to all Edinburgh schoolchildren. We would love as many children as possible to take part!
The story must be no more than 500 words telling us your “Christmas Memories”.
The competition closes on Friday 18 December and all entries can be submitted to any Sainsburys in Edinburgh.
The competition will be judged by a colleague from Sainsburys and a representative from the City of Edinburgh council. The winning entries will then be displayed in the Museum of Childhood.
Remember to include your name, age and address or telephone number. Good luck!
Muirhouse Shopping Centre
Thursday 3 December from 5pm
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
Giving children the chance to be kids on Christmas Day
In Edinburgh the Lothians and Fife there are an estimated 45,872 children living in poverty. Continue reading Forth 1’s Mission Christmas
Charlotte Square’s Roxburghe Hotel will play its part in Cash for Kids Mission Christmas this year – as a local toy drop-off point.
Radio Forth presenter Mark Martin (pictured above with porter Jamie Wood), paid a visit to the hotel yesterday to deliver its Mission Christmas donation box and meet the Roxburghe team.
As part of Cash for Kids Mission Christmas, locals are being asked to buy one extra gift to be given to a disadvantaged child or young person on Christmas morning.
Marcello Ventisei, general manager of The Roxburghe Hotel, said: “We’re delighted to play our part for such a great cause. It’s such a simple but effective way of making sure that children and young people living in more difficult circumstances still wake up to a gift on Christmas day. We would encourage anyone passing the hotel, staying with us or attending our Christmas party nights to donate a gift no matter how small.”
New, unwrapped gifts suitable for those aged 0 to 18 can be dropped off at The Roxburghe Hotel’s reception from anytime between now and 14 December.
Any other local businesses who wish to sign up as Cash for Kids Mission Christmas drop-off points have until 23 November to do so. Contact emma.kemp@radioforth.com for further information.
Pictures: Sandy Young
Sainsburys Blackhall have been offering Christmas card recycling at the front of the shop – this has proved to be a huge success but has only a couple of days left.
So if any of our customers still have cards to recycle then the deadline is 13 January (that’s TOMORROW!) All proceeds go to FSC (Forest Stewardship Council).
Gail, Sainsburys Blackhall
Don’t let your Christmas tree go to waste
With the smell of fresh pine in your home, there’s nothing quite like a real tree at Christmas – and Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead is urging everyone who bought a real tree in 2014 to recycle it, or replant it and use it again this year.
Scottish farms grow around 4.3 million Christmas trees every year with many of these home-grown trees taking pride of place in households across the country.
Mr Lochhead said: “Real Christmas trees, many of which have been grown here on Scottish farms, add some authentic festive sparkle to homes but I don’t think many people realise they can do their bit for the environment after they’ve used their trees by recycling them.
“All local authorities have recycling centres to take advantage of and I would encourage everyone who has bought a real tree this year to make sure they do.
“Alternatively, the gardeners among us might want to replant their tree to use again year on year – again doing your bit for the environment and also saving yourself some money next year.
“Christmas is a great time of year – it’s all about celebrating, having fun, relaxing and enjoying quality time with family and friends – but it’s also a time to reflect on the past year and what your aims are for 2015. I hope everyone in Scotland will resolve to make 2015 their Greenest year yet.”
