Loneliness is estimated to kill more people than obesity and according to experts is as damaging to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. To help combat this, Forth 1 is calling on the local community to sign up as befrienders and support some of society’s loneliest individuals with the launch of its campaign #TaketheTime. Continue reading Only the Lonely: Forth 1 urges listeners to befriend vulnerable local people
ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN ARE LIVING IN POVERTY THIS CHRISTMAS
| Please help us make Christmas special for thousands of children across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife this year, in partnership with B&M |
| Mission Christmas is well under way! We’re asking you to buy an extra gift and take it to B&M or one of our other drop off points across the region, so Cash for Kids can give it to a local child who could otherwise wake up to nothing on Christmas morning. Visit the website to find your nearest drop off point.
We’re also looking for organisations and schools to join in by becoming a drop off point, anyone who would like to donate and fundraise or take part in Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 8th December, as well as those who could benefit by receiving gifts and support from the appeal. Find out more at forth1.com/mission. Together we can make a difference to local children this Christmas |
Steven Downie from Polmont has landed a windfall just in time for Christmas, scooping the top prize on Forth 1’s £2K Minute. Continue reading Christmas cheer comes early for Forth 1 winner
In 2016 with your amazing support we raised £1 million in gifts and cash and made Christmas special for over 18,000 local children, and we want to do even more this year.
We’re asking you to buy an extra present that we can give to a disadvantaged local child to make their Christmas morning special. We need new and unwrapped gifts suitable for children and young people aged 0-18 years, and you can donate at our drop off points across the region. See the map below to find your nearest location.
We’re also looking for local organisations and schools to sign up and collect gifts during the appeal as well as anyone who’d like to fundraise, take part in our Jumper Day on 8th December, receive gifts and support from the appeal or just make a donation – go to https://planetradio.co.uk/forth/charity/events/forth-mission-christmas/ to get involved!
Together we can make a difference to local children this Christmas.
The persistence of Scott Christie in Edinburgh has paid off as he scooped the top prize on the £2k Minute on Forth 1. The 36 year old from Willowbrae had frequently tried to get through to win the £2,000 prize and was finally successful on Tuesday 24th October. Continue reading Persistence pays off for Forth 1 winner
Karen Johnston hopes to exchange Corstorphine for the Caribbean – although she is content on cloud nine for now! – after clinching £10,000 in Forth 1’s On The Money Extra competition. Karen recently celebrated her birthday and her memorable Autumn continued when she won the five-figure sum on Monday morning. Continue reading Caribbean-bound Karen celebrates Forth 1 win
Friday 4th & Saturday 5th AUGUST Continue reading Forth on the Fringe is back
Tuesday 25 OCTOBER 10am – 5pm
Looking for something to do with the family this festival?
Hosted by Bec Hill, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe is set to showcase the very best in family Fringe entertainment from the Edinburgh Festival. Come along, bring the kids, sit back and be entertained for the morning…
We have storytelling, magic tricks, music, dance acts, comedy and lots more.
Gilded Balloon – The Museum – Friday 12th/Saturday 13th August – £10 (stbf) 10am.
SHOWCASING THE VERY BEST IN CHILDRENS VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT!
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica invited local children in for lunch on Friday … and Forth 1 popped in too!
It happened in a flash. Marie Cooper, an employee at Leonardo-Finmeccanica, the electronic engineering company based at Crewe Toll, was walking through the restaurant. She had just left a meeting with Forth One’s Cash for Kids team discussing their fundraising drive, Holiday Hunger, raising money to feed children from the local area who often go hungry during the summer school holidays.
She suddenly thought perhaps we could use our facility and get Cash for Kids to contact local organisations to invite some of the children they support in for lunch one day during the holidays.
Marie approached the business and ISS, who are responsible for our catering, and was given their full support to open the doors on Friday 15 July to feed over 150 young people from the local Edinburgh community who often have to struggle during the summer school holidays with little food at home.
Marie said: “To think that many of these children not only go hungry but can’t invite their friends over during the holidays because the expense is too great is quite heart breaking and hopefully this activity we are planning will give them a bit of a boost.”
But the inspiration didn’t end there. When Marie heard that the machine shop needed to dispose of obsolete machinery, she suggested that perhaps the proceeds of the sale of the equipment to Lapmaster, amounting to £,5,500, could be donated to this very worthwhile Cash for Kids campaign.
Marie said: “The guys were fantastic and they couldn’t do enough to support and thanks to their cooperation we have been able to add this to the £661 which employees have already generously donated and which has now been handed over to Cash for Kids.”
Forth One attended the event on Friday to show their support for the local children and the Leonardo’s fundraising efforts.
Emma Kemp, Charity Manager, Forth One said: “When I learned that the employees at Leonardo had managed to raise over £6,000 it just blew me away. The money is going to make such a difference to improving the quality of life of so many young people who are really struggling right now. The event on its own was going to be an amazing morale booster for them, but to find out that the extra funds have been gathered too is absolutely fantastic.”
Pictured: Fat Brestovca (DJ Forth One), Emma Kemp (Charity Manager – Radio Forth Cash for Kids), Ruaridh Tait (Radio Borders) and Marie Cooper, PA, Leonardo.
Leonardo Finmeccanica
