Tag: Edinburgh charity news
Profile – Ewan Aitken – CEO with a passion
Whether or not he wins the Leading Light award his staff have entered him for, we think Ewan Aitken deserves a mention on our pages.Unknown to him (and to his great credit, to his...
Cyrenians launch Nobody Chooses This campaign
To mark their half century the Edinburgh charity are going to raise half a million pounds from businesses so that they can continue their work with the capital's homeless.The campaign is already supported by...
Charity find a new home
Edinburgh charity Comas has found itself a new home on The Pleasance which it can now move into when they have to vacate their premises at Jackson's Entry at the end of June.The charity...
M&S support The Butterfly Trust
M&S Princes Street chose The Butterfly Trust as its charity of the year and over the last twelve months their customers and staff have raised £10,000 for the charity which supports those living with...
Social Bite Village is ready to ‘make homelessness a thing of the past’
The Social Bite Village in Granton was looking particularly pretty today. The Council Leader Adam McVey suggested it looks a bit like a Highland village, and he was right, although it will not always...
Waverley Care want you to ‘Come and Sing Musicality’
Hot on the heels of their hugely popular Come and Sing ABBA, Waverley Care is delighted that Ben Parry is returning to Edinburgh to conduct Come and Sing 'Musicality - a miscellany of musical...
Cycling for dementia charity
Couple to cycle from Edinburgh to Budapest to raise funds for dementia charityDalgety Bay couple Nik Olliver who is a Health and Safety Lecturer at Edinburgh College and Richard Newton who is a freelance...
Tumbling Lassie events raise thousands to fight human trafficking
A ball and seminar held last weekend by the Tumbling Lassie Committee raised at least £20,000 to help fight human trafficking and modern slavery.The ball on Saturday featured the world premiere of the Tumbling...
White Stuff do the right stuff!
At White Stuff on George Street they raised over £900 for a local charity in just seven days.They did lots of good stuff which adds to the national total of over £30,000 across the...
Dr Bell’s repositions itself for the New Year
The board at Dr Bell’s Family Centre is very pleased that that they have secured funding for a new project called Breaking Barriers for Families in Leith. This new project will be delivered with support...
Livingston Designer Outlet encourages shoppers to dig deep for charity
Livingston Designer Outlet is encouraging shoppers to pick up an extra gift for a vulnerable child this Christmas as it announces the return of its ‘Giving Tree’ for charity partner Barnardo’s Scotland.
The Giving Tree first...
Digital Xtra Fund continues to inspire Scotland’s future digital makers
Digital Xtra Fund continues to inspire Scotland’s future digital makers
Formula 1, 3D printed drones, lighthouses, and coding for social good are just some of the latest activities to receive support from Digital Xtra Fund, a charity dedicated to...
Young Scots join the world’s biggest sleep out
Young people from across Scotland will support the world’s biggest ever sleepout and fundraise for Social Bite’s work to end homelessness, as part of an exclusive Young Scot fundraising challenge.On Saturday 9 December 2017,...
The Edinburgh Big Curry – big hot fundraiser
The Edinburgh Big Curry held last month raised more than £11,000 to help soldiers, veterans and their families.150 guests from organisations across the country attended the event at Assembly Rooms for the fifth year...
Vote for the Eric Liddell Centre’s new LED lighting
Vote for the Eric Liddell Centre so that they can get a grant for some new lighting.The centre is in the running for funding from the M&S Energy Fund. In fact they are the...
Margaret is a right royal volunteer
Margaret Grant has been volunteering with the Royal Voluntary Service for 46 years, and was recently invited to meet the charity's President, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall.At a reception in Clarence House...
Cash for Kids fundraiser abseil off the Forth Bridge
Today Mark Martin from Forth 1, Emma Kemp and Anne Marie Miller from Cash for Kids and nine listeners who bravely signed up all abseiled off the Forth Bridge.In doing so they have raised...
£75,000 raised for The Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity
The recent Girly Get Together hosted by Grant Stott at Prestonfield House raised £75,000 for a fund which supports children in hospital and their families.The event was a complete sell out with dinner included...
Miles speaks up for Edinburgh charity
Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative & Unionist MSP for Lothian, has written to The Scottish Government about the future of Edinburgh based charity Kindred which is facing a funding crisis.The charity announced it would have...
Trolley dash for local Food bank at Aldi
Lisa Milligan from Portobello had a five minute dash around ALDI and brought back £638.99 worth of produce.She then collected the same amount in vouchers for Portobello Basics Foodbank run by Edinburgh City Mission...
Charities and community groups – Apply now for the Dream Fund!
The People's Postcode Lottery has loads of money to give away to charities and community groups in Scotland.If you are such a body then you are encouraged to apply for your share of their...
CHAS celebrate National Teddy Bears Picnic Day
The children's hospice CHAS is marking today's National Teddy Bears Picnic Day by inviting children across Scotland to hold their own picnic and raise funds for them at the same time.At Rachel House last...
VIP starters at Race for Life Edinburgh
Kayla Doohan from Livingston sounded the airhorn to set the 5K runners on their way in the Cancer Research UK Race for Life in Holyrood Park earlier today. Around 2,000 people took part in the...
Royal Ascots Ladies Day- in Edinburgh!
On Thursday 22 June 2017 Edinburgh ladies gathered together to raise funds for Radio Forth's Cash for Kids.150 ladies joined Forth 1’s Arlene Stuart and Micky Gavin for a sell-out day at the races...
Relax with the Thistle Foundation at Chi in the Park
On 28 June 2017 the Thistle Foundation will be holding Chi in the Park when they hope you will join them. The event is being staged in Princes Street Gardens under the leadership of...
Volunteers Week – Barnardo’s Scotland thank their volunteers
Barnardo’s Scotland is making the most of Volunteers’ Week which begins today by thanking the thousands of volunteers across Scotland who offer their time to the children’s charity’s shops, services and fundraising events. The charity wants to encourage...
Could you raise money for Guide Dogs Scotland?
The Guide Dogs charity has issued an appeal this morning to any Edinburgh businesses who could help them raise money by siting one of their life-sized dog collection boxes in their premises.If you have...
Tesco Bank drop off supplies at the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home
Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home took delivery of a bumper pack of hundreds of pet care products donated by Tesco Bank.The much-need donation followed the Home’s participation in Tesco Bank’s Pet Roadshow on 28 April...
Landmark group launch for Edinburgh charity
Contact the Elderly has now launched its 20th group in Edinburgh.The charity organises free Sunday tea parties for elderly people who live alone and they now support over 100 Edinburgh residents.The Edinburgh 20 Group met at...
Cycling for St Columba’s – Celtic Challenge
These photos show ‘the grand depart’ of the Celtic Challenge.33 cyclists set off from the Hospice for their 200 mile cycle to Iona. Held over five days from 10 – 14 May 2017, participants will face the...
