Posts Tagged ‘charity’
Sewing course helps Dundee mum land fashion job
A COURSE that teaches young parents how to sew could become a feeder to the fashion and textile industry after one its first students landed work with a Scottish fashion house. Dundee mum Chelsie Bruce was one of the first 10 students to complete the online pilot “Kindred Clothing” course run by Tayside charity Front…
Read MoreAir ambulance wants patients to share their stories
SCOTLAND’S Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) is calling on the patients it’s saved to share their stories as part of this week’s UK-wide air ambulance week. The charity, which flies helicopters from Aberdeen and Perth, has operated since 2013. During August alone, the air ambulances responded to 65 emergencies as far afield as the Hebrides, Orkney…
Read MoreTrust launches footpath etiquette guide
THE National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has introduced a footpath etiquette guide to help slow down the spread of the coronavirus without eroding the edges of tracks. The conservation charity has also launched a footpath fund to raise money for repairs. More than 250 miles of paths in upland areas are maintained by the NTS.…
Read MoreRiver Tweed route comes step closer
PLANS to launch a tourist route along the River Tweed have taken a step forward after Borders environmental charity Tweed Forum appointed Luke Fisher as its Destination Tweed project manager. Tweed Forum is working with Scottish Borders Council to create a long-distance route from Moffat to Berwick upon Tweed. The £20 million initiative was awarded…
Read MoreScran Academy delivers 100,000th lockdown meal
A CHARITY in Edinburgh will today deliver its 100,000th meal since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Scran Academy in Pilton has worked with more than 200 local volunteers and six partner organisations to reach the milestone. Around 3,350 of Edinburgh’s most vulnerable people have received ready meals since 20 March. John Loughton, founder of Scran…
Read MoreWhyte & Mackay clocking up 29,000 miles for charity
WORKERS at whisky maker Whyte & Mackay aim to walk, run, row and cycle almost 29,000 miles at home to raise cash for charities. They are trying to raise £50,000 over the next eight weeks for good causes, including the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH). As well as employees from the UK, funds will…
Read MoreLost Stock for Kids feeds Bangladesh families
MORE families in Bangladesh will receive food parcels thanks to a Scottish technology company extending its range of charity clothing boxes. The Lost Stock initiative was set up in May by Mallzee, the Edinburgh-based clothes shopping app. Clothes that shops didn’t want to buy during the lockdown have been been into boxes and sold direct to…
Read MoreGorgie City Farm prepares to reopen
A SMALL farm near Edinburgh’s city centre is preparing to reopen next Monday after closing during the coronavirus lockdown. Gorgie City Farm will be open every day from 9.30am to 4.30pm to give visitors the chance to see alpacas, cows, goats, pigs and sheep. A one-way system has been introduced and an open picnic area…
Read MoreGlenalmond raises £4,000 with social distanced 10k runs
GLENALMOND College has raised more than £4,000 for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) during 24 hours of 10 kilometre runs. Members of staff who live at the independent school took part while social distancing in the college grounds, with the wider school community joining in as far afield as Antigua, Kenya, the Netherlands and Switzerland.…
Read MoreTime to learn about the birds and the bees
A survey by animal charity Noah’s Ark has exposed a remarkable lack of knowledge about the natural world from the British public. The curious beliefs held by the public include the fact that 14% of Britons think that the woolly mammoth is endangered, when it is extinct, while more than 1 in ten also believe…
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