Posts Tagged ‘children’
Pizza of the action
More news of another Scottish Field favourite doing their bit for the community during the lockdown. This time it’s outdoors events organiser David Fox-Pitt, the man who gave us the Caledonian Challenge and the KIndrochit Quadrathlon – who has stepped up to the plate. Fox-Pitt has been making pizzas at a primary school in Dundee…
Read MorePoets compete to complete April Writing Challenge
With everybody stuck indoors for the foreseeable, many are seeking new, interesting, and accessible ways to fight loneliness and engage their brains during these difficult weeks. The team behind Loud Poets, a Scottish spoken word collective, are aiming to complete a mammoth writing task over the next month and are encouraging everybody to join in.…
Read MoreLoch Lomond Group switches to making sanitiser
Independent distiller the Loch Lomond Group has completed production of its first batch of hand sanitiser with deliveries across the country scheduled for today, 1 April. The group has already started working with Fareshare Scotland, who will ensure onward distribution to those who need it most in our society, helping to support Scotland’s most vulnerable…
Read MoreDistilleries unite to support hospitality workers
Tobermory, Bunnahabhain and Deanston Distilleries are donating 10% of all product sales through their online stores to The BEN – in aid of Scottish hospitality industry workers affected by covid-19. The BEN is offering vital social, emotional, and financial support to the licensed trade, with Covid-19 leading to an unprecedented demand for their services, as…
Read MoreNHS staff being given free fruit and veg
Lidl will be donating thousands of its fresh fruit and vegetable bags to NHS staff across the country in an effort to help provide frontline health workers with fresh produce. The initiative comes through the retailer’s partnership with Royal Voluntary Service, which is committed to supporting those who need it most in hospitals and communities…
Read MoreA delicious lemon mousse dessert recipe to enjoy
Tim and Anna Dover enjoy cooking up a treat. Tim Dover has honed his cookery skills in some of the world’s finest kitchens, through spells at The Witchery in Edinburgh, The Peat Inn in Fife, Daniel in New York and with Martin Wishart in Leith. Tim and Anna’s children are already passionate about cooking, and…
Read MoreFirm thanked for raising over £10,000 for Will Aid
Tayside based solicitors and estate agents Miller Hendry celebrated raising over £10,000 for nine of the UK’s best loved charities through its Will Aid campaign activity. Its work in November 2019 ranked it the second highest fundraising firm in Scotland. Representing the nine charities, including SCIAF (Scotland), ActionAid, Age UK, Christian Aid, NSPCC, Save the…
Read MoreJoin a virtual 10K for Kidney Kids Scotland event
A Scottish charity has announced the launch of its first ever virtual run. The Kidney Kids Scotland 10K is your chance to earn a specially-designed Kidney Kids Scotland medal celebrating their 20th birthday in 2020. Participants can complete the 10K however you like – walk, jog or run – and can complete the distance in…
Read MoreTeen Stroke Sufferer Wins Young Photographer Awards
At just 14, Brenna Collie from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, suffered a stroke and had to learn to walk again as well as come to terms with her ‘new normal’. Two years on, she decided to document her struggle to recover in her Higher Photography portfolio through 12 striking images. Brenna’s mum encouraged her to enter one…
Read MoreA festive celebration – written in Scots
The 12 Days O Yule is the perfect children’s book to sing along to. This is a beautifully illustrated Scots version of the original Christmas rhyme. Inspired by the traditional verse, this lovely adaptation features Scots words and animals that are easy to understand and pronounce. It describes the journey through the twelve days of…
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