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Mother overcomes her fears in charity bungee jump
A MOTHER conquered her extreme fear of heights to raise over £2,500 in memory
of her son who died unexpectedly.
Christopher Nelson tragically passed away in November 2015...
Supporting Young People in Myanmar
Going to Myanmar to visit and do some loose English teaching in 2014 was a bit of an adventure following my retiral but little...
Fundraiser to take part in seven 24 hour gaming marathons
A devoted gamer has raised over £5,000 for a children’s charity and is about to take part in an exhausting 24-hour gaming marathon for...
Local taxi firm provides vital support to bereaved families
A local taxi company has partnered up with a much-loved children’s charity to support bereaved families during the most challenging moments following the loss...
Fundraise Tops £2,700 for Polar Academy
The Polar Academy benefits from Beeline's PR team fundraising
Two consultants from Edinburgh-based PR company, Beeline, swapped laptops and phones for a mountain-bike and running...
‘Girly Get Together’ to Raise Funds for Children’s Charity
A local children’s charity is inviting women to come together to raise money at a fun-filled evening of food, drink, dancing and live music.
Edinburgh Children’s Hospital...
Walk Together Edinburgh takes place in September
Walk Together Edinburgh: 1st September 2018 starting at 10.30am and finishing at 2.30pm.
Walk Together is a 4.3 mile sponsored walk for Bowel Cancer UK...
PJ Foundation on the ball with summer fundraising
RIVAL football fans joined forces to raise money in memory of a young boy who tragically died due to a rare medical condition.
Paul James...
2018’s Poppy-themed Floral Clock Unveiled
Floral Clock Commemorates 100 Years since end of WW1
Edinburgh’s historic Floral Clock - which this summer has been designed to mark 100 years since...
Rugby star hops in to help veterans bounce back
A brand new family fund-raiser in aid of leading Armed Forces charity Poppyscotland was launched yesterday with the support of Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby...
Nationwide Tour Launch for Scotland’s State Band
Representatives of Royal Regiment of Scotland Band gather in Central Edinburgh for Launch
The Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland – Scotland’s best-known military...
Annual Charity Walk to cross cleaner, quieter Forth Road Bridge
Refurbished bridge to 'host' Christian Aid's 2018 Walk
Organisers of this year’s annual Christian Aid sponsored walk across the Forth are hoping this year will...
St Columba’s link with Ocean Terminal
Ocean Terminal have made St Columba’s Hospice as its charity partner for 2018 and the link starts with an exhibition of photography and patient...
Tennent’s Lager Raffle off ‘Best Seat in the House’ at BT Murrayfield
Official Beer of Scottish Rugby Support The BEN and the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation at Home 6 Nations Matches
Scottish Rugby icon, Doddie Weir, was joined...
Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awards 2018
Scottish Book Trust, the national charity transforming lives through reading and writing, has supported over 90 creative individuals through the New Writers Awards since...
Charity can use your unwanted gifts
With the Festive season over, many will have received unsuitable or unwanted gifts.
Instead of throwing them away or leaving them unused, the British Heart...
Social Security Minister signs final Christmas card in campaign to fight loneliness
Vintage Vibes received over 1,500 card requests from all over the world
Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman has signed the final Vintage Vibes Christmas card as volunteers deliver...
Cullen Property raises over £12,000 to support Social Bite
Edinburgh property management team sleeps out in -6 temperatures
Social Bite’s Sleep in the Park event took over Edinburgh’s Princes
Street Gardens at the weekend as...
Barclay’s Princes Street Staff Raise £2,500 for Books for the Blind
Staff from Barclay's Bank run 5K for RNIB
Staff at Barclays Bank’s branch on Princes Street have raised £2,500 to transcribe a new ‘talking’ audio-book...
Local youth work charity celebrates 20th anniversary
Friends of The Award are celebrating their 20th year of supporting young people from across Edinburgh and the Lothians to complete the Duke of...
Agencies chill for charity
Five of Edinburgh and Glasgow's creative agencies have pledged to raise over £15,000 to help end homelessness in Scotland as part of Social Bite's...
Fundraiser to celebrate new arrivals to Edinburgh at St Mary’s Cathedral
The unique contributions of Edinburgh’s refugee and migrant communities will be celebrated in an exciting evening of music, art and discussion this St Andrews...
Edinburgh Ladies raise over £105,000 for CHAS
Last week (Friday 3 November), the ladies of Edinburgh dug deep to raise an incredible £105,612 for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) at the...
Specialist New Start Sarah is Having a Ball
Travelling the country is no problem for Scottish-borders born solicitor and keen hill runner Sarah McWhirter.
The clinical negligence specialist recently joined the team at...
Children’s Giving Tree teams up with Blackwell’s
Blackwell's Book Shop 'plants' a Children's Book Tree for Charity
The Children's Giving Tree is a special way to gift a book to a child in...
Poppyscotland Paints the Town Red!
Edinburgh landmarks lit up for Charity
Landmarks across Edinburgh are joining a host of Scotland’s most famous buildings, structures and sculptures, in lighting up Poppy...
Edinburgh Category Winners at First ever Climate Challenge Fund Awards
National awards ceremony recognises local efforts to tackle climate change.
Community-led organisations from across Scotland gathered in Edinburgh yesterday (Wednesday 1 November) to celebrate the...
Forth Bridge ‘Hosts’ Poppyscotland Appeal Launch
Veteran, and beneficiary, joined by Uphall school pupils to launch 2017 Poppy Appeal.
Corporal Andrew McIntosh, 44, who served for 14 years with the 22nd...
Man on a Mission!
Mark Barclay from Edinburgh is now approaching a new fundraising milestone.
53 year-old Mark Barclay met Veterans when working in military affiliated organisations, and was inspired...
‘Unforgotten Forces’ Project Launched Today
£4M programme launched to support older Armed Forces veterans in Scotland.
Launched by Scottish Veterans Commissioner Eric Fraser CBE at the Legion Scotland Club in...
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