Tag: Craig Gowans Memorial Fund

Edinburgh man Andrew Dickson has raised almost three thousand pounds for local charities by cycling across Canada from Vancouver to Halifax Nova Scotia. Remarkably the 64-year-old former police officer completed the journey alone and unsupported,...

Edinburgh cyclist Andrew Dickson has completed the last leg of his unsupported cycle   journey across Canada to raise money for three worthwhile charities, FACE Fighting Against Cancer in Edinburgh, The Craig Gowan Memorial Trust...

Former Lothian and Borders Police officer Andrew Dickson is cycling, unsupported across Canada to raise money for the Craig Gowans Memorial Fund, FACE (Fighting Against Cancer Edinburgh) and the Friends of the Sick Kids...

Edinburgh cyclist Andrew Dickson continues to make new friends in Canada and he has finally encountered a moose and a ‘bear.’The former Lothian and Borders Police officer is cycling, unsupported across Canada to raise...

Edinburgh cyclist Andrew Dickson has completed two fifth of his 5000 Canadian adventure.The former Lothian and Borders Police officer is cycling, unsupported across Canada to raise money for the Craig Gowans Memorial Fund, FACE...

 After a calamitous beginning to his Canadian adventure when his bike got stuck at Heathrow Airport, Edinburgh man Andrew Dickson has finally started his amazing 5000 mile cycle ride across Canada.His first camping night...

The Craig Gowans Memorial Fund  (Sick Kids Friends Foundation)  won the prestigious Voluntary Fundraising Group of the Year award last night at a Glasgow Hotel.It's been a successful year for the charity who officially...

The team behind the Craig Gowans Memorial Fund have officially become Guinness World Record Holders, smashing the record for the Longest Marathon Playing Football in aid of the Sick Kids Friends Foundation.The group of...

Photograph by John Preece Once again, the big talking point is the future of Hearts, with speculation rife that the club will enter administration in the near future.Congratulations go to Hutchison Vale who beat a...

Hutchison Vale won this year’s Craig Gowans’ Memorial Trophy beating a strong Celtic / Rangers select 6-5 in a hard fought and entertaining game in front of a large crowd at Saughton Enclosure on...

The annual Craig Gowans Memorial football match will take place this Sunday between Hutchison Vale FC and a Celtic/Rangers Select, kick off 2:00pm.The Memorial Fund was set up in the memory Craig, the young...

Over the past few months, The Edinburgh Reporter has featured articles on the fundraising activities of the Craig Gowans’ Memorial Fund. This week, the generosity of those taking part and the hard work of...

Exactly two months to the day after leaving Perth on the west coast of Australia, Edinburgh cyclist, Andrew Dickson, finally arrived in Brisbane on the east coast of Queensland earlier today. As an added bonus,Andrew...

The Edinburgh Reporter continues to monitor Edinburgh man, Andrew Dickson’s charity bike ride across Australia, and the welcome news is that he is making good progress. He has reached Melbourne, and has picked up...

The Edinburgh Reporter has been following the progress of Edinburgh man, Andrew Dickson, during his 4,000 mile charity cycle ride across Australia, and we can now report that he has passed the thousand mile...

As promised, The Edinburgh Reporter continues to monitor the progress of Andrew Dickson, the 60-year-old Edinburgh man who is cycling across Australia to raise funds for the Craig Gowans’ Memorial Fund and Radio Lollipop,...

 Edinburgh cyclist Andrew Dickson will leave the capital’s miserable weather behind him today on his journey to sunny Australia, although he is unlikely to have time to enjoy the change in weather.Last month, the...

by John Hislop Hundreds of people braved the overcast weather conditions at Saughton Enclosure today to pay tribute to the memory of Craig Gowans who died during a training ground accident in Falkirk in July...