Tag: Edinburgh charity news
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...
Edinburgh charity opens retreat in the Trossachs
Behind this headline is one very determined and persuasive woman. Lynne McNicoll OBE founded the charity It's Good 2 Give seven years ago and this year she realised her dream by completing a building...
Poppyscotland leading veterans programme
A joint venture by three organisations has been awarded £4 million from the Aged Veterans Fund for a programme of support for older veterans and their families in the next three years.
Unforgotten Forces is...
Gordon Aikman’s fundraising campaign reaches £600,000
Only eight weeks after his death and on what would have been his 32nd birthday, Gordon Aikman's fundraising campaign has broken through £600,000. The funds will be used to find a cure for Motor...
Heart transplant patient visits Edinburgh on his walk around Britain
A heart transplant patient is walking the Lothian coastline as part of a 5,000-mile trek around Britain to help raise £100,000 for the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) life saving research.
Kieran Sandwell, 45, from Hertfordshire...
Canal cruise crooners strike right chord as fundraisers
Volunteers from the Ratho-based Seagull Trust Cruises are raising money for the charity by offering their musical talents elsewhere.
Four crew members became well-known for their musical accompaniment on trips along the Union Canal for...
Scotrail Alliance back MND Scotland
The Scotrail Alliance have announced that they will back MND Scotland as their nominated charity for the next three years. All fundraising efforts by their employees will be put towards the charitable effort and could...
News – children to benefit from partnership with retail giant
Action for Children has partnered with House of Fraser in a deal which marks the first UK-wide official charity partnership for the retailer.
The move follows the launch of the House of Fraser Foundation to...
St Columba’s marks 40 years of caring
St Columba's Hospice has just launched a new video explaining the services it offers to patients and families.
This film is part of the charity's year-long programme to mark its 40th anniversary year.
Volunteers are a big...
Rock Trust benefits from significant donation
The Letting Protection Service established a charity fund in 2014 and the latest charity to benefit from it is local charity The Rock Trust who have received a donation of £9,600.
The charity helps to provide...
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