Tag: Macmillan Cancer Support
Getting ready for this month’s Macmillan Coffee Morning
Miles Briggs Lothian MSP reminds our readers that since it is September it is time for a Macmillan Coffee Morning.Macmillan Cancer Support does whatever it takes to support people in Scotland from the...
Edinburgh cancer survivor to give virtual concert in aid of Macmillan
On Saturday 28 November 2020, John Kitchen MBE and Annemarie Klein will give a virtual concert in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The event will be live streamed from St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh...
How to take part in World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday
Each year the World's Biggest Coffee Morning takes place on the last Friday of September. This year will be a little different perhaps, with supporters of Macmillan Cancer Support being urged to hold virtual...
Macmillan and Edinburgh Napier University combine on a winning formula
In the lead up to the Edinburgh Marathon Festival, superstitions and preparation tips for the 26.2 and 13.1-mile race are hotly debated. Luckily for marathon runners, Macmillan Cancer Support has enlisted the help of...
Edinburgh Napier cycle raises funds for Macmillan
A 24 hour indoor charity cycle raised £1100 for charity.Both staff and students at Edinburgh Napier University cycled their socks off for Macmillan Cancer Support for a whole 24 hours!The participants used the exercise...
Macmillan Art Show at Bonhams
As part of the Fringe there will be an art show at Bonhams from Thursday morning and you will be able to buy a piece of art while supporting charity. Artists who have offered up paintings for...
Letter from Scotland
The sound that will stay with me from this week is the gentle padding of 6,000 pairs of running shoes on the streets of Edinburgh. It was Sunday morning and I was watching the...
Breast cancer survivor raises £35,000 for charity
Linda Dick who has recently finished treatment for breast cancer decided to fundraise for local charities to help make this difficult time a little easier for others in the same situation. She chose to...
Fundraising for Macmillan
Staff from the Edinburgh and Glasgow offices of a firm of lawyers have raised a staggering £16,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support by participating in the recent Edinburgh Marathon Festival (EMF). BLM’s marathon fundraising effort was...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 11TH AUGUST 2014Phill Jupitus: Sketch Comic. The National Galleries of Scotland are letting legendary stand-up, poet and roving sketchsmith Phill Jupitus loose in its rooms for three weeks during August. Each morning Phill...
Kind hearted Hibs’ fans step in to help Macmillan charity
Kind hearted Hibs’ fans have stepped in to help Macmillan Cancer Support by taking over a planned bucket collection outside Easter Road stadium before this Saturday's match against Motherwell.When the Hibernian Community Foundation's Healthy...
Aaron’s ‘hair razing fundraiser’ for charity
15 year-old school pupil Aaron Gilfillan shaved his head on Saturday to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Aaron, a pupil at Craigmount High School, was inspired to support Macmillan when his Papa, John Thomson, was diagnosed...
Macmillan Cancer Support urge people to run Kilomathon
Macmillan Cancer Support is urging people to look out their trainers and sign up to the Scotland Kilomathon on Sunday 16 March.There are three Kilomathon distances to choose from - the 13.1k is an...
Muirhouse community shop raises funds for MacMillan
Residents came together for the Macmillan Cancer Support coffee morning last week.Back in August Muirhouse community shop decided to sign up to take part in the biggest coffee morning in aid for Macmillan Cancer...
Marks & Spencer at the Gyle supporting Macmillan next Friday
The Lord Provost will join Marks & Spencer next Friday morning to host an event which is part of the World's Biggest Coffee Morning at M&S Gyle Centre Café to help raise £1 million for...
Muirhouse Community Shop to host biggest coffee morning
Muirhouse community shop on Pennywell Road will be raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday 27 September 2013. Between 9am and 5pm our volunteers will sell a large selection of cakes, sweets, teas...
Edinburgh takes part in The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
Macmillan Cancer Support is holding 'The World's Biggest Coffee Morning' tomorrow, with hundreds of people across Edinburgh expected to take part.
Last year there were 400 Macmillan coffee mornings across the capital, raising £65,000 and it is...
Horse riders neigh joking around for charity
Louisa Milne Home and Nicky Roncoroni, two of Scotland's top international horse riders, are preparing for a prestigious content - on a panto horse. They will be taking part in the The Gillespie Macandrew Hopetoun International...
Wakling for Macmillan in sparkly shoes
Comedian Susan Morrison donned the sparkly shoes that feature in her stage show as she urged people to take on a charity walk.She was joined by the manger of The Stand in Edinburgh, Kenny...
Christmas present idea Number 1 – Tickets for The Big Comedy Gala
The Big C today announce the tremendous Big Comedy Gala in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support to be staged on Monday 15 August 2011 at Venue 150 @ EICC as part of the Edinburgh...
