Tag: volunteers

Lifesaving volunteers from Penicuik Community First Responders recently celebrated the group’s 18th anniversary.Penicuik Community First Responders (CFRs) are a group of volunteers trained by the Scottish Ambulance Service to respond to a potential life-threatening emergency in...

Crystal FM radio, now in its 11th year, has won another award. The Penicuik-based station is the Best Community Radio Broadcaster for the second year running in the SME News, Scottish Enterprise Awards.That's a significant achievement...

Bonnyrigg Rose (www.bonnyriggrosefc.co.uk) have appealed for volunteers to help at home fixtures and anybody interested receives free admission in return for making sure that people get into the ground safely.Sean McGill, a media officer for...

Retired teacher Chris Cowie is on a roll in his campaign to spruce up large refuse bins positioned along Portobello Promenade.With the popular beach destination attracting thousands of visitors each day during lockdown, and...

In a continued effort to help provide food for local communities and those most in need, Asda has launched a ‘volunteer shopping card’.This gives anyone self-isolating a contact-free way to allow others to...

Edinburgh Monarchs are looking to fill a number of voluntary posts for the coming season. Bosses say that the posts offer the chance to enjoy another side of the sport, often getting closer to the...

RiverLife: Almond & Avon are looking for volunteers to work with them on the Bog Burn in Bathgate. The priority is to clear overgrown paths around a wetland area and cut material will be used...

Edinburgh Monarchs are looking for volunteers to fill key positions on match nights at Armadale. Top of the list is a machine examiner. This is a Speedway Control Board licensed position and one of the...

An Edinburgh man has won a prestigious award from a Scottish charity for his work in ensuring local people, including those with cancer and dementia, don’t miss out on regular walks in their local...

The Edinburgh Fringe show, Whales,  is a live performance about a pod of whales stranding in the watery setting of George Square.This sweet and "strangely moving" family show needs fin-friendly volunteers as whales, or...

Get along to Broomhouse at the beginning of February for a chat with other volunteering organisations in the area.The idea is to meet on 2 February 2017 at St David's Church Hall Broomhouse at...

If you have an hour or two to spare then why not volunteer in Leith? Bield, one of Scotland's leading care and housing providers, is highlighting the important role that volunteers play in assisting older...

Charity seeks 10,000 volunteers to get down and dirty on UK beachesMarine Conservation Society launches registration for the ‘Great British Beach Clean’ The UK’s leading marine charity, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), says recent figures...

Want to be a volunteer at the Commonwealth Games? Then you have until Friday to apply. A £200,000 funding package has been unveiled to support members of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies Volunteer Cast...

Working It Out to help the MS Therapy Centre Fourteen young people from the Working It Out project are preparing to don their overalls and redecorate The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Therapy Centre in Leith on Monday....

A call for volunteers to independently assess the welfare of people in police custody and advise on equality issues within the local community has been issued by the Lothian and Borders Police Board.Applications are...

It is the start of another year and many people will be returning to work with inflated waists and deflated bank balances. There is an upcoming event that ticks a number of the common...

Registration for one of Scotland's biggest running and fundraising events is now open. The Meadows Marathon 2012 sees the return of the 5.6km fun run and half marathon to the Meadows on Sunday 4th...

The Meadows Festival returns to Edinburgh on Satuday 4th - Sunday 5th June.  The event will offer live music, a funfair, entertainment for children, stalls, and even a dog show.For the first time in its history,...

TV presenter and Poppyscotland Ambassador, Jackie Bird, announced last week that the 2010 Scottish Poppy Appeal was a record-breaking success – raising an impressive £2.34 million, a 5% increase on 2009.At an...