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31st August 2018 admin

The civil society strategy: what it says about digital

Earlier this month the government published its new civil society strategy, which set out its long-term plans to work with

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WCVA
31st August 2018 admin

Nominations open for GO Awards Wales ‘Best Service’ category

The Best Service category is open to any Small, Medium or Large businesses endorsed by a public or third sector

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Uncategorized
31st August 2018 admin

The civil society strategy: What it says about local infrastructure

This blog post is one of a series on the civil society strategy. For an overview of the strategy, please see

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Uncategorized
30th August 2018 admin

Being Brave and Bold in Durham and Darlington

Community services in County Durham and Darlington are changing, with a renewed focus on integration. To support this, the three

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SCVO
30th August 2018 admin

Youngsters put at heart of mental health reform

MSYPs and other young people have been involved in ensuring support for adolescents is improved

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SCVO
30th August 2018 admin

Women’s movement in Scotland to be celebrated

Engender is looking for nominations for inspiring women, groups and campaigns that have helped create change

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WCVA
30th August 2018 admin

St David Awards 2019 open for nominations

(The winners of the St David Awards 2018) The St David Awards are the national awards of Wales and are

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SCVO
29th August 2018 admin

Scottish charity appeal raises £3m for the world’s poorest

An annual appeal by a Scottish charity has raised £3,198,056 for its life changing work

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SCVO
29th August 2018 admin

Charities show the extent of plastic pollution blighting our coasts

The extent of plastic pollution around Scotland’s coasts has been revealed thanks to a collaboration between three charities

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SCVO
29th August 2018 admin

Festival shows films to change the world

A festival promises 12 days of inspiring films and ideas to change the world

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SCVO
29th August 2018 admin

Cycle to work scheme to raise £1m

A scheme which wants Brits to ditch the car keys and jump on a bike is set to raise money

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SCVO
29th August 2018 admin

New carers allowance will be paid next month

Much-needed boost for the country’s hard-pressed carers

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Uncategorized
29th August 2018 admin

Evidence in campaigning

Emma is Senior Research Officer at the Alliance for Useful Evidence at Nesta and the Wales Centre for Public Policy,

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29th August 2018 admin

The Secretary of State needs to act, today, to restore decision making in Northern Ireland 

NICVA has today warned the Secretary of State that the ‘hands off’ approach to governing Northern Ireland is failing.

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Uncategorized
29th August 2018 admin

Charity Bank reveal their top tips for applying for a loan

Carolyn Sims is Banking Director at Charity Bank. She is also a trustee and in some instances treasurer of a

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SCVO
28th August 2018 admin

Mum who lost son takes on charity bungee jump

Donna Nelson is set to take on the daring challenge for a children’s hospital, despite being terrified of heights

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SCVO
28th August 2018 admin

A big thank you to the capital’s charities

Voluntary groups are set to receive a special thank you – on International Day of Charity

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SCVO
28th August 2018 admin

Scope rebrand so it can focus on equality for disabled people

Disability charity Scope has rebranded in a bid to be clearer about its mission

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SCVO
28th August 2018 admin

HIV misconceptions show need for sex education

New research by HIV Scotland has shown the lack of knowledge Scottish school pupils have around the condition

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SCVO
28th August 2018 admin

Girls lack confidence to succeed in their careers

Girlguiding Scotland held a four day initiative with inspiring women in a bid to help youngsters feel more confident about

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SCVO
25th August 2018 admin

Hey Girls “delighted” to be major provider in Scottish sanitary product scheme

Hey Girls has been chosen to deliver the Scottish Government’s initiative to provide free sanitary products to school pupils and

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SCVO
25th August 2018 admin

Charity scandals have put off new recruits

The sector is not rated as such an ethical place to work

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SCVO
25th August 2018 admin

Serco halts asylum seeker lock change as pressure mounts

Legal action forces company to rethink

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SCVO
25th August 2018 admin

Aid programmes “will be protected” from no-deal Brexit

Humanitarian aid programmes funded by the European Union (EU) will not be axed in the event of a no-deal Brexit

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SCVO
25th August 2018 admin

Heartless thieves steal charity van

The incident has left a charity having to hire transport to allow it to continue to reach the disabled

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Uncategorized
25th August 2018 admin

The Roughest Form of Justice

Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement so-called punishment beatings are on the rise.

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WCVA
25th August 2018 admin

WCVA Joins UK-Wide Impact programme

We are delighted to announce that £600k of National Lottery funding has been secured for the continuation of the UK-wide

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WCVA
25th August 2018 admin

EESC Civil Society Prize worth €50,000 now open

The Civil Society Prize is an annual award that aims to reward and encourage initiatives and achievements by civil society

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SCVO
24th August 2018 admin

Corbyn: charity status could transform the UK’s media

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has set out bold plans to turn media groups into charities

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SCVO
24th August 2018 admin

Vital suicide support charity facing closure

Urgent plea goes out to save the organisation

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SCVO
24th August 2018 admin

Disabled people snubbed in no-deal Brexit advice

Inclusion Scotland has said government advice in the event of no agreement being reached with the European Union has not

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SCVO
24th August 2018 admin

Dementia art project unveiled

Cloudgate was created by a renowned artist who worked alongside those with dementia

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SCVO
24th August 2018 admin

Starbucks pressed over straws plan

A Scottish campaign group is leading a bid to get the coffee giant to develop a new straw that will

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Uncategorized
24th August 2018 admin

Ask, Listen, Do: the role of social care providers

A recent survey of people with learning disabilities and family carers found that: Nine out of ten people said that

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Uncategorized
24th August 2018 admin

Access to online training for East Belfast Participants

Do you struggle to attend training sessions during the day due to other commitments? Would you rather learn in your

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Uncategorized
24th August 2018 admin

Funding and finance round-up: August 2018

Civil society strategy The long-awaited government ‘civil society strategy’ was published on Thursday. You can see our NCVO summary for

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WCVA
24th August 2018 admin

Join WCVA’s board

What do I have to do? WCVA is the national membership organisation in Wales supporting charities, voluntary and community groups,

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WCVA
24th August 2018 admin

Practical Collaboration

I must admit that the idea of spending time at Oxford University was unsettling.  Having been born and brought up

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WCVA
24th August 2018 admin

Book Now – Webinar: Brexit and Our Land Consultation

Webinar: Brexit and our land: Securing the future of Welsh farming ConsultationDate: 5 September 2018, 2pm Welsh Government want your

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WCVA
24th August 2018 admin

Celebrating a Community Asset Transfer Success

Background of Cae Bodfach Cae Bodfach is a 10-acre site next to the Cain river, upstream of Llanfyllin town which was

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WCVA
24th August 2018 admin

Reflections on the National Eisteddfod 2018

Working and volunteering in the third sector in Wales is often serious business. Governance, funding, innovation and impact measurement are issues

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SCVO
23rd August 2018 admin

Tories spend £200m to deny sick and disabled benefits

Tory ministers have “misused and wasted” £200 million of public cash in trying to stop the vulnerable getting sickness and

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SCVO
23rd August 2018 admin

Fringe partnership hits funding milestone

Waverley Care and the Pleasance have been working together for more than 25 years

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SCVO
23rd August 2018 admin

Corbyn to meet asylum seekers in Glasgow

​Labour leader makes a rare foray north

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SCVO
23rd August 2018 admin

Regulator warns charity over six figure payoff

Governance review results in commission criticising trustees

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Uncategorized
23rd August 2018 admin

Governance round-up: August 2018

Launch of the Winifred Tumim Memorial governance prize NCVO has opened entries for this year’s Winifred Tumim Memorial Prize for

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SCVO
22nd August 2018 admin

Charity left huge amount in will

Charity stunned by surprise bequest

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SCVO
22nd August 2018 admin

Social Bite launches sleep out for youngsters

The homeless charity has created a version of Sleep in the Park for those aged between eight and 16

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SCVO
22nd August 2018 admin

Refugees wanted to pedal for Scotland

Cycling is seen as a way to combat isolation and loneliness

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SCVO
22nd August 2018 admin

International volunteer numbers fall in face of Brexit

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and Volunteer Scotland have called for an urgent meeting with the Home Secretary

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SCVO
22nd August 2018 admin

Headteachers should decide on religion

Headteachers should be given power to decide

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Uncategorized
22nd August 2018 admin

VODG’s annual afternoon tea for new chief executives

Our afternoon tea will bring together chief executives new to their role over the last year. Whether colleagues have moved

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WCVA
22nd August 2018 admin

Interreg North-west Europe Programme webinar

      It has its own funding opportunities available for projects working towards these aims, and WCVA is running

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SCVO
21st August 2018 admin

DEC raises £28m to help Rohingya

More than £28 million has been raised by the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal to help Rohingya people fleeing violence in

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SCVO
21st August 2018 admin

Scottish charity helps thousands devastated by floods

A Scottish charity has sent £30,000 to help thousands of people left homeless and devastated by the huge floods in

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SCVO
21st August 2018 admin

Cash will provide greater protection for marine environment

The Scottish Wildlife Trust’s marine conservation work has received a major boost thanks to the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

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SCVO
21st August 2018 admin

Case against charity job applicant pest Gerry Freedman dropped

Police drop investigation into serial job applicant who caused a meltdown in the third sector

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SCVO
21st August 2018 admin

Young people decide how to improve their community

Young people are to decide how a £10,000 community fund will be spent

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SCVO
21st August 2018 admin

Scots failing to save for care homes

A study of 2,000 Scots aged 55 and over has found most people have no plans to save for future

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SCVO
21st August 2018 admin

Call to increase minimum wage as family poverty soars

Families are struggling to survive on minimum wage rates as living costs soar

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21st August 2018 admin

Benefits of a coaching approach to managing people.

Ever thought of using coaching and mentoring as a way of developing and managing your staff/volunteers? Coaching and mentoring can

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WCVA
21st August 2018 admin

Webinar: Brexit and Our Land Consultation

Webinar: Brexit and our land: Securing the future of Welsh farming ConsultationDate: 5 September 2018, 2pm Welsh Government want your

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Uncategorized
21st August 2018 admin

The civil society strategy: What it says about impact and evaluation

This blog post is one of a series on the civil society strategy. For an overview of the strategy, please see

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SCVO
18th August 2018 admin

Funding ultimatum for homeless charities

The Big Lottery Fund is seeking dialogue with homeless charities in Edinburgh over funding, warning there is a finite amount

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SCVO
18th August 2018 admin

Public should donate more to aid groups – not boycott them

The public should double donations to charities in the wake of the abuse scandal that has engulfed aid organisations –

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SCVO
18th August 2018 admin

Funding crisis sees charity shed jobs

The Shaw Trust is reducing its operations in Scotland after missing out on contracts for the new devolved employability programme

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Uncategorized
18th August 2018 admin

VODG raises concerns as HMRC “jumped the gun” ahead of official guidance on sleep in payments

Following the Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake Court of Appeal judgement on sleep in payments VODG, and wider sector bodies,

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SCVO
17th August 2018 admin

Topography of slaughter: raptor persecution map published

The scale of bird of prey slaughter across the UK has come into focus with the publication of a new

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SCVO
17th August 2018 admin

Partnership saves summer for charity

Summer was saved for a Glasgow charity thanks to the loan of a minibus from Young Enterprise Scotland

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SCVO
17th August 2018 admin

Pressure mounts on Scottish Government to ditch P1 tests

​Charities, unions and parents challenge the tests

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SCVO
17th August 2018 admin

Income drops from mass fundraisers – but Scottish events buck the trend

Charity income from the biggest mass participation events has fallen

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SCVO
17th August 2018 admin

Children’s charity cuts workforce after crippling funding cuts

Action for Children has reduced its fulltime staff as a result of losing millions of pounds in local authority funding

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Uncategorized
17th August 2018 admin

We need to talk about brexit

With just over half a year till the UK’s official exit from the European Union, Clare Wilkins, NPC Head of

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Uncategorized
17th August 2018 admin

Volunteering round-up: August 2018

Civil society strategy On 9 August, the government released its new Civil Society Strategy, setting out a long-term vision for

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Uncategorized
17th August 2018 admin

The civil society strategy: What it says about regulation

This blog post is one of a series on the civil society strategy. For an overview of the strategy, please see

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WCVA
17th August 2018 admin

How much pollution does vegetation remove in your area?

This article is taken from the Office of National Statistics: ‘Overall, an estimated 1.4 billion kg of air pollutants were removed

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SCVO
16th August 2018 admin

£40k to get Glasgow kids reading

A programme that partners older and younger pupils to encourage reading for pleasure has been awarded £40,000 to run in

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SCVO
16th August 2018 admin

Scotland embraces Open Government

The project has seen Scotland engage with international partners as it aims to make government more transparent and accessible

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SCVO
16th August 2018 admin

Michelle Mone blasted for sending daughter on “poverty safari”

Reality TV show will see Mone’s daughter visit Glasgow’s east end

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SCVO
16th August 2018 admin

Baby boxes benefit families across Scotland

More than 50,000 of the packs were distributed to new parents in the first year of the scheme

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SCVO
16th August 2018 admin

Blind man highlights hidden hazards of Scottish streets

Charity RNIB has been campaigning against shared space developments in Scotland

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Uncategorized
16th August 2018 admin

9 tips for engaging with the media

MediaConnect exists to help you tell your stories in the media. However, participants will be required to employ the lessons learned. 

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Uncategorized
16th August 2018 admin

The inside track: August 2018

Welcome to our latest update on what’s going on in Westminster that might impact charities. This month we look at

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Uncategorized
16th August 2018 admin

The civil society strategy: What it says about volunteering

This blog post is one of a series on the civil society strategy. For an overview of the strategy, please see

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Uncategorized
16th August 2018 admin

The civil society strategy: What it says about campaigning

This blog post is one of a series on the civil society strategy. For an overview of the strategy, please see

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SCVO
15th August 2018 admin

SCVO names new board members

Three new members have been added to the organisation’s board of trustees as a strategic review continues

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SCVO
15th August 2018 admin

Music fans enjoy accessible gig

A charity hosted a showcase of musical talent to prove that more accessible concerts should be hosted in Scotland

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SCVO
15th August 2018 admin

£11m Scots aid package for Malawi

Boost for projects working in the African country

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SCVO
15th August 2018 admin

Charity to send politicians to prison

Families Outside is hosting prison tours for MSPs as it aims to show the challenges that families face

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SCVO
15th August 2018 admin

One in three Scots homes fall below standard

Substandard housing has become a real issue in Scotland

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SCVO
15th August 2018 admin

Schools need trauma support

A survey by Barnardo’s has revealed education workers feel they need greater training in helping children deal with trauma

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Uncategorized
15th August 2018 admin

3 ways to really tackle homelessness

With the government’s rough sleeping strategy now out, Katie Boswell, NPC Deputy Head of Funders, sees it’s strengths, it’s weaknesses,

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Uncategorized
15th August 2018 admin

The Civil Society Strategy: What it says about public services

This blog post is one of a series of blog posts on the civil society strategy. For an overview of

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Uncategorized
15th August 2018 admin

The Civil Society Strategy: What it says about funding and finance

This blog post is one of a series of blog posts on the civil society strategy.   For a long time

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SCVO
14th August 2018 admin

Mountain hare numbers crash on grouse moors

The numbers of mountain hares living on grouse estates has crashed dramatically, say scientists

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SCVO
14th August 2018 admin

Lego therapy helps autistic youngsters

The Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity has funded a series of Lego Clubs at schools in the capital

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SCVO
14th August 2018 admin

Charity ditches ambassador after “bad taste” burka tweet

Offensive tweet left charity with no option other than to terminate ambassador’s role

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SCVO
14th August 2018 admin

Watch: Wrestling superstar backs Scottish charity

Supporters of Finding Your Feet were taken aback by a surprise video message from the Hollywood actor

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SCVO
14th August 2018 admin

Charity in musical instrument appeal

St Vincent’s Hospice is planning on creating a music therapy project for the people it supports

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SCVO
14th August 2018 admin

Charity welcomes swift care home action

The Care Inspectorate is moving residents out of an Aberdeenshire home which was found to be operating under poor conditions

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