Tag: Covid-19

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Planting of Covid Memorial Forest

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DG Unlimited and Dumfries and Galloway Council have been working in collaboration with greenspace scotland and Commissioned Artists T S Beall and Katie Anderson to deliver Dumfries and Galloway’s contribution to Remembering Together, a national project that seeks to give each of Scotland’s 32 local authorities the chance to reflect their unique experience of the […]

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Four hundred trees will be planted across Dumfries and Galloway to mark the impact of the COVID pandemic

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The planting of a Dispersed Memorial Forest is part of ‘Remembering Together Dumfries and Galloway’ which is this region’s contribution to the Scotland-wide memorial project funded by the Scottish Government.  The tree planting plans for the memorial have been developed for Remembering Together Dumfries and Galloway and are part of the Scotland-wide development of memorials […]

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Afternoon tea and chatty benches combat loneliness in communities

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Older people make new friends over complimentary tea and cake

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‘Community Camps’ launched to inspire positive community action

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Eden Project Communities is calling for applications for its free Community Camp to help Brits forge better local connections

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Sight loss charity calls for tech volunteers

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British Wireless for the Blind Fund is calling for technology enthusiasts to help reduce isolation for those living with sight loss.

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Healthcare charity donates more than 65,000 pieces of PPE to Sierra Leone and the Maldives

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The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation (HWF), the charity started by and for healthcare workers in the midst of the pandemic, has partnered with global environmental organisation Parley for the Oceans (Parley), for the second time to support healthcare workers in the Maldives.

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Thousands of birthday cards for lonely Glasgow centenarian

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A care home resident in Glasgow has been innundated with cards for her 101st birthday after it was revealed that she spent her 100th birthday alone.

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Pay-what-you-can funerals launched

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Scottish charity-owned funeral director, Caledonia Cremation has responded to the current Covid and cost of living crisis by offering pay-what-you can funerals for those who have lost someone.

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Carers Trust funding boost to support UK’s unpaid carers

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The Carers Trust have been awarded £3.45 million funding from the Covid-19 Support Fund to boost support for over 13,500 unpaid family carers.

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Nursing home residents delighted with Christmas carol visit from school children

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Northfield nursing home in Sheffield was the venue for a Christmas carol concert this week as students from Walkley Primary School visited to provide some festive cheer for the residents.

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